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I've been perusing my books, looking for other photographs of the Kilfenora window "decorations". I have been unable to find one, other than the one in the Cunningham booklet - sold at Tourist Bureau kiosk in Ireland. But I have come across a different representation of the figures. Until I get back into the darkroom, I can't be sure. But I still favor the original idea suggested by my neighbor. Here's the relevant passage (no photo) from John Hunt's 1974 tome "Irish Medieval Figure Sculpture 1200-1600": "the east window in the chancel appears to be late twelfth century. The capital of its southern pier has four human heads carved upon it. There are two on the southern splay, one at the corner and one on the northern face. These have crockets (croziers?) on the dexter side of three of them. They wear cape-like vestment gathered at the neck, and their hands are clasped in a devotional attitude in front of them. The figure without the crocket has a different garment, the end thrown back over the right shoulder. The hair is made up of conventionalized knob-like curls and the treatment of the bordered eyes and protruding lips suggests an intimate connection with Corcomroe" So I guess there will have to be a vote at some time - preferably by people more qualified than I am. I'll try to get my photo out into the public soon. Of course, I don't have a scanner so that's out. We'll see. Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%