Ardfinnan

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INFORMATION

FontID: 00908ARD
Church/Chapel: Ballybacon (Roman Catholic)
Church Location: Main Street, Ardfinnan, Clonmel, Co Tipperary, E91 W7P3, Ireland
Country Name: Republic of Ireland
Location: Tipperary, Munster
Century and Period: 11th - 12th century, Norman
The decoration of this font bears resemblance to the Killamery Cross of the Ahenny Group on the Kilkenny-Tipperary border. There is a central drain in the font. In 1975 the font was moved from the nearby ruins of Ballybacon Medieval Roman Catholic Church and placed it in a new church. The font is no longer in use. A large circular depression 13 inches in diameter and one inch deep has been cut into the underside of the font, suggesting that it was mountedon a circular column, which may have been supported by a plinth. The font is a rectangular stone cist.

COORDINATES

UTM: 29U 576003 5796074

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite (fine-grained)
Basin Total Height: 30.48 cm
Trapezoidal Basin: width 56.896 x 52.832 cm

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