page_title: Kilfane Church
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Kilfane Church / History
caption_attribution_description: English: the most remarkable feature is the effigy of Cantwell Fada from mid 13th to early 14th century.
context_page_description: Kilfane Church is a medieval church and National Monument in County Kilkenny, Ireland.
context_section_description: 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.
caption: The Cantwell Fada
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