View of St John’s Church in Limerick. The façade culminates in a tripartite roof that covers the three naves. The main entrance to the building appears to be on the side. A belfry is visible at the back of the building. On the right-hand side of the image, near the entrance to the church, there is a large troop of soldiers with lances. The soldiers consist of a fragment of printed plate pasted upon the drawing, with traces of hand colouring. At the front of the scene there is a stone wall with a gateway. The drawing is surrounded by an oval frame. <br>Ferrar describes this church as having been repaired in 1763, at which time the above monument was apparently removed.<br>Sources:<br>John Ferrar, <em>The history of Limerick, ecclesiastical, civil and military</em> (Limerick: A. Watson & Co., 1787), p. 165. <br>Patrick Fitzgerald, <em>The history, topography and antiquities of the county and city of Limerick</em>, vol. 2 (Dubin: George McKern, 1827), p. 558.
Inscribed in Image
-
Caption within boundaries of image
– St Johns Limerick
|
Image Details
| Genre |
Landscape
|
| Technique |
Collages,
Engravings,
Pen and ink drawings
|
| Subject(s) |
Antiquities and archaeological sites,
Architecture,
Cities and towns
|
| Geographical Location |
-
Limerick
–
County
-
Limerick
–
Town or city
-
Munster
–
Province
-
St John's Church, Limerick
–
Named locality
|
| Keyword(s) |
Archaeological sites,
Buildings,
Churches,
Crowds,
Flags,
Gates,
Men,
People,
Soldiers
|
| Colour |
Handcoloured
|
| Dimensions |
7.9 cm x 6.2 cm |
| Published / created |
1681 |
Bibliographical Details
| Travel Account |
Observations in a Voyage through the Kingdom of Ireland
|
| Contributor(s) |
|
| Print or manuscript |
Manuscript |
| Location of image in copy |
p. 132 |
| Source copy |
National Library of Ireland
MS 392
|
| Permalink |
https://ttce.universityofgalway.ie/irelandillustrated/view/image/ii_image_1374515010 |
| Rights |
Courtesy of the National Library of Ireland |
Related text from travel account
S<sup>t</sup> Johns is the next Church to be visited consisting of 3 Isles, whose prospect I touched off page [blank space]. It hath little or nothing to recomend it to the sight of the curious onely this monument which see page [blank space] Its matter is of black marble, carrying this inscripcon in Roman Capitals <br>THOMAS POWER QUONDAM CIVES LIMERICENSIS ET EIUS UXOR JOVANNA RICE HOC MONUMENTUM HAEREDIBUS SUIS CONSTRUXERUNT IN QUO AMBO SEPELIUNTUR. ORET PRO EIS PIUS LECTOR.<br>QUISQUIS ERIS QUI TRANSIERIS, STA PERLEGE PLORA.<br>SUM QUOD ERIS FUERAMQUE QUOD ES PRO ME PRAECO ORA. HOC FINITO A<sup>o</sup> DNI M.D.C.XXII. <br> […] [p. 132] <br>S<sup>t</sup> Johns having nothing in it worthy of note but one monument of Thomas Power I returne to the Cathedrall […]
[pp. 129, 132] |
