the gothic window is still in good repair

The church itself is a long rectangular building, with a stone screen between the nave and the choir (where the friars sat). As the priory grew, the church was enlarged and a transept was added, as well as aisles for larger congregations. Remember that our modern view of a church, with rows and rows of pews, dd not exist in medieval churches: congregants stood for the entire service. Only those who could afford to buy their own seats and build choir stalls had a chance to sit.

The tower, which has mostly fallen, was added during the reconstruction in 1423.

outsie the church, with low, low transept windows

the ruins of the dominican priory in Athenry