St Patrick's Cathedral, Cashel, Co Tipperary, interior - choir, south elevation, niche (detail) - Stalley, Roger (My University, 2011)
St Patrick's Cathedral, Cashel, Co Tipperary
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Detail of south choir elevation showing portion of niche with filleted arch and hood moulding terminating in foliate label stop. Twin filleted polychromatic shafts of red sandstone support weathered stiff-leaf and nailhead capitals. The outer order is more slender than the inner.
Keywords: niche; filleted shaft; foliate capital; polychromy; architrave; choir; hood moulding; label stop; stiff-leaf capital; Architecture, Medieval--Ireland; Architecture, Gothic--Ireland; Ecclesiastical architecture; Cathedrals--Ireland; Tipperary (Ireland : County) Buildings, structures, etc.; Capitals (Architecture), Gothic; Foliation (Architecture and decoration); Funerary monuments; Mouldings; Medieval