Ballyhale No. 2
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: 23)
Copyright Instructions: Permission received (letter of 9/2/2004)
view of stoup
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Joan Pike, 1989
Image Source: Pike (1989: 23)
Copyright Instructions: Permission received (letter of 9/2/2004)
INFORMATION
Font ID: 00868BAL
Object Type: Stoup?
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th - 14th century, Gothic
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Ossory font
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Martin of Tours (R.C.) [unknown origin?]
Font Location in Church: Wall-mounted "into the new end of the Church wall" -- Pike (1989: 23)
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 about half way (24 kms?) between Kilkenny and Waterford on the N9.
Additional Comments: recycled stoup
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Pike (1989: 23): "the second stoup [cf. Index entry for Ballyhale No. 1 for the first one] has been built into the new end of the Church wall. It has five Gothic flutes with inset".
A 3-D model of this object made by b-unicycling may be seen in Sketchfab [https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/ballyhale-font-2-99a874d930df4f01a91738425f410fd4] [accessed 23 July 2025]; the caption reads: "Former baptismal font, now used as a holy water stoup next to the Eastern entrance of Ballyhale Church (Church of St Martin). It is very similar to a baptismal font in private ownership in Thomastown. The zip tie holds a lid in place which I removed for the scan, unfortunately moving the zip tie as well."
A 3-D model of this object made by b-unicycling may be seen in Sketchfab [https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/ballyhale-font-2-99a874d930df4f01a91738425f410fd4] [accessed 23 July 2025]; the caption reads: "Former baptismal font, now used as a holy water stoup next to the Eastern entrance of Ballyhale Church (Church of St Martin). It is very similar to a baptismal font in private ownership in Thomastown. The zip tie holds a lid in place which I removed for the scan, unfortunately moving the zip tie as well."
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 (wall-mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: square
Height of Basin Side: 25.4 cm
Basin Total Height: 25.4 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 25.5 cm
Trapezoidal Basin: 45.72 cm
Notes on Measurements: Pike (1989: 23)
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. 23