Well of the quern
Well of the quern is a spring in Kilkenny, Leinster. Well of the quern is situated nearby to the forest Dowling Gorse, as well as near the hamlet Killinaspick.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Spring
- Description: holy well in Tobernabrone, Co. Kilkenny
- Also known as: “The Well of the Sorrows”, “Tobernabrone”, “Tubberacholikeen”, “Tubbercaillecheen”, and “Well of the Quern”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kildalton College and John’s Well.
Kildalton College
College
Photo: Alexander Redfern, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kildalton College is situated 2½ km west of Well of the quern.
Fiddown Island
Islet
Fiddown Island is a national nature reserve of approximately 52 acres located in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is managed by the Irish National Parks & Wildlife Service. Fiddown Island is situated 3½ km southwest of Well of the quern.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Killinaspick and Fiddown.
Killinaspick
Hamlet
Killinaspick is a small village in the south of County Kilkenny, Ireland. Its name is also sometimes spelt Killinaspic, Killnaspic or Kilnaspic. Killinaspick is situated in the north of Mooncoin parish.
Fiddown
Village
Photo: Redmond O’Brien, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fiddown is a small village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the south of the county, just off the N24 road, 37 km south of Kilkenny city. The village is on the banks of the River Suir, near the border with County Waterford to which the village is connected via the Fiddown Bridge. Carrick-on-Suir is 7 km to the west, and Waterford city is 16 km to the east. Fiddown is situated 3 km southwest of Well of the quern.
Piltown
Village
Photo: sarah777, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Piltown, historically known as Ballyfoyle, is a small town in County Kilkenny, Ireland. 5 km east of Carrick-on-Suir, it is on the R698 road and near the N24 national primary road. Piltown is situated 3½ km west of Well of the quern.
Well of the quern
- Categories: holy well, Holy Well Semantic Concept, and body of water
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.34885° or 52° 20′ 56″ northLongitude
-7.27869° or 7° 16′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C4J8PXC+GGOpenStreetMap ID
node 8494440980OpenStreetMap feature
natural=springWikidata ID
Q126454746
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In Other Languages
“Well of the quern” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Tobar an chailcín”
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Highlights include Tobernabrone Ringfort and Cashel Ringfort.
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