Skreen / Skryne
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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
Font ID: 09226SKR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century[reconstructed font], Medieval [altered]
Church / Chapel Name: New Parish Church (C. of I.) [replaced the old one dedicated to St. Columba] / Scrín Choluim Chille
Font Location in Church: At the base of the tower
Church Notes: Augustinian church built 1341; tower added 15thC
Church Address: Skryne, Co. Meath, Ireland
Site Location: Meath / An Mhí, Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Europe
Directions to Site: The church is located off (E) the M3, on the Hill of Skryne, 2 km NW of Skryne village
Additional Comments: recycled font?: reconstructed font? only fragments were visible in 1894
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]. The entry for this church in Curious Ireland [https://curiousireland.ie/skreen-church-co-meath/] [accessed 30 July 2025] reports: "Inside the tower are the fragments of a baptismal font".
COORDINATES
UTM: 29U 661309 5940217
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.585946, -6.563023
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 35′ 9.41″ N, 6° 33′ 46.88″ W
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