Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Font
Coolbanagher, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolbanagher
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- LA008-014003-
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The National Monuments Service's description
This font was removed from the original site (LA008-014001-) and is now located in St. John's Church (LA008-010) in Morett. Font in St John's church (Gandon building), moved from grounds of Emo Park demesne (LA009-006-) in c. 1935 may originally been in Coolbanagher church (LA008-014001-). Octagonal basin (max. int. diam. 0.575m, max. D 0.25m, T of wall 0.10m) with central drain hole, set on modern base. Eight panels elaborately decorated with carvings in relief some with angels others with foliate designs and divided from each other by a twisted vine. The font is punch dressed and is therefore late rather than high medieval in date. (Fitzgerald 1904, 196-7; Roe 1947, 82-3)
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
References
FitzGerald, Lord W. 1903-5 The history and antiquities of the Queen's county barony of Portnahinch. Journal of the Kildare Archaeological Society 4, 184-204, 285-311, 325-51.
Roe, H.M. 1947 Two baptismal fonts in county Laoighis. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 77, 81-3.