Clonard No. 2

INFORMATION

Font ID: 12517ALV
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th - 16th century (?), Late Medieval
Workshop/Group/Artisan: heraldic stoup
Church / Chapel Name: In the Catholic church since 1990s (formerly at St. Finian's (Church of Ireland)
Font Location in Church: Outside, in the porch
Church Patron Saint(s): [St. Finnian [aka Finian], of the old C. of I. church]
Church Address: 32 Abbeyfields, Towlaght, Clonard, Co. Meath, A83 FH32, Ireland
Site Location: Meath / An Mhí, Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Europe
Directions to Site: Clonard is located off the R148, N of the M4/N4, 5 km E of Kinnegad, about 50 km W of Dublin
Font Notes:
BSI on-site notes: a stone holy-water stoup consists of an octagonal basin raised on an octagonal-to-square base; the basin, considerably damaged on its sides, bears a small shield on one of its sides, besides wihc is an inscripeion; a second inscription is present on the upper rim. We were not able to decipher or transcribe aither of the inscriptions.

COORDINATES

UTM: 29U 631497 5924203
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.450417, -7.019806
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 27′ 1.5″ N, 7° 1′ 11.3″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: octagonal, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Drainage System: no drainage system
Drainage Notes: no lining
Rim Thickness: 5-7 cm*
Diameter (inside rim): 34-35 cm*
Diameter (includes rim): 46-49 cm*
Basin Depth: 22 cm*
Basin Total Height: 38 cm*
Height of Base: 78 cm*
Basin Lower Panel Dimensions: 116 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * BSI on-site

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: unknown
Inscription Location: on the basin: upper rim and side
Inscription Notes: [cf. FonrNotes]