St. Francis’s Well
St. Francis’s Well is a spring in Kilkenny, Leinster. Access is restricted and requires permission. St. Francis’s Well is situated nearby to St. Francis Abbey, as well as near the ruins Evan’s Turret.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Spring
- Description: former (holy) well in Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
- Also known as: “Friars Well”, “Saint Francis‘ Well”, “Saint Francis’s Well”, and “St Francis‘ Well”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Francis Abbey and Mayfair Library.
St. Francis Abbey
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Francis Abbey, also called Kilkenny Grey Friary, is a medieval Franciscan abbey and National Monument located in Kilkenny City, Ireland.
Mayfair Library
Library
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mayfair Library is situated 140 metres west of St. Francis’s Well.
Watergate Theatre
Theater building
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Watergate Theatre is a theater building, which is situated 150 metres southwest of St. Francis’s Well.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Johnswell and Bennettsbridge.
Johnswell
Locality
Photo: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Johnswell is a village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. On the village green is a powerful spring and well dedicated to John the Baptist which was traditionally the venue for a local "pattern" of note, while the moat north of the village was the site of St John's Eve bonfires. Johnswell is situated 8 km northeast of St. Francis’s Well.
Bennettsbridge
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Bennettsbridge is a village in County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on the River Nore 6 kilometres south of Kilkenny city, in the centre of the county. Bennettsbridge is situated 9 km southeast of St. Francis’s Well.
St. Francis’s Well
- Categories: Holy Well Semantic Concept, holy well, swimming area, and body of water
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.65605° or 52° 39′ 22″ northLongitude
-7.25282° or 7° 15′ 10″ westNamed after
Francis of AssisiOpen location code
9C4JMP4W+CVOpenStreetMap ID
node 8515355178OpenStreetMap feature
natural=springWikidata ID
Q126476536
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