Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Font
Ballinakill, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballinakill
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.87516, -7.30833
- SMR number
- LA030-018002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In the SW corner of the Roman Catholic churchyard there is an undecorated octagonal font (ext. diam. c. 0.62m, int. diam. c. 0.45m, H c. 0.4m) with circular basin.
Described in the Urban Survey as 'Partly buried under bushes in the south-west corner of St. Brigid's (R.C.) churchyard. Octagonal straight sided bowl, undecorated. Pink conglomerate. Three panels are damaged. The basin is circular but filled with debris and it could not be ascertained whether a central drainage hole was present or not' (Urban Survey 1986, 15). Fifteenth or sixteenth century in date. No central drainge hole in the font which may suggest that it is a font of post-reformation date.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.