Part of St. Dominick’s Friary. The Church and Town of Kilmallock
The ruined friary, sprouting vegetation, occupies the foreground. Behind is the town of Kilmallock and the 13th-century church, with the remnants of a round tower. There are two figures by the friary.
Image Details
| Genre | Landscape |
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| Subject(s) | Architecture, Cities and towns |
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| Keywords(s) | Antiquities, Buildings, Churches, Houses, People, Round towers, Ruins, Towers, Trees, Windows |
| Colour | Monochrome |
| Published / created | 1839 |
Bibliographical Details
| Travel Account | Rambles in the South of Ireland |
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| Location of image in copy | Vol. 2, facing p. 256 |
| Source copy | James Hardiman Library, National University of Ireland Galway Special Collections: 914.190481 CHA |
| Permalink | https://ttce.universityofgalway.ie/irelandillustrated/?id=ii_image_1372185363&object_type=image&ttce_function=5 |
Related text from travel account
| After breakfasting with our friends near
Bruff, we started for Kilmallock, and passed
several delightful hours wandering over its
interesting ruins. I thought of some lines by
Crofton Croker, on Kilmallock—
"THE BALBEC OF IRELAND." When first I saw Kilmallock's walls, 'Twas in the stillness of moon-light; And lofty towers and stately halls, Frowned darkly then enwrapped in night, Just touched with tinsel, streaks and gleams, Mysterious, as a town of dreams But morning with its rosy sky Dispelled this visionary pride; All greatness did in ruin lie, Mean hovels stood on every side; The peasant held the lordly pile, And cattle filled the roofless aisle. Kilmallock in the pensive mind Awakens many a solemn thought; There will the heart this lesson find— [p. 241] That human strength and power are nought, To-day a boast—to-morrow gone! A moral deep to muse upon. [Vol. 2, p. 240-241] [Followed by very full account of the history of Kilmallock] |