Skreen
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view of church exterior
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Image Source: Westropp (1894: 230)
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view of church interior - plan
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Image Source: Westropp (1894: 230)
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INFORMATION
FontID: 09226SKR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: New Parish Church [replaced the old one dedicated to St. Columba]
Country Name: Republic of Ireland
Location: Meath / An Mhí, Leinster
Directions to Site: The church is located on a hilltop
Font Location in Church: At the base of the tower
Century and Period: 12th - 16th century[reconstructed font], Medieval [altered]
Font Notes:
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In his report to the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, after a visit to the ruins of the church of Skreen he made in 1894, Westropp (1894: 230) reported that "some pieces of a large plain font also remain". A "reconstructed" baptismal font, perhaps a reconstruction of the font from the fragments reported iby Westropp in 1894, is listed in a current [ca. 2000] web site for the church dedicated to St. Columba in Skreen [source: http://tower_house.tripod.com/irishhistoricmonuments]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
REFERENCES
Westropp, Thomas Johnson, "The Churches of Dunsany and Skreen, Co. Meath", 24, Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 1894, pp. 222-231; p. 230