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Font (present location)

Foulkscourt, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Font (present location), Foulkscourt, County Kilkenny, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Foulkscourt
County
Kilkenny
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.74958, -7.55490
SMR number
KK008-152001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1868 · 4. Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

This medieval font from the abbey of Fertagh (KK008-047001-) is currently located in the RC church in Johnstown, c. 3km to the SSW of the abbey, where it is recorded as KK008-152001- . The limestone font (max. D 0.4m) is described by Pike (1989, vol. 4, 580-1) in a discussion of medieval fonts. The font has a circular bowl (max. D 0.24m; max. Wth 0.78m; internal Wth 0.615) which is lined by a lead bowl (T 0.03m). Externally the font is 16 sided, each side forming a separate decorated rectangular panel (H 0.24m; Wth 0.14-0.17m). The panels, with plain margins, are dressed with punch tooling and are decorated in raised relief with the following (in sequence): a cross; a three-light pointed window with switch-line tracery; a six-petaled flower motif; an ivy leaf; a sun? or crown of thorns? motif damaged by the insertion of a hook for the font lid with a horizontal interwoven rope motif below; a human head; a pointed geometric motif; four circles, two over two (upper two with two inner concentric circles, lower dexter with one inner concentric circle and lower sinister with a inner cross); an ivy leaf; an interlace motif; a geometric pattern; a four-light pointed window with switch-line tracery; two ivy leaves with stems intertwining; two ivy leaves with stems intertwining; a four-light pointed window with switch-line tracery and a geometric pattern. The bowl tapers towards the supporting pedestal, forming 16 chamfered tapering panels each dressed with punch tooling within plain margins. The pedestal is not original.

See attached photographs:
KK008-152001-_01 General view of font
KK008-152001-_02 General view of font
KK008-152001-_03 General view of font
KK008-152001-_04 Overhead view of bowl of font
KK008-152001-_05 Detail of panel on side of font
KK008-152001-_06 Detail of panel on side of font
KK008-152001-_07 Detail of panel on side of font

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of revised upload: 25 July 2018

References

Pike, H.K.J. 1989 Medieval fonts. Old Kilkenny Review 4, no. 1, 572-82, 597-8.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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