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Cistercian Abbey of Mellifont, County Louth, Ireland. Limestone section of the base of the pier from the cloister arcade; on one side is the body of a fantastical animal and on the other is the body of a pig-like beast, c. 1390 - 1500. Jerpoint Abbey, County Kilkenny.

Jerpoint Abbey Cistercian Ireland 251

Jerpoint Abbey Cistercian Ireland 260

Cistercian Abbey of Mellifont, County Louth, Ireland. Limestone base of a pier from the cloister arcade with a fantastic animal, with the body of a lion and the face of a frog, carved with on one side and flower on the other side, c. 1390 - 1500.

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Cistercian Abbey of Mellifont, County Louth, Ireland. Limestone capital from the cloister arcade carved with a flower design, c. 1390 - 1500.


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