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columns are not perpendicular, so that the space at the base of the supporting columns is wider than at the capitals. The arch which is perfectly circular, is 6.85 metres (22.5 feet) wide at the base and 4.88 metres (16 feet) high from the ground. It consists of six consecutive semi-circular arches of elaborately ornamented stonework supported on columns, which with the exception of the outside one, on each side, are semi-circular and not ornamented. The capitals are richly sculptured with a variety of interlaced traceries, something similar to those on the base of the High Cross in the Square. There are carved grotesque faces on the
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384:: "The great church of Tuam-da-Ghualann fell in one day, both roof and stone". After this, no rebuilding was attempted for some one hundred years, except that in the 13th century a small parish church was built on the site of an old monastery. This long delay was largely the result of the
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288:Archdeacon
133:Dedication
80:08°51′18″W
77:53°30′50″N
1215:Waterford
1165:Kilfenora
431:in 1839.
375:of 1152.
358:Cruachain
255:Bishop(s)
191:Completed
1190:Limerick
1185:Leighlin
1180:Killaloe
1170:Kilkenny
1135:Clonfert
943:Archived
899:S.P.C.K.
816:Archived
700:See also
413:Anglican
226:Province
1245:Ardfert
1240:Achonry
1195:Lismore
1175:Killala
1160:Kildare
1111:Belfast
1095:Lisburn
1090:Kilmore
1080:Dromore
1065:Clogher
1042:of the
1004:Website
635:Burials
599:chalice
521:Malachi
513:Solomon
440:reredos
341:Origins
327:Ireland
313:in the
268:Provost
238:Diocese
127:History
109:Ireland
105:Country
1250:Elphin
1140:Cloyne
1130:Cashel
1100:Raphoe
1060:Armagh
895:London
797:p. 490
601:and a
523:, and
249:Clergy
231:Dublin
204:Length
1155:Ferns
1105:Sligo
1070:Derry
893:p69:
603:paten
570:jambs
509:David
505:Moses
325:, in
303:Irish
212:Width
172:Style
1255:Emly
1210:Tuam
1205:Trim
1145:Cork
903:1932
779:2008
517:Ezra
491:The
409:Tuam
319:Tuam
278:Dean
194:1878
186:1861
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