Sligo Abbey
Looking down the nave of the church, from the remains of a 17th century house built in front of it.
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Another view down the nave, showing the rood screen, which separates the "public" part of the church from the more sacred chancel.
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Nice wide arches along the nave.
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Another view of the rood screen.
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A funerary memorial. These are usually tombs, but sometimes just a way to remember the dead.
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The high windows of the chancel, with another memorial.
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The nicely carved altar.
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Memorial to Sir Donagh O’Conor and his wife Elinor.
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The cloister arcade. Notice the different styles of the columns.
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The cloister.
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A bit of decoration on one of the columns in the arcade.
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Another view of the cloister and the church.
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On the second floor refectory, there's this set of steps going up to the lectern. Strangely, it's outside.
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A wider view of the steps, with Dolores.
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The small balcony is the lectern, overlooking the cloister, not the refectory. I don't understand the arrangement, but that's what the guidebook says.
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Walking around Sligo town, we saw this duck in the river, grooming itself.