Abbey of Athenry, Co. Galway

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Item Type:
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Date:
1913
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Citation:
R.A.S. Macalister, "The Dominican Church at Athenry", Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquarians Ireland 43, 1913
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URI:
http://hdl.handle.net/2262/18861
Publisher:
National Library of Ireland
Description:
'An engraving based on this drawing is found in Vol. I of Francis Grose's Antiquities of Ireland (London, 1791) as Pl. 27. The original sketch would have been done on July 29th, 1779, when Bigari was on a tour of Connacht with his artist friend, Gabriel Beranger (ca. 1730-1817), who made a note of this visit in his catalogue notes (see NLI Ms 4162, page 24). The drawing depicts a view of the Dominican priory in the town of Athenry, County Galway, Ireland, seen from the north-east, showing the two fine fifteenth century reticulated windows and the tall tower. Two figures stand in the foreground.' (www.nli.ie)
Culture:
Irish
Dimensions/Extent:
15.7 cm x 24 cm.
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paper (fiber product)
Title of Larger Entity:
Austin Cooper. Antiquities of Abbeys, Castles, & Towers in Ireland. 1875, 22.
Work:
drawing
Author: Bigari, Angelo Maria
Publisher:
National Library of Ireland
Type of material:
Image
URI:
http://hdl.handle.net/2262/18861
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Abbey of Athenry, Co. Galway
Period:
18th century
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