Richardstown No. 1

INFORMATION

FontID: 09290RIC
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Old chapel near the castle
Country Name: Republic of Ireland
Location: Louth, Leinster
Directions to Site: Located 4-5 km E of Ardee (dir. Annagasson)
Font Location in Church: Reported ca. 1837 in the ruins of the old chapel near the castle: in the wall near the door
Century and Period: Medieval
Font Notes:
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". [source: www.jbhall.freeservers.com]

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone