Drumcullin nr. Ballincur

INFORMATION

FontID: 09274DRU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1 (fragment)
Church/Chapel: Abbey of Drumcullin [in ruins]
Country Name: Republic of Ireland
Location: Offaly / Uibh Fhailaí, Leinster
Directions to Site: Located in the townland of Ballincur, on the N bank of the riverCamcor, near Kinnity
Font Location in Church: Reported ca. 1918 in the ruins of the Abbey of Drumcullin, on the base of a cross
Century and Period: Medieval
Font Notes:
Described in the Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (1918), v. 48: 75fn), as part of a communication by E.C.R. Armstrong -based on a report by Olive Purser- to the Society: "Two fragments of old wrought stone have been placed on the block [i.e., the base of an early Celtic cross discovered in this site in 1917] at either of the socket forming a sort of rim to the hole. The pieces put together form the top of what is almost certainly an ancient font, about 14 inches square and 7 inches high."

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: [two fragments]
Font Shape: square
Basin Exterior Shape: square
Notes on Measurements: Armstrong (1918: 75fn)

REFERENCES

Armstrong, E.C.R., "Fragment of a Celtic Cross at Drumcullin, King's County", vol. 48 (1918), Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 1918, pp. 73-75; p. 75fn