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a wolf 1 at full gallop, with a hound swinging from its throat ; afterwards he 

 (or the painter if two were at work) retained the wolf's head, turned its body 

 into a wing, and painted the dog so as to form the body, adding tails and paws 

 as required. F has a cowherd in a close-fitting yellow cap and tunic, with red 

 borders and long wand over his shoulder, and a red staff, ending in a triangle, 

 under his arm. Below is his herd of cows and goats, the latter with waving 

 horns ; below them a strange red-beaked head, nearly gone. G has a large red 

 horse, nearly covered by yellow and " blue " trappings and reins. A man stands 

 before it ; he has red hose, and a " blue " tunic, with fringe and belt ; below is 

 a spirited sketch of a red man on a yellow, rearing horse, prancing westward. 

 The bay has some trace of a yellow animal, and a red man with a conical cap 

 and aquiline nose. The other north bays, K, L, M, N, are destroyed, save parts 

 of the ribs, by green growth. 



The south side, A, a large, yellow stag, with red antlers and " mane," with a 

 red wolf hanging from the stag's throat by teeth and claws, its hind legs 

 kicking up. B is defaced ; C has a large red cock, cleverly drawn by a few 

 scratches, and floreated yellow and red sprays ; D has a man in red and 

 yellow tunic, tight hose, the left yellow, the right and the sleeves red, and 

 red knee-caps. The tunic forms a kilt, and is held in by a waist-sash, 

 ending in streamers and a red bow. He is stooping and holding a long 

 pole. Below is a red, oval figure, with a fan-like projection. In E are 

 faint red animals overhead, and a red man leaning over a yellow object^ 

 F has several more animals, then a large red hound at full speed, very well 

 painted. Below is a harper in long yellow robes, holding a characteristic 

 Irish harp, with six red strings and a red frame relieved by a yellow line. G 

 has two yellow clogs, and a very natural prowling red wolf. In H is a yellow 

 tree, with pear-like fruits, and in K a red hound, a yellow animal, and a faint 

 trace of some red figure, which when carefully examined in good western light 

 reveals itself as a bird with a hooked-beak, crest, a curved tail like a cock, and 

 yellow legs. 2 L has a large yellow conventional bird, outlined in red. It has 

 curved neck, serrated wings, and triangular tail, with a curved red object and 

 some red lines below. It is very probably a pelican, a favourite symbol of 

 Christ. Here the designs end, as M and N are bare of plaster, the wet caught 

 by the east gable overhead having run through the vault, and rotted all at 

 that end, especially in the south-east corner. 



Hardly a trace remains of any design on the side walls. The older 

 painting, however, shows nearly everywhere if a flake has fallen from the 



1 The last wolf was killed in Comment about 1700. 



2 First recognized by Dr. G. Fogerty, R.N. 



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