Castle of Lerrin, Co.y Galway
W. Ousley 1790.
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| Summary: | View of a badly ruined tower-house at Lerrin, County Galway, Ireland. The door survives in one wall, as do two windows in each of the surviving walls. The tower is adjoined by a low stone wall, and is flanked on each side by a tree. |
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| Language: | English |
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1790.
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| Notes: | A William Ousley or Ouseley, who may be the artist W. Ousley of this drawing, is likely to have grown up in north-east Galway, and this may have been the product of a sketching-visit from home. From: Antiquities of Abbeys, Castles & c. & c. in Ireland, Vol. II Image within ink frame 8.4 x 11.8 cm.. Watermark u.l. on sheet is part of a large shield, crowned. Title inscribed in ink l.r. under corresponding image, probably by Austin Cooper (1759-1830), as found elsewhere in this sketchbook Physical description: 1 drawing image 8 x 11.6 cm., on sheet 18.2 x 26.7 cm.. Citations/References: The Name and Family of Ouseley / Richard J. Kelly. - Journal Roual Society of Antiquarians Ireland 40, 1910 page 139. more |
