Richardstown No. 1
INFORMATION
Font ID: 09290RIC
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Old Chapel near the castle, Richardstown
Font Location in Church: Reported ca. 1837 in the ruins of the old chapel near the castle: in the wall near the door
Church Address: Richardstown, Ardee, Co. Louth, Ireland
Site Location: Louth, Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the N33, 4-5 km E of Ardee (dir. Annagasson)
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Armagh
Historical Region: Barony of Ardee
Additional Comments: abandoned font
Font Notes:
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Reported in Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary (1837): "There are some remains of an old chapel near the castle [i.e., Richardstown Castle], in tolerable preservation, with a baptismal font, and a vase for holy water in the wall near the door".
COORDINATES
UTM: 29U 667300 5970369
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.854818, -6.456321
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 51′ 17.35″ N, 6° 27′ 22.76″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone