Rathmore

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UB01: New Testament - public life of Christ - baptism of Christ - in the Jordan

Scene Description: [cf. FontNotes]

Image Source: photograph 25 May 2010 by Edwin Rae [(handwritten on back of image): Rathmore, Co. Meath: Manor church: Stem of font, detail (stamp on back: Sean Fogarty, Photographer, 80 Ballyfermot Parade, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10)] [http://hdl.handle.net/2262/39782] [accessed 8 June 2014]

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UB02: Apostle or saint - Apostles - St. Thomas - holding spear and book

Scene Description: [cf. FontNotes]

Image Source: photograph 25 May 2010 by Edwin Rae [(handwritten on back of image): 68.161, Rathmore, Co. Meath: Manor church: Font stem: Detail, St. Thomas and a blessing bishop] [http://hdl.handle.net/2262/39788] [accessed 8 June 2014]

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UB03: cleric - archbishop (Thomas a Beckett?)

Scene Description: right hand raised in benediction; left hand holding a crozier

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UB04: New Testament - Passion of Christ - Wounds of Christ

Image Source: photograph 25 May 2010 by Edwin Rae [(handwritten on back of image): 68.195, Rathmore, Co. Meath: Manor church: Font stem: Detail, bishop and Christ showing the Five Wounds)] [http://hdl.handle.net/2262/39790] [accessed 8 June 2014]

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UB05: Apostle or saint - Apostles - St. Peter - holding 2 keys

Scene Description: seen here in the left arch

Image Source: photograph 25 May 2010 by Edwin Rae [(handwritten on back of image): Rathmore, Co. Meath: Manor church: Stem of font: Detail, St. Paul and St. Bridget)] [http://hdl.handle.net/2262/39792] [accessed 8 June 2014]

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UB06: Apostle or saint - Apostles - St. Paul - with sword

Scene Description: seen here in the centre arch

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UB07: cleric - abbess (St Brigid?)

Scene Description: seen here in the centre arch

Image Source: detail of a photograph 25 May 2010 by Edwin Rae [(handwritten on back of image): 68.162, Rathmore, Co. Meath: Manor church: Font: Detail (multiple images on file)] [http://hdl.handle.net/2262/39787] [accessed 8 June 2014]

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UB08: cleric - bishop - (St. Patrick?)

Scene Description: in the left arch

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design element - architectural - arcade - Gothic arches

Scene Description: the upper area filled with scrolled vegetation

Image Source: detail of a photograph 25 May 2010 by Edwin Rae [((handwritten on back of image): Rathmore, Co. Meath: Manor church: Stem of font, detail] [http://hdl.handle.net/2262/397864] [accessed 8 June 2014]

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view of base

Image Source: digital image of an illustration in Pike (1989: 39)

Copyright Instructions: Permission received (letter of 9/2/2004)

view of base

Image Source: digital image of a B&W photograph in the National Museum of Ireland

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view of church exterior in context - ruins

Scene Description: Source caption: "Ruined Church. It's shown on the OS map as "Church". A signpost nearby points to "Rathmore Church and Cross"."

Image Source: digital photograph 3 May 2006 by Brian Shaw [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/166668] [accessed 19 March 2023]

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view of font - fragment

Scene Description: Photo caption: "Piece of font in N[orth]. wall"

Image Source: photograph 25 May 2010 by Edwin Rae [(handwritten on back of image): c314, Rathmore, Co. Meath: Manor church: Piece of font in N. wall (stamp on back: A703)] [http://hdl.handle.net/2262/39780] [accessed 8 June 2014]

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view of font in context

Image Source: photograph 25 May 2010 by Edwin Rae [(handwritten on back of image): Rathmore, Co. Meath: Manor church: Stem of font from S. (stamp on back: 178)] [http://hdl.handle.net/2262/39781] [accessed 8 June 2014]

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view of font in context

Scene Description: the font in the context of the nave, looking east

Image Source: digital photograph taken 11 April 2012 by noelch [http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/70143473.jpg] [accessed 8 June 2014]

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INFORMATION

FontID: 00547RAT

Church/Chapel: Manor church of Rathmore / Cill an Rátha Mhóir (St. Lawrence) (in ruins)

Church Patron Saints: St. Lawrence [aka Laurence]

Country Name: Republic of Ireland

Location: Meath / An Mhí, Leinster

Directions to Site: Rathmore (Co. Meath) is 3-4 km NE of Athboy. For Athboy: take the N3 from Dublin to Navan (30 miles); at Navan take the N51 to Athboy. St Lawrence is the Manor Church of Rathmore.

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Meath

Font Location in Church: Inside the ruined church [the two fragments were fixed to a cement bowl and placed on the N wall of the nave -- ca. 1968]

Century and Period: 15th - 16th century, Late Gothic

Cognate Fonts: The font at Dunsany has a basin made of two separate pieces of stone: bowl and underbowl

Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Dr. Rachel Moss, and to Trinity College, Dublin, for the copy of Ms. Pike's work, and to Ms. Joan Pike for her kind permission to reproduce her original drawings.

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GET PIC CHURCH EXT https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/166668 Described and illustrated in Roe (1968: [92]-99 and pl. V, XXXVII-XL) as the base of a figural baptismal font dated probably to the 15th or 16th century. [NB: Roe expresses some reluctance to accept the identification by Leask in 1933 of two fragments decorated with angels holding open books as part of the missing basin, although she does accept that it is possible, especially if the missing basin had been made of two separate blocks of stone [bowl and underbowl], like the one at Dunsany [cf. Index entry]]. The remaining base is octagonal with vertical sides that are decorated with an arcade of Ogee arches in which are housed the figures; the spandrils are filled with animal and foliage motifs. Roe (ibid.) identifies the figures thus: 1)Baptism of Christ in the Jordan: Christ and John the Baptist are shown standing up to their knees in the river; Roe notices that both figures are bearded and that John pours the water over Christ's head from a vessel held in both hands; 2)St. Thomas holding a spear; Roe notes that both Thomas and Matthias are usually represented holding spears and bases her choice of Thomas in this case "as the name patron of the several Thomases associated with Rathmore"; 3)archbishop, possibly Thomas à Becket?; 4)Christ showing the five wounds; Roe points out that, although only the hands and chest wounds are vissible now, the ones for the feet must have been painted on earlier; 5-6)St Peter with the keys and St Paul with a sword; 7)abbess, possibly St Brigid?; 8)bishop or abbot, possibly St Patrick, despite the plain, cap-shaped mitre and equally plain walking-stick (Roe, 1968). Described and illustrated in Pike (1989). A catalogue entry in The Hunt Museum [http://test.huntmueseum.com] [accessed 26 December 2006], records "Research materials for 'Irish Medieval Figure Sculpture 1200-1600' (Irish University Press, 1974), by John Hunt Senior, under Ref. HM/ARCH/B2a/00034, and lists a "File of black and white photographs taken at Rathmore church, county Meath. Includes photographs of the font, altar font [...]" Noted and illustrated in the Edwin Rae Collection (TRIARC. TCD) [www.tara.tcd.ie/handle/2262/39781] [accessed 8 June 2014]. TheJournal.ie reported the font stolen [www.thejournal.ie/stolen-sculpture-rathmore-church-meath-908331-May2013/] [accessed 31 May 2013]: "G[ardai are investigating] the theft of a 500-year-old medieval sculpture from the grounds of a church in County Meath. The 'baptismal font' thought to be worth at least half a million euro was taken from Rathmore Church between April 16th and May 10th [...] The octagonal shaped national monument is 2ft high and features carvings of the apostles on each of its eight panels, along with an engraving of the baptism of Christ." The same source [www.thejournal.ie/medieval-font-rathmore-church-912182-May2013/] [accessed 31 May 2013] reported later "Stolen medieval font returned to Meath church. 'There wasn’t a begging ass on the roads of Ireland” that didn’t know the artefact was missing, according to National Museum Of Ireland spokesman.' [...] On Tuesday, TheJournal.ie reported the theft of the 15th century baptismal font, which had been missing for almost a month from the heritage site. However, the national monument, thought to be worth at least half a million euro, was returned to its original position this morning. According to local reports, two jeeps drove into the grounds of the church in the early hours of the morning before a group unloaded the artefact. [...] Gardai confirmed they are continuing to investigate the incident."

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 53.6432, -6.87243

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 53° 38' 36.09" N, 6° 52' 22.08" W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown

Number of Pieces: three?

Font Shape: polygonal (mounted)

Basin Interior Shape: [missing]

Basin Exterior Shape: [missing]

Height of Base: 55.2 cm*

Font Height (with Plinth): 72.4 cm** [approx.]

Square Base Dimensions: [diameter at top: 38.2 cm*]

Notes on Measurements: * Roe (1968: 99) ** [Pike (1989: 39): includes the lower base or plinth]

REFERENCES

II, Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland, 1893, pp. 373; r["References"]

Pike, Joan H.K., "Medieval Fonts of Ireland", [Supplied courtesy of The Dept. of the History of Art, Trinity College, Dublin], [Ireland]: [Privately printed], 1989

Roe, Helen M., Medieval Fonts of Meath, Longford, Ireland: Meath Archaeological and Historical Society, 1968