School: Abbeytown Convent N.S. (roll number 15043)

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   height appeared to be about forty two feet, the fourth, opening towards the head of the cross, consisted of a broad lancet arch, but much less elevated.

   On the northern side of the nave the walls appeared to have been constructed originally with arches of different dimensions, but all of the lancet form, some of which sprung from pillars, whose capitals, together with the cut stone facings of the arches, are distinguish-able; but these have been built up, evidently to avoid danger arising from imperfection in the work, for there are cracks and bendings on this side, in various parts of the walls; and indeed they would probably have given way in their whole lengths without the additional support of the buttresses which have been built up against them at the outside.

   Another instance of departure from regularity and uniformity of plan is observed in the totally different construction of the arches on the south side, between the nave and the aisle, all of which are semi-circular, yet not all of the same plan, nor supported in the same manner. The four at the east end next the steeple spring from massive circular pillars ; the others are separated merely by portions of wall, bevelled and slightly ornamented, with mouldings and slender pilasters. The pillars, eleven feet seven inches in girth, or three feet eight inches in diameter, and in height from the floor to the bottom of the capitals, ten feet eight inches, are composed of regular courses of cut stone, skilfully moulded and fitted with considerable exactness, the number of courses about thirteen or fourteen. The capitals and bases vary from each other, both in their ornaments and in their form, some being

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   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Esther Coleman

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Boyle, Co. Roscommon