Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveslab
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
- KD022-029050-
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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-).
KD022-029050-: 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
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Tomb - effigialunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.