Saint John’s Well

Saint John’s Well is a spring in , . Saint John’s Well is situated nearby to the cemetery , as well as near the forest .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cullahill Castle and Durrow Church.

Ruins
Photo: Krigh, CC BY 3.0.
was the principal stronghold of the MacGillapatricks of Upper Ossory built around 1425 and destroyed around 1650. takes its name from an ancient forest that covered Cullahill Mountain and extended down to village. is situated 2½ km west of Saint John’s Well.

Church
Photo: A.-K. D., CC0.
is situated 4 km northeast of Saint John’s Well.

House
Photo: GunnerPoulsen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an 18th-century country house in , . The house was built in the pre-Palladian design and formal gardens that were popular in the 18th century. is situated 3½ km northeast of Saint John’s Well.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cullohill and Durrow.

Village
Photo: Sarah777, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abbeyleix is a town in in the midlands of Ireland, with a population of 1770 in 2016. The abbey was Cistercian, founded in 1183 in the valley of the River Nore, and the original settlement grew up around it.

Town
Photo: Peter Clarke, CC BY 3.0.
is a village located in south-east , . Bypassed by the M8 motorway on 28 May 2010, the village is located on the R639 road at its junction with the N77. is situated 4 km northeast of Saint John’s Well.

Village
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, officially Ballycolla, is a village in , . It sits at the crossroads of the R433 and R434 regional roads, 8 km southwest of and 4 km northeast of junction 3 of the M8 motorway. is situated 7 km north of Saint John’s Well.

Saint John’s Well

Latitude
52.82291° or 52° 49′ 23″ north
Longitude
-7.44065° or 7° 26′ 26″ west
Named after
John the Baptist
Open location code
9C4JRHF5+5P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8901989889
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­spring
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
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