Saint Manchan’s Well

Saint Manchan’s Well is a spring in , . Saint Manchan’s Well is situated nearby to the cemetery , as well as near the ruins .
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Spring
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: holy well in County Offaly, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Saint Managhan’s Well”, “St Manchan’s Well”, and “St. Manchan’s Well”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Mella’s Cell and Saint Manchan’s Shrine.

Ruins
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a ruins, which is situated 370 metres east of Saint Manchan’s Well.

Photo: Sailko, CC BY 3.0.
Saint Manchan's Shrine is a large 12th-century Irish house-shaped shrine dedicated to Manchán of Lemanaghan, now in Boher Roman Catholic Church, outside , . is situated 3½ km north of Saint Manchan’s Well.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pullough and Ballycumber.

Village
Photo: Mickadoo, Public domain.
Pollagh, also spelled , is a village in , , located in the midlands of Ireland. It is a rural village on the and lies between and . is situated 2½ km southeast of Saint Manchan’s Well.

Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
is a village located where the R436 regional road crosses the in , . It is 5 km west of the town of , on the western edge of Clara bog. is situated 5 km northeast of Saint Manchan’s Well.

Town
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Banagher is a town at the western edge of on the banks of the River Shannon. In Irish it's Beannchar na Sionna, "the place of the pointed rocks on the Shannon" - the river is shallow so it can be forded and is less flood-prone, but it's a block to navigation. is situated 6 km southwest of Saint Manchan’s Well.

Saint Manchan’s Well

Latitude
53.2928° or 53° 17′ 34″ north
Longitude
-7.7428° or 7° 44′ 34″ west
Named after
Manchán of Mohill
Open location code
9C5J77V4+4V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8616247497
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­spring
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q33097335
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lemanaghan Graveyard and Saint Manchan’s Church.

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