Kilnaughtin Church (KE003-008----) Piscina3D Model
Kilnaughtin (Cill Neachtain, St Neachtan’s Church) medieval parish church, known in the 14th century as the Church of Mhagh an Iúir (plain of the yew-tree), stands in the townland of Carhoona, parish of Kilnaughtin, diocese of Ardfert, barony of Iraghticonnor, Co. Kerry. Medieval piscina located at the eastern end of the southern wall of the church ruins. The word piscina comes from the Latin piscine meaning fish-pond, or reservoir and is used to a describe a stone bowl with a drain-hole located near the altar of a church for the disposing of water used in the rituals of the Mass. The cinquefoil or five-lobed bowl with central drain hole is visible in the base of the niche. Water poured into this bowl drains down into the ground through a channel in the wall of the church. The washing of the priest’s hands and the items used in the ritual of mass was an essential part of the religious rite known as ablutions. For more information, visit: https://maps.archaeology.ie/HistoricEnvironment/?SMRS=KE003-008----
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