Wyanstown

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INFORMATION

FontID: 00995WYA
Church/Chapel: Now in the new Catholic Church of St. Colmcille / Saint Columkille's Catholic Church [original location unknown]
Church Location: Wyanstown, Togher, Ireland
Country Name: Republic of Ireland
Location: Louth, Leinster
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the N-1, near Togher, about 20 km SSE of Dundalk
Font Location in Church: Inside the new church, where it is now used as holy-water stoup
Century and Period: 12th century, Romanesque
Cognate Fonts: Similar to Ubley (Somerset),, Wicklow, St. Audoen's Church, Dublin and Kells (Kilkenny) .
Described and illustrated in Cahill ([ca. 1990?]: 237-239): "The font is unusual in Ireland because of the form of the bowl which is carved to resemble the cushion or block capital seen frequently in Romanesque churches in England [...]. The font is sub-rectangular plan internally and of oval plan externally [...]. The rim is bevelled internally and externally." Cahill (ibid.) notes that this old basin, the drain hole of which is now plugged, has been mounted on a modern base and "appears to have been buffed by mechanical means prior to re-mounting". Since the church of St. Colmcille, in which it now serves as holy-water stoup, dates only to ca. 1869, Cahil (ibid.) speculates about the provenance of this font and suggests three possible origins: 1)the original medieval Roman Catholic church -now disappeared- located about one hundred yards from the new church; 2)the medieval church of Port (Teampull Phórt), located about 2 km east of St. Colmcille; or 3)the medieval church of Clonmore -now in ruins- located about 1.5 km south west of Togher, a church dedicated to St. Colmcille as well.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 53° 50' 54" N, 6° 17' 47" W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Font Shape: rectangular (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: rectangular
Basin Exterior Shape: rectangular
Drainage Notes: now plugged
Diameter (inside rim): 50 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 55 cm
Basin Depth: 24 cm [max.]
Basin Total Height: 38.5 cm
Height of Base: [modern]
Trapezoidal Basin: 45 cm x 40 cm
Notes on Measurements: Cahill ([n.d., ca. 1990?]: 237-238)

REFERENCES

Cahill, Mary, "A Baptismal Font at Wyanstown, Co Louth", vol. XX, no. 3, County Louth Archaeological and Historical Journal, 1983, pp. 237-239; r["References"]