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Graveslab

Moydow Glebe, County Longford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveslab, Moydow Glebe, County Longford, 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
Moydow Glebe
County
Longford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.66819, -7.77730
SMR number
LF019-030004-

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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)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In the SW quadrant of the graveyard (LF019-030001-). One of two (see also LF019-030003-) late-17th-century, recumbent, rectangular graveslabs (L 2.1m; Wth 0.95m; T 0.16m). The inscription, carved in false relief, is barely decipherable. The monogram 'IHS' is carved on the head and has a fleur-de-lis cross rising from the centre of the cross-bar of the H. At the base a D-shaped surround contains the cross-and-bones motif immediately above the letters 'mementomori'[remember that you must die]. Baxter (1999, 86-7, no. 129) read the inscription thus: ‘Here lyeth Brian maclisagh of the/family of Thomas Mor Cahill Ferr/all of Barry who dyed 1692 his wife/Ellinor Ferrall of the family of Rawreach/who dyed 1693. Alfo his brother James Fer/rall who dyed 16?? his ? brother ? reverend/Fa Hubert Ferrall parish priest of Mo/ydow who dyed 16(77?) the reverend fa/Charles Ferrall parish priest of Rathclin/caused this tomb to be made in remem/brance of them’. (Lennon 2006, 69)

Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan, Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 5 June 2013

Nearby in the register

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

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