Saint Brigid’s Well
Saint Brigid’s Well is a spring in County Laois, Leinster. Saint Brigid’s Well is situated nearby to the cemetery Rosenallis Graveyard, as well as near St. Brigid’s Church.Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Spring
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: holy well in Rosenallis, County Laois, Ireland
- Also known as: “St Brigid’s Well”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mountmellick and Ballyfin.
Mountmellick
Photo: Trenchspike, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mountmellick is a town in County Laois, with a population of about 4900 in 2022. It's difficult to believe that this small place was once a large industrial town: English Quakers settled in the 17th century and founded breweries, a distillery, woollen mills, cotton, tanneries and glassworks.
Ballyfin
Hamlet
Photo: Djkeddie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ballyfin is a village and parish in the Slieve Bloom Mountains in County Laois, Ireland. It is around 8 km west of Portlaoise, on the L21121 local road which joins the R423 regional road between Mountrath and Mountmellick. Ballyfin is situated 9 km south of Saint Brigid’s Well.
Killeigh
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Killeigh is a village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is located around 8 kilometres south of the county town of Tullamore, on the N80 national secondary road; the Slieve Bloom Mountains lie to the south. Killeigh is situated 9 km north of Saint Brigid’s Well.
Saint Brigid’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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.1356° or 53° 8′ 8″ northLongitude
-7.40746° or 7° 24′ 27″ westOpen location code
9C5J4HPV+62OpenStreetMap ID
node 9335003945OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
natural=springOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q122309441
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