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are found on tlie screen under the belfry, and the " Ecce Homo" is 

 carved on the northern arch of the transept of the same monastery. 

 The figure of om- Lord lying dead on the lap of another figure (now 

 broken), remains in the church of Kilmurry-Ibricane. The cruci- 

 fixion occurs in stucco at Quin. A curious carding on the base of the 

 cross of Dysert probably represents Adam and Eye.^ 



Carvings of Saints. — Figures of St. Eachnan (?) and St. Tola 

 appear on crosses respectively at Kilfenora and Dysert. Certain 

 bishops' heads are said to represent St. Senan, St. Maccreiche, and 

 St. " Moon," at Scattery Cathedi'al, Kilmacreehy, and Kilmoon. Tbe 

 wooden figui'e of " St. Carrol" has, I believe, vanished from Kilcarrol. 

 "St. Luchtighern and his deacons" appear over the door of the 

 oratory of Tomfin lough (see PL XL, fig. 10) ; St. Erancis in the nave 

 of Ennis Eriary; and it is possible that other mysterious panels at 

 Dvsert may show St. Tola presiding over the erection of a termon 

 cross, and St. Blathmac struggling with the local monster, or brocach. 



Sheela-na- Gigs are found at Eathblamaic on a richly carved window- 

 silP ; at Kilnaboy above the south door : both of these are per- 

 fect ; one from an unknown site and greatly defaced was inserted into 

 the wall of the Clonlara canal bridge in 1769. 



Bullauns^ though not uncommonly found near forts and cromlechs, 

 seldom occur near Clare churches. Specimens in the native rock are 

 to be seen near Kinallia, and Kiltinanlea churches ; one, in a block of 

 granite, lies in the nave of Clare Abbey, while several occru* in 

 boulders and loose blocks near Leanna church site, and single basins 

 at Kilvoydane, near Spansil Hill, and Eomerla, near Tulla, 



Fonts of mediaeval times are few in number. A decorated one is 

 found at Killaloe, and one remained in 1816 at Xilballyone ; a fine 

 fluted font of the later twelfth century is at Kilfenora Cathedral, one, 

 probably of the fifteenth century, at Killone convent, one with spiral 

 flutings in Kilkeedy, a curious square one at Kilcorney, a round one 

 at Dysert O'Dea, and a plain but neat octagonal one in Clare Abbey. 



Altars (medieval) are not numerous. AYe find a neat early 

 example in St. Caiman's, five in Quin Friary, one in Ennis Eriary, one 

 in Corcomroe Abbey, some traces at Canon's Island Abbey, the arcaded 

 front slab of one at Kilnaboy; rudely built altars are found at 

 Killeany, Xilshanny, Carran, and Eilmoon. Others outside the 

 church remain at Kinallia, Killeany, and IS'oughavaL 



1 Journal E.S.A.I., 1S99, p. 248. " Journal E.S.J. I., 1894, p. 31. 



