Architectural fragment in Fearann Na Cille (tc An Daingean)

In the wall of a house on the W side of Green St. is a plaque (0.42m x 0.42m) featuring a large bird, possibly an eagle, clutching a small bird whilst a 3rd hovers in the background. Architectural fragments described in the Urban Survey of Kerry (Bradley 1987, 65) as follows; Two houses in Green Street have wall plaques which may be of seventeenth century date. (1) The gable of 'Gifts' has two plaques. The upper stone is circular (diam. 22 cm) with an interlaced design of six loops in relief; the lower one is square and has a pair of opposed birds on a perch within a raised border (H. 22 W.22). (2) On a house opposite Gifts' and adjacent to ' Hands Accomodation' is a plaque with a large bird holding a smaller bird in its claw, and a third bird flying above. An M and three dots are placed above the design (H. 42 W. 42 cm)'. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage et al., 'Archaeological Survey of the Dingle Peninsula.' (Oidhreacht Chorca Duibhne, 1986) Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 19 April 2022