Holy Well
Kilkenny
Jamesgreen Holy Well
S of Gaol Road and N of St Rioc’s graveyard (KK019-025002-). According to Hogan (1883, 14-15) St. Rock’s Well is a spring well, ‘so named from its proximity to St. Rock’s Church, near the Fair Green, formerly sprung up in the centre of walkin’s Green’. T
Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well
Location Details
Coordinates:
Lat: 52.649074134
Lng: -7.257916933
Lat: 52.649074134
Lng: -7.257916933
Site Type
- Holy Well
Historical Periods
- 19th Century
Associated Saints
- St. Rioc
- St. Rock
Location Map
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