What is recorded here

Cathedral in County Carlow, Ireland is a thirteenth-century long nave and chancel later increased with two transepts, a low crossing tower and a chapel in the sixteenth century. Its mixed rubble, dressed granite jambs, windows and sedilia still give the place the weight of a working cathedral rather than a ruined shadow. The two fonts, memorial slabs and tomb stones suggest that baptism, mourning and remembrance all belonged inside the same stones.

The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Present remains consists of thirteenth-century long nave and chancel to which two transepts, low crossing tower and chapel were added in sixteenth century. Built of mixed rubble with dressed granite jambs, windows and sedilia. Nave may incorporate thirteenth-century stonework. Two fonts within cathedral: (1) thirteenth-century, Kilkenny limestone, large square bowl with rounded arcades, standing on possibly modern drum-shaped base: (2) large square undecorated limestone basin, on drum-shaped base, two mid-sixteenth-century limestone memorial slabs. Limestone tomb table and end stone of another in nave. (Bradley 1989, 46-50)

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