Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Churchclara, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Churchclara
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- W
- Coordinates
- 52.65589, -7.14678
- SMR number
- KK020-017006-
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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
In a marshy hollow, c. 33m E of stream running roughly N-S. Clara church (KK020-017001-) and graveyard (KK020-017002-) are located c. 65m to the SE. Described by Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 356) as, ‘a fine holy well, known as “St. Colman’s Well”’. The nearby church was also dedicated to St Colman whose feast day is on the 16th of October.
A spring enclosed on three sides by stone walls (H 0.75m) and covered by a large flagstone (T 0.1m). Enclosing walls (area 1.2m x 0.95m) were repaired in the 1950s. Formerly dedicated to St. Colman and venerated on the 16th of October. When visited in 1994 the well, which was overgrown with vegetation, was being used for domestic purposes.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 18 November 2020
References
Carrigan, Rev. W. 1905 (Reprint 1981) The history and antiquities of the diocese of Ossory, 4 vols. Kilkenny. Roberts Books and Wellbrook Press.
Nearby in the register
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
- Ogham stoneunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.