St Patrick’s Well

St Patrick’s Well is a spring in County Laois, Leinster. St Patrick’s Well is situated near the archaeological site Donaghmore Moat, as well as near Donaghmore Church.

Type: Spring
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: (former) holy well in Donaghmore, County Laois, Ireland
Also known as: “Saint Patrick’s Well”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Ballybrophy.

Ballybrophy

Railway station

Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ballybrophy is a railway station in the village of Ballybrophy, County Laois, Ireland, halfway between Borris-in-Ossory and Rathdowney in the Barony of Clandonagh. Ballybrophy is situated 3 km north of St Patrick’s Well.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rathdowney and Ballybrophy.

Rathdowney

Town

Photo: Pauly3, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rathdowney or Rathdowny is a small town in southwest County Laois, Ireland. It lies some 32 km southwest of Portlaoise in the Irish Midlands, at the point where the R433 regional road from Abbeyleix to Templemore is crossed by the R435 from Borris-in-Ossory to Johnstown.

Ballybrophy

Village

Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ballybrophy is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It had a population of 145 as of the 2002 census, and forms part of the Borris-in-Ossory electoral area. Ballybrophy is situated 3 km north of St Patrick’s Well.

Errill

Village

Errill is a village in southwest County Laois, Ireland, near the County Tipperary and County Kilkenny borders. It is 6 km west of Rathdowney and 12 km north-east of Templemore. Errill is situated 5 km west of St Patrick’s Well.

St Patrick’s Well

Categories: holy well, place of worship, and body of water
Location: County Laois, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.87462° or 52° 52′ 29″ north

Longitude

-7.60173° or 7° 36′ 6″ west

Named after

Saint Patrick

Open location code

9C4JV9FX+R8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8937958237

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=spring

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

Wikidata ID

Q139167835

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Donaghmore Moat and Donaghmore Church.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Rosemount and Clarney Hall.

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