Clara / Claragh / An Clárach

INFORMATION

Font ID: 09300CLA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, fragment
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church
Font Location in Church: Reported ca. 1893 in the grounds of the church and churchyard
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Colman
Church Address: Clara, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
Site Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Europe
Directions to Site: Located SW of Kilkenny city, near Tullaherin, itself off (W) the N-9, about 8 km SE of Kilkenny city
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Ossory
Additional Comments: abandoned font / damaged font: two fragments of the base and shat are strewn in the church grounds
Font Notes:
Described in E.F. Hewson's report to the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (1893, vol. 23: 207-208): "The base of the font, about 30 inches in diameter, lies in the graveyard, about 5 yards south of the middle of the south wall of the church. A section of the shaft, about 16 inches in diameter, lies 6 or 7 yards south-west of the south-west angle of the church. Both are of unusual pattern." This same source reports "a bullaun, which was removed from the church" [not listed in this Index]

COORDINATES

UTM: 29U 625404 5835558
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.655465, -7.14602
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 39′ 19.67″ N, 7° 8′ 45.67″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: fragment
Square Base Dimensions: Shaft diameter: 40 cm -- base diameter: 75 cm
Notes on Measurements: Hewson (1893: 207-208)

REFERENCES

  • Hewson, E.F., "Churches of Claragh, Blanchvilleskill, and Tullaherin", 23 (1893), Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 1893, pp. 207-210; p. 207-208