Prosperous / An Chorrchoill / Curryhills
Image copyright © Joan Pike, 1989
Permission received (letter of 9/2/2004)
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B01: angel - holding basket
Scene Description: A winged figure carrying a basket
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Joan Pike, 1989
Image Source: Pike (1989: 49)
Copyright Instructions: Permission received (letter of 9/2/2004)
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Joan Pike, 1989
Image Source: Pike (1989: 49)
Copyright Instructions: Permission received (letter of 9/2/2004)
INFORMATION
Font ID: 00866PRO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of Curryhills (R. C.)
Font Location in Church: Reported ca. 1989 as outside the church, used as holy-water stoup
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin & St. Joseph
Church Address: Curryhills, Co. Kildare, Ireland
Site Location: Kildare, Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Europe
Directions to Site: Prosperous is about 5 miles NW of Naas, accessible via the R407 or the R409.
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Pike (1989) and (1987-1991): "Outside the church, this Medieval font made of rough limestone is used as a Holy Water stoup. It is said to have been the baptismal font from the old Killybegs Church[...]. A high relief figure with wings and carrying a basket is sculpted on the front of the bowl." The font has no central drainage hole and J.Pike (1987-1991: 210) notes it is strange that not one of the five ancient fonts in Co. Kildare contains an operating central drain, and suggests that the smaller fonts like the one at Leixlip were used as holy-water stoups and that there may not have been the ecclesiastical leadership on this matter in this county as in other areas. [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]
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 649873 5906715
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.28843, -6.7516
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 17′ 18.35″ N, 6° 45′ 5.76″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Drainage System: no drainage system
Height of Basin Side: 26.7 cm
Basin Total Height: 53.24 cm
Height of Base: 39.47 cm
Font Height (with Plinth): 92.71 cm
Trapezoidal Basin: 50.8 cm (width)
Notes on Measurements: Pike (1989: 49) and 1987-1991: 210)
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, p. 49-50
- Pike, Joan H.K., "Medieval fonts in Kildare", 17, Journal of the County Kildare Archaeological Society, 1987-91, pp. 206-210; p. 206, 210