Font in Churchtown

Situated on the S bank of the River Suir. There is a fragment of an octagonal font with a circular basin (int. diam. 0.3m) in the graveyard (WA003-001002-) of Dysert church (WA003-001001). (Power 1896b, 6-8) Power, Rev. P. (1896b) The ancient ruined churches of Waterford. WAJ. 2, 2-15, 195-298. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 06 March 2013

The octagonal font fragment in the graveyard of Dysert Church, Churchtown, dates to the early medieval period, likely 10th to 12th century, and is associated with the ecclesiastical site of Dysert O'Dea, a monastic foundation traditionally linked to Saint Gobnait. Its survival reflects the religious significance of the site in early Christian Ireland.