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Romanesque

Romanesque ornament appears in Ireland in the first half of the twelfth century and consists of a various motifs such as a chevrons, lozenges, zoomorphic devices, Urnes ornament, and a plethora of other motifs. It is a high status style of ornament and its presence suggests a church that was well endowed. It is found on the continent on routes associated with pilgrimage and may have found its way to Ireland as an off-shoot of pilgrimage. It may be discovered in a medieval graveyard as a single fragment (often of sandstone) but this fragment is enough to add a layer of significance to a hitherto plain church.

  • Athenry Romanesque

    Athenry Romanesque

    Romanesque fragment in Athenry Dominican Friary
  • Clonfert house shrine.

    Clonfert house shrine.

    Twelfth-century shrine
  • Kilbennon Romanesque

    Kilbennon Romanesque

    Romanesque fragment from an arch at Kilbennan.
  • Kilcorban Madonna

    Kilcorban Madonna

    Medieval oak Madonna and Child
  • Romanesque dragon

    Romanesque dragon

    Dragonesque corbel
  • Tuam High Cross Digitisation Project

    Tuam High Cross Digitisation Project

    Community Monuments Fund 2022
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