Wall monument

The National Monuments Service's description

A slender wall monument (Wth 2.4m; D 0.8m) occupies the NE corner of the chancel of Quin Abbey (CL042-027002-). A large slab with a moulded plinth is surmounted by a three-arched canopy with a widely spreading cornice supporting the great arch over the E window for most of its width. The arches are cusped and the spandrels are filled with well carved leaves in low relief. The cavetto or surround beneath the arch columns bears an inscription in raised gothic letters and is cited by Westropp (1892-4, 453) as follows: ‘Hic jacent Oid fili Laurencii [Lorcan] fili Mathi [Mahon] M com Ara et Constina M N Mara uxor Ej Q me fieri fecerut.’ An inscription on the front of the plain slab beneath is in capital letters and reads ‘Macnamara of Ayle. Died 1402’. A MacNamara armorial plaque is placed on the back wall under the canopy and a slab beneath it reads ‘This monument was erected by Mahon Daul McNemara, and repaired by Captain Teige McNemara of Ranna. A.D. 1714.’ (Ua Briain 1908)

The following images have been uploaded:
CL042-027010-_01.jpg Wall monument from SW.
CL042-027010-_02.jpg Armorial plaque within wall monument.

Compiled by: Mary Tunney

Date of upload: 2 July 2018

References

Westropp, T.J. 1892-4 Quin Abbey. Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland 2, 453.

Ua Briain, C. 1908 Parish of Quin. The Architectural and Topographical Record 1, part 2, 169-92.