Well of the Festival
Well of the Festival is a spring in Kilkenny, Leinster. Well of the Festival is situated nearby to the cemetery Powerswood graveyard, as well as near the peak Mount Alto.Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Spring
- Description: former holy well in Powerswood, Co. Kilkenny
- Also known as: “Kitty’s Well” and “Tobernaliha”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Alto and Saint Molin’s Well (Mullennakill).
Mount Alto
Peak
Photo: kevin higgins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mount Alto is a mountain in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Mount Alto is situated 3½ km east of Well of the Festival.
Saint Molin’s Well (Mullennakill)
Spring
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saint Molin’s Well (Mullennakill) is a spring, which is situated 4 km south of Well of the Festival.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballyhale and Knocktopher.
Ballyhale
Village
Ballyhale is a village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located south of the city of Kilkenny, about halfway to Waterford. The sport of hurling is popular in the area, and the local Gaelic Athletic Association team of Ballyhale Shamrocks are the most successful hurling club in All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship history. Ballyhale is situated 5 km west of Well of the Festival.
Knocktopher
Village
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knocktopher is a village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is situated on the R713 road between the villages of Stoneyford to the north, and Ballyhale to the south. Knocktopher is situated 7 km west of Well of the Festival.
Thomastown
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thomastown is a town in County Kilkenny, with a population of 2300 in 2022. It was originally called Grennan and grew up at a crossing point on the River Nore, 17 km from Kilkenny.
Well of the Festival
- Categories: holy well, Holy Well Semantic Concept, and body of water
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.46604° or 52° 27′ 58″ northLongitude
-7.1258° or 7° 7′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C4JFV8F+CMOpenStreetMap ID
node 8518908237OpenStreetMap feature
natural=springWikidata ID
Q126456487
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In Other Languages
“Well of the Festival” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Tobar na Leice”
- Irish: “Tobar na liotha”
- Irish: “Tobar na líotha”
- Irish: “Tobar na lithe”
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Highlights include Powerswood graveyard and Kilvinoge Graveyard.
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