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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
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