Kilfane No. 2
INFORMATION
Font ID: 25875KIL
Object Type: Stoup
Font Date: n.d.
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval?
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of Kilfane
Font Location in Church: Wall-mounted on N and S walls
Church Notes: 13thC church; indexed in the Archaeological Survey of Ireland under SMR No. KK028-013001- -- church famous for the Cantwell Fada, an effigy of a knight from the 1320s/30s
Church Address: Kilfane, Thomastown, Co. Kilkeny, Ireland
Site Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the R448, 3-4 km NNE of Thomastown and Jerpoint Abbey
Font Notes:
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Two wall-mounted holy-water stoups reported in this church, north and south walls.
A 3-D model of this stoup by b-unicycling may be seen in Sketchfab [https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/kilfane-church-holy-water-font-1c118ad129cc474eb16b36199380c165] [accessed 27 July 2025]; its caption reads: "This is the holy water font in the Southern wall of Kilfane Church in Co. Kilkenny. There is a twin in the Northern wall which I did not record, because it is so similar. It’s about 30cms wide. Kilfane Church Sites & monuments records no.: KK028-013001-"
A 3-D model of this stoup by b-unicycling may be seen in Sketchfab [https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/kilfane-church-holy-water-font-1c118ad129cc474eb16b36199380c165] [accessed 27 July 2025]; its caption reads: "This is the holy water font in the Southern wall of Kilfane Church in Co. Kilkenny. There is a twin in the Northern wall which I did not record, because it is so similar. It’s about 30cms wide. Kilfane Church Sites & monuments records no.: KK028-013001-"
COORDINATES
UTM: 29U 627552 5824442
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.555082, -7.118561
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 33′ 18.29″ N, 7° 7′ 6.82″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: round, wall-mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: no drainage system