Columbkille's Well

Saint Columbkille's Well, also known as St Colombkille's Well or simply Columbkille's Well (Irish: Tobar Naomh Colmcille), is a holy well in Inistioge, County Kilkenny in Ireland. Dedicated to Saint Colomba, it is included in the Record of Monuments and Places as record number "KK032-017011-". The holy well is located above Hatchery Lane and accessible via a flight of steps from Hatchery Lane in Inistioge. In John G. A. Prim's Nooks and Corners of the County Kilkenny (1848), the well's location is described as: "opposite the Moat the track of a tiny streamlet leads up the hill-side to the Holy Well of St. Columb". An information panel at the start of Hatchery Lane states that it was the source of water for the monks in the Augustinian priory which was built in 1206. Several architectural elements from the Augustinian priory were recycled in the construction of the well house, such as a font (KK032-017017) and an architectural fragment (KK032-017018). Some sources date these carved fragments, "salvaged" from the priory, to the 16th century, The feast day of Saint Columbkill, 9 June, has historically been celebrated at the well.

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