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Saint Catherine's Well, or Tubber Naev Kathaleen,[1] was a holy well in the townland of Rathbeagh in County Kilkenny, Ireland. The site is recorded in the Record of Monuments and Places under record number "KK009-049----".[2] St. Catherine's Graveyard and the ruin of St. Catherine's church are nearby.[2]
The well was already disused, and possibly even destroyed, by the time Eugene O'Curry wrote in 1839: "There was a well between the church and the Nore, called St. Catherine's Well, at which a patron was held till within the last 10 years, on the 24th day of June [ Midsummer Day ]; and the 6th of December [ Saint Nicholas Day ] was kept a holy day in the parish in honour of St. Catherine".[1]
As of the 21st century, no trace of the holy well remains.[3]
References
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- ^ a b Carrigan, William (1905). The History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Ossory, vol. II. p. 325.
- ^ a b "KK009-049---- : Ritual site - holy well : RATHBEAGH". Historic Environment Viewer. National Monuments Service. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ Ó Dálaigh, Pádraig. The holy wells of County Kilkenny in terms of documentary coverage, location, ritual practice and onomastic concept, vol. II (PDF). Limerick. p. 541.
James Walsh (aged 80-85) of Rathbeagh relates that the well was apparently situated on the land of his brother [..] but neither actually ever saw it nor did they hear of St. Catherine's Well