Kilkieran / Cill Chiaráin
INFORMATION
FontID: 16968KIL
Church/Chapel: [ruins of an early church]
Church Patron Saints: St. Ciaran (aka Kieran)
Country Name: Republic of Ireland
Location: Kilkenny, Leinster
Directions to Site: Located 8 km N of Carrick-on-Suir [NB: not to be mistaken with the other Kilkieran in Co. Galway] [Coordinates: 52.51444 -7.046667 52° 30' 52 N 7° 2' 48 W]
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
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Rees (2003() notes the presence of a second early church, located downhill from the location that holds the three famous early crosses; only a well remains, St. Ciarán's church. "St. Ciarán's well"; there is a boulder with a hollow for water, known as "St. Ciarán's font".
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
stone
REFERENCES
Rees, Elizabeth, An essential guide to Celtic sites and their saints, London; New York: Burns & Oates, 2003