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March 14, 2008
MEDIEVAL FLOOR TILE FOUND BY MARTIN KINSELLA
Medieval floor tile fragment found at Kildare by Martin Kinsella, member of Cill Dara Historical Society $MTEntryExcerpt$>A fragment of floor tile found by Martin Kinsella at his home near Hospital Street was displayed at the highly successful Memories and Memoribilia night organised as part of the yearly programme of events by Cill Dara Historical Society on Wednesday night last, 12 March 2008.
Martin searched the area thoroughly but could find no more evidence. Apparently the spot where he found the tile at the bottom of his garden had been used for many years in the past as a sort of refuse disposal area by his father so the tile may indeed have come from elsewhere. The fragment of tile was identified as a very good example of a medieval floor tile by a local archaeologist. There were similar tiles found at Kildare Cathedral. It is hoped to display the tile in Kildare Town Heritage Centre but also to map the actual location and send measurements and photographs to the National Museum.
Medieval floor tile fragment found at Kildare by Martin Kinsella, member of Cill Dara Historical Society
Posted by mariocorrigan at March 14, 2008 11:00 AM