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 8 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
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Latitude

52.65605° or 52° 39′ 22″ north

Longitude

-7.25282° or 7° 15′ 10″ west

Named after

Francis of Assisi

Open location code

9C4JMP4W+CV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8515355178

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=spring

Wikidata ID

Q126476536

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