Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Sleaty, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Sleaty
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.85800, -6.94193
- SMR number
- LA032-018005-
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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
Octagonal font in roughly dressed granite (W. c. 0.81m, D. c. 0.48m, T. 0.12m) located at W end of church (LA032-018001-). Described by Comerford as ' Inside the old church of Sletty, near the doorway, and to the left as you enter there is a large font of granite with a deep circular hollow, and pierced in the centre, which appears to me to have belonged to the primitive church of St. Fiacc. There was also a holy well (LA032-018004-) near this church called Tober-Feeg, but it is now stopped up' (Comerford 1886, vol. 3, 249).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Updated by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of revised upload: 19 March 2015
References
Comerford, Rev. M. 1883-6 Collections relating to the dioceses of Kildare and Leighlin, 3 vols. James Duffy and Sons. Dublin.
Nearby in the register
- Cross - High crossunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Cross - High crossunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.