Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveslab
Athenry, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Athenry
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.29825, -8.74451
- SMR number
- GA084-001054-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 graveslab was decorated with a plough-sock and coulter and bore the following marginal inscription: PRAY FOR THE SOVLES OF HUGH/ THOMAS/ DERMAD AND EDMVND FYNNE AND/ THIR POSTERITIE 1684 (Bradley and Dunne 1992, 38). Not located.
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 Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.
Nearby in the register
- Wall monumentunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Religious house - Dominican friarsunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.