Well of the Holy Cross

Well of the Holy Cross is a church in County Clare, Munster. Well of the Holy Cross is situated nearby to the ruins Gleninagh Castle, as well as near Gleninagh Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gleninagh Castle and Tobercornan.

Gleninagh Castle

Ruins

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Gleninagh or Glaninagh is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. It lies in the extreme northwest of the Burren, on the south of the mouth of Galway Bay.

Tobercornan

Photo: The Banner, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tobercornan is situated 1 km southeast of Well of the Holy Cross.

Caherdooneerish Stone Fort

Archaeological site

Photo: Bogman, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Caherdooneerish Stone Fort is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km west of Well of the Holy Cross.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballyvaughan and Murroogh.

Ballyvaughan is a village in County Clare, overlooking Galway Bay on the west coast of Ireland. With a population of 360 in 2022, it's a tiny straggling place but a good base for exploring the Burren region. Discover Ballyvaughan is the village website.

Murroogh

Locality

Murroogh, sometimes named Murrooghtoohy or Murroghtwohy, is a hamlet in County Clare, Ireland. It covers the townlands of Murrooghtoohy North and Murrooghtoohy South. Murroogh is situated 4½ km west of Well of the Holy Cross.

Fanore

Village

Photo: Dr Charles Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fanore is a small village in the Killonaghan civil parish of County Clare, on the west coast of Ireland. The area was officially classified as part of the West Clare Gaeltacht, an Irish-speaking community, until 1956. Fanore is situated 6 km southwest of Well of the Holy Cross.

Well of the Holy Cross

Type: Church
Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.13752° or 53° 8′ 15″ north

Longitude

-9.20606° or 9° 12′ 22″ west

Named after

True Cross

Open location code

9C5G4QQV+2H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8890899719

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

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In Other Languages

“Well of the Holy Cross” goes by many names.

Irish: “Tobar na Croiche Naoimhe”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gleninagh Church and Gleninagh Quay.

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