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Cistercian Abbey Dunbrody, County Wexford, exterior – east end presbytery from the north - east
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View from north - east showing crossing tower and east end presbytery which has triple lancet windows with paired lancets overhead and a round - headed window at the apex of the gable.
Cistercian Abbey Dunbrody, County Wexford, exterior – east end presbytery from the north - east
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of from north - east showing crossing tower, north transept and east end presbytery which has triple lancet windows with paired lancets overhead and a round - headed arch at the apex of the gable.
Cistercian Abbey Dunbrody, County Wexford, interior – east end presbytery seen through the crossing from the nave
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View from west through crossing to east end presbytery showing triple lancet windows and paired lancets overhead. North elevation of nave shows first arcade bay and clerestory windows located over the piers, as is common in Irish Cistercian houses.
Cistercian Abbey Dunbrody, County Wexford, interior – nave arch (blocked)
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of north elevation of nave showing (blocked) fifth bay of nave arcade with roll - and - fillet arch mouldings.
Cistercian Abbey Dunbrody, County Wexford, interior – window
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of paired trefoil - headed windows with roll - and - fillet cusped arch mouldings and filleted shafts.
Cistercian Abbey, Graiguenamanagh, Co Kilkenny, exterior - nave, north elevation of west end
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of north elevation of west end of nave showing roofless north aisle with single round - headed window, blocked up pointed arches of nave arcade, stringcourse and clerestory with paired round - headed windows.
Cistercian Abbey, Graiguenamanagh, Co Kilkenny, interior - arched recess with tomb effigy
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of arched recess (blocked nave arcade?) containing tomb effigy, memorial plaque and tomb slab. Arch has roll - and - fillet moulding and scroll carved label stop.
Cistercian Abbey, Graiguenamanagh, Co Kilkenny, interior - capital
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of corbel with nailhead, stiff - leaf foliage, cable moulding and foliate ornamentation.
Cistercian Abbey, Graiguenamanagh, Co Kilkenny, interior - clerestory
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View showing clerestory above a stringcourse with one set of paired round - headed windows and single round - headed window with the apex of two pointed arches below.
Cistercian Abbey, Graiguenamanagh, Co Kilkenny, interior - corbel
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Detail of corbel showing nailhead and dogtooth ornament.
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, 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 - presbytery, window and springer detail
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of north - east corner of presbytery showing rib vault springer, rib mouldings comprise of roll - and - fillets flanked by rolls; vault supported by bell capital and filleted shaft. Lancet window on north elevation of presbytery has multiple annulets; rere - arch suported by bell capital.
Cistercian Abbey, Graiguenamanagh, Co Kilkenny, interior - south aisle, detail of monks' doorway
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Detail of monks' doorway in south elevation of nave showing jambs and capitals (damaged)with dogtooth and chevron ornament.
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 - south aisle, monks' doorway
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of monk's doorway in south ailse. Receding orders show alternating roll - and - fillet and dogtooth arch mouldings enclosed by hood mould with foliate carved label stop. The inner order is chamfered and multi - cusped; the west capital shows fine stiff - leaf foliage and the east one chevron ornament as well as…
Cistercian Abbey, Jerpoint, Co Kilkenny, exterior - cloister, pier - figural carving
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of the cloister showing 'dumb - bell' pier with water - holding base and figural carving. The 'dumb - bell' pier, here with round pseudo - colonnettes, later became a standard feature of Irish cloister designs. The foreground pier depicts an ecclesiastical figure, an abbot or bishop, arrayed in liturgical…
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, 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.