Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Headstone
Drummans (rosclogher By., Aghanlish Ed), County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Drummans (rosclogher By., Aghanlish Ed)
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.40833, -8.31334
- SMR number
- LE003-008004-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1869 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Within Conwal graveyard (LE003-008002-) is a grave-cover or prone headstone (dims c. 1.37m x c. 0.56m) bearing an inscription and the date 1722 in roman numerals in false relief within a border. It also has the carving of an animal known as the 'Dobhar Chu' and was recently rediscovered and recorded by Gary Dempsey, although it is now very worn. The inscription has been read (Tohall 1948, 127-8) as: ----/ ??ODY OF / GRACE CON / N?Y WIFE / TO TER MAC / LOGHLIN WHO / DYD 7BER / THE 24TH / ANNO DMI / MDCCXXII. The Dobhar Cú is a crouching dog with a small head looking over its shoulder, and with very large paws. It is described as being close to an otter (Tohall 1948, 127; Ruickbie 2016, 51-2) and in the image a dagger or spear is plunged into its neck. In the folk tradition the Dobhar Cú killed a woman and in turn was killed by her husband.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of revised upload: 23 May, 2016
Amended: 24 June 2019
References
Tohall, P. 1948 The Dobhar-Chu tombstones of Glenade, Co. Leitrim. (Cemeteries of Congbhail and Cill-Ruisc). Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 78, 127-9.
Ruickbie, L. 2016 The Impossible Zoo. Robinson, London
Nearby in the register
- Cross-inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Headstoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.