Kilfane Church
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 Kilfane Church
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| 52°33′15″N 7°07′06″W / 52.554167°N 7.118333°WCoordinates: 52°33′15″N 7°07′06″W / 52.554167°N 7.118333°W | |||||||||||
| Location | Kilfane Demesne, Kilfane, County Kilkenny | ||||||||||
| Country | Ireland | ||||||||||
| Denomination | Church of Ireland | ||||||||||
| Previous denomination | Pre-Reformation Catholic | ||||||||||
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| Founder(s) | Cantwell family | ||||||||||
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| Functional status | inactive | ||||||||||
| Style | Late Gothic | ||||||||||
| Years built | 13th century | ||||||||||
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| Length | 22 m (72 ft) | ||||||||||
| Width | 7 m (23 ft) | ||||||||||
| Materials | stone | ||||||||||
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| Diocese | Ossory | ||||||||||
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| Official name | Kilfane Church |
| Reference no. | 300 |
Kilfane Church is a medieval church and National Monument in County Kilkenny, Ireland.
Kilfane Church is located 3.4 km (2.1 mi) north-northeast of Thomastown.
The area is supposed to derive its name from a Saint Phian.
The church was built in the 13th century. The Cantwells were Lords of Kilfane and adjoining areas from shortly after the Norman conquest to the confiscations following the Confederation.
Poet Deirdre Brennan wrote a poem about Kilfane Church in 2001.
Kilfane Church is a long rectangle with sedilia, altar, book rest and piscina. The sedilia is believed to come from an older church and still has some medieval paint. Three original doorways in the north and south walls are headed by ogee stones.
The castellated bell tower at the east end may have housed the presbytery/sacristy and provided residents in the upper storeys.
The main feature is the Cantwell Fada, an effigy of a knight built in the 1320s/30s.
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