Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Kilkieran (gowran By., Famma Ed), County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilkieran (gowran By., Famma Ed)
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- St. Kierans Well
- Latest-edition OS map
- St. Kierans Well (Site of)
- Coordinates
- 52.51207, -7.04706
- SMR number
- KK029-024----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
University Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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, 116) this is one of three holy wells dedicated to St Kieran (KK029-026----; KK029-024---- and KK029-040----, the latter unlocated) and 'Of old, the pilgrimages began at the former [KK029-026---- in Cappagh townland], and ended at the latter [KK029-024----] c. 530m to the NNE. This well is now dried up and only visible as a rock-cleft cavity.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 8 March 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.
Nearby in the register
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.