Bishop’s Well
Bishop’s Well is a spring in County Laois, Leinster. Bishop’s Well is situated nearby to the sports venue Clough Ballacolla GAA, as well as near Clough Cemetery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aghaboe Abbey and Aghaboe Church.
Aghaboe Abbey
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Abbey of Aghaboe is one of the most important of the abbeys and priories in County Laois. It was founded in the kingdom of Osraige by St. Canice in the 6th century. Aghaboe Abbey is situated 3½ km north of Bishop’s Well.
Aghaboe Church
Church
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aghaboe Church is situated 3½ km north of Bishop’s Well.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clogh and Aghaboe.
Clogh
Hamlet
Clough is a village in the civil parish of Bordwell in County Laois. It lies at a point where several townlands and two civil parishes meet. One of the churches of the Roman Catholic parish of Aghaboe, St.
Aghaboe
Locality
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abbeyleix is a town in County Laois 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. Aghaboe is situated 3 km north of Bishop’s Well.
Ballacolla
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballacolla, officially Ballycolla, is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It sits at the crossroads of the R433 and R434 regional roads, 8 km southwest of Abbeyleix and 4 km northeast of junction 3 of the M8 motorway. Ballacolla is situated 4 km east of Bishop’s Well.
Bishop’s Well
- Type: Spring
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Categories: place of worship and body of water
- Location: County Laois, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.89287° or 52° 53′ 34″ northLongitude
-7.50641° or 7° 30′ 23″ westNamed after
bishopOpen location code
9C4JVFVV+4COpenStreetMap ID
node 8928208123OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
natural=springOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Bishop’s Well from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Bishop’s Well”.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Clough Ballacolla GAA and Clough Cemetery.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Golden Acre and Fitzgerald’s.
County Laois: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Portlaoise, Abbeyleix, Mountmellick, and Slieve Bloom Mountains.
Curious Springs to Discover
Uncover intriguing springs from every corner of the globe.