The only part remaining of the North Abbey at Youghal, Co.y Cork, Except a small Ruin about 32 yards distant part of the east window
A.C: delint. 9th June 1781 ; Pinxt 18th July
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Summary: | View of the West gable of the ruined North Abbey at Youghal, County Cork, Ireland, showing the West door beneath the three-light West window, and with ivy indicated on the gable |
Format: | Prints & Drawings |
Language: | English |
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1781
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Notes: | From: Antiquities of Abbeys, Castles & c. & c. in Ireland, Vol. I Title inscribed in ink l.c. on sheet under image Image in frame 12.8 x 10.8 cm. Watermark on u.l. on sheet is part of a large shield, crowned Drawn by Austin Cooper when he was touring the province of Munster in the summer of 1781 perhaps gathering money from area tax collectors, or working as a Paymaster to the Civil and Military Establishments Physical description: 1 drawing image 12.3 x 10.3 cm., on sheet 18.2 x 26.5 cm. Citations/References: An eighteenth century antiquity : the sketches, notes, and diaries of Austin Cooper (1759-1830) / Liam Price (ed.). - Dublin, 1942 plate 30 Citations/References: Guide to the National and Historic Monuments of Ireland / Peter Harbison. - Dublin, 1992 page 86 with brief bibliography more |