Saint Columbkille’s Well
Saint Columbkille’s Well is a spring in Kilkenny, Leinster. Saint Columbkille’s Well is situated nearby to Columbkille Church (in ruins), as well as near the cemetery Columbkille Graveyard.Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Spring
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: holy well near Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny
- Also known as: “St. Columbkille’s Well”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sessions House and Thomastown railway station.
Sessions House
Public building
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sessions House is a public building, which is situated 1 km southwest of Saint Columbkille’s Well.
Thomastown railway station
Railway station
Thomastown Railway Station serves the town of Thomastown in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is a station on the Dublin to Waterford Intercity route. Thomastown railway station is situated 2 km southwest of Saint Columbkille’s Well.
Thomastown Church
Ruins
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thomastown Church is a medieval church and National Monument in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Thomastown Church is situated 1¼ km southwest of Saint Columbkille’s Well.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thomastown and Stoneyford.
Thomastown
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thomastown is a town in County Kilkenny, with a population of 2300 in 2022. It was originally called Grennan and grew up at a crossing point on the River Nore, 17 km from Kilkenny.
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 7 km west of Saint Columbkille’s Well.
Bennettsbridge
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Bennettsbridge is a village in County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on the River Nore 6 kilometres south of Kilkenny city, in the centre of the county. Bennettsbridge is situated 8 km northwest of Saint Columbkille’s Well.
Saint Columbkille’s Well
- Categories: holy well, Holy Well Semantic Concept, water source, place of worship, and body of water
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.53102° or 52° 31′ 52″ northLongitude
-7.12359° or 7° 7′ 25″ westNamed after
ColumbaOpen location code
9C4JGVJG+CHOpenStreetMap ID
way 933918649OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
natural=springOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q122258856
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In Other Languages
“Saint Columbkille’s Well” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Tobar Choilm Naofa”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Columbkille Church (in ruins) and Columbkille Graveyard.
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