Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Tomb - effigial
Mollaneen, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mollaneen
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.90919, -9.06864
- SMR number
- CL025-091006-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
This record is for the original location of an effigial graveslab found according to Harbison (1971, 31) within the walls of Dysert O’Dea church (CL025-091001-) in the 1960s. It was hung on the external S wall of the church (CL025-091001-) on the E side of the decorative doorway and is now housed in the OPW depot in Athenry (see GA084-151029-). Hunt (1974, vol. 1, 120) described this as ‘a fragment of a wedge-shaped slab bearing the lower part of a (presumably male) figure carved in very flat relief. The edge of the slab is bordered by a rope-moulding placed between two rolled mouldings. The figure is apparently portrayed in a surcoat, the lower part of which can be seen flaring outwards from the waist to a point above the knees. The outline of the legs appears below it, and these seem to be covered by the folds of a garment, but the details are very obscure because of the heavy exfoliation of the original surface. The bare feet splay outwards and downwards. The only remaining detail is that of the right foot which, oddly enough, is carved as a left foot.’
The following image has been uploaded:
CL026-091006-_01.jpg View of effigial slab in its present location.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 6 September 2017
References
Harbison, P. 1971 Some medieval Thomond tomb-sculpture: lost, found and imaginary. North Munster Antiquarian Journal 14, 29-36.
Hunt, J. 1974 Irish medieval figure sculpture 1200-1600, 2 vols. Dublin. Irish University Press.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Round towerunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.