Errigal Keerogue / Ballynasaggart
Image copyright © Joan Pike, 1989
Permission received (letter of 9/2/204)
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B01: design element - motifs - floral - fleur-de-lis
Scene Description: Fleur-de-lis motif around the basin sides
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Joan Pike, 1989
Image Source: Pike (1989: 33)
Copyright Instructions: Permission received (letter of 9/2/204)
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Joan Pike, 1989
Image Source: Pike (1989: 33)
Copyright Instructions: Permission received (letter of 9/2/204)
INFORMATION
Font ID: 00911ERR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Matthew (C. of I.)
Font Location in Church: Insidfe the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Matthew
Site Location: Omagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: The Public Records Office for Northern Ireland shows Ballynasaggart near Ballygawley, about 13 miles west of Dungannon, defined as a "townland" in the parish of "Errigal Keerogue" in Co. Tyrone, with Ordnance Survey map ref. 52 & 59.
Historical Region: formerly county Tyrone
Additional Comments: recycled font: originally from one of two medieval sites nearby
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Pike (1989: 33): "A Medieval font [that] may have come from the Friary [i.e., a Franciscan Friary, now in ruins, founded by Conn, son of Henry O'Neil 1489, and located about a mile east of Ballynasaggart] or St. Ciaran's ancient monastery, on which site is St. Matthew's Church. The font is still in use. It is made of rough limestone and has no central drain. It is circular with a round bowl. The pedestal is conical with five carved circles. The decoration of the font is in high relief on the theme of the Fleur-de-lis. The base is square. There is a drain hole on one side. [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 624117 6039183
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 54.45789, -7.076869
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, limestone
Number of Pieces: three?
Font Shape: cylindrical, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: Side drainage system
Drainage Notes: [cf. FontNotes for details]
Diameter (includes rim): 50.8 cm
Basin Total Height: 40.64 cm
Font Height (with Plinth): 104.14 cm
Notes on Measurements: Pike (1989: 33)
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. 33