Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy well
Castletown (iverk By), County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castletown (iverk By)
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- W
- Coordinates
- 52.39758, -7.37995
- SMR number
- KK034-032007-
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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
On the lower S-facing slope of Kilmacoliver Hill, overlooking the valley of the River Suir. The holy well is c. 25m E of the S side of Kilkeran graveyard (KK034-032002-). It is associated with the early medieval monastery of Kilkieran and Kilkieran church (KK034-032001-). The well is mentioned by Carrigan (1905, vol. 4, 243) as, ‘Tubber-Killkeerawin, or Kilkieran holy well’, he also refers to the ‘holy water font’ or bullaun (KK034-032008-) which is beside it. The stone-lined well is roughly circular in shape (dims. 0.82m N-S; 0.87m E-W; D 1.05m; D of water 0.36m), opening to the S where there are two large flat slab steps. The water springing from the well flows southward beneath the slabs. A roughly semi-circular area immediately to the N and E of the well has been revetted with curving stone walling. A concrete post has been erected to hold a long handled cup to enable pilgrims to drink from the well.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 15 August 2018
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
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.