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INFORMATION
FontID: 09303KIL
Church/Chapel: Cathedral Church of St. Brigid
Church Patron Saints: St. Brigid of Ireland [aka Brigit, Bridget, Bride, Brydoch, Brydock, Ffraed, Ffraid, Fraed]
Country Name: Republic of Ireland
Location: Kildare, Leinster
Font Location in Church: In the nave
Century and Period: , Medieval
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
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]
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; r["References"]