Holdings: The Friery [sic, Friary] of Conventual Franciscans in Cashel, reformed to Observantines, Co.y Tipperary

The Friery [sic, Friary] of Conventual Franciscans in Cashel, reformed to Observantines, Co.y Tipperary

The Friery [sic, Friary] of Conventual Franciscans in Cashel, reformed to Observantines, Co.y Tipperary

A:C: delint. 20th June 1781 ; Pinxt. 20th. July

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Bibliographic Details
Main Creator:	Cooper, Austin, 1759-1830, artist
Summary:	View of the ruins of the Franciscan friary at Cashel, Co. Tipperary, Ireland, showing a low vaulted room on the left, remains of the thirteenth-century choir with lancet windows, portion of a north chapel [?], and portion of another building. One human figure can be seen near the building on the extreme left
Format:	Prints & Drawings
Language:	English
Published / Created:	1781
Subjects:	Religious dwellings > Ireland > Cashel (Tipperary) > 1780-1790 Religious orders > Ireland > Cashel (Tipperary) > 1780-1790 Antiquities > Ireland > Cashel (Tipperary, Ireland) > 1780-1790 Cashel (Tipperary, Ireland) > 1780-1790 Ink drawings > Irish > 1780-1790 Wash drawings > Irish > 1780-1790
Notes:	From: Antiquities of Abbeys, Castles & c. & c. in Ireland, Vol. I Title inscribed in ink l.c. on sheet under image Image in ink frame 10.2 x 21.6 cm. Watermark u.l. on sheet may be part of a shield with fleur-de-lys. Drawn by Austin Cooper when he was touring the province of Munster in the summer of 1781 [possibly gathering money from area tax collectors, or working as a Paymaster to the Civil and Military Establishments?]. According to Austin Cooper in his diary for 20th June, 1781 (NLI Ms. Acc. 4841, Cashel 1781): 'In 1795 the small remains of this Abbey was completely removed, & on the Scite [sic] a Popish Chapel built' Physical description: 1 drawing : image 9.5 x 21.1 cm., on sheet 18.2 x 26.5 cm.. Citations/References: An eighteenth century antiquary : the sketches, notes and diaries of Austin Cooper (1759-1830) / Liam Price (ed.). - Dubliin, 1942 page 34 with plate 16 Citations/References: Medieval Religious Houses, Ireland / Aubrey Gwynn and R.N. Hadcock. - London, 1970 page 244 more
Credits:	Attributed to Austin Cooper

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