Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Wall monument
Abington, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Abington
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.63303, -8.42231
- SMR number
- LI014-014019-
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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
The precise location of a 17th century wall monument belonging to the Fitzgerald family within the graveyard (LI014-014006-) of Abbey Owney (LI014-014002-) has not been identified. In 1681 Thomas Dineley described the wall tomb which he recorded as following ; 'Now to returne again into the Ruines of the Abby, observe the following Monument with these Inscripcons also in Roman Capitall Letters, this is erected on the right side the High Altar, on the top whereof read: STEMMA AMINES GIBBON ALS GERALD FILIAE MILITIS ALEI. Some read it Stemma Aminae Gibbon Fitz Gerald filiae militis albi. The White Knight, the knight of Kerry so call'd, was a descendent from Desmond '(Shirley et. al. 1865, 280-1).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien and Matt Kelleher
Date of upload: 30 June 2017
References
Shirley, E.P., Dineley, T., O'Brien, R. and Graves, J. 1858-67 Extracts from the Journal of Thomas Dineley, Esquire, giving some account of his visit to Ireland in the reign of Charles II. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 6, 73-91, 176-204, 289-90.
Nearby in the register
- Wall monumentunder 1 mi
- Wall monumentunder 1 mi
- Tomb - chest tombunder 1 mi
- Headstoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.