The Corpus of ROMANESQUE SCULPTURE in Britain & Ireland
Westmeath (now)
Ruined church
A small nave and chancel church consisting of a 10thc. nave
with antae, measuring c. 11.5 x 7.5 m internally. It has a flat-headed W doorway with
inclined jambs with a moulded frame and a cross on the
lintel. The chancel was added
c.1200. It measures c. 5.7 x 4.7 m internally. There are the remains of a stone altar
under the E window. The lower parts of the chancel are
modern.
Church (ruin)
Inchbofin is an island in Lough Ree, on which two churches remain: one is a simple nave and chancel building of about 1200, lacking Romanesque decoration; the other is a more substantial 12thc church, which has been remodelled on various occasions: the original church was aisleless and measured (internally) 13.64m by 5.50 m; a transept was added to the N in the 15thc and a vaulted sacristy was inserted between this and the nave. The only Romanesque ornament is to be found in the chancel window.