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Portumna Dominican Friary, cloister, base
Cloister base, moulding from top down comprises: chamfered fillet, bell.
Kilmacduagh Cathedral, south exterior wall, door, jamb, arch and hood
South door jamb, arch and hood moulding. Jamb and arch moulding from intrados comprises: hollow chamfer, quadrant, hollow chamfer, right-angled rebate, hollow chamfer. The hood, from extrados comprises: frontal fillet, hollow chamfer, right-angled rebate, hollow chamfer.
Kilconnell Franciscan Friary, west exterior wall, door
West door jamb, arch and hood moulding. Moulding from intrados comprises: quadrant, hollow chamfer, right-angled rebate, quadrant, hollow chamfer. The hood, from extrados to intrados comprises: frontal fillet, hollow chamfer, quadrant.
Kilconnell Franciscan Friary, south transept, arcade, capital
Capital of south transept arcade, plainer of two varieties. From the top down the moulding comprises: roll, chamfer, roll with chamfered front face and lower fillet, bell, chamfered fillet as necking.
Kilconnell Franciscan Friary, south transept, arcade, capital
South transept arcade, one of two types of capital, the other very plain. The moulding, from the top down comprises: scroll, roll, angle-fillet, scroll with lower fillet, bell with angle-fillet at mid-point, necking scroll. Similar capitals can be found in the piscina of the transept chapel at this site, as well as at Holycross, Strade, Kilfenora…
Kilconnell Franciscan Friary, south nave wall, tomb niche, jamb and arch
Jamb and arch moulding of tomb niche. Moulding, from intrados, comprises: hollow chamfer, right-angled rebate, hollow chamfer, right-angled rebate, hollow chamfer. The elements grow larger as the moulding progresses from the inner to the outer face. This, though a simple design feature, is unusual in Irish mouldings and is seen rarely. A similar…
Kilconnell Franciscan Friary, north nave wall, tomb niche, jamb and arch
Jamb, arch and hood moulding of flamboyant tomb niche. Moulding of jamb and arch from intrados comprises: ogee, quadrant, hollow chamfer, ogee. The hood, from extrados, comprises: quadrant, hollow chamfer, right-angled rebate, ogee. Ogees often occur in conjunction with this kind of elaborate flame like tracery, as at St. Nicholas, Galway.
Kilconnell Franciscan Friary, north chancel wall, tomb niche, pinnacle, base
Tomb niche, base of pinnacle. Moulding, from top down comprises: necking roll, bell, bell, plinth.
Kilconnell Franciscan Friary, north chancel wall, tomb niche, mullion
Mullion of tracery in canopied tomb niche. Moulding comprises: central fillet flanked at either side by hollow, quadrant, right-angled rebate, quadrant, hollow.
Kilconnell Franciscan Friary, north chancel wall, tomb niche, jamb, arch and hood
Jamb arch and hood moulding of eastern tomb of chancel. Moulding of jamb from intrados comprises: chamfer, roll, hollow, roll. The hood, from extrados inward comprises hollow, and roll (could be read as ogee). This moulding is fascinating, as it appears to be emulating a the double ogee found on similar tombs in of the Limerick/Kerry group - other…
Kilconnell Franciscan Friary, north chancel wall, tomb niche, jamb and arch
Jamb and arch moulding of canopied niche in north chancel wall. Moulding from intrados comprises: quadrant, hollow chamfer, quadrant, flat surface running into hollow, mitre, hollow chamfer, quadrant, hollow chamfer.
Kilconnell Franciscan Friary, exterior south transept, west window, mullion
Mullion of finely moulded window in south transept. The mullion is moulded at its outer face and simply has chamfered corners at the rear. The moulding, from centre comprises: central fillet flanked at either side by hollow chamfer, right-angled rebate, hollow.
Kilconnell Franciscan Friary, exterior south transept, west window, jamb, arch and hood
Finely moulded twin ogee headed light, moulding of jamb and hood. Jamb from intrados comprises hollow chamfer, right-angled rebate, hollow chamfer, right-angled rebate, hollow chamfer. The hood, from the extrados inward comprises: frontal fillet, hollow chamfer, quadrant, hollow chamfer.
Hore Abbey, Cashel, Co Tipperary, exterior - view from the north - east
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Hore Abbey viewed from the north - east showing east end with triple lancets and corner buttresses; remains of the chapter house are present in the north - facing cloister which is the only example of this layout in Irish Cistercian architecture.
Hore Abbey, Cashel, Co Tipperary - interior, vault under crossing
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of vault under crossing showing quadripartite vault with transverse ribs and liernes forming two octagons in the centre. Similar vaults survive at Cashel Cathedral, Holycross Abbey and Kilcooly in the same county, and at various locations in Co. Kilkenny.
Hore Abbey, Cashel, Co Tipperary - interior, south aisle of nave
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of south aisle of nave and entrance to south transept showing chamfered arch mouldings of nave and transept arches. Quatrefoil window on north elevation of nave visible through second nave bay arch.
Hore Abbey, Cashel, Co Tipperary - interior, piscina and aumbry
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of piscina and aumbry in the chancel showing chamfered trefoil headed arch and capital with stiff - leaf foliage .
Hore Abbey, Cashel, Co Tipperary - interior, crossing
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of the crossing and quadripartite vault from the east showing chamfered arch mouldings on the crossing arch and corbels supporting chamfered soffit ribs.
Hore Abbey, Cashel, Co Tipperary - interior, chapter house, east elevation
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of the chapter house showing single window over stringcourse at ground level and double ogee headed cusped window at upper level. Shafts with annulets at north - east and south - east corners, latter with foliate capital.
Hore Abbey, Cashel, Co Tipperary - interior, chapter house, capital
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Detail of capital in chapter house showing stiff - leaf foliage carving.