What is recorded here

St. Augustines Well in County Kilkenny flows south from a stone chamber toward the Kings River, carrying water past a limestone spout that may have served the nearby Augustinian friary. The clear spring still moves through its narrow gutter, linking the flat floodplain to a forgotten ritual life. People may have drunk, washed or prayed there before the friary fell silent, while the river keeps the well’s name alive in local memory.

On the flat flood plain of the Kings River which flows c. 35m S of the well. The Augustinian friary (KK026-010016-) of Callan is located c. 60m to the N. Indicated on the 6-inch OS map as 'St. Augustine's Well'. It is a clear spring well surrounded by a stone wall (dims. 3m x 4.63m), with an entrance on the S side. At the entrance the water flows over a limestone gutter-spout (KK026-010019-) which may have come from the friary. There is no evidence of veneration. The well water flows southward into the Kings River. See attached photographs: KK026-010018-_01 From S (Urban Archaeological Survey, October 1992) KK026-010018-_01 From SW (Urban Archaeological Survey, October 1992) Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 21 October 2019

St. Augustine's Well is associated with St. Augustine of Hippo, a significant figure in Christian theology, though the specific local tradition or cure linked to the well is not clearly recorded. The well's location near an Augustinian friary suggests a historical connection to the religious order founded by Augustine.

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