What is recorded here
Font (present location) in Burgagery-Lands West is a font (present location) in Burgagery-Lands West, County Tipperary, Ireland. It stands in the external yard north of the Franciscan friary church, and a plaque says it came from St. Mary's church in Clonmel. The sandstone font is square outside, 0.61 metres wide and 0.28 metres deep, with an internal circular bowl 0.52 metres across and 0.23 metres deep. Its four chamfered angles carry engaged round columns, roll mouldings and engaged spheres.
In the external yard immediately N of the church of the Franciscan friary (TS083-019003-). According to a plaque on this font, it originally came from the church of St. Mary's, Clonmel (TS083-019001-). The sandstone font is square externally (Wth 0.61m; D 0.28 with a chamfer at the base D 0.08m) with a internal circular bowl (diam. 0.52m; D 0.23m) with a central hole (Wth 0.04m). All four angles are chamfered, with horizontal tooling, and have an engaged round column surmounted by a roll-moulding and engaged sphere.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 10 January 2012
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