Wall monument

The National Monuments Service's description

When recorded by Macalister (1913, 220-21), this wall plaque was centrally located within the sedilia in the N wall of the chancel of the Dominican church (GA084-001014-). It has since been moved and is now on the wall to the W of the sedilia. The slab (Wth 0.83m; H 1m; T 0.06n) is rectangular in shape and is fractured at the bottom left corner. It bears an inscription in English, French and Latin as well as a shield depicting a lion rampant and a Latin cross, an esquire’s helmet and mantling and a right hand bearing a sword. According to Macalister (ibid.), the inscription defies direct translation due to the fact the writer did not have sufficient knowledge of French or Latin. His attempt at it reads:
'The mistcall sense of the armes [are] in this verse
Pour honeur de conquestrant,
Et un illustre marque de glor,
Il voieut q[u]e le lion rempennt,
Porta le pris de leur victoire.
Here is the antient sepulchre of the sept of Walls of Droghty, late demolished by Cromellians, and now reedified by Walter Wall fich Peeter (i.e. mhic Peadair, son of Peter) of the said sept, for his oune and posterities use; Ano Domni 1682.
Insignia hujus family[a]e Crux et Leo: et notat H --- sus n[o?] bilis antiquum retniet (sir) gens Vallia stema (sic) nam leo magnanimam cu---'.
(Bradley and Dunne 1992, 37-8)

The following image has been uploaded: GA084-001052-_01.jpg

Compiled by: Olive Alcock

Date of upload: 12 November 2018

References

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 Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.

Macalister, R.A.S. 1913 The Dominican church at Athenry. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 3, 197-222.