Kilcorban / Cill Chorbáin / Killcarbayn
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view of church exterior - northwest end
![Source caption: "The chapel of St. Mary of KILCORBAN [...] The place lies four miles west of Portumna, on the road to Loughrea. Of the chapel itself very little remains, but the lady-chapel which runs out from the side wall is very well preserved"](/static-50478a99ec6f36a15d6234548c59f63da52304e5/compressed/1230731016_compressed.png)
Scene Description: Source caption: "The chapel of St. Mary of KILCORBAN [...] The place lies four miles west of Portumna, on the road to Loughrea. Of the chapel itself very little remains, but the lady-chapel which runs out from the side wall is very well preserved"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Irish Dominican Photographers, 2010
Image Source: digital photograph 5 October 2010 by Irish Dominican Photographers [https://www.flickr.com/photos/feargal/5059717793/in/photostream/] [accessed 31 July 2023]
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view of church interior - looking east
![Source caption: "The chapel of St. Mary of KILCORBAN [...] The place lies four miles west of Portumna, on the road to Loughrea. Of the chapel itself very little remains, but the lady-chapel which runs out from the side wall is very well preserved"](/static-50478a99ec6f36a15d6234548c59f63da52304e5/compressed/1230731015_compressed.png)
Scene Description: Source caption: "The chapel of St. Mary of KILCORBAN [...] The place lies four miles west of Portumna, on the road to Loughrea. Of the chapel itself very little remains, but the lady-chapel which runs out from the side wall is very well preserved"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Irish Dominican Photographers, 2010
Image Source: digital photograph 5 October 2010 by Irish Dominican Photographers [https://www.flickr.com/photos/feargal/5060342546/in/photostream/] [accessed 31 July 2023]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-NC-SA-2.0
view of font
Scene Description: Source caption: "Late medieval rectangular baptismal font."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, 2018
Image Source: digital photograph 10 March 2018 by Christy Cunniffe in Galway Community Heritage [https://field-monuments.galwaycommunityheritage.org/content/archaeology/kilcorban-baptismal-font] [accessed 31 July 2023]
Copyright Instructions: The use of content for educational or private purposes is permitted on condition that the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage is credited as the source
view of font in context
Scene Description: Source caption: "Late medieval rectangular baptismal font."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, 2018
Image Source: digital photograph 10 March 2018 by Christy Cunniffe in Galway Community Heritage [https://field-monuments.galwaycommunityheritage.org/content/archaeology/kilcorban-baptismal-font] [accessed 31 July 2023]
Copyright Instructions: The use of content for educational or private purposes is permitted on condition that the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage is credited as the source
INFORMATION
FontID: 24838KIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Lay Chapel of Kilcorban [in ruins]
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: Kilcorban, Co. Galway, Ireland
Country Name: Republic of Ireland
Location: Galway, Connacht
Directions to Site: Located off (N) the R353, 6-7 km W of Portumna
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Conflert
Font Location in Church: Inside the ruined church
Century and Period: 15th century, Late Medieval
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for bringing this font to our attention and for his help in documenting it
Church Notes: friary chapel documented 1445;
Font Notes:
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A late-medieval rectangular font of stone is and illustrated in Christy Cunniffe in Galway Community Heritage (10 March 2018) [https://field-monuments.galwaycommunityheritage.org/content/archaeology/kilcorban-baptismal-font] [accessed 31 July 2023]: "Kilcorban font [...] Comprises of a rectangular limestone baptismal font in the Lady Chapel of Kilcorban, Third Order Dominican friary. The font has a rebate around the rim for a lid. It is of late medieval date and lacks decoration with the exception of chamfers to the corners. The pedestal and base are missing. A baptismal font for the cure of souls was one of the prerequisites for parish church status. It is obvious that the friars in Kilcorban were functioning as local parish clergy. A very fine enthroned polychromed Madonna and Child now in the diocesan museum in Loughrea originated from Kilcorban. this side chapel dedicated to our lady was the private burial space pf the Burkes and later the Nugents."
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 53.1226, -8.31121
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 53° 7' 20" N, 8° 18' 36" W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone
Font Shape: rectangular (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: rectangular
Basin Exterior Shape: rectangular