Swords

Image copyright © Joan Pike, 1989

Permission received (letter of 9/2/2004)

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B01: design element - motifs - vine - grape

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Joan Pike, 1989

Image Source: Pike (1989: 34)

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

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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Joan Pike, 1989

Image Source: Pike (1989: 34)

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

INFORMATION

FontID: 00858SWO
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Colmcille / Columcille (C. of I.) [said to be originally from St. Cronan's Abbey]
Church Patron Saints: St. Columba [aka Colmcille, Colomban, Columcille]
Church Location: Chapel Ln, Swords Demesne, Swords, Co. Dublin, Ireland -- Tel.: +353 1 840 7277
Country Name: Republic of Ireland
Location: Dublin, Leinster
Directions to Site: Swords is just north of Dublin city up the M1/N1
Font Location in Church: In the church porch
Century and Period: 13th - 16th century, Medieval
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].
Described and illustrated in Pike (1989: 33-34): "This font is said to be from St. Cronan's Abbey. It could be sandstone, being a brownish, yellowish colour. It is used as a Holy Water Stoup in the church porch but having a central drain it was probably originally a font. It has a reconstructed octagonal pedestal and base. The bowl is hemispherical and cylindrical internally. The relief carving is a continuous flowing pattern of vine with grapes. This design does not appear to be Medieval. [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

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 53.45765, -6.217
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 53° 27′ 27.54″ N, 6° 13′ 1.2″ W
UTM: 29U 684766 5926789

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone?
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Diameter (includes rim): 43.18 cm
Basin Depth: 27.94 cm
Basin Total Height: 33.02 cm
Font Height (with Plinth): 99.06 cm
Notes on Measurements: Pike (1989: 34)

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