Kilconnell Franciscan Friary, south nave wall, tomb niche, jamb and arch

Kilconnell Franciscan Friary, south nave wall, tomb niche, jamb and arch

Kilconnell, County Galway

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 graduation in size can be found in the jamb of the tomb niche in the north chancel wall at St. Mary Youghal.

Architecture, Gothic - Ireland, Galway (Ireland) - Buildings, structures, etc., Architecture, Franciscan, Funerary monuments, moldings, hollow

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O'Donovan, Danielle

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Irish Research Council for Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences (IRCHSS), The Heritage Council of Ireland

Trinity College Dublin

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