![Inside of the Arch supporting the Steeple of Hore-Abbey near Cashell [sic]](/IIIF/000050000/000042743/vtls000042743_001.jp2/full/800,/0/default.jpg)
Inside of the Arch supporting the Steeple of Hore-Abbey near Cashell [sic]
A:C: delint. 18th May 1781 ; Pinxt 25th July
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| Summary: | View of the vaulting of the arch of the tower in the Cistercian abbey of Hore, near Cashel, Co. Tipperary, Ireland, founded in the year 1272. Cooper's view of the whole abbey from the south can be seen on the preceding page (2122 TX (1) 9) |
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| 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 Watermark u.l. on sheet is probably JW Drawn by Austin Cooper perhaps when he was touring the country gathering money from area tax collectors, or a Paymaster to the Civil and Military Establishments. In his diary of the visit on May 19th, 1781 (NLI Ms. Acc. 4841, Cashel), Cooper noted that: The Steeple is large, abt. 20 feet square withinside & supported by two fine Arches abt. 30 ft. high - the inside is supported by a variety of Ogives from each angle, some meeting in an octagon in the centre, & others at the key stones of the vault. The upper part is entirely open, with doors on the N & W sides, & likewise two more, each on a level & opposite to, the walls of the Chapel Physical description: 1 drawing image 10.4 x 9.8 cm., on sheet 18.1 x 26.5 cm. Citations/References: An eighteenth century antiquary : the sketches, notes and diaries of Austin Cooper (1759-1830) / Liam Price (ed.). - Dublin, 1942 page 33 Citations/References: The Cistercian Monasteries of Ireland / Roger Stalley - New Haven, London, 1987 passim more |
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