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Wall monument in Athenry

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This fragment of a possible wall monument is now lying on the ground immediately to the N of the doorway that accessed the transept of the Dominican church (GA084-001014-). When Macalister (1913, 220) visited the site it was lying loose at the E end of the chancel. He believed it was part of a debased altar tomb dating to the late 17th century. It is decorated with floral devices sunk in square panels and it also depicts the E and W windows of the church. Regarding the depiction of the E window, Crawford (1920, 66-7) pointed out that while the carving has four mullions the actual window only had three. He also noted that it was unusual to see the representation of windows used for decoration. The following image has been uploaded: GA084-001083-_02.jpg Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 13 November 2018

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