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Graveslab

Kildare, County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveslab, Kildare, 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
Kildare
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.15784, -6.91145
SMR number
KD022-029050-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (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

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-).
KD022-029050-: According to Bradley et al. (1986 vol. 3, 237-8), a large rectangular limestone slab (L 2.20m; Wth 0.90m; T 0.20m), missing a triangular section in the middle, is decorated in both relief and false relief with an undulating band of foliage and a depiction of St Michael blowing a trumpet and labelled MICHAEL ARCHA, the four evangelists with names inscribed, and an achievement of arms. A central inscription in Roman capitals reads: ‘HOC MONUMENTUM/ FIERI FECIT WALTE=/ RUS WALSHAEUS/ ARMIGER QUOND=/ AM DE KILDARE=/ ORIUNDUS EX AE=/ NTIQUA PRO SAP=/ ia de casTELHE=/ aliuu O DICTe=/ a familIAER=/ e desmond/ shao WA/ … AL/ … QUI O=/ biit 12 DIE APRILIS/ ANNO DOMINI 1621’. (Fitzgerald 1891-95a, 144-6; Price 1942, 11-12)

Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy

Date of upload: 7 February 2012

Nearby in the register

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

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