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- 1. Ballyhale, Kilkenny, Ireland
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Parish Church Parish church incorporating the W tower of a medieval church. A font, possibly Romanesque, is set in the W face of the tower.
- 2. Clonamery, Ireland
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Church Small nave (14.32m x 5.74m) and chancel (6.7 m x 4.39 m) church. The W facade has antae and a flat-headed W doorway with inclined jambs and a cross in relief on the lintel. The chancel was added in the 12thc., and an out-building, possibly the sacristy (2.84 m x 2.38 m), was added later, probably in the 15th-16thc.
- 3. Clontubrid, Kilkenny, Ireland
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Holy well house The holy well house (3.05m x 2.13m) at Toberadrugh, is set behind the modern parish church. Carrigan describes the well house as originally faced with well-cut ashlar blocks, noting that it was removed to Clone House at the start of the 19thc. Fragments of sculpture are set into the gable of the well house.
- 4. St Lachtain, Freshford, Kilkenny, Ireland
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Church Nave and chancel church of several periods. The W gable of the church has antae and incorporates a Romanesque doorway with a gabled porch.
- 5. Jerpoint Abbey, Kilkenny, Ireland
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Cistercian Abbey Church A Cistercian abbey church with a square presbytery and two square chapels in each transept. It has a nave of six bays with alternating square and circular piers (except in the two W bays). The nave is separated from the aisles by thick screen walls of masonry. The E end of the church and conventual buildings were reworked in the 14thc. and 15thc. with the insertion of a new E window, a crossing tower and a richly sculpted cloister.
- 6. St Canice, Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland, Ireland
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St Canice’s Cathedral A 13thc. cathedral built on the site of an earlier church which was burned in 1085 and in 1114. It contains a font and some loose sculpture from the Romanesque church, and some Romanesque stones re-used in the walls of the 13thc. church. A round tower is located to the south of the cathedral.
- 7. Kilree, Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland, Ireland
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Church (ruin) An Early monastic site with a ruined nave and chancel church, a round tower and small high cross, within a walled enclosure. The nave is pre-Romanesque, with a flat-headed W doorway and antae; the chancel is a later addition, of the same width as the nave. The chancel arch, with plain square mouldings around the arch and jambs, has been reduced in size by a later rough stone infill. The round tower has a plain, round-headed doorway.
- 8. Knocktopher, Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland, Ireland
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Church (ruin) The W tower is attached to the ruins of a gothic church. There is a transitional Romanesque doorway on the W face of the tower. The upper parts of the tower are modern.
- 9. Sheepstown, Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland, Ireland
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Church (ruin) A rectangular church, in ruins but with parts of all four walls preserved. Large irregular masonry blocks.
- 10. Ullard, Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland, Ireland
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Church (ruin) A nave and chancel church, the nave measuring 9.90m x 7.01m, the chancel 7.32m x 5.18m. A Romanesque W doorway, much altered, survives. The chancel arch has been partly blocked but the original Romanesque jambs and carved imposts survive.
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