Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveslab
Callan South, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Callan South
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.54405, -7.39009
- SMR number
- KK026-010079-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Formerly at ground-floor level in the W tower of St Mary's medieval parish church (KK026-010012-), Callan. Described by Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 301) as a, 'piece of a floor-slab lying at the base of the tower'. The slab was inscribed in Latin, probably in Black Letter script, though Carrigan does not state this it is implied by his representation of the inscription in Gothic font. Carrigan (ibid.) transcribed it as, 'Hic.....es Gorman quondi burge….' and gives the translation as, 'Here lies John Gorman, formerly burgess....'. This graveslab fragment is currently unlocated.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 4 December 2019
References
Carrigan, Rev. W. 1905 (Reprint 1981) The history and antiquities of the diocese of Ossory, 4 vols. Kilkenny. Roberts Books and Wellbrook Press.
Nearby in the register
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 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.