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Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, interior - chapter house
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Interior view of the chapter house showing rib - vaulted ceiling and roll - and - fillet shafts with foliate capitals.
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, interior - chapter house
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Interior view of chapter house showing rib - vaulted ceiling, roll - and - fillet octagonal shafts with foliate capitals and water - holding bases.
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, interior - chapter house
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Interior of the chapter house showing rib - vaulted ceiling, portion of window rere - arch mouldings and bell capital with nailhead ornament carried on a roll - and - fillet shaft.
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.
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, interior - lavabo capital and vault rib
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Interior of the lavabo showing capital with acanthus foliate carving, stringcourse and vault rib.
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, interior - lavabo, capital and vault rib
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Interior of lavabo showing twin round shafts separated by arris fillet bearing acanthus foliate carved bell capital which interrupts a roll - and - fillet stringcourse;the abacus is the springing point of the vault rib.
Cistercian Abbey, Manister, County Limerick - Chancel and Nave
(handwritten on back of image): 245/Manister (n. Croom), Co. Limerick: Cistercian abbey: Chancel and beginning of S. arcade of nave from under pointed archway of entrance from [ritual] choir to nave (stamp on back: 322) (multiple images on file)
Cistercian Abbey, Manister, County Limerick - Capital
(handwritten on back of image): Manister (Monasteranenagh), Co. Limerick (multiple images on file)
Cistercian Abbey, Jerpoint, Co Kilkenny, interior, transept chapel - capital
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Scalloped capital of transept chapel showing geometric d - shaped fret pattern with foliate infill.
Cistercian Abbey, Jerpoint, Co Kilkenny, interior, nave, north elevation - arcade
Photograph by Roger Stalley. North elevation of nave showing six - bay pointed arch arcade with round - headed clerestory windows over the piers. Piers, varied in design (round, square and octagonal) have scallop capitals and rest on a perpyn wall (damaged).
Cistercian Abbey, Jerpoint, Co Kilkenny, interior, crossing pier - capital (detail)
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Detail of scalloped capital shows underside with foliate carving.
Cistercian Abbey, Jerpoint, Co Kilkenny, interior, crossing pier - capital
Photograph by Roger Stalley. South - west crossing pier showing scallop capital with guilloche beaded strapwork and foliate infills.
Cistercian Abbey, Jerpoint, Co Kilkenny, interior, crossing pier - capital
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Capital of north - west crossing pier showing beaded zig - zag bands with infill of floral motifs and interlace.
Cistercian Abbey, Jerpoint, Co Kilkenny, interior, crossing pier - capital
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Scallop capital of cylindrical crossing pier showing beaded strapwork with foliate infill.
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…
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, 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, 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, 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…