Kiltennil / Gill Senchill

INFORMATION

Font ID: 11096KIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Church of St. Senchill, Kiltennil
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Senchill [Sinchill?]
Site Location: Carlow, Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Europe
Additional Comments: abandoned font?
Font Notes:
'The Towns and Villages of County Carlow' [www.rootsweb.com/~irlcar2/twons_and-villages2.htm] notes that according to Bishop Comerford, writing on the Church of Kiltennil in the 1860s, "inside the ruins was an ancient font, pierced at the centre." [we have no corroboration of this information]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Drainage System: centre hole in basin