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Gardens (Kilkenny City By., St. Mary’s Par.), County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Font, Gardens (Kilkenny City By., St. Mary’s Par.), County Kilkenny, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Gardens (Kilkenny City By., St. Mary’s Par.)
County
Kilkenny
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.65178, -7.25230
SMR number
KK019-026258-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1911 · Sheet 14, 1911 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Formerly in St Mary's church in Kilkenny city (Devine and Ó Drisceoil 2005, vol. 1, 17-18). Currently in St. John's C of I Cathedral (see TS061-025101-), at the NE end of the nave, immediately S of the chancel. 

This square limestone font (dims 0.71m x 0.71m; H 0.43m) is chamfered at the angles and around the base. The bowl (diam. 0.58m; D 0.2m) is circular and straight-sided with a flat-bottomed base with a shallow circular depression (diam. 0.16m) around the central drainage hole (diam. 0.05m). Each of the external faces of the font is decorated in relief with eleven round-headed flutes. The pedestal on which the fonts stands is modern and consists of five circular limestone columns. The columns rest on the upper dexter portion of a reused graveslab (TS061-025102- and KK019-026259-) which was originally larger but has been machine cut to form its present shape. The 15th-century font (TS043-034010-) at Kilcooley Abbey has similar fluting on one side.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

References

Devine, E. and Ó Drisceoil, C. 2005 The burial monuments of St Mary's Church, Kilkenny: An inventory. 6 volumes. Unpublished report. Heritage Council, Kilkenny.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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