Holy Trinity - Black Abbey - Kilkenny

Within the Black Abbet in Kilkenny is the most amazing medieval statue that depicts the Trinity ‘ representing God the Father, with God the Son on the cross between his knees, and the Holy Spirit above him, between the Father’s uplifted hands’ (Hunt & Harbison 1976, 318).The date 1264 is carved at the base of the cross and Harbison and Hunt (1976, 318) suggest the date was inscribed on the base of the statue at a much later date probably sometime in the eighteenth century. According to tradition the statue was found in a blocked-up niche in the south transept of the church and came to light during restoration work in the early nineteenth century. Today the statue is on display within the church and is just one of many interesting features within the church. [Extract from Pilgrimate in Medieval Ireland](https://pilgrimagemedievalireland.com/2015/10/25/a-medieval-statue-of-the-trinity-at-black-abbey-kilkenny/)