Julianstown / Baile Iúiliáin

INFORMATION

Font ID: 09236JUL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Mary (C. of I.), Julianstown
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: Laytown Rd, Julianstown West, Julianstown, Co. Meath, Ireland
Site Location: Meath / An Mhí, Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the R132, the road to Dublin, about 5 km SE of Drogheda
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Meath & Kildare
Historical Region: Barony of Lower Duleek
Font Notes:
Described in Roe (1968: 121) as "one doubtfully to be regarded as an authentic baptismal font. It appears to be made of very fine-grained sandstone or possibly composition(?), and is in the form of a rather shallow, footed bowl, almost patera-shaped. A central drain is now filled in."

COORDINATES

UTM: 29U 679668 5950268
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.670222, -6.280191
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 40′ 12.8″ N, 6° 16′ 48.69″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone?
Font Shape: round, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Rim Thickness: 6 cm
Diameter (inside rim): 54 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 66 cm
Basin Depth: 14.6 cm [at centre]
Basin Total Height: 30.03 cm [calculated]
Height of Base: 7.8 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 38.1 cm
Square Base Dimensions: circumference of foot: 94 cm
Notes on Measurements: Roe (1968: 121)

REFERENCES

  • Roe, Helen M., Medieval Fonts of Meath, Longford, Ireland: Meath Archaeological and Historical Society, 1968, p. 121