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Font

Coolbunnia, County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Font, Coolbunnia, County Waterford, 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
Coolbunnia
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.25766, -7.01434
SMR number
WA010-003003-

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University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 14, 1904 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  • 1911 · Sheet 14, 1911 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on a gentle NW-facing slope. The font from Faithlegg church (WA010-003001-) is circular (ext. diam. 0.67m; H 0.32m), and has seven outer vertical ribs and two notches to secure the cover. It is now in the adjacent RC church just to the N. (Power 1890-91, 481-2)

Power, Rev. P. (1890-91) The ancient ruined churches of Co. Waterford. JRSAI 18, 20-21, 475-82.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 10 November 2010

Nearby in the register

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

Sites and Monuments Record data: National Monuments Service, Government of Ireland, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Record text is reproduced unchanged. National Monuments Service, Government of Ireland · CC BY 4.0
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