Rathnew / Rathno
INFORMATION
Font ID: 09269RAT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Curch in ruins, Rathnew
Font Location in Church: Reported ca. 1928 in the middle of the burial place of the village, among the ruins of the old church
Church Address: Rathnew, Co. Wicklow, Ireland
Site Location: Wicklow / Cill Mhantáin, Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the R750, just NW of Wicklow city
Additional Comments: abandoned font: the church was in ruins already ca. 1630
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in Ronan (1928: 140 and pl. on p. 138): "A baptismal font, rudely formed, with a basin cut 10 inches deep, lies buried in the ground at the S. wall". The site is referred earlier in this text as "In the middle of the burial place in the village of Rathnew are portions of the old church". Both texts are given in quotation marks in Ronan, who cites O'Curry's Wicklow Letters as source
COORDINATES
UTM: 29U 695987 5875506
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.993216, -6.079747
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 59′ 35.58″ N, 6° 4′ 47.09″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one?
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Basin Depth: 25 cm [approx.]
Notes on Measurements: Ronan (1928: 140)
REFERENCES
- Ronan, Myles V., "The Ancient Churches of the Deanery of Wicklow", 58, Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 1928, pp. 133-152; p. 140