Johnstown nr. Urlingford / Baile Sheáin / Coorthafooka / Cúirt an Phúca

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design element - motifs - circle - concentric

three of them sharing the side of the basin with en encircled Greek cross
Scene Description: three of them sharing the side of the basin with en encircled Greek cross
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Edwin Rae Collection (TRIARC. TCD), 2014
Image Source: digital version of a B&W photograph by Edwin Rae [(handwritten on back of image): C334, Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny: R.C. parish church: font from N.W. (stamp on back: A703)][www.tara.tcd.ie/handle/2262/16421] [accessed 8 June 2014]
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design element - motifs - tracery - Gothic

some are window tracery; others more geometrical
Scene Description: some are window tracery; others more geometrical
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Edwin Rae Collection (TRIARC. TCD), 2014
Image Source: digital version of a B&W photograph by Edwin Rae [(handwritten on back of image): C335, Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny: R.C. parish church: font from S.W. (stamp on back: A703)][http://hdl.handle.net/2262/16422] [accessed 8 June 2014]
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human figure - head

it could be wearing a cruciferous halo (Christ?)
Scene Description: it could be wearing a cruciferous halo (Christ?)
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Edwin Rae Collection (TRIARC. TCD), 2014
Image Source: digital version of a B&W photograph by Edwin Rae [(handwritten on back of image): C334, Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny: R.C. parish church: font from N.W. (stamp on back: A703)][www.tara.tcd.ie/handle/2262/16421] [accessed 8 June 2014]
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symbol - cross - Greek - in a circle

sharing the side of the basin with three other circle motifs
Scene Description: sharing the side of the basin with three other circle motifs
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Edwin Rae Collection (TRIARC. TCD), 2014
Image Source: digital version of a B&W photograph by Edwin Rae [(handwritten on back of image): C334, Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny: R.C. parish church: font from N.W. (stamp on back: A703)][www.tara.tcd.ie/handle/2262/16421] [accessed 8 June 2014]
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symbol - star - 6-point - inscribed rosette

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Edwin Rae Collection (TRIARC. TCD), 2014
Image Source: digital version of a B&W photograph by Edwin Rae [(handwritten on back of image): C335, Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny: R.C. parish church: font from S.W. (stamp on back: A703)][http://hdl.handle.net/2262/16422] [accessed 8 June 2014]
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view of basin - northwest side

the motif on the left-most panel could be a stylised tree or plant; the next to the right, an animal?
Scene Description: the motif on the left-most panel could be a stylised tree or plant; the next to the right, an animal?
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Edwin Rae Collection (TRIARC. TCD), 2014
Image Source: digital version of a B&W photograph by Edwin Rae [(handwritten on back of image): C334, Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny: R.C. parish church: font from N.W. (stamp on back: A703)][www.tara.tcd.ie/handle/2262/16421] [accessed 8 June 2014]
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view of basin - southwest side

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Edwin Rae Collection (TRIARC. TCD), 2014
Image Source: digital version of a B&W photograph by Edwin Rae [(handwritten on back of image): C335, Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny: R.C. parish church: font from S.W. (stamp on back: A703)][http://hdl.handle.net/2262/16422] [accessed 8 June 2014]
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view of church exterior

a view of the ruins of the church at Fertagh (Diocese of Ossory), where the font is believed to have originated -- Photo caption: "General view of the church at Fertagh. The nave is to the right of the image, it was converted into a handball alley. The MacGillapadraig mortuary chapel is to the left, north of the nave."
Scene Description: a view of the ruins of the church at Fertagh (Diocese of Ossory), where the font is believed to have originated -- Photo caption: "General view of the church at Fertagh. The nave is to the right of the image, it was converted into a handball alley. The MacGillapadraig mortuary chapel is to the left, north of the nave."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © TRIARC. TCD, 2014
Image Source: digital photograph taken 14 November 2011 by Roger Stalley, in the The Stalley Collection (Digital Image Collection) [http://hdl.handle.net/2262/57664] [accessed 8 June 2014]
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view of church exterior

another view of the ruins of the church at Fertagh (Diocese of Ossory), where the font is believed to have originated -- Photo caption: "General view of the church at Fertagh. The nave is to the right of the image, it was converted into a handball alley. The MacGillapadraig mortuary chapel is to the left, north of the nave."
Scene Description: another view of the ruins of the church at Fertagh (Diocese of Ossory), where the font is believed to have originated -- Photo caption: "General view of the church at Fertagh. The nave is to the right of the image, it was converted into a handball alley. The MacGillapadraig mortuary chapel is to the left, north of the nave."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © TRIARC. TCD, 2014
Image Source: digital photograph taken 14 November 2011 by Roger Stalley, in the The Stalley Collection (Digital Image Collection) [http://hdl.handle.net/2262/57664] [accessed 8 June 2014]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-SA-3.0

INFORMATION

FontID: 00876JOH
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Kieran (R.C.) [formerly at Fertagh church]
Church Patron Saints: St. Ciaran (aka Kieran)
Church Location: Chapel Street, Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
Country Name: Republic of Ireland
Location: Kilkenny, Leinster
Directions to Site: Johnstown is 40 km SW down the N8 from Portlaoise, near Urlingford and Kilccoley Abbey, 120 km from Dublin.
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Ossory
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the E end of the nave, near the presbitery, towards the S side
Century and Period: 14th - 15th 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].
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Pike (1989): "The very beautifully carved font was brought out of Fertagh Church and is in use in St. Kieran's Roman Catholic Church, built in 1832, in Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny. This font is made of limestone and has 16 sides. It is lead lined and has two compartments inside the bowl. There is a drain in the smaller compartment. The decoration on the sixteen sides shows Gothic window tracery, a cross, star, spirals and triangles. Pedestal and base have been restructured. There is no plinth. The illustration in Pike shows a low-dome pointed font cover on the font. Noted and illustrated in the TRIARC - Edwin Rae Collection (Digital Image Collection) [www.tara.tcd.ie/handle/2262/16421] [accessed 8 June 2014].

COORDINATES

UTM: 29U 597403 5845334

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: polygonal (16 sides) (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: polygonal (16 sides)
Height of Basin Side: 22. 86 cm
Basin Total Height: 40.64 cm
Height of Base: 61.02 cm
Font Height (with Plinth): 101.6 cm
Trapezoidal Basin: 76.2 cm across.
Notes on Measurements: Pike (1989: 37)

LID INFORMATION

Date: unknown
Apparatus: no
Notes: The lid appears to have a low-dome pointed shape in Pike's drawing (1989: 37)

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