Abbey of Boyle, Co:y Roscommon, Taken from a Hill which overlooks it
A.C delin 7th Feb 1792 ; Pinxt. Apr.l 1792
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| Summary: | View of the Cistercian Abbey at Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland, founded in the late 12th century and completed probably around 1220. The view is taken from the south-west, and shows the west doorway with window above on the left. The tower at the centre rises above a thatched roof of a single-storey house forming one side of the cloister in the foreground. On the far right of the building is a turret with chimney (ca. 1600) |
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| Language: | English |
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April 1792
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| Notes: | From: Antiquities of Abbeys, Castles & c. & c. in Ireland, Vol. II Image within ink frame 10.6 x 12.9 cm. Watermark u.l on sheet is not visible enought to make out the letters Title inscribed in ink l.c. on sheet under image Physical description: 1 drawing image 10.2 x 17.5 cm., on sheet 18.3 x 26.7 cm. Citations/References: The Cistercian Monasteries of Ireland / Roger Stalley. - New Haven/London, 1987 passim more |
