Thomastown No. 3

Results: 2 records

INFORMATION

Font ID: 25877THO
Object Type: Stoup?
Font Date: n.d.
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th - 15th century (?), Late Medieval
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Rory O'Tunny / O'Tunney workshop in Callan?
Church / Chapel Name: Brady's Castle
Font Location in Church: [not in a church]
Previous Font Location(s): origin unknown
Church Notes: This building is indexed in the Archaeological Survey of Ireland under SMR No. KK028-040005 -- Brady's Castle, aka Tower House, is a fortified house in Thomastown; now used as a hotel/B&B -- The entry in the NBHS dates it ca. 1700, although others claim ca. 1500 or earlier
Church Address: Market St / Low St, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
Site Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the R448, on Market St / Low St, Thomas town
Additional Comments: disused stoup / origin unknown (now in the yard of a guest house in Thomastown
Font Notes:
An object noted and illustrated in two 31 July 2024 digital photographs by A.-K. D. in Wikipedia [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Font_basin_at_Brady's_Castle.jpg] [accessed 27 July 2025] as a "font base similar to the Ossory type, but also to some O'Tunny fonts in the yard of Brady's Castle in Thomastown" "Judging from its size, it is more likely a holy water stoup than a baptismal font." The object, likely a stoup rather than a font, is roughly rectangular in shape and it was obviously wall-mounted on the rough unfinished extended side; the finished sides are decorated with a well-executed Gothic window tracery; the inner well is rounded and defined by a rim moulding. Some damage present but the piece is whole, including the unfinished mounting extension at the back. This object is indexed in the Archaeological Survey of Ireland under SMR No. KK028-040008-.

COORDINATES

UTM: 29U 626304 5821064
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.525019, -7.138243
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 31′ 30.07″ N, 7° 8′ 17.68″ W

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: rectangular, wall mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: rectangular