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In the interior of St. John's C of I Cathedral, at the NE end of the nave, immediately S of the chancel. The cathedral is on the site of a medieval church (TS061-025013-), however, the font was moved here from St John's in Kilkenny. This square limestone font (dims 0.71m x 0.71m; H 0.43m) is chamfered at the angles…

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In the interior of St. John's C of I Cathedral, at the NE end of the nave, immediately S of the chancel. The cathedral is on the site of a medieval church (TS061-025013-), however, the font was moved here from St John's in Kilkenny. 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-) 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. See attached photographs: TS061-025102-_01 Overview of font and graveslab from S TS061-025102-_02 Overview of font and graveslab from SW TS061-025102-_03 Overview of basin of font Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of revised upload: 26 January 2022

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record TS061-025101

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