Kells No. 2 / Ceannaus Mór
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Scene Description: Source caption: "Kells Abbey, Kells, Meath"
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view of church interior - detail
Scene Description: Source caption: "Nische mit dem Faksimile des Book of Kells"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Dietrich, 2013
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view of fragment
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Joan Pike, 1989
Image Source: Pike (1989: 50)
Copyright Instructions: Permission received (letter of 9/2/2004)
angel
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Roe, 1968
Image Source: Roe (1968: pl. XXVII)
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angel
Scene Description: Roe describes it as a "demi-angel with large raised wings"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Roe, 1968
Image Source: Roe (1968: pl. XXVII)
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 00548MAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Church of St. Columba (C. of I.)
Font Location in Church: In the church porch
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Columba [aka Colmcille, Colomban, Columcille]
Church Notes: Abbey of Kells founded 9thC; destroyed 1117; rebuilt; became cathedral 1152; inruins after the Reformation; re-built 1578; present church 1778
Church Address: Townparks, Kells, Co. Meath, A82 AY20, Ireland -- Tel.: +353 46 929 3626
Site Location: Meath / An Mhí, Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Europe
Directions to Site: Kells is off the R163, E of the N52, 16 km NW of Navan, 64 km NW of Dublin
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Meath & Kildare
Additional Comments: fragment of lost font: only a small one remains of the font from Martry
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Roe (1968: 67-68): a fragment of a baptismal font, said to be from Martry, sits in the porch of St. Columba's Church (C. of I.). Roe states that "the fragment appears to be part of the lower register of a well-carved, probably octagonal, vessel [...] on the one panel still complete is a demi-angel with large raised wings. The dimensions of the fragment given by Roe (ibid.) are: "Under panel 23 cm. wide tapering to 16 cm. by 14 cm. high. Diameter of basin at bottom approx. 39.5 cm." According to Roe (ibid.), "until a couple years ago [i.e., ca. 1966] when the piece was brought into the church at Kells, it lay half-buried in fallen masonry and overgrown with nettles and weeds." [cf. Index entries for Kells Nos. 1 and 3 for two other baptismal objects in this church]. Described and illustrated in Pike (1989: 50) A modern baptismal font formerly in St. Mary's Church, Dublin, bears the date 1898.
Described and illustrated in Roe (1968: 67-68): a fragment of a baptismal font, said to be from Martry, sits in the porch of St. Columba's Church (C. of I.). Roe states that "the fragment appears to be part of the lower register of a well-carved, probably octagonal, vessel [...] on the one panel still complete is a demi-angel with large raised wings. The dimensions of the fragment given by Roe (ibid.) are: "Under panel 23 cm. wide tapering to 16 cm. by 14 cm. high. Diameter of basin at bottom approx. 39.5 cm." According to Roe (ibid.), "until a couple years ago [i.e., ca. 1966] when the piece was brought into the church at Kells, it lay half-buried in fallen masonry and overgrown with nettles and weeds." [cf. Index entries for Kells Nos. 1 and 3 for two other baptismal objects in this church]. Described and illustrated in Pike (1989: 50) A modern baptismal font formerly in St. Mary's Church, Dublin, bears the date 1898.
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.
COORDINATES
UTM: 29U 639808 5955373
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.728253, -6.880766
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 43' 42" N, 6° 52' 51" W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, type unknown
Number of Pieces: one [fragment]
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Basin Depth: 15 cm*
Height of Basin Side: 30 cm*
Notes on Measurements: Roe (1968: 68) records the following measurements: "Under panel 23 cm. wide tapering to 16 cm. by 14 cm. high. Diameter of basin at bottom approx. 39.5 cm." -- *[Pike (1989); approx.]
REFERENCES
- Barral i Altet, Xavier, Art pre-romànic a Catalunya: segles IX-X, Barcelona: Edicions 62, 1981, p. [67]-68 and pl. XXVII
- 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, p. 50
- 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, p. 50
- White, Newport Benjamin, Extents of Irish Monastic Possessions, 1540-1541, from Manuscripts in the Public Record Office, London, Dublin: Stationary Office, 1943, p. 115