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St. Kieran's Well, also St. Kyran's Well, Keverock's Well or Kerock's Well, was a holy well in Kilkenny known since at least the 13th century.[1] Now situated in what is now the smoking area of Kyteler's Inn, it was located in the vicinity of the pre-Norman St. Kieran's Church which was demolished as late as the beginning of the 19th century.[2] The street it was located on has since the 1930s[3] been called St. Kieran Street or Kieran Street for short (named after the well),[4] but was called King Street, Back Lane and Low Lane before that.[4][3]
The well was historically associated with the building referred to as "Kyteler's Hall" (in 1449)[5] and later "Kyteler's Inn",[6] itself associated with the Kyteler family and Alice Kyteler.[7][8]
- ^ Bradley, John; O'Dwyer, Michael (2009). Kilkenny Through the Centuries - Chapters in the history of an Irish city. p. 22.
- ^ Hogan, John (1884). Kilkenny: The Ancient City of Ossory. p. 255.
- ^ a b Kenealy, Mary (1965). "St. Kieran Street (East Side)" (PDF). Old Kilkenny Review: 22. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
lanigan1986was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Lanigan, Katherine M (1977). Kilkenny Its Architecture And History (1 ed.). Dublin: An Taisce Kilkenny Association. p. 78.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
hoganwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Hogan, John (1884). Kilkenny: The Ancient City of Ossory. Kilkenny: P. M. Egan. p. 253.
- ^ Egan, Patrick M. (1883). The Illustrated Guide to the City and County of Kilkenny. Kilkenny: P.M. Egan. p. 247.