Ardpatrick / Ard Pádraig

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of the surving fragment
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INFORMATION

Font ID: 09280ARD
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, fragment
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Church at Ardpatrick [in ruins]
Font Location in Church: Reported ca. 1908 outside the E end of the church
Church Address: Baunmore, Ardpatrick, Co. Limerick, Ireland
Site Location: Limerick, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the R512, on the N side of the Ballyhoura Mountains, about 50 km SSE of Limerick city [The ruins of Ardpatrick are on "the summit of a rounded, grassy hill near Sunvill, on the road from Buttevant to Kilfinane" -- Crawford (1908, vol. 38: 75)
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Limerick
Additional Comments: disappeared font: only a fragment of the base remains
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated by H.S. Crawford in the Journal of Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (1908, vol. 38: 76): "carved stone which now [i.e., ca. 1908] lies outside the east end of the church, and is evidently half of the base of a font [...] similar to that in St. Canice's Cathedral. It shows sockets for a large pillar in the centre, and smaller ones at the corners, and is perforated through the middle, I presume for the escape of water."

COORDINATES

UTM: 29U 532347 5799106
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.3413, -8.5252
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 20′ 28.68″ N, 8° 31′ 30.72″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: fragment
Drainage System: centre hole in basin & base
Drainage Notes: [only the lower base remains but it has a centre drain hole]
Notes on Measurements: Crawford (1908, vol. 38: 76) shows a drawing of the fragment next to a 12-inch scale; the fragment is a little over a foot in length

REFERENCES

  • Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 1849+