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Kilkenny Cathedral

Kilkenny Cathedral		W01		W02	W03			W04	W05		W06		W07	W08		W09		W10		W11			W12			W13		W14	W15	W16		W17	W18					W19		W20	W21	W22		W23	W24
C001 (Scan): South elevation	C002 (Scan): Interior, nave from south transept	P001 (Scan)	P002 (Scan)	P003 (Scan)	P004 (Scan)	P005 (Scan)	P006 (Scan)	P007 (Scan)	P008 (Scan)	P009 (Scan)	P010 (Scan)	P011 (Scan): Detail of left-hand lancet	P012 (Scan)	P013 (Scan)	P014 (Scan): Detail of left-hand lancet	P015 (Scan): Left-hand lancet	P016 (Scan): Right-hand lancet	P017 (Scan)	P018 (Scan): Detail of right-hand lancet	P019 (Scan)	P020 (Scan)	P021 (Scan)	P022 (Scan)	P023 (Scan)	P024 (Scan)	P025 (Scan)	P026 (Scan)	P027 (Scan)	P028 (Scan)	P029 (Scan)	P030 (Scan): Detail of right-hand lancet	P031 (Scan)	P032 (Scan)	P033 (Scan)	P034 (Scan)	P035 (Scan)	P036 (Scan)	P037 (Scan)	P038 (Scan)	P039 (Scan)	P040 (Scan)	P041 (Scan)	P042 (Scan)	P043 (Scan)	P044 (Scan)	P045 (Scan)	P046 (Scan)

Explain abbreviations

Abbreviations used for studios/artists
doc	Documented	Primary source to support the attribution.
lit	Literature	Secondary source to support the attribution.
sgn	Signed	The window is signed with name, initials or mark.
attrib	Attributed	A likely attribution.
def	Definitely	The attribution is made with confidence.

Abbreviations used for dates
doc	Documented	Primary source to support the given date.
lit	Literature	Secondary source to support the given date.
sgn	Signed	Date appearing on the glass along with the signature or mark.
insc	Inscribed	A date formally painted as part of the inscription.
plaq	Plaque	A date appearing on a plaque nearby.
mem	Memorial	A date of death appearing either on the glass or on a plaque nearby; note that the date of installation of a window could vary greatly from the memorial date.
circa	Circa	A likely date.

Kilkenny Cathedral
St Canice
Reference: 150250
Group: Kilkenny
Diocese: Ossory

Kilkenny
County Kilkenny
Republic of Ireland
ITM Ref: 650245,656423
OSIG Ref: 250156
GPS Ref: 52.656666,-7.257345
Cathedral
Surveyed: 1998-10-05

Thirteenth-century and remarkably unaltered. Restoration by Thomas Newenham Deane from 1864 to 1870.

Architect involved:
Deane, Thomas (Sir) (1792-1871)

Kilkenny Cathedral
St Canice
Reference: 150250

W01
chancel; east
Three lancets, approx 8.5m x 1070mm; 9m x 1240mm; 8.5m x 1070mm.

studio William Holland; Warwick (attrib)

dating 1875 (insc)

Iconography

Nativity

left, lower

Christ Healing the Blind Man

left, 2nd from lower

Agony in the Garden

left, 3rd from lower

Risen Christ Appears to the Eleven Disciples

left, upper

Presentation in the Temple

centre, lower

Last Supper

centre, 2nd from lower

Ascension

centre, upper

Baptism of Christ

right, lower

Raising of the Widow's Son at Nain

right, 2nd from lower

Road to Golgotha

right, 3rd from lower

Empty Tomb

right, upper

Kilkenny Cathedral
St Canice
Reference: 150250

W02
chancel; south
Three lancets, approx 7m x 1070mm.

The LH and RH lancets have leaded lights.

designer Almquist, Carl (1848-1924) (attrib)

dating 1902 (mem)

studio Shrigley & Hunt; Lancaster (doc)

Shrigley & Hunt trade catalogue, published circa 1930

Iconography

St John and St Peter at the Tomb

centre, lower

St Peter

centre, middle

St John

centre, upper

St Peter and St John; same cartoons
Kinnitty / W01
Kilkenny Cathedral / W02

Kilkenny Cathedral
St Canice
Reference: 150250

W03
vestry; east
Three lancets, 3300mm x 690mm; 3660mm x 860mm; 3300mm x 690mm.

studio Clayton & Bell; London (def)

dating 1876 (mem)

Iconography

David

left, lower

Christ with Mary and Martha

left, middle

Annunciation

left, upper

Christ in the House of Simon the Pharisee

centre, lower

Moses in the Bullrushes

centre, middle

Our Lord Enthroned

centre, upper

Christ Blessing Children

right, lower

Jacob and Esau

right, middle

Stoning of St Stephen

right, upper

Kilkenny Cathedral
St Canice
Reference: 150250

W04
south transept; south
Two separate lancets, approx 7m x 790mm, one separate 6-foil and one separate quatrefoil in gable.

Inscribed date not clear - could be 1870 or 1876.

studio Mayer & Co.; Munich (attrib)

dating 1876 (insc)

Iconography

Abraham Sacrificing Isaac

left, lower

Abraham and the Three Angels

left, middle

Abel Sacrificing

left, upper

David with the Head of Goliath

right, lower

Joseph Rules in Egypt

right, middle

Isaac Blessing Jacob

right, upper

Kilkenny Cathedral
St Canice
Reference: 150250

W05
south transept; west
Two separate lancets, approx 5.5m x 910mm.

designer Dixon, William Francis (1848-1928) (def)

dating 1904 (insc)

studio Mayer & Co.; Munich (lit)

Builder, 1905, vol.88, p.474

Iconography

Good Works

left

Crown of Life

right

Kilkenny Cathedral
St Canice
Reference: 150250

W06
nave; south aisle; south; east-most
Two lancets, 1980mm x 580mm and one quatrefoil.

designer Child, Alfred Ernest (1875-1939) (sgn)

dating 1931 (sgn)

studio An Tur Gloine; Dublin (lit)

Nicola Gordon Bowe, David Caron, Michael Wynne: Gazetteer of Irish Stained Glass, Dublin, Irish Academic Press, 1988

Iconography

Nativity

Kilkenny Cathedral
St Canice
Reference: 150250

W07
nave; south aisle; south; 2nd from east
Two lancets, 1980mm x 580mm and one quatrefoil.

studio Mayer & Co.; Munich (attrib)

dating 1889 (mem)

Iconography

Christ Healing the Centurion's Servant

Kilkenny Cathedral
St Canice
Reference: 150250

W08
nave; south aisle; south; 3rd from east
Two lancets, 1960mm x 560mm and one quatrefoil.

dating 1919 (mem)

studio Shrigley & Hunt; Lancaster (doc)

Shrigley & Hunt trade catalogue, published circa 1930

Iconography

Christ Setting a Child in the Midst

Kilkenny Cathedral
St Canice
Reference: 150250

W09
nave; south aisle; south; west-most
Two lancets, 1930mm x 580mm and one quatrefoil.

studio An Tur Gloine; Dublin (doc)

designer Rhind, Ethel (1879-1952) (doc)

An Tur Gloine, List of Principal Windows, 1903-1928, National Gallery of Ireland, Centre for Study of Irish Art

dating 1918 (lit)

Nicola Gordon Bowe, David Caron, Michael Wynne: Gazetteer of Irish Stained Glass, Dublin, Irish Academic Press, 1988

Iconography

Crown of Life

Kilkenny Cathedral
St Canice
Reference: 150250

W10
nave; south aisle; west
Two lancets, 2540mm x 430mm and one quatrefoil.

studio Clayton & Bell; London (def)

dating 1873 (mem)

Iconography

Raising of Jairus's Daughter

lower

Angel and Women at the Tomb

upper

Kilkenny Cathedral
St Canice
Reference: 150250

W11
nave; west
Three separate lancets, approx 6.5m x 1090mm; 6m x 1090mm; 6.5m x 1090mm, three small quatrefoils below and one large separate 8-foil in gable.

Holland's have signed "Holland, Son & Holt". Window reported in Builder, vol 31, p595, 1973.

studio William Holland; Warwick (sgn)

dating 1875 (sgn)

Iconography

Christ Healing the Blind Man

left, lower

Miraculous Draught of Fishes

left, middle

Wedding Feast at Cana

left, upper

Christ's Charge to St Peter

centre, lower

Christ as Good Shepherd

centre, upper

Christ Healing the Centurion's Servant

right, lower

Christ Calming the Storm

right, middle

Miraculous Feeding

right, upper

Kilkenny Cathedral
St Canice
Reference: 150250

W12
nave; north aisle; west
Two lancets, 2620mm x 430mm.

studio Saunders & Co.; London (def)

cartoonist Lonsdale, Horatio Walter (1844-1919) (def)

designer Burges, William (1827-1881) (lit)

dating 1878 (lit)

Building News, 1878, vol.35, p.104

Iconography

Sermon on the Mount

left

Christ Calming the Storm

right

Kilkenny Cathedral
St Canice
Reference: 150250

W13
nave; north aisle; north; west-most
Two lancets, 2030mm x 410mm and one quatrefoil.

studio An Tur Gloine; Dublin (lit)

designer Elvery, Beatrice (1883-1968) (lit)

dating 1908 (lit)

Nicola Gordon Bowe, David Caron, Michael Wynne: Gazetteer of Irish Stained Glass, Dublin, Irish Academic Press, 1988

Iconography

Parable of the Sower

left

Parable of the Lost Sheep

right

Kilkenny Cathedral
St Canice
Reference: 150250

W14
nave; north aisle; north; 3rd from east
Two lancets, 2030mm x 430mm and one quatrefoil.

studio Mayer & Co.; Munich (sgn)

dating 1899 (mem)

Iconography

Sons of Asaph

Kilkenny Cathedral
St Canice
Reference: 150250

W15
nave; north aisle; north; 2nd from east
Two lancets, 2030mm x 410mm and one quatrefoil.

studio Mayer & Co.; Munich (attrib)

dating 1891 (mem)

Iconography

Calling of St Peter and St Andrew

Kilkenny Cathedral
St Canice
Reference: 150250

W16
nave; north aisle; north; east-most
Two lancets, 2030mm x 430mm and one quatrefoil.

studio Mayer & Co.; Munich (attrib)

dating 1880 (mem)

Iconography

Christ Blessing Children

Kilkenny Cathedral
St Canice
Reference: 150250

W17
north transept; west
Two separate lancets, approx 6m x 840mm.

studio Mayer & Co.; Munich (sgn)

cartoonist Dixon, William Francis (1848-1928) (attrib)

dating 1900 (mem)

Iconography

Nehemiah Rebuilds the Walls of Jerusalem

left

Christ Healing the Centurion's Servant

right

Kilkenny Cathedral
St Canice
Reference: 150250

W18
north transept; north
Two separate lancets, approx 8m x 790mm and one separate 6-foil in gable.

Each lancet has three scenes.

studio Clayton & Bell; London (def)

dating 1877 (mem)

Iconography

Moses and the Tabernacle

left

King Solomon Building the Temple

right

Kilkenny Cathedral
St Canice
Reference: 150250

W19
north transept; chapel; north
Two separate lancets, 2620mm x 560mm.

studio Clayton & Bell; London (def)

dating 1879 (mem)

Iconography

Holy Baptism

left

Good Soldier

right

Kilkenny Cathedral
St Canice
Reference: 150250

W20
north transept; chapel; east
Two separate lancets, 2620mm x 560mm.

studio Clayton & Bell; London (def)

dating 1879 (mem)

Iconography

Faithful Warrior

left

Crown of Life

right

Kilkenny Cathedral
St Canice
Reference: 150250

W21
chancel; north chapel; north; west-most
Two lancets, 3050mm x 580mm.

studio Clarke Studios; Dublin (sgn)

dating 1952 (mem)

Iconography

Angels

Kilkenny Cathedral
St Canice
Reference: 150250

W22
chancel; north chapel; north; 2nd from east
Two lancets, 3050mm x 580mm.

studio James Powell & Sons; London (doc)

cartoonist Holiday, Henry (1839-1927) (doc)

dating 1868 (doc)

Archives of James Powell & Sons, Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Iconography

Christ in the House of Simon the Pharisee

left

Christ and the Samarian Woman at the Well

right

Kilkenny Cathedral
St Canice
Reference: 150250

W23
chancel; north chapel; north; east-most
Two lancets, 3050mm x 580mm.

studio Clarke Studios; Dublin (sgn)

dating 1952 (mem)

Iconography

Angels

Kilkenny Cathedral
St Canice
Reference: 150250

W24
chancel; north chapel; east
Three lancets, 4370mm x 810mm.

LH and RH lancets have leaded lights.

studio Lavers, Barraud & Westlake; London (sgn)

cartoonist Westlake, Nathaniel Hubert John (1833-1921) (def)

dating 1871 (sgn)

Iconography

Taking in the Stranger

lower

Visiting the Prisoner

2nd from lower

Giving Drink to the Thirsty

3rd from lower

Feeding the Hungry

4th from lower

Clothing the Naked

5th from lower

Burying the Dead

6th from lower

Visiting the Sick

upper