Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Drumgoole, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Drumgoole
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Holy Well
- Coordinates
- 52.80658, -7.19966
- SMR number
- KK006-002----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
A crudely stone-lined natural spring (opening 0.7m x 0.5m; water D c. 0.5-0.6m) at the base of a steep slope (Farrelly et al. 1993, vol. 1, 128). According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 2, 160), 'Old people still come to pray here. It is called by some the "Wood well," by others the "Cruckny well," which latter fairly represents the true name, viz., Tiobar na Croiche Naoimh, i.e. Well of the Holy Cross'.
See attached photograph:
KK006-002---- Taken by the Urban Archaeological Survey 8 July 1992
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 18 January 2022
References
Carrigan, Rev. W. 1905 (Reprint 1981) The history and antiquities of the diocese of Ossory, 4 vols. Kilkenny. Roberts Books and Wellbrook Press.
Farrelly, J., O'Reilly, B., and Loughran, A. 1993 Urban archaeological survey - county Kilkenny (2 vols.). Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Outworkunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.