Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Tomb - effigial
Kildare, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kildare
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.15784, -6.91145
- SMR number
- KD022-029032-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
A large collection of cross slabs, grave slabs, decorated stones and three effigies (See KD022-029023- and KD022-029027- to KD022-029057-), dating from the 10th to the 17th centuries have been placed in St. Brigid’s Cathedral (KD022-029005-).
KD022-029032-: According to Bradley et al. (1986 vol. 3, 227-8), a large, badly fragmented, tapering limestone block (L 1.8m; Wth 0.64m; T 0.36m) bears the figure of a bishop carved in high relief, dressed in chasuble, alb, gloves, maniple, with amice/kerchief around the neck. He wears a mitre and carries a foliated crozier, turned outwards, in the left hand. His right hand is raised in blessing. The figure is placed under a crocketed, ogee-headed canopy supported by small figures and the sides are further embellished with spirals. (Hunt 1974, no. 88, Pl. 82)
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 30-01-2012
Nearby in the register
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Armorial plaqueunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.