Saint Fiachre's Well
Saint Fiachre's Well is a spring, at a modelled elevation of 45 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Kilkenny Airsoft, a attraction 0.7 miles away.
In a hollow, sheltered by an outcrop of natural rock. Steps leading into the underground chamber. Access via driveway into Sheastown House from R700 on the last Sunday in August around 3pm and the 9 days before in the evening during the novena.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Highrath Castle: 1.1 mi
- Time Capsule: 2.1 mi
- Clifden Castle (ruin): 2.1 mi
- Ivan Power: 2.2 mi
- Michael Carthy: 2.2 mi
- White William's Well: 1.5 mi
- Saint Molagga's Well: 2.0 mi
- Tobernaleabe: 2.5 mi
- Black Well: 2.6 mi
- St. Colman's Well: 3.2 mi
- A Hug for You: 2.4 mi
- Void Anchored: 2.5 mi
- National Monument to Missing People: 2.8 mi
- Voodoo: 2.9 mi
- Black Cat: 2.9 mi
- Knockanbawn: 2.9 mi
- Purcell's Kill: 6.4 mi
- Castle Hill: 7.4 mi
- Frengh Hill: 7.7 mi
- Bishop's Hill: 8.1 mi
- The Quarry: 2.2 mi
- Kilkenny Castle Park: 2.8 mi
- Talbots Tower Archaeological Park: 2.9 mi
- Riverside Garden: 3.3 mi
- James's Green: 3.3 mi
- Kilkenny Airsoft: 0.7 mi
- Kilkenny City Tours: 2.9 mi
- Kilkenny Road Train Tours: 2.9 mi
- The Castle Yard: 2.9 mi
- Boat Trips: 3.0 mi
- Butler House Gardens: 2.9 mi
- Rose Garden: 3.0 mi
- Orchard: 3.0 mi
- Famine Memorial Garden: 3.1 mi
- Rothe House Garden: 3.3 mi
- Medieval Mile Museum: 3.1 mi
- Rothe House & Garden: 3.3 mi
- Stephens Barracks Museum: 3.4 mi
- Kells Priory Mill Museum: 6.3 mi
- Goodly Barrow Museum: 8.8 mi
- Newpark Marsh Park: 3.5 mi
- Thomastown Quarry: 6.4 mi
- Fiddown Island: 21.0 mi
- Garden of Renewal: 24.1 mi
- Native Woodland Trust:Grace Dieu Reserve: 24.5 mi
- Castle View: 7.5 mi
- Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 18.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 8.5 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 8.5 mi
- Rock of Foyle: 11.6 mi
- Poulanassy Waterfall: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Saint Fiachre's Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Leinster | E 91° | 794.4 m | 17.5 mi |
| Blackstairs Mountain | ESE 107° | 732.1 m | 17.2 mi |
| Moats of Craan | E 90° | 656.5 m | 18.6 mi |
| Knockroe | E 97° | 538.77 m | 17.2 mi |
| Slievebawn | E 86° | 524.8 m | 16.3 mi |
| Brandon Hill | SE 129° | 515 m | 12.2 mi |
| White Mountain | ESE 118° | 509 m | 16.9 mi |
| Carrigroe | ESE 115° | 495 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 17:56 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 21:01 | 21:57 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:11 | 16:16 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
- Eurasian Jackdaw5 obs
- Grey Heron3 obs
- Little Grebe2 obs
- Mallard2 obs
- Cinnabar moth2 obs
- Cow Parsley2 obs
- Common Moorhen2 obs
- Winter Heliotrope2 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/8515265450
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