St Brigid’s Well
St Brigid’s Well is a spring in Kilkenny, Leinster. St Brigid’s Well is situated nearby to the meadow Moore’s Bog, as well as near Coshier.Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Spring
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: holy well in Toberbreedia, Co. Kilkenny
- Also known as: “Saint Brigid’s Well” and “Toberbreeda”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ballykeeffe Wood and St Brigid’s Church.
Ballykeeffe Wood
Deciduous forest
Photo: Antiqueight, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ballykeeffe Wood is a national nature reserve of approximately 137 acres located in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is managed by the Irish National Parks and Wildlife Service, part of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Ballykeeffe Wood is situated 2½ km west of St Brigid’s Well.
St Brigid’s Church
Church
Photo: kevin higgins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Brigid’s Church is situated 2 km northwest of St Brigid’s Well.
Ballykeefe Castle
Ruins
Photo: Garry Dickinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballykeefe Castle is a ruins, which is situated 2½ km southwest of St Brigid’s Well.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Callan and Kells.
Callan
Town
Photo: kevin higgins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilkenny is the county town of County Kilkenny in southeast Ireland, with a population of 27,000 in 2022. At its core is the medieval city founded by the Normans, and in the 1640s it was effectively the capital of Ireland. Callan is situated 8 km south of St Brigid’s Well.
Kells
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kilkenny is the county town of County Kilkenny in southeast Ireland, with a population of 27,000 in 2022. At its core is the medieval city founded by the Normans, and in the 1640s it was effectively the capital of Ireland. Kells is situated 10 km southeast of St Brigid’s Well.
St Brigid’s Well
- Categories: Holy Well Semantic Concept, holy well, water well, place of worship, and body of water
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.61156° or 52° 36′ 42″ northLongitude
-7.35663° or 7° 21′ 24″ westNamed after
Brigid of KildareOpen location code
9C4JJJ6V+J8OpenStreetMap ID
node 8517798092OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
natural=springOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q126487358
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In Other Languages
“St Brigid’s Well” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Tobar Bhríde”
- Irish: “Tobar Bride”
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Highlights include Moore’s Bog and Coshier.
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