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Kilmore
Parish Group
Kilmore
Building
Kilmore Cathedral

Kilmore Cathedral								W01						W02		W03		W05		W06				W07			W08	W09						W10	W11			W12		W13		W14		W15		W16
C001 (Scan)	C002 (Scan)	C003 (Scan)	C004 (Scan)	C005 (Scan)	C006 (Scan): Romanesque doorway	C007 (Scan): Reredos	C008 (Scan): Reredos	P001 (Scan): Overall	P002 (Scan): Left-hand lower	P003 (Scan): Left-hand upper	P004 (Scan): Right-hand lower	P005 (Scan): Right-hand upper	P006 (Scan): Detail of left-hand lower	P007 (Scan)	P008 (Scan): Detail of centre lancet	P009 (Scan)	P010 (Scan)	P011 (Scan)	P012 (Scan)	P013 (Scan)	P014 (Scan)	P015 (Scan)	P016 (Scan)	P017 (Scan)	P018 (Scan): Detail of left-hand lancet	P019 (Scan): Detail of right-hand lancet	P020 (Scan)	P021 (Scan)	P022 (Scan)	P023 (Scan)	P024 (Scan): LH upper	P025 (Scan): RH lower	P026 (Scan): RH upper	P027 (Scan)	P028 (Scan)	P029 (Scan)	P030 (Scan)	P031 (Scan)	P032 (Scan): Detail of left-hand lancet	P033 (Scan)	P034 (Scan)	P035 (Scan)	P036 (Scan)	P037 (Scan)	P038 (Scan)	P039 (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.

Kilmore Cathedral
St Fethlimidh
Reference: 070440
Group: Kilmore
Diocese: Kilmore

Cavan
(4km south-west)
County Cavan
Republic of Ireland
ITM Ref: 638399,803544
OSIG Ref: 238304
GPS Ref: 53.979738,-7.414609
Cathedral
Surveyed: 2004-05-10

William Slater; 1857-60; Middle-Pointed; cruciform; central tower; incorporates salvaged Romanesque doorway.

Architect involved:
Slater, William (c.1818-1872)

Kilmore Cathedral
St Fethlimidh
Reference: 070440

W01
chancel; east
Five lancets approx 4070mm x 530mm, two cinquefoils, six trefoils and fifteen small tracery-lights.

Lack of dedication suggests window is contemporary with the church.

studio William Wailes; Newcastle-upon-Tyne (attrib)

dating 1860 (circa)

Iconography

Parable of the Prodigal Son

lower

Parable of the Good Samaritan

middle

Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins

upper

Kilmore Cathedral
St Fethlimidh
Reference: 070440

W02
chancel; south; east-most
Three lancets, 3150mm x 580mm; 3220mm x 580mm; 3150mm x 580mm, one 6-foil, two trefoils and eight small tracery-lights.

Patronage: Askins.

studio Mayer & Co.; Munich (sgn)

dating 1905 (memplaq)

Iconography

Christ Blessing Children

Kilmore Cathedral
St Fethlimidh
Reference: 070440

W03
chancel; south; west-most
Three lancets, 3150mm x 580mm; 3220mm x 580mm; 3150mm x 580mm, one 6-foil, two trefoils and fourteen small tracery-lights.

Patronage: Arthur Kenlis, 12th Baron Farnham.

studio Clokey & Co.; Belfast (attrib)

dating 1972 (insc)

Iconography

St Columba

left

Christ as Fisher of Men

centre

St Brigid

right

Kilmore Cathedral
St Fethlimidh
Reference: 070440

W05
south transept; south
Two lancets, 3450mm x 770mm, four trefoils and nine small tracery-lights.

Patronage: Nesbitt.

The Reaper and Sower are from Psalm 126. Decorative glass in W04 is also by Ward & Hughes.

studio Ward & Hughes; London (lit)

dating 1860 (lit)

Builder, 1860, vol.18, p.528

Iconography

Sower

left

Reaper

right

Kilmore Cathedral
St Fethlimidh
Reference: 070440

W06
nave; south aisle; south; east-most
Two lancets, 1800mm x 560mm, one quatrefoils and two small tracery-lights.

Patronage: Young.

designer Clayton, John Richard (1827-1913) (def)

studio Clayton & Bell; London (lit)

dating 1860 (lit)

Builder, 1860, vol.18, p.528

Iconography

Clothing the Naked

left, lower

Taking in the Stranger

left, upper

Giving Drink to the Thirsty

right, lower

Feeding the Hungry

right, upper

Parable of the Lost Sheep

tracery

Kilmore Cathedral
St Fethlimidh
Reference: 070440

W07
nave; south aisle; south; 2nd from east
Two lancets, 1790mm x 560mm, one quatrefoil and two small tracery-lights.

studio Clayton & Bell; London (def)

designer Clayton, John Richard (1827-1913) (def)

dating 1867 (circa)

Iconography

Raising of Lazarus

Kilmore Cathedral
St Fethlimidh
Reference: 070440

W08
nave; south aisle; west
One lancet, 2030mm x 400mm.

Patronage: Askins.

designer O'Brien, Catherine (1881-1963) (sgn)

dating 1961 (lit)

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

Iconography

Christ Blessing Children

Kilmore Cathedral
St Fethlimidh
Reference: 070440

W09
nave; west
Four lancets, approx 3800mm x 610mm, two 6-foils, four small tracery-lights, rose over consisting of four trefoils and five small tracery-lights.

Patronage: Carson.

The Reaper and the Sower are from Psalm 126.

studio Ward & Hughes; London (attrib)

dating 1874 (mem)

Iconography

Visiting the Sick

left, lower

Taking in the Stranger

left, middle

Feeding the Hungry

left, upper

Parable of the Good Shepherd

left, tracery

Visiting the Prisoner

2nd from left, lower

Clothing the Naked

2nd from left, middle

Giving Drink to the Thirsty

2nd from left, upper

Miraculous Draught of Fishes

3rd from left, lower

Parable of the Lost Sheep

3rd from left, middle

Sower

3rd from left, upper

Christ's Teaching Ministry

right, lower

Parable of the Lost Coin

right, middle

Reaper

right, upper

Parable of the Great Banquet

right, tracery

Reaper and Sower use similar cartoons
Kilmore Cathedral / W09
Urney / W10

Kilmore Cathedral
St Fethlimidh
Reference: 070440

W10
nave; north aisle; west
One lancet, 2030mm x 400mm.

Patronage: Askins.

designer O'Brien, Catherine (1881-1963) (sgn)

dating 1957 (insc)

dating 1957 (lit)

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

Iconography

Christ as Good Shepherd

Kilmore Cathedral
St Fethlimidh
Reference: 070440

W11
nave; north aisle; north; west-most
Two lancets, 1810mm x 560mm, one quatrefoil and two small tracery-lights.

Patronage: Nesbitt.

An adaptation of Holday's design for a window at St Michael's Church, Lewes, Sussex, England.

studio James Powell & Sons; London (doc)

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

dating 1888 (doc)

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

Iconography

Angel and Women at the Tomb

left

Risen Christ Appears to Mary Magdalene

right

Kilmore Cathedral
St Fethlimidh
Reference: 070440

W12
nave; north aisle; north; 2nd from east
Two lancets, 1780mm x 560mm, one cinquefoil and two small tracery-lights.

Patronage: Massy-Beresford.

Head of St Peter is a portrait of the dedicatee.

studio Mayer & Co.; Munich (sgn)

dating 1886 (mem)

Iconography

Christ's Charge to St Peter

Kilmore Cathedral
St Fethlimidh
Reference: 070440

W13
nave; north aisle; north; east-most
Two lancets, 1800mm x 560mm, one trefoil and two small tracery-lights.

Patronage: Stafford.

studio Mayer & Co.; Munich (def)

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

dating 1900 (insc)

Iconography

Christ Disputing with the Doctors
Angel(s) with Scroll(s)

tracery

Kilmore Cathedral
St Fethlimidh
Reference: 070440

W14
north transept; north
Two lancets, 3450mm x 760mm, four quatrefoils and eight small tracery-lights.

Patronage: Darley.

studio Mayer & Co.; Munich (def)

dating 1884 (memplaq)

Iconography

St John the Evangelist

left

St James

right

Kilmore Cathedral
St Fethlimidh
Reference: 070440

W15
chancel; north
Three lancets, 2670mm x 580mm, one 8-foil, two trefoils and eight small tracery lights.

Patronage: Lord and Lady Farnham.

studio An Tur Gloine; Dublin (sgn)

designer O'Brien, Catherine (1881-1963) (sgn)

dating 1944 (lit)

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

Iconography

Angel of Joy

left

Archangel (St) Michael

centre

Angel of Life

right

Kilmore Cathedral
St Fethlimidh
Reference: 070440

W16
chancel; north; east-most
Three lancets, 3150mm x 580mm; 3220mm x 580mm; 3150mm x 580mm, two trefoils and fourteen small tracery-lights.

Patronage: Tubman.

studio Clokey & Co.; Belfast (attrib)

dating 1970 (insc)

Iconography

Ascension
St Brigid

left, predella

St Fethlimdh

centre, predella

King David

right, predella