Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Riesk (shillelogher By.), County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Riesk (shillelogher By.)
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- KK022-048----
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The National Monuments Service's description
According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 389-90) St. Feichin’s holy well, ‘was formerly beside his church of Cill-Feichin [KK022-021001-], but it removed thence, owing to some act of profanation, and broke out again about a half a mile to the south-west in the townland of Riesk, where it is now generally known as “Desart Well.”’. The precise location of the original position of this well (KK022-021004-) and the subsequent position, are unknown.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 24 May 2021
References
Carrigan, Rev. W. 1905 (Reprint 1981) The history and antiquities of the diocese of Ossory, 4 vols. Kilkenny. Roberts Books and Wellbrook Press.