Claregalway Franciscan Friary, north chancel wall, tomb niche, arch
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Tomb niche in north nave wall. Moulding at inner surface has cusps, and from these outward comprises: fillet, three-quarter hollow, fillet, quadrant, fillet, chamfer (can be read as roll with two fillets), chamfer, right-angled rebate, quadrant, fillet, three-quarter hollow, fillet, quadrant, fillet, chamfer (can be read as roll with two fillets), chamfer, flat surface of wall. The three-quarter hollow flanked by fillets is an unusual moulding in medieval Ireland, Morris sees it as the ancestor of the casement. It also occurs at Athenry.
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IrishTitle of Larger Entity:
Tomb nicheWork:
sculpture
Author: O'Donovan, Danielle
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quadrantPeriod:
Late MedievalSubject (TGM):
roll-and-fillet moldingsroll moldings
moldings, hollow
fillets (moldings)
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