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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, interior - base (detail)
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Detail of base showing torus and thin horizontal rolls on a square plinth with a spur.
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.
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 - 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 - window
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of pointed window set in deep splays.
Cistercian Abbey, Jerpoint, Co Kilkenny, interior, chancel - sedilia
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Sedilia of three round - headed niches highlighted with bands of chevron ornament.
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, crossing pier - capital (detail)
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Detail of scalloped capital shows underside with foliate carving.
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, transept chapel - capital
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Scalloped capital of transept chapel showing geometric d - shaped fret pattern with foliate infill.
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, Collon, County Louth - interior, west end - crypt
Photograph by Roger Stalley. West - end crypt viewed from the south. The rectangular main chamber is accessed via stone steps and is lit by four small windows in the west wall, each had a cruciform grille. A doorway leads from this main chamber to a roughly square - planned room under the west bay of the north aisle. It receives no direct lighting.…
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, Collon, County Louth, interior - north transept chapel, pier respond
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of north transept showing north pier respond of south - eastern transept chapel. Roll - and - fillet arch mouldings rest on water - holding bases on a chamfered plinth.
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, Collon, County Louth, interior - north transept chapel, pier respond
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of north transept showing south - eastern transept chapel. The south pier respond adjoins the north - east crossing pier. Complex series of roll - and - fillet arch mouldings are augmented with endélit shafts, these all rest on water - holding bases and a chamfered plinth.
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, Mellifont, County Louth, interior - north transept, pier and doorway
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Interior view of northern transept showing half - pier abutting wall and doorway. Half - pier has roll - and - fillet angle shafts flanked by hollows and fillets. Doorway leading to newel stair has plain chamfered jambs terminating in pyramidal stops at base.
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, exterior - chapter house, south elevation, east window
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of eastern - most window in the south elevation of the chapter house. A pair of cusped round - headed lights are surmounted by a small spherical diamond light which separates the curvilinear tracery above. This is composed of two cusped inward facing mouchettes surmounted by a cusped quatrefoil light. The mullions…
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, exterior - chapter house, buttress
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Buttress on the exterior of chapter house showing base course formed of plinth with upper concave moulding surmounted by a filleted roll.