Firstly, Merry Christmas to you all! Great detail has been preserved in the knightly stone effigies of Ireland. In this video I examine some of the effigies in the South East of Ireland, these would have been of the rich and powerful who could have afforded these expensive monuments, the lowly foot soldier wearing "soft" armour would have never had a look in!
Some notes;
1.The Effigy of New Abbey Kilcullen Co.Kildare has been badly corroded by centuries of rain, but in 2000 the effigy was placed within a small arch to protect it. The effigy in St.Audeon's Dublin is of the same individuals (Baron Roland Eustace and his wife Alicia), although they are buried in New Abbey.
2. Many of the faces of the effigies have been damaged, this could be simple historic vandalism or they were attacked for religious reasons (e.g. idolatry )
3. Historians have long valued Shakespeare's plays / quotes for giving some insights into the use of armour.
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