Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveslab
Newtownbond, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newtownbond
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.72397, -7.66895
- SMR number
- LF014-052003-
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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
Within the interior of a church (LF014-052001-), near the S wall. This recumbent rectangular graveslab (L 1.76m; Wth 0.8m; T 0.08m) is decorated in false relief with a Latin cross, with 'IHS' carved at the head and the date 1642 at the foot. It is locally believed to be the 'tomb of either Faghny's [Farrell’s] father or a local priest' (Devaney 1981, 4, 8).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 5 June 2013
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.