Inistiogue No. 4 / Inistioge

INFORMATION

Font ID: 25872INI
Object Type: Other
Object Details: holy well
Font Date: n.d.
Font Century and Period/Style: composite
Church / Chapel Name: Saint Columbkille's Well / Tobar Naomh Colmcille
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Columba [aka Colmcille, Colomban, Columcille]
Church Address: Hatchery ln, Inisitiogue, Kilkenny, Ireland
Site Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Europe
Directions to Site: The well is located off the R700, in Inistioge, up Hatchery lane, up the steps
Additional Comments: composite holy well
Font Notes:
Holy well included in the Record of Monuments and Places as record number "KK032-017011-" In Ó Dálaigh, Pádraig (2018), The holy wells of County Kilkenny in terms of documentary coverage, location, ritual practice and onomastic concept, volumes I and II. pp. 167 (v1), 269 (v1), 447 (v2). The enry for this well in Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Columbkill%27s_Well,_Inistioge] [accessed 26 July 2025] notes: "Several architectural elements from the Augustinian priory were recycled in the construction of the well house, such as a font (KK032-017017-)".
A set of digital photographs taken 28 March 2025 by A.-K. D may be seen in Wikipedia [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Columbkill%27s_Well_font] [accessed 26 July 2025]

COORDINATES

UTM: 29U 631163 5817209
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.48924, -7.06818
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 29′ 21.26″ N, 7° 4′ 5.45″ W