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Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, interior - lavabo, capital
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Foliate capital of the lavabo with acanthus foliate carvings carried on twin round shafts. The roll - and - fillet abacus continues as a stringcourse above which springs a vault - rib.
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, interior - chapter house
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Interior view of the Chapter House showing doorway with receding orders on chamfered bases, rib - vaulted ceiling and a selection of moulded stone fragments including scalloped capitals, voussoirs and corbels.
St Patrick's Cathedral, Cashel, Co Tipperary, interior - choir, south elevation, niche (detail)
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Detail of south elevation of choir showing niches surmounted by a stringcourse upon which rests lancet windows. Central niche has polychromatic filleted shafts and arches treated with capitals of stiff - leaf foliage and water - holding bases resting on a stepped stringcourse. An adjacent early classical niche to the…
St Patrick's Cathedral, Cashel, Co Tipperary, interior - nave, west wall, cluster pier
Photograph by Roger Stalley. The pier in the west wall of the nave. Although designed to harmonise with the Early English work in the cathedral, this pier is most likely late medieval. The capital mouldings are similar to those of the mid - fifteenth century cloister at Holycross Abbey.
St Patrick's Cathedral, Cashel, Co Tipperary, interior - nave, door in west wall
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Doorway leading from the nave to the bishop's palace/castle. Although Early English in style the doorway may be late medieval. The shield above is of the Butler family of Ormond - differenced with Pheons and an Archiepiscopal cross, it also appears at Kilcooly Abbey. It is not clear whom this shield represents.
St Patrick's Cathedral, Cashel, Co Tipperary, interior - north choir elevation, window rere - arch capital
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Detail of a shaft between rere - arch and wall. The whitewash to the right is on the splay of the lancet. The jamb is moulded with a large central hollow (to house a now missing endélit shaft) flanked to the right side by roll - and - fillets and further hollows. The stiff - leaf capital supports arch mouldings formed…
St Patrick's Cathedral, Cashel, Co Tipperary, interior - north choir elevation, window rere - arch capital
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Detail of a shaft between the two rere - arches. The whitewash left and right is on the splay of the lancets - which run in a continuous sequence. The jamb is moulded with a large central hollow (to house a now missing endélit shaft) flanked by roll - and - fillets and further hollows. This capital has an upper unit…
St Patrick's Cathedral, Cashel, Co Tipperary, interior - north transept, west elevation, window (detail)
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of lancet window below a line of corbels in west elevation of north transept. Moulded rere - arch of window has two differing bell capitals, one with nailhead ornament, the other with stiff - leaf. These capitals sit atop engaged shafts moulded at either side with a shallow hollow. Hood is treated with an ogee…
St Patrick's Cathedral, Cashel, Co Tipperary, interior - north transept, north elevation, lancet windows (detail)
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Detail of the junction between the rere - arches of two (of three) deeply splayed lancet windows in the north wall of the north transept. The arches have a stiff - leaf foliage label stop, stiff - leaf bell capital and roll - and - fillet arch mouldings. The endélit shaft below the capital is now missing. The curve of…
St Patrick's Cathedral, Cashel, Co Tipperary, interior - crossing capitals
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of crossing capitals. Outer order of the crossing has roll - and - fillet angle rolls terminating in bell capitals. The central order has an engaged frontal roll - and - fillet topped with a stiff - leaf capital which supports a soffit - roll, which itself is essentially another chamfered order.
St Patrick's Cathedral, Cashel, Co Tipperary, interior - north choir elevation, window rere - arch (detail)
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of rere - arch of lancet in north wall of choir dominated by capital with stiff - leaf foliate carving. Endélit shaft is missing but flanking roll - and - fillet shafts remain, these are terminated at the top with fleur - de - lis in relief. Above are filleted arch mouldings and a hood moulding which terminates in…
St Patrick's Cathedral, Cashel, Co Tipperary, interior - north choir elevation, window rere - arch capital
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Detail of a shaft between the two rere - arches. The whitewash left and right is on the splay of the lancets - which run in a continuous sequence. The jamb is moulded with a large central hollow (to house a now missing endélit shaft) flanked by roll - and - fillets and further hollows. The outer hollows terminate in…
St Patrick's Cathedral, Cashel, Co Tipperary, interior - north choir elevation, window rere - arch capital
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Detail of a shaft between the two rere - arches. The whitewash left and right is on the splay of the lancets - which run in a continuous sequence. The jamb is moulded with a large central hollow (to house a now missing endélit shaft) flanked by roll - and - fillets and further hollows. This stiff - leaf capital has a…
St Patrick's Cathedral, Cashel, Co Tipperary, interior - north transept, west elevation, window (detail)
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of lancet window in west elevation of north transept surmounted by corbels. Hood moulding is treated with an ogee and foliate label stops. Rere - arch of window treated with bell capitals with nailhead ornament and engaged shafts sitting within a shallow hollow.
St Patrick's Cathedral, Cashel, Co Tipperary, interior - window (detail)
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Detail of rere - arch of lancet window treated with an angle shaft flanked by hollows surmounted by a stiff - leaf bell capital, in turn supporting moulded arch and hood. Arch and hood moulded with hollows, rolls and roll - and - fillets. Hood terminates in label stop comprised of a ball of stiff - leaf foliage.
St Patrick's Cathedral, Cashel, Co Tipperary, interior - north transept, north elevation, lancet windows (detail)
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Detail of the junction between the rere - arches of two (of three) deeply splayed lancet windows in the north elevation of the north transept. The arches have a stiff - leaf foliage label stop, moulded bell capital and roll - and - fillet arch mouldings. The curve of the right hand arch, which is the central one of…
St Patrick's Cathedral, Cashel, Co Tipperary, interior - lancet window rere - arch (detail)
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Rere - arch of deeply splayed lancet window. The arris is treated with an engaged shaft set in a hollow topped with a stiff - leaf bell capital. The arch above is moulded with roll and fillets. The hood has an ogee - like moulding of a roll and hollow with a stop formed of a head in the guise of a king.
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, exterior - lavabo, arch and capital
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of lavabo arch and capital. The damaged capital shows remains of affronted winged birds or hybrids. The abacus is plan. The string - course above the capital is broken. The soffit is moulded with a triplet of roll - and - fillets, each separated by a fillet. The soffit rolls are separated from the outer orders by a…
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, interior - lavabo, capital
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Capital of the lavabo showing acanthus foliate carving with decorative drill holes below. Capital is surmounted by a roll - and - fillet abacus; round shaft of the jamb is missing but others visible in background.