St. Kieran’s Church
St. Kieran’s Church is a ruins in Kilkenny, Leinster. St. Kieran’s Church is situated nearby to the cemetery Kells Graveyard, as well as near the historic site Market Cross.- Type: Ruins
- Description: ruined Church of Ireland building in Kells, Co. Kilkenny
- Also known as: “Kells Parish Church” and “Saint Kieran’s Church”
- Address: Kells
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Water Tower and Lacken Well.
Water Tower
Ruins
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Water Tower is a ruins, which is situated 220 metres north of St. Kieran’s Church.
Lacken Well
Spring
Photo: Martin Richard Phelan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lacken Well is a spring, which is situated 1 km northwest of St. Kieran’s Church.
Toberbride
Spring
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Toberbride is a spring, which is situated 1½ km south of St. Kieran’s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kells and Stoneyford.
Kells
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kilkenny is the county town of County Kilkenny in southeast Ireland, with a population of 27,000 in 2022. At its core is the medieval city founded by the Normans, and in the 1640s it was effectively the capital of Ireland.
Stoneyford
Village
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stoneyford, officially Stonyford is a small town in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It lies on the R713 road some 14 km south of Kilkenny City. Stoneyford is a part of the parish of Aghaviller in the Diocese of Ossory. Stoneyford is situated 2½ km east of St. Kieran’s Church.
Dunnamaggin
Village
Dunnamaggin is a small village in the south County Kilkenny, Ireland, on the R699 road between Callan and Knocktopher, east of its intersection with the R697 between Kells and Kilmoganny. Dunnamaggin is situated 4½ km southwest of St. Kieran’s Church.
St. Kieran’s Church
- Categories: Abandoned church building, church, building, and historic site
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.53664° or 52° 32′ 12″ northLongitude
-7.26747° or 7° 16′ 3″ westLevels
1Open location code
9C4JGPPM+M2OpenStreetMap ID
way 172429714OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchWikidata ID
Q130246864
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