Holy Wells of Ireland: map and guide by county
2,726 holy wells on one map, county by county.
Illustrative image
Holy wells are natural springs associated with a saint, a feast day or a cure. Many are still visited on a pattern day, and several thousand are recorded in the national archaeological survey.
Every holy well with a reliable location in the Republic is on the map below. The best-documented ones have a page of their own.
267 of these pages quote recorded folklore - see folklore and traditions.
Where they are
Darker = more recorded. Most in Cork, Galway, Clare.
Types recorded
- Ritual site - holy well2,726 recorded
Map of holy wells
Featured holy wells
Bastionfort Well
Ritual site - holy well · Castle Ellis · Kilkenny
Bride's Well
Ritual site - holy well · Newtown Great · Kildare
Church Well
Ritual site - holy well · Aughatubbrid Or Chatsworth · Kilkenny
Cranavane Well
Ritual site - holy well · Ballinvally (Forth By., Cranemore Ed) · Carlow
Cruckny Well
Ritual site - holy well · Drumgoole · Kilkenny
Doon Well
Ritual site - holy well · Doon · Donegal
Hermit's Well
Ritual site - holy well · Clontubbrid · Kilkenny
Kenny's Well
Ritual site - holy well · Gardens (Kilkenny City By., St. Canice Par.) · Kilkenny
Kilcummin Well
Ritual site - holy well · Ballinlena · Mayo
Lady Well
Ritual site - holy well · Inishcaltra Or Holy Island · Clare
Lady Well
Ritual site - holy well · Tintern · Wexford
Lady's Well
Ritual site - holy well · Ballyda · Kilkenny
Holy Wells by county
| County | On the map | Named, with notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cork | 324 | 48 |
| Galway | 303 | 46 |
| Clare | 236 | 17 |
| Wexford | 171 | 69 |
| Kerry | 167 | 23 |
| Limerick | 158 | 46 |
| Donegal | 139 | 13 |
| Mayo | 133 | 10 |
| Kilkenny | 113 | 64 |
| Sligo | 103 | 19 |
| Dublin | 102 | 35 |
| Tipperary | 99 | 26 |
| Roscommon | 73 | 18 |
| Westmeath | 70 | 14 |
| Wicklow | 68 | 11 |
| Waterford | 63 | 13 |
| Offaly | 59 | 11 |
| Kildare | 57 | 14 |
| Meath | 54 | 8 |
| Louth | 50 | 6 |
| Carlow | 41 | 20 |
| Cavan | 37 | 3 |
| Laois | 37 | 15 |
| Leitrim | 35 | 8 |
| Longford | 26 | 6 |
| Monaghan | 8 | 3 |
Source: Archaeological Survey of Ireland (SMR, 1 December 2025), National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; names from NMS, Wikidata and Fáilte Ireland. Records without a mapped location are not shown.