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Memorial stone

Gardens (Kilkenny City By., St. Canice Par.), County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Memorial stone, Gardens (Kilkenny City By., St. Canice Par.), County Kilkenny, 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
Gardens (Kilkenny City By., St. Canice Par.)
County
Kilkenny
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.65624, -7.25658
SMR number
KK019-026188-

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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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1911 · Sheet 14, 1911 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Incorporated in the walling above the arch at the top of St Canice’s Steps. The archway (KK019-026103----) and steps, leading from Velvet Lane to St Canice’s Cathedral, were built in 1614 by Robert Jose (Joyse), a clergyman attached to St Canice’s, with the position of procurator to the Chapter (Prim 1862, 178). A rectangular limestone plaque, with the same inscription on both the N and S faces. On the S side the plaque is recessed within a well-cut border and the inscription, in Latin and in Roman Capitals is in false relief. On the N side the surface is flat with the same inscription in Roman Capitals in raised relief. The inscription has been transcribed by Prim (ibid.) as, ‘Robertus Jose. procurator. hanc. Januam & gradus. sumptubus. Ecclesie. aedificauit. An’o. 1614.’.

See attached photographs:
KK019-026188-_01 S side of plaque
KK019-026188-_02 N side of plaque

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 20 December 2019

References

Prim, J. G. A. 1862-3 Notes on Kilkenny inns and taverns. Journal of the Kilkenny and South-East of Ireland Archaeological Society 4 (1), 152-180.

Nearby in the register

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

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