Saint Fintan’s Well
Saint Fintan’s Well is a spring in Kilkenny, Leinster. Saint Fintan’s Well is situated nearby to the ruins St. Fintan’s Church, as well as near the cemetery Shanbogh Upper Graveyard.- Type: Spring
- Description: holy well in Shanbogh Upper, Co. Kilkenny
- Also known as: “Hennessy’s Well”, “St. Fintan’s Well”, “Tobar Fhionntain”, and “Tubber Fountain”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge and Church of St Mary and St Michael, New Ross.
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge
Bridge
Photo: An Dearthoir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge is an extradosed bridge over the River Barrow in Ireland. It was built as part of the N25 New Ross Bypass, and was officially opened on 29 January 2020 by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and opened to traffic on 30 January 2020, becoming Ireland's longest bridge. Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge is situated 3 km south of Saint Fintan’s Well.
Church of St Mary and St Michael, New Ross
Church
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of St Mary and St Michael, New Ross is situated 3½ km east of Saint Fintan’s Well.
Church of the Assumption
Church
Photo: Thommcg1980, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of the Assumption is situated 3 km northeast of Saint Fintan’s Well.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosbercon and New Ross.
Rosbercon
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rosbercon is a village in Ireland, on the opposite side of the River Barrow from New Ross, County Wexford. Although the village was originally in County Kilkenny, much of it is now in Wexford for administrative purposes. Rosbercon is situated 3 km northeast of Saint Fintan’s Well.
New Ross
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
New Ross is a town in County Wexford on the River Barrow. Old Ross was Ros mhic threoin, a defensive earthwork amidst the woods, and 13th century English settlers built a bridge and new town.
The Rower
Locality
Rower or The Rower is a small village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. The Rower is on the R705 regional road, roughly 30 km from both Waterford and Kilkenny. The Rower is situated 8 km north of Saint Fintan’s Well.
Saint Fintan’s Well
- Categories: Holy Well Semantic Concept, holy well, water source, and body of water
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.38537° or 52° 23′ 7″ northLongitude
-6.99069° or 6° 59′ 27″ westNamed after
FintanOpen location code
9C4M92P5+4POpenStreetMap ID
node 8512181825OpenStreetMap feature
natural=springWikidata ID
Q126478162
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In Other Languages
“Saint Fintan’s Well” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Tobar Fhionntáin”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St. Fintan’s Church and Shanbogh Upper Graveyard.
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