The effect of the Suppression of Religious Houses Act, initiated in 1535 by King Henry VIII, saw widespread destruction of monastic architectural heritage. By the end of the decade the some 800 religious houses were under Crown control and their assets had been redistributed. This exhibit contains selected images from the Gothic Past archive of Irish Cistercian and Augustinian architecture from the period. Browse the individual collections by keyword or tag search for more examples.
Arcades (Architecture), Architectural, Architecture, Athassel, Augustinian Canons Regular, Cistercian, clerestory, County Tipperary, County Wexford, Decoration and ornament, Ecclesiastical architecture, etc., Europe, Funerary monuments, Gothic - Ireland, Ireland, Lancet window, Leinster, Medieval - Ireland, Nave, Nave Arcade, pointed arch, putlock - hole, Republic of Ireland, Sepulchral monuments, Sepulchral slabs, soffit, Stone buildings, Stone Carving, structures, Thurles (Ireland), Tipperary (Ireland : County), Tombs, Towers, Tracery (Architecture), trefoil head, Wexford (Ireland : County) - Buildings, William FitzAdelm de Burgo
