Cloyne No. 3 / Cluain

INFORMATION

Font ID: 02731CLO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
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
Font Notes:
Mentioned in Pike (1989: 32) as one of three baptismal fonts in the Cathedral of St. Colman, the one in use: "A third font, in use, of a later period, is not Medieval." 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, 2 for the other two fonts in this church]

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
Font Shape: unknown
Basin Exterior Shape: Unknown

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