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    ATTRIBUTED TO FREDERICK HOLLAND MARES

    'Muckross Abbey, Killarney'

    c.1860

    Albumen print | 7.4 x 6.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2320098

    Photograph of an exterior view of Muckross Abbey, Killarney. The view of the church is taken from the south east. The abbey is covered in ivy and does not have a roof. In the foreground is a light colour, wooden fence. Two men stand on either side of the fence. The jacket of one of the men is hung over the fence. 

    • Creator(s)

      Attributed to Frederick Holland Mares (photographer)

      Attributed to James Simonton (photographer)

    • 7.4 x 6.9 cm (image)

      17.2 x 13.0 cm (mount)

    • From an album compiled by Prince Albert

    • Subject(s)
      • Places
        • Europe
          • Ireland
            • County Kerry [Ireland]
              • Killarney [County Kerry]
                • Muckross Abbey [Killarney]
      • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
        • Architecture
          • Ecclesiastical & religious architecture
            • Abbeys
            • Christian church architecture
              • Churches
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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