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Cistercian Abbey, Graiguenamanagh, Co Kilkenny, interior - south aisle, detail of monks' doorway
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Detail of the monks' doorway in south aisle showing jambs and orders. One capital is badly damaged but the other shows fine stiff - leaf foliage carving and cable moulding. Soffit mouldings show dogtooth and roll - and - fillet designs while the jambs are plain shafts. Inner order of doorway has cusped, round - headed…
Cistercian Abbey, Graiguenamanagh, Co Kilkenny, interior - nave arcade, cluster pier and capitals
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Detail of south - east jamb and capital of the nave arch to the presbytery showing soffit rolls of the arch resting on bell capitals and filleted shafts. There are remains of dogtooth ornament on the necking of the centre capital.
Cistercian Abbey, Graiguenamanagh, Co Kilkenny, interior - presbytery
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of north elevation of the presbytery from the south - west of the nave showing springers of the vaults, two lancet windows, pointed door, soffit rolls and bell capital of the nave arch. Lancet windows have multiple annulets; vaults have fallen and statues rest on the the springers.
Cistercian Abbey, Graiguenamanagh, Co Kilkenny, interior - corbel
Photograph by Roger Stalley.View of corbel with nailhead and dogtooth ornament. Arches carried by corbel have roll moulding.
Cistercian Abbey, Jerpoint, Co Kilkenny, exterior - cloister, south east door into south aisle
Photograph by Roger Stalley. North - east corner of cloister showing door into south aisle. The door has scallop capitals and through it can be seen south - west crossing pier of nave with capital comprising of beaded strapwork and foliate infill. The north - west corbel of the late medieval crossing tower can be seen in the distance.
Cistercian Abbey, Jerpoint, Co Kilkenny, interior - north nave arcade, west windows
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of north arcade of nave from the south - east showing chamfered arches resting on scallop capitals and alternating square and cylindrical piers on low perpyn walls. The west gable has three round headed windows with a smaller single light over the central window. The round headed clerestory windows are located over…
Cistercian Abbey, Jerpoint, Co Kilkenny, interior - nave, south aisle from the west
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of south aisle from the west showing south elevation of nave with five - bay pointed arch arcade. Piers, varied in design (round, square and octagonal, the latter with engaged shafts) have scallop capitals and rest on square plinths. They are linked by a perpyn wall(damaged). Entrance to the north transept is via…
St Mary's Collegiate Church, Gowran, Co Kilkenny, interior - nave, blocked chancel arch, jamb of reset door
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Detail of reset door in blocked chancel arch. Capital sculpture comprises heads alternating with foliate carving showing drill hole. Capitals supported by filleted shafts and carry roll - and - fillet arch mouldings. Hood moulding has head carved label stop. Capital design very similar to those found at St. Canice's…
Cistercian Abbey, Jerpoint, Co Kilkenny, exterior - east end presbytery, transepts & crossing tower - viewed from the south - east
Photograph by Roger Stalley. East end viewed from the south - east showing presbytery and north and south transepts. East elevation of presbytery shows pointed, traceried, three - light window which is cusped throughout. The three lights have round heads, the central lower than the outer to accomonate the roundel (damaged but once filled with…
St Mary's Collegiate Church, Gowran, Co Kilkenny, interior - window (detail)
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Detail of window showing cusped roll moulded arch with foliate carving, capital with stiff - leaf foliage and head carved label stop depicting a man's face. A small fragment of the roll - and - fillet hood moulding can be seen above the head.
Cistercian Abbey, Jerpoint, Co Kilkenny, interior - base (detail)
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Detail of base showing torus and thin horizontal rolls and a pronounced spur at the corner.
St Mary's Collegiate Church, Gowran, Co Kilkenny, exterior - nave, west gable, north and south aisles
Photograph by Roger Stalley. North and south aisles and west gable of the nave seen from the north - west. Gable elevation has triple lancet and rose windows; aisle elevations have twin lancets with quatrefoil window overhead surmounted by hood moulding with head carved label stops. Buttresses on nave elevation at junction with aisles and at…
St Mary's Collegiate Church, Gowran, Co Kilkenny, exterior - doorway
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of exterior (tower?) doorway with ogee headed chamfered arch and chamfered jambs.
St Mary's Collegiate Church, Gowran, Co Kilkenny, exterior - window
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of trefoil headed twin lancet windows showing chamfered mouldings and a central mullion with filleted shaft. A quatrefoil window is placed in the spandrel of the lancets and roll - and - fillet hood moulding with head carved label stops encloses the design.
St Mary's Collegiate Church, Gowran, Co Kilkenny, interior - corbel
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Corbel with bell capital.
Cistercian Abbey, Jerpoint, Co Kilkenny, interior - Romanesque pier capital with decorative carving
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Decorative carving on the capital of the south - west crossing pier showing beaded abstract geometric design. Behind this is another capital with scallops and beading.
Cistercian Abbey, Jerpoint, Co Kilkenny, exterior - cloister, pier - figural carving
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of cloister showing round chamfered arches carried on 'dumb - bell' piers with bell capitals, water - holding bases and figural carvings. The 'dumb - bell' pier, here with round pseudo - colonnettes, later became a standard feature of Irish cloister designs. The foreground pier depicts a female figure in…
Cistercian Abbey, Jerpoint, Co Kilkenny, exterior, cloister - pier sculpture
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of sculptured bracket on dumb - bell pier in cloister depicting a man in contemporary dress.
St Mary's Collegiate Church, Gowran, Co Kilkenny, exterior - nave, west gable and south aisle - viewed from south - east
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of nave, west gable and south aisle from the south - east. West gable has triple lancet window with rectangular and sexfoil rose windows overhead. Lancets set in deep splays have rere - arches treated with shafts and annulets, foliate and head carved capitals and water - holding bases. Surrounding hood moulding is…
Cistercian Abbey, Jerpoint, Co Kilkenny, interior, chancel - sedilia
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Sedilia of three round - headed niches highlighted with bands of chevron ornament.