Rathnew / Rathno

INFORMATION

FontID: 09269RAT
Church/Chapel: Curch in ruins
Country Name: Republic of Ireland
Location: Wicklow / Cill Mhantáin, Leinster
Directions to Site: Located just NW of Wicklow city
Font Location in Church: Reported ca. 1928 in the middle of the burial place of the village, among the ruins of the old church
Century and Period: , Medieval
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

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; r["References"]