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372: 331: 43: 56: 63: 426:, an effigy of a knight from the 1320s/30s; this would have been intended to lie horizontally as a cover to his tomb, but is now set vertically and protected by a transparent cover. When the church was used as a school, misbehaving children were made to kiss the effigy. Later, it had been covered by soil to protect it until 1840, when James Graves uncovered and cleaned it. 394:. The sedilia are believed to come from an older church and still have some medieval paint. Three original doorways in the north and south walls are headed by 676: 681: 83: 342: 671: 514:"Kilfane Church - Attractions - Museums and Attractions - All Ireland - Republic of Ireland - Kilkenny - Thomastown - Discover Ireland" 55: 405: 348:
The church was built in the 13th century. The Cantwells were Lords of Kilfane and adjoining areas from shortly after the
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When the new Church of Ireland building was built across the road, the old church found new use as a schoolhouse.
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Four casts were made; one of them is on display in the National Museum in Dublin.
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The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture
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Kilfane Church is located in Ireland
52°33′15″N 7°07′06″W / 52.554167°N 7.118333°W / 52.554167; -7.118333
Kilfane
County Kilkenny
Ireland
Denomination
Church of Ireland
National monument of Ireland
Style
Late Gothic
Materials
Diocese
Ossory
National Monument
County Kilkenny
Kilfane
Thomastown, County Kilkenny

Cantwell Fada
Saint Phian
Norman conquest
Confederation
Deirdre Brennan

Ogee
sedilia
altar
piscina
ogee

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