Font in Dowth

The font from the medieval parish church of Dowth (ME020-019----) is now at the Roman Catholic church of Monknewtown (ME019-018001-). This is an octagonal stone (dim 0.75m; H 0.52m) tapering towards the base with a circular basin (diam. 0.57m; D 0.17m) that has a wave-like rim, rising to peaks at the angles, but it lacks a drain-hole (Roe 1968, 124-5). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 12 June, 2014

The font in Dowth was likely built in the medieval period, associated with the former parish church of Dowth, and is now located at the Roman Catholic church of Monknewtown. Its octagonal, tapering design suggests a typical early Christian or Romanesque style, and it is significant as a relic of the area's medieval ecclesiastical heritage.