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Corravahan House, Co. Cavan

Corravahan House, near Drung, Co. Cavan, is a mid-nineteenth-century glebe house of the middle size, constructed in the Italianate classical style. Thanks largely to lengthy occupation by the Leslie family, it is one of the most intact examples of its type and a fitting tribute to the Dublin architect William Farrell (d. 1851). William Farrell … Read more

Categories Featured-Archive-Post, Features, Gems of Architechture, Issue 1 (January/February 2014), Volume 22

Holy images from England: medieval English alabaster sculpture in Ireland

Within the Black Abbey in Kilkenny stand three figures carved as one from alabaster: it is an image of the Holy Trinity. Crowned, bearded and majestic, God the Father raises His arms in blessing over the crucified Christ, emaciated and naked but for a loincloth. Above the head of Christ is the Dove of the … Read more

Categories Features, Issue 1 (January/February 2014), Volume 22
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