Dromin
INFORMATION
Font ID: 10326DRO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Old Church [in ruins]
Font Location in Church: [disappeared?]
Church Notes: Remains of the 15th-16th century parish church on the site of a monastery founded by St. Finian in the 6th century
Church Address: Dromin, Co. Louth, Ireland
Site Location: Louth, Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the R170, W of the M1 at the Dromin junction, 3-4 km NW of Dunleer, 6-7 km E of Ardee, about 20 km S of Dundalk
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Linerick
Additional Comments: disappeared font / stolen font
Font Notes:
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Reported in the Co. Louth Archaeological and Historical Journal (1979, vol. XIX no.3 (249) as having been stolen from the site.
COORDINATES
UTM: 29U 668710 5969258
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.844387, -6.43552
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 50′ 39.79″ N, 6° 26′ 7.87″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
REFERENCES
- [anonymous], "Dromin Font [stolen]", XIX, No. 3, The Journal of the County Louth Archaeological and Historical Society, 1979, pp. 249; p. 249