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Saint Nicholas's Church (Adare)

mausoleum
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Saint Nicholas's Church (Adare)
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Attached mausoleum, dated 1826, comprising gable-fronted single-bay two-storey central bay flanked by single-bay single-storey bays. Pitched slate roof to central bay with pitched cut limestone roof to flanking bays. Carved eaves courses. Carved limestone pinnacles and copings to central bay. Cut limestone walls with carved plinth, and buttresses to corners of each bay, those to central bay rising to form projecting piers with carved panels and capitals, those to east rising above brackets with carved angel motifs. Carved limestone square-profile plaques to east and west elevations of central bay with carved surrounds and incised lettering, surround to west elevation incorporating skull and crossbones motif. Carved limestone coat of arms plaque to central bay, west elevation. Triple lancet openings to east elevation with carved hoodmouldings and imposts. Four-centred arched openings to each bay of west elevation and to central bay of east elevation with stepped carved limestone surrounds and hoodmouldings, those to west blocked, that to east with red brick reveals and cast-iron gate.

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