Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Inscribed stone
Irishtown,limerick City, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Irishtown,limerick City
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.66338, -8.61831
- SMR number
- LI005-017107-
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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
17th century plaque / wall memorial that was originally located inside St. John's Church (LI005-017041-) but later moved to the graveyard (LI005-017042-), described in the Urban Survey (Bradley et. al. 1989, 325-6) as following; 'Westropp (1904-5, 358) notes that before the rebuilding of [St. John's Church] 1763 there was a tablet (probably a wall memorial) to John Foorde, Esqr. Mayor 1693, skull and crossbones (Fogerty 1913, 372).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 22 November 2019
References
Westropp, T.J. 1904-5 A survey of the ancient churches of Co. Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 25C, 327-479.
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 Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.
Fogerty, G. 1913 Limerick, St. John's Graveyard. Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland 8, 370-7.
Nearby in the register
- Tomb - chest tombunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
- Inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.