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Iniscaltra, Kilfenora Cathedi'al (window), while ornamental windows 

 and doors have been inserted in the earlier chui'ches at Dysert O'Dea ; 

 Rathblamaic ; Temple Shenan and Oratory, Scattery ; Kilcredatm ; 

 St. Caimin's, Iniscaltra; Kilcorney ; Inchicronan; Tomgraney ; St. 

 Flannan's Oratory, Killaloe ; well-moulded windows occur also at 

 Killeany, Kilkeedy, Doora, Ballysheen, Killimer, Noughaval ; and 

 others chamfered and recessed at Dromcliff, Templemaley, Kil- 

 macduane, Killimer, &c. (Illustrations, Plates VIII. and X.) 



After the year 1200. 



8. Early Gothic Details. — Plain lancet windows, St. Finghin's, Quin; 

 Moynoe ; present chancel of Dysert O'Dea ; east gable of Tomfinlough 

 parish church (since altered) and south window. (Illustrations, 

 Plates X., XII.) 



9. TJie Ohlong Church (fifteenth century), with pointed south or west 

 door,, slit windows with pointed, round, trefoil, or ogee heads. The 

 greater number of churches in the district are of this type. The windows 

 rarely have more than two lights ; a few of the later examples have 

 cross-bars (Pathborney; Kilnaboy, Killadysert and Kilfenora chancel 

 (south wall) ) ; a few had simple interlaced tracery as Kilshanny 

 and Kilchrist. Scattery Cathedral had two lancets and a quatrefoil 

 above. It is interesting to note (as shown in the Plates illustrating 

 this Paper) how closely the semicircular heads of several splays of 

 the fifteenth- century windows resemble those of early pre-Xorman 

 times. In many cases a bell chamber stood on the west gable. 

 Chancels occur only at Kilkerin, Kilmacreehy, Killeany, and Drom- 

 creehy. (Illustrations, Plate XII.) 



10. Belfry Towers occur only at Killadysert and St. Pinghin's, 

 Q,uin. (Plate X., 202). The tower near the west end of Moynoe was 

 probably a castle. 



There are, however, some good examples in the Cathedrals and 

 Monasteries. Killaloe Cathedi-al seems to be the only case of a tower 

 forming part of the plan of even the existing building. At Canon's 

 Island the tower is attached to the church, and partly built on an 

 older wall. In Clare, Ennis, and Quin, it is inserted in the long 

 body of the chui'ch, and at Kilfenora and Corcomroe it caps a 

 clumsy gable thi'ough which a staircase ascends. 



1 1 . Transects do not occur in the churches ; and accessory chapels 

 and sacristies are almost absent; the few that exist (Kilnamarve, 

 Scattery Cathedral, Kilmoon, Killilagh, Kilkeedy, Euan) are small 



