Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Caherlesk, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Caherlesk
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.52057, -7.33736
- SMR number
- KK027-071----
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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
According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 4, 45), in the townland of Caherlesk there is, ‘a holy well in this townland, nearly opposite Whitechurch; its name is Thubber-na-Mydan, (Tobar na Maighdine), the [Blessed] Virgin’s Well’. The holy well is not indicated on the 1st (1839) ed. OS map or on the 25-inch (1899) OS map, however, a small stream is shown on both these maps which appears to spring from a point c. 100m SE of White Church (KK027-038001-) and this is likely to be the location of the holy well. The stream flows for c. 188m NE before joining with a larger river and is within a small strip of forestry plantation (visible on Google Earth satellite imagery, imagery date 25 April 2021).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 18 April 2023
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
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.