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Graveslab

Limerick City,Englishtown, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveslab, Limerick City, Englishtown, County Limerick, 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
Limerick City,Englishtown
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
52.66834, -8.62355
SMR number
LI005-017026-

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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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (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 Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.

Nearby in the register

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

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