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foliage. In the south, wall of the nave is a magnificent 

 Eomanesque arch, prohahly the west door of King Murchad 

 O'Brien's church, circa 1080, as it closely resembles an arch put 

 up at Caen by King Henry I., with whom Murchad cor- 

 responded.^ The west door is pointed, and richly moulded, 

 dating about 1220. Many carved fragments are embedded in 

 the walls. 



Same, Okatoky, 36 feet 6 inches by 25 feet 6 inches. A very per- 

 fect barrel-vaulted oratory with an over croft. Inserted west 

 door, with bold plain mouldings and semicircular head. A 

 chancel was added, but has been levelled. The popular name 

 is Brian Boru's vault. 



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St. Molua's Oratory, Friar's Island, in 1791 (before destruction of the Nave). 



124. Same, Peiak's Island Oeatoet, 10 feet 6 inches by 6 feet 6 inches. 



A small barrel-vaulted oratory with an over croft and east 

 window slit with semicircular head. To this was added probably 

 in the ninth centiuy a nave 21 feet 6 inches by 12 feet 8 

 inches. It had a lintelled door with inclined jambs, and is 

 illustrated by Grose, i., p. 88. 



125. OGON]srEiiOE (Aglish Sin'chell), Sheet 37. — Parish chirch. En- 



tii'ely demolished before 1839. Founder uviknown. The name 

 recalls the "Aglish da sinchell " near Cro Kevin at Glenda- 

 lough. It is not named, 1302; Aglissonill, 1584.- 



1 Ussher's " Sylloye." 



■^ MSS., F. 2-14, T.C.D. 



