Overview
Maddockstown Well — Maddockstown is recorded as Well in Kilkenny. OS 6-inch map as 'Maddockstown Well' in Gothic script which suggests that it was considered an antiquity when the map was being drawn up. It would appear to have been a domestic well, described by Carrigan (1905, vol.
Why it was made
The saved account records: OS 6-inch map as 'Maddockstown Well' in Gothic script which suggests that it was considered an antiquity when the map was being drawn up.
People and events
The saved account records: It would appear to have been a domestic well, described by Carrigan (1905, vol.
How it worked
The saved account records: He mentions that there is no holy well in Maddockstown.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Well. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Maddockstown Well — Maddockstown matters as a recorded well tied to an exact landscape. The account keeps what is known useful while leaving names, dates and claims unsupported by the source visibly open.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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