Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveslab
Limerick City,englishtown, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Limerick City,englishtown
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.66834, -8.62355
- SMR number
- LI005-017026-
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
16th century graveslab in chapel of St. Nicholas (Arthur Chapel) St. Mary's Cathedral (LI005-017015-) described in the Urban Survey of Limerick (Bradley et. al. 1989, 319) as following; ‘Andrew Creagh. Post 1543. Rectangular black fossiliferous limestone slab is in the chapel of St. Nicholas (Arthur). The lower half has a Gothic lettered inscription in deep false relief:
HIC IACET MAGISTER/ ANDREAS CREAGH/ H QUONDAM/ ISTIUS
ECLESIE/ DECANUS
Dims: L. 1.72m W. 0.89m (Talbot 1976, 22-3)'.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 15 November 2019
References
Talbot, M. J. 1976 The monuments of St Mary’s Cathedral, Limerick. Limerick.
Bradley, J., Halpin, A., and King, H.A. 1989 Urban archaeological survey - county Limerick (3 vols.). Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.
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