Mullennakill / Muileann na Cille / Mullach na Cille / Mullenakill / Mullinakill
INFORMATION
Font ID: 25876SHE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Date: n.d.
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval?
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Molaing [aka Moling, Mullin]
Church Address: Mullinakill, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
Site Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Europe
Directions to Site: Mullinakill is located off (N) the R704, about 12 km S of Thomastown, 20-25 km N of Waterford
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Ossory
Historical Region: Barony of Ida
Font Notes:
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This object is indexed in the Archaeological Survey of Ireland under SMR No. KK036-012002-
The entry for this object in Wikipedia [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mullennakill_baptismal_font] [accessed 27 July 2025] notes:" A baptismal believed to have come from the church in Mullennakill, but now at St. Moling's well site." It shows the object in the context of the holy well: the object has a roughly quadrangular exterior with one extended side that suggests it would have been wall-mounted, and therefore more likely a stoup than a font; the inner well is round. Its caption reads: "baptismal font at St Molin's Well. In other photos on Wikimedia, it is in a slightly different location, so it must have been moved since."
The entry for this object in Wikipedia [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mullennakill_baptismal_font] [accessed 27 July 2025] notes:" A baptismal believed to have come from the church in Mullennakill, but now at St. Moling's well site." It shows the object in the context of the holy well: the object has a roughly quadrangular exterior with one extended side that suggests it would have been wall-mounted, and therefore more likely a stoup than a font; the inner well is round. Its caption reads: "baptismal font at St Molin's Well. In other photos on Wikimedia, it is in a slightly different location, so it must have been moved since."
COORDINATES
UTM: 29U 628491 5810768
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.4277, -7.1136° W
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 25′ 50.65″ N, 7° 6′ 57.17″ W