Romanesque Door Kilmore Cathedral Co Cavan.
This Twelfth Century door is the finest example of a Romanesque door to have survived in Ulster. According to the Archaeological Inventory of Co Cavan the door is 'believed to have originated from Trinity Island (CV020-077001-), was subsequently moved to Slandore (CV025-0109---) and from there to its present location. (Davies 1948, 101-9; Killanin and Duignan, 102)' . The door exhibits the marks of these moves with some stones in the wrong place and a little mixed up, but it is a very impressive feature. Over time some stones have weathered differently and today there is a huge range of colours across its sandstone blocks. This adds to its character and is accentuated by its contrast with the surrounding dark blue limestone of the 1860 cathedral.
This Twelfth Century door is the finest example of a Romanesque door to have survived in Ulster. According to the Archaeological Inventory of Co Cavan the door is 'believed to have originated from Trinity Island (CV020-077001-), was subsequently moved to Slandore (CV025-0109---) and from there to its present location. (Davies 1948, 101-9; Killanin and Duignan, 102)' . The door exhibits the marks of these moves with some stones in the wrong place and a little mixed up, but it is a very impressive feature. Over time some stones have weathered differently and today there is a huge range of colours across its sandstone blocks. This adds to its character and is accentuated by its contrast with the surrounding dark blue limestone of the 1860 cathedral.
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