Rathcore

INFORMATION

Font ID: 09254RAT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, basin only
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 16th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Michael (C. of I.), Rathcore
Font Location in Church: Reported ca. 1968 lying on the ground, to the W of the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Michael
Site Location: Meath / An Mhí, Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the R159, 6-7 km N of Enfield, itself on the M4, about 35 km W of Dublin
Additional Comments: abandoned font: basin lying on the grounds near the church; base missing
Font Notes:
Described in Roe (1968: 126) as a medieval baptismal font, "octagonal with the lower panels chamfered to a greater depth than the vertical height of the upper ones", with a bevelled outer rim and a round basin well without a drain.

COORDINATES

UTM: 29U 644771 5923054
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.436618, -6.820599
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 26′ 11.83″ N, 6° 49′ 14.15″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one
Font Shape: octagonal
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Drainage System: no drainage system
Rim Thickness: 7 cm
Diameter (inside rim): 48.5 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 62-63 cm [calculated]
Basin Depth: 16.5 cm
Height of Basin Side: 16.5 cm
Basin Upper Panel Dimensions: 16.5 cm (heigh) x 24.2 tapering to 22.7 cm (wide)
Basin Lower Panel Dimensions: 21 cm (heigh) x 22.7 tapering to 16 cm (wide)
Notes on Measurements: Roe (1968: 126)

REFERENCES

  • Roe, Helen M., Medieval Fonts of Meath, Longford, Ireland: Meath Archaeological and Historical Society, 1968, p. 126