Kilkeedy / Cill Chaoidhe
INFORMATION
Font ID: 13156KIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: [Parish Church?]
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Keedy [aka Kedda, Ketta] [feast day 3 March]
Site Location: Clare, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe
Directions to Site: The ruins of Kilkeedy cemetery are located off (E) the R460, W of the M18, about 10 km SW of Gort
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Killaloe
Font Notes:
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Reported in Westropp ([1899]) as a font "with spiral flutings". The entry for this site in Visions of the Past blog [https://visionsofthepastblog.com/2020/10/12/kilkeedy-graveyard-limerick-ireland/] [accessed 21 August 2025] notes: "Kilkeedy Graveyard near Clarina in county Limerick is home to two churches, one a medieval structure of which some features remain, and the second being a Church of Ireland church built in the 19th century using much of the underlying imprint of the earlier church. The antiquarian T. J. Westropp described how some of the earlier structure dates to the 12th century and a church is mentioned at this site in other historical documents such as visitations or taxes since 1201"; it does not mention a font or stoup in it. The entry for this church in A History of Kilkeedy Church and Graveyard by Deirdre Keane https://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/history/kilkeedy_church.htm] [accessed 21 August 2025] and [https://www.thestandingstone.ie/2020/02/kilkeedy-church-co-limerick.html] [accessed 21 August 2025] notes: "There are references to a stone holy water font located within the church until 1900", which is probably a reference to Westropp [cf. supra].
COORDINATES
UTM: 29U 507103 5871168
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.99004, -8.89419
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 59′ 24.14″ N, 8° 53′ 39.08″ W
REFERENCES
- Westropp, Thomas Johnson, "The Churches of County Clare: other features", [unknown], [????]