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Main entrance of the Kilkenny Carnegie Library
Main entrance of the Kilkenny Carnegie Library
Main entrance of the Kilkenny Carnegie Library as it is today
Property of Dr. Brendan Grimes
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Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie, Philanthropist
Wilipedia image
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Romanesque Arch
Romanesque Arch
Round arches, built with carefully dressed blocks of stone, such as are found in Roman ampitheatres, theatres and aqueducts, are Romanesque architecture's most essential feature. Arches may be used at the entrance to a building, often with one archway set inside another to give emphasis to a doorway. They may be set above columns or square piers to provide an arcade dividing the space of a church into a central nave with aisles on either side; a monumental arch will usually mark the division between the nave and the sanctuary, or chancel, of a church and the windows of a Romanesque building are normally round-headed. Romanesque designers employed a range of features to enrich the interior of a building. Often the most important arches had groups of columns attached to their sides and the arch itself was divided into several arches, one set inside the other and decorated with lozenge, zig-zag and other abstract patters of sculpture. Blind arcading – a system of arches and columns applied to a wall – is a popular form of enrichment in a Romanesque interior and the architectural elements, such as the bases and capitals of the columns are usually carved. This decorative work was set off against walls built with regular blocks of squared stone or plastered interiors.
Irish Architectural Archives
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Assembly Rooms, Dublin Street, Carlow
Assembly Rooms, Dublin Street, Carlow
The Assembly Rooms were built circa 1794, at the junction of Dublin Street and Cox’s Lane. The street façade is neo-classical in design with a pediment and cornice. A notable feature is the central, large Wyatt Window, with a decorated lintel and cornice. There is also a fine leaded fanlight and there are niches on either side of the window. There is a stepped entrance from the street.
Carlow County Library
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Metal Guttering on the Kilkenny Carnegie Library
Metal Guttering on the Kilkenny Carnegie Library
Metal Guttering on the Kilkenny Carnegie Library
Property of Dr. Brendan Grimes
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St. Patrick's College, Carlow
St. Patrick's College, Carlow
St. Patrick’s College is one of the earlier Catholic colleges founded in Ireland following the relaxation of the Penal Laws. It is situated on land purchased in the eighteenth century. The Catholic cathedral occupies an adjacent plot. The College is built in the form of a large country house. There is a central granite porch with a cornice. Flanking it are two bays and flanking those are advanced ends of three bays each. One of the internal stone staircases is by Thomas Cobden.
Carlow County Library
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Dublin cast-iron railing with popular honeysuckle design motif
Dublin cast-iron railing with popular honeysuckle design motif
Dublin cast-iron railing with popular honeysuckle design motif.
By kind permission of the Rathmines Historical Society
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Adelaide Memorial Church, Myshall, Co Carlow
Adelaide Memorial Church, Myshall, Co Carlow
The Adelaide Memorial Church of Christ the Redeemer is situated near the village of Myshall, Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow. The architect was George Coppinger Ashlin. The Church was designed in the style of Salisbury Cathedral with one tower and spire. It is built mostly of limestone and some local granite. It was erected circa 1903 in an ornate gothic revival style. There is richly carved detail on the extension including a frieze and the tower has a balustraded parapet. The interior is ornately decorated with black marble steps from Galway and red granite pillars from Aberdeen. The design of the floor in the chancel is based on St. Mark’s Venice. The interior also features decorations in mosaic and mother of pearl. It was built in memory of Constance Duguid who died tragically in 1880’s at the time of her engagement to the heir of the Cornwall-Brady estate of Myshall. It also commemorates her mother who died later. The Adelaide Memorial Church can be visited today in its original glory.
Carlow County Library
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Another example of a cast-iron footscraper on Mount Pleasant Square
Another example of a cast-iron footscraper on Mount Pleasant Square
Another example of a cast-iron footscraper on Mount Pleasant Square
By kind permission of the Rathmines Historical Society
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A selection of coalhole covers in the Rathmines area of Dublin
A selection of coalhole covers in the Rathmines area of Dublin
A selection of coalhole covers in the Rathmines area of Dublin
By kind permission of the Rathmines, Ranelagh and Rathgar Historical Society