Wall monument in Athenry

This wall monument is a tomb niche (Wth 3.12m; H 2.66m; D 0.53m) and is the westernmost example of three (see also GA084-001071- and GA084-001072-) that are visible in the S wall of the nave of the Dominican church (GA084-001014-). Described by Macalister (1913, 208) as ‘a handsome structure of three three-centred moulded arches, supported on slender columns’. The three niches display elements of Romanesque and Transitional architecture, including foliage, nail-head, chevron and cable designs, which suggest that they date to the initial construction phase of the church c. 1241 (McKeon 2009, 38). (Bradley and Dunne 1992, 38) The following image has been uploaded: GA084-001070-_01.jpg Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 12 November 2018