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INFORMATION

Font ID: 09303KIL

Object Type: Baptismal Font1?

Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval

Church / Chapel Name: Cathedral Church of St. Brigid [C. of I.], Kildare

Font Location in Church: In the nave

Church Patron Saint(s): St. Brigid of Ireland [aka Brigit, Bridget, Bride, Brydoch, Brydock, Ffraed, Ffraid, Fraed]

Church Notes: 13thC church built on the site of a 5thC(?) Celtic Christian abbey

Church Address: Market Square, Kildare, R51 HY65, Ireland

Site Location: Kildare, Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Directions to Site: Located at the R413-R415 crossroads, N of the M7, 50+ km WSW of Dublin

Ecclesiastic Region: United Dioceses of Meath and Kildare

Additional Comments: email sent to Heritage... requesting permission to use image (2 March 2004)

Font Notes: Click to view

Mentioned in Hetherington (1977-1978: 74fn). The County Kildare Heritage web site informs that, "during renovations carried out on the cathedral and its grounds, an ancient granite font was discovered and this was placed in the nave" [http://kildare.ie/Heritage/History/religious/churches]

COORDINATES

UTM: 29U 639646 5891873

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.1579, -6.9114

Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 9′ 28.44″ N, 6° 54′ 41.04″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

Font Shape: round

Basin Interior Shape: round

Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

Hetherington, Robert J., "Font at Kildare Cathedral", vol. XVI, no. 1, Journal of the County Kildare Archaeological Society, 1977-1978, pp. 74; p. 74fn