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The undecorated sandstone font from Follistown church (ME025-037----) was moved to Johnstown Roman Catholic church (ME025-041001-), c. 3km to the W, in 1852 (Cogan 1862-70, 2, 238). It is octagonal (ext. dim. 0.65-0.67m; H 0.5m) with a circular basin (diam. 0.51m; D 0.2m) and chamfered under-panels. It sits uncomfortably on an octagonal stem (H 0.38m) that narrows slightly at the waist where there is a horizontal moulded rib (Wth 0.05m). The stem is limestone and might not belong with the basin (Roe 1968, 119-21). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 10 July, 2014

The octagonal sandstone font from Follistown was originally built for Follistown church and later moved to Johnstown Roman Catholic church in 1852; its plain design suggests an early medieval origin, likely 12th to 13th century, and it reflects the simple, functional style common in rural Irish ecclesiastical architecture.

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