Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveslab
Clonroad Beg, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clonroad Beg
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.84598, -8.98156
- SMR number
- CL033-082028-
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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
On a sedilia on the S wall of the nave of Ennis Friary (CL033-082001-). Unearthed in the transept according to Westropp (1895-7, 37), a limestone slab (H 0.9m; Wth 0.39m; T 0.15m) with the following inscription in false relief ….. ‘TEIG O’BR(ien)…/ (Da)NIEL C/ …EIG McT ……/ H Mc M…../ VELLYN/RO GG’. It probably refers to Teig of Ballingown (died. 1578) and his father-in-law, Daniel O’Brien. According to Westropp (ibid.) a 'block' with the O’Brien crest (a dexter arm and hand holding a dagger) was found in association with the slab. This may be the fragment, decorated in false relief, and mounted under the E window in the chancel. (Bradley, Halpin and King 1988, 74, 77)
CL033-082028-_01.jpg and CL033-082028-_02.jpg attached.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 14 April 2014
References
Westropp, T. J. 1895-7 County Clare. Ennis Abbey. Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland 3, 34-9.
Bradley, J., Halpin, A. and King, H.A. 1988 Urban archaeological survey - county Clare. Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.
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