Kells No. 1 / Ceannaus Mór

INFORMATION

FontID: 01102KEL
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Columba (C. of I.)
Church Patron Saints: St. Columba [aka Colmcille, Colomban, Columcille]
Church Location: Townparks, Kells, Co. Meath, A82 AY20, Ireland -- Tel.: +353 46 929 3626
Country Name: Republic of Ireland
Location: Meath / An Mhí, Leinster
Directions to Site: Kells is 40 miles north-west of Dublin, up the N3, 10 miles from Navan
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Described in Roe (1968: 122) as "the christening font in use in this church. It is a well-made vessel, octagonal in form with chamfered under panels. It appears lightly polished externally and whether it should be considered as a medieval original refurbished or as a modern work remains uncertain." [cf. Index entries for Kells Nos. 2-3 for two other baptismal objects in this church]

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 53.727833, -6.881917
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 53° 43' 40.2" N, 6° 52' 54.9" W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal

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"]
Roe, Helen M., Medieval Fonts of Meath, Longford, Ireland: Meath Archaeological and Historical Society, 1968