Ballymore Eustace
INFORMATION
Font ID: 10092BAL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. John [C. of I.]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Evangelist
Previous Font Location(s): probably form the disappeared church nearby
Church Address: Ballymore Eustace, Co. Kildare W91 NP38, Ireland
Site Location: Kildare, Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the L6048-R411 crossroads, 25-30 SW of Dublin city centre
Ecclesiastic Region: United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough
Font Notes:
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The entry for this church in Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John's_Church,_Ballymore_Eustace] [accessed 11 August 2026] reports: "the church contains a large 12th century granite circular baptismal font, possibly moved from the old medieval church which existed nearby." The reference to the Wikipedia entry [https://kildarelocalhistory.ie/news/a-guided-tour-of-ballymore-woolen-mills/] [accessed 11 August 2025] provides an illustration of the font: a round tapering basin raised on a round taperin base, both plain; no cover present.
COORDINATES
UTM: 29U 660134 5889564
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.1314, -6.6064
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 7′ 53.04″ N, 6° 36′ 23.04″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, granite
Font Shape: bucket-shaped, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round