Killiney / Cill Iníon Léinín
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Image Source: Walkeman (1892: pl. I, fig. 5)
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Image Source: Walkeman (1892: pl. I, fig. 3)
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 09312KIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Bullaun font?
Cognate Fonts: The font (?) at Kiltiernan
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church [in ruins]
Font Location in Church: Reported in 1892 in the ruins of the old church
Church Notes: 6th-7thC monastery site; church built 11thC;
Church Address: Marino Avenue West, Killiney, Co. Dublin, Ireland
Site Location: Dublin, Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the R832, in the SE suburbs of Dublin, S of Dublin Bay, E of the M11
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Dublin
Additional Comments: abandone font?
Font Notes:
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Illustrated in Wlakmeman (1892: pl. I, fig. 5, on p. [103]) among the objects found in the ruins of the "Ante-Norman" church of Killiney, already in ruins by that time. [NB: cf. Index entry for Kiltiernan for another such 'bullaun font' identified also by Walkeman]
A 3-D model of the object by the Archaeological Survey of Ireland may be seen in Sketchfab [https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/killiney-church-font-du026-013005-4dc102e1d2d34d1291e936aad380b6d3] [accessed 26 July 2025]; its caption reads: "Medieval baptismal font of Killiney (Cill Iníon Léinín/church of the seven daughters of Léinín) monastery founded in the 6th-century by its patron saint Aighleann and her sisters, now standing inside the church ruins (DU026-013001-) in Killiney graveyard (DU026-013002-), Co. Dublin. This small granite font measures 46cm in diameter [...] For more information, visit: https://maps.archaeology.ie/HistoricEnvironment/?SMRS=DU026-013005-".
A 3-D model of the object by the Archaeological Survey of Ireland may be seen in Sketchfab [https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/killiney-church-font-du026-013005-4dc102e1d2d34d1291e936aad380b6d3] [accessed 26 July 2025]; its caption reads: "Medieval baptismal font of Killiney (Cill Iníon Léinín/church of the seven daughters of Léinín) monastery founded in the 6th-century by its patron saint Aighleann and her sisters, now standing inside the church ruins (DU026-013001-) in Killiney graveyard (DU026-013002-), Co. Dublin. This small granite font measures 46cm in diameter [...] For more information, visit: https://maps.archaeology.ie/HistoricEnvironment/?SMRS=DU026-013005-".
COORDINATES
UTM: 29U 692362 5904487
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.25472, -6.11631
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 15′ 16.99″ N, 6° 6′ 58.72″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Notes on Measurements: * [cf. FontNotes]
REFERENCES
- Wakeman, William Frederick, "Ante-Norman Churches in the County of Dublin", 22, Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 1892, pp. [102?]; pl. I, fig. 5, on p. [103]