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Wall monument

Baile Chláir, County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Wall monument, Baile Chláir, County Galway, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Baile Chláir
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.34688, -8.94457
SMR number
GA070-035010-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Located in the E wall of the N transept of the friary (GA070-035001-). Described by Bradley and Dunne (1992, 58-9) as a rectangular mural slab (L 1.84m; Wth 0.82m; T 0.11m) with the following inscription below a chalice and host:
LAVDETVR SANCTISSIMVM SACRAMENTVM HIS
PRAY FOR THE SOVLE OF/ FATHER CHARLES GARAG/HANE PARISH
PRIEST OF /KILLMACREAN WHO CAVSED/ THIS STONE TO BE MADE
IN/ OCTO: ANNO DOMINI 1676

A similarly decorated slab (GA070-035011-) is visible in the N wall of the chancel.

The following image has been uploaded: GA070-035010-_01.jpg

Compiled by: Olive Alcock

Date of upload: 17 July 2018

References

Bradley, J. and Dunne, N. 1992b Urban archaeological survey - county Galway. Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Sites and Monuments Record data: National Monuments Service, Government of Ireland, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Record text is reproduced unchanged. National Monuments Service, Government of Ireland · CC BY 4.0
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