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Kilkenny
Kells, County Kilkenny

Holy wells near Kells

The map records 27 holy wells in and around Kells, 1 of them inside the village itself. The closest to the centre is Lacken Well, 540 m north-west.

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in Kells
26
within 12 km
0
with opening hours
0
with a phone number
Lacken Well 1 - Kells, County Kilkenny
Lacken Well 1 - Kells, County Kilkenny·Martin Richard Phelan, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Lacken Well 1 - Kells, County Kilkenny·Martin Richard Phelan, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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27 of these have no opening hours on the map, so nothing here can say whether they are open. They stay in the list unless you ask for hours, because hiding them would be answering a question nobody can answer. Distances are from the centre of Kells, in a straight line.

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How many holy wells are there in Kells?
27 that the map records, 1 inside Kells and 26 within twelve kilometres of it. That is how many the map holds, which is not the same as how many there are: anything nobody has mapped is missing, and anyone can add it.
Which holy well in Kells is open now?
The map records opening hours for none of them, so this page cannot say. Each one links to whoever runs it.
Where is the nearest holy well to the centre of Kells?
Lacken Well, 540 m north-west of the centre, measured in a straight line.
Where does this come from?
The mapped places in this list come from OpenStreetMap, including contact details and opening hours where recorded. MyMap calculates the distances and ordering. Individual place pages may also include sourced descriptions and visiting details; check the linked venue or business for current information.

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