Restoration of the Tomb of cooey-na-Gall, Dungiven old Church, Co. Derry Geo: V. DuNoyer

Restoration of the Tomb of cooey-na-Gall, Dungiven old Church, Co. Derry Geo: V. DuNoyer

funerary monument

sepulchral monument

wall tomb

figure sculpture

Restoration of the Tomb of cooey-na-Gall, Dungiven old Church, Co. Derry Geo: V. DuNoyer

George Victor Du Noyer

Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland

The Discovery Programme

Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland

http://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/

23.8 x 27.4

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supposed restoration of the Tomb of Cooey-na-Gall, very faulty in the decorations, true in the architecture

The crucifixion at the apex of the drip stone and the cherubins at the head and foot of the effigy are mere juvenile fancies (in 1840) so also are the non-descript pillasters supporting the theoretical angelics, and very strongly suspect that … shields above the arches of the tomb

watercolour

Dungiven Priory

Dungiven

Co. Derry

Ireland