Dublin No. 5

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 25862DUB
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Date Visited: 2025-07-14
Font Date: n.d.
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin / Ard-Eaglais Naomh Pádraig
Font Location in Church: Inside, in the SW corner
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Patrick [aka Pádraig, Padrig, Patricius]
Church Notes: collegiate church dedicated in 1191 to "God, our Blessed Lady Mary and St Patrick"; modified 13th, 14thC; renovated 17th, 18th and 19thC
Church Address: St Patrick's Close, Dublin, D08 H6X3, Ireland -- Tel.: +353 1 453 9472
Site Location: Dublin, Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the city centre, off the R110-R137 crossroads, S of Dublin castle
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough
Font Notes:
BSI on-site visit notes: baptismal font of stone consisting of a rectangular basin with vertical sides that are plain but for several initial inscribed on one side, one with the date 1734; raised on a broad central shaft and four outer colonnettes, and a modern quadrangular plinth. The back side of the basin is rough, unfinished, and likely meant to be against a wall or blind spot originally. There are two patched spots at opposite sides of the upper rim of the basin, surely where repairs were made to damage caused by the metal anchorings of an old font cover.

COORDINATES

UTM: 29U 681659 5913503
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.339444, -6.271389
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 20′ 22″ N, 6° 16′ 17″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: rectangular, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: rectangular
Drainage System: centre hole in basin
Drainage Notes: no lining
Rim Thickness: 6-8 cm*
Diameter (inside rim): 58-59 cm*
Basin Depth: 25 cm*
Basin Total Height: 35 cm*
Height of Central Column: 60-62 cm*
Height of Side Columns: 60 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 97 cm*
Font Height (with Plinth): 112 cm* [includes modern plinth]
Trapezoidal Basin: 72 x 99 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * BSI on-site

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: letters and numbers
Inscription Location: basin side
Inscription Text: "[???] 1734"
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Source: field work