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Font

Ballymaghroe (Ballinacor South By.), County Wicklow, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Font, Ballymaghroe, County Wicklow, 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
Ballymaghroe (Ballinacor South By.)
County
Wicklow
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.87192, -6.45997
SMR number
WI033-009001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (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

The font presently held in the disused RC church at Knockananna (WI033-032----) came from Ballymaghroe Graveyard (WI033-009----) having been moved from there sometime before 1933 (Corlett & Weaver 2002, vol. 1, 188). It consists of a large, cylindrical block of granite (diam. 0.68m; H 0.56m), the upper edge of which is damaged, containing a roughly circular basin (diam. 0.48m; D 0.21m) with a drain hole (diam. 0.035m) which exits the side of the font from where a linear groove (Wth 0.035m; D 0.05m) extends down the side of the stone (L 0.14m). On the outer edge of the font are two opposing crosses, both carved in low relief. One (dims. H 0.46m; Wth 0.19m) is formed by a low (H 0.02m; Wth 0.05-0.08m) raised band. The top of the second cross is missing (H 0.3m; Wth 0.18m), where the top of the font has been damaged. It is similarly defined by a low raised band (H 0.015m; Wth 0.06-0.08m).

Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy

Date of upload: 17 September 2012

References

Corlett, C. and Weaver, M. (eds) 2002 The Price Notebooks. 2 vols. Dúchas the Heritage Service. Dublin.

Nearby in the register

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

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