Cloyne No. 2 / Cluain

Image copyright © Joan Pike, 1989

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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

FontID: 02730CLO
Church/Chapel: Cathedral of St. Colman (C. of I.) / Ard-Eaglais Naomh Colmán, Cluain
Church Patron Saints: St. Colman
Church Location: Church St, Malapardas, Cloyne, Co. Cork, Ireland -- Tel.: +353 21 463 7913
Country Name: Republic of Ireland
Location: Cork, Munster
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
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: , Medieval
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.
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]

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 51.861719, -8.119362
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 51° 51′ 42.19″ N, 8° 7′ 9.7″ W
UTM: 29U 560642 5746025

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

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