St. Brendan’s Well
St. Brendan’s Well is a spring in Kilkenny, Leinster. St. Brendan’s Well is situated nearby to Troyswood Church (ruins), as well as near Troyswood Castle (ruins).- Type: Spring
- Description: (former) holy well in Troyswood, Co. Kilkenny
- Also known as: “Saint Brendan’s Well”, “Toberacrin”, and “Tubberachreeng”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aut Even Hospital and St. Luke’s General Hospital.
Aut Even Hospital
Hospital
Aut Even Hospital is a private hospital in Kilkenny, Ireland. The name is anglicised from the Irish áit aoibhinn meaning beautiful place. The hospital was acquired by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center group in 2020, and renamed UPMC Aut Even Hospital. Aut Even Hospital is situated 2 km southeast of St. Brendan’s Well.
St. Luke’s General Hospital
Hospital
Photo: kevin higgins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. Luke's General Hospital is a public hospital located in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is managed by Ireland East Hospital Group. St. Luke’s General Hospital is situated 3 km southeast of St. Brendan’s Well.
Threecastles Graveyard
Cemetery
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Threecastles Graveyard is a cemetery, which is situated 3½ km northwest of St. Brendan’s Well.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Johnswell.
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 east of St. Brendan’s Well.
St. Brendan’s Well
- Categories: Holy Well Semantic Concept, holy well, and body of water
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.68978° or 52° 41′ 23″ northLongitude
-7.29046° or 7° 17′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C4JMPQ5+WROpenStreetMap ID
node 8517860574OpenStreetMap feature
natural=springWikidata ID
Q126476500
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In Other Languages
“St. Brendan’s Well” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Tobar a Chroinn”
- Irish: “Tobar an chrainn”
- Irish: “Tobar Bhreanáin”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Troyswood Church (ruins) and Troyswood Castle (ruins).
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