Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Font (present location)
Toor (kilcash Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Toor (kilcash Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.40391, -7.53960
- SMR number
- TS078-072----
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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
According to local tradition this font was moved from the medieval church at Kilcash (TS078-036002-) and is now at the rear of Kilcash 19th-century R.C. church on S side of porch. The I.T.A. Survey of 1942 records it as an ancient holy water stoup, on which is sculptured a representation of Our Lords Baptism. A large octagonal limestone font (dims. 0.7m x 0.7m; int.D 0.21m; ext. D 0.44m) with a central hole (diam. 0.09m), a worn polished surface. An incised horizontal line forms a border around the top with rough vertical drafting while the font itself has lightly incised horizontal drafting. The base of the font has octagonal moulding and it rests on a square base (Dims. 0.33m x 0.34m; H 0.43m) with chamfered angles.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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