Ballyhale No. 1
Image copyright © Joan Pike, 1989
Permission received (letter of 9/2/2004)
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B01: design element - patterns - fluted
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Joan Pike, 1989
Image Source: Pike (1989: 20)
Copyright Instructions: Permission received (letter of 9/2/2004)
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Joan Pike, 1989
Image Source: Pike (1989: 20)
Copyright Instructions: Permission received (letter of 9/2/2004)
INFORMATION
Font ID: 00867BAL
Object Type: Stoup?
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century, Medieval
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Ossory font
Cognate Fonts: 1. St Canice's Cathedral, Kilkenny
2. St Laserian's Cathedral, Old Leighlin, Co. Carlow
3. St Francis' Abbey, Kilkenny
4. St Patrick's Memorial Church, Saul, co. Down
5. Ballyhale, 1st Stoup outside the Roman Catholic Church
6. Outside Freshford Roman Catholic Church
7. St Mary's Church, Kilkenny
8. St Mary and St Catherine, Callan
9. St Leonard's Church, Dunnamaggan
10.Maddoxtowm Churchyard, Kilkenny
11. St Mary's Churchyard, Thomastown (fragments)
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Martin of Tours (R. C.) [originally from the medieval church of Kiltorcan]
Font Location in Church: Wall-mounted into the old tower
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Church Address: Ballyhale, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
Site Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Europe
Directions to Site: Ballyhale is located off the R448, about half way (24 kms?) between Kilkenny and Waterford, off the N9.
Additional Comments: recycled stoup? former font?
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Pike (1989: 19-20) as a "medieval stoup [..] built into the old tower of Ballyhale Church [...] which is in fact the West tower of the Medieval Church of Kiltorcan. [...] It has nine Romanesque flutes in two tiers, with a staggered bottom tier. [...] Internally the bowl is cylindrical to the front face. There is no central drain." [cf. Index entry for Ballyhale No. 2 for the second stoup in this church].
A set of digital photographs of this stoup taken 27 December 2024 by A.-K. D. may be seen in Wikipedia [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ballyhale_First_Stoup] [accessed 26 July 2025]
A set of digital photographs of this stoup taken 27 December 2024 by A.-K. D. may be seen in Wikipedia [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ballyhale_First_Stoup] [accessed 26 July 2025]
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 622183 5814534
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.46728, -7.20135
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 28′ 2.21″ N, 7° 12′ 4.86″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, type unknown
Number of Pieces: one?
Font Shape: square (wallmounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: square
Height of Basin Side: 26.67 cm
Basin Total Height: 26.67 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 26.67 cm
Trapezoidal Basin: 64.77 cm
Notes on Measurements: Pike (1989: 20)
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. 19-20