Graveslab

The National Monuments Service's description

This record is for the original location of a 17th century graveslab which is in the garden of the modern Dominican church in Tralee (see present location KE029-119021-). It is presumably from the medieval Dominican friary (KE029-236001-)

17th century graveslab described in the Urban Survey of Kerry as follows; 'Set into a wall at the SE side of the garden is a fragmented limestone slab with an incised Roman lettered inscription
HERE LYETH THE BODY/ OF DAVID ROCHE ESQ Co NCELLER ATT LAW WHO DECEASED THE 13 DAY Of/ avgvst ANNO DOMINi/ 1686 anD THIE BODY Of his/ DAVGHTER MARY dec/ easeD IN THE
year 1685
The slab is supposed to have a cross, year and date on the opposite face.
Dims: H. 1.18m x W. 60cm

Mems Dead 3 (1895-7), 287; Mems Dead 6 (1904-8), 87-8; Denny 1907-9, 362-3; Hayward 1976, 263)' (Bradley et. al. 1987, 112).

References

Denny, Rev. H. L. L. 1907-09 Tralee Parish Church. Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead, in Ireland. vol. 7, 363-8.

Hayward, R. 1987 In the kingdom of Kerry. Dundalk. Dundalgan Press.

Bradley, J., Halpin, A., and King, H.A. 1987 Urban archaeological survey - county Kerry. Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.