Cloyne No. 2 / Cluain
Image copyright © Joan Pike, 1989
Permission received (letter of 9/2/2004)
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Joan Pike, 1989
Image Source: Pike (1989: 43)
Copyright Instructions: Permission received (letter of 9/2/2004)
INFORMATION
Font ID: 02730CLO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Cathedral of St. Colman (C. of I.) / Ard-Eaglais Naomh Colmán, Cluain
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Colman
Church Address: Church St, Malapardas, Cloyne, Co. Cork, Ireland -- Tel.: +353 21 463 7913
Site Location: Cork, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe
Directions to Site: Cloyne is located off the R631-R629 crossroads, S of the N25, about 16 km ESE of Cork
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
Additional Comments: damaged font : no longer in use
Font Notes:
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Decribed and illustrated in Pike (1989: 32, 43-44), as one of three baptismal fonts at St. Colman's, this one being the first medieval font: "Although this broken font is undecorated except for triangular and rectangular lines on the bowl and chamfer outlining triangular and rectangular divisions, it does seem to be Medieval. It is octagonal with a central drain; it is not in use. Its octagonal pedestal and base are similar to the Kilcock grooved pedestal and base." The entry for this church in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage [https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/20826015/saint-colmans-cathedral-church-street-townparks-cloyne-cork] [accessed 26 April 2023] reports an early carved limestone font in it. [cf. Index entries for Cloyne Nos. 1, 3 for the other two fonts in this church]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful 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 560642 5746025
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.861719, -8.119362
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 51′ 42.19″ N, 8° 7′ 9.7″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, type unknown
Number of Pieces: three?
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Diameter (includes rim): 63.5 cm*
Height of Basin Side: 31 cm* [chamfer = 23 cm*]
Basin Total Height: 54 cm*
Height of Base: 25 cm* [calculated]
Font Height (less Plinth): 79 cm*
Trapezoidal Basin: 63.5 cm (width)
Notes on Measurements: Pike (1989: 44) *[all measurements approximate]
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. 31-32; 43-44