Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Architectural fragment
Townparks (caher Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Townparks (caher Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.37469, -7.92573
- SMR number
- TS075-048007-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Inserted in the W end of the S wall of a private dwelling, number 7, Castle St., Cahir, at second-floor level (the house is three-storeys over basement). A large sculpted male head, probably of 15th-century date, with almond-shaped eyes with eyebrows, long aquiline nose, thin-lipped mouth, large jug ears sticking out on either side and ribbing to indicate hair. The head has been painted white. It is similar in style to the carved stone heads which form the terminals for the upper internal mouldings of some of the windows of the Augustinian priory (TS075-048002-) which is c. 400m to the N. It may have come from the Augustinian priory and was incorporated in this later building.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Historic townunder 1 mi
- Memorial stoneunder 1 mi
- Stone sculptureunder 1 mi
- Castle - Anglo-Norman masonry castleunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.