Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Tomb - chest tomb
Caherconlish, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Caherconlish
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.59452, -8.47296
- SMR number
- LI014-079012-
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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
Chest-tomb dating from 1672 which marked the burial place of Mary Annabel Gould, daughter of James Gould of Ludden Castle and wife of Sir George Ingoldsby of Ballybricken Castle located on N side of chancel inside the medieval ruins of Caherconlish Church (LI014-079005-). Dineley drew a sketch of this tomb on which he wrote the following about the location of the monument; 'On ye left hand side going to the Alter is seen this upon Sr. George Ingoldesby’s wives mother' (NLI MS 392; Shirley 1858-67, 197-8). The sketch shows the monument as a chest-tomb with A-shaped lid on top of which was carved the following inscription; 'RIS TH M. ANNABEL GOULD DIED XXVII MAY MDCLXXII'.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 02 July 2019
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.
NLI, MS 392 - National Library of Ireland, "Observations in a voyage in the Kingdom of France", and "Observations in a voyage through the Kingdom of Ireland", both by Thomas Dingley, 1675-80.
Nearby in the register
- Wall monumentunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Tomb - chest tombunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.