Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Memorial stone
Enniscoush, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Enniscoush
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.51842, -8.94509
- SMR number
- LI029-031010-
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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 Urban Survey of Limerick recorded the following details about a 17th century wall memorial stone (approx. dims. Wth 1.96m x H 2.5m) commemorating the Southwell family, located in the Holy Trinity C, of I. church in Rathkeale; 'Wall memorial. T. Southwell. 1676. Black painted limestone slab set in a red marble frame with marble pediment. Inscribed in gold incised Roman lettering:
SR THOMAS SOVTHWELL BART/ DESENDED FROM BARHAM HALL/ IN SVFFOLKE IN ENGLAND RA/ YSED THIS MONVMENT FOR/ HIS FAMILLY ANNO DOMIE 16/ 76
Anon. 1892-4, 160; ibid., ix (1913-16), 307' (Bradley et. al. 1989, 221).
Compiled by: Denis Power
Revised by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of revised upload: 14 January 2019
References
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 Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.
Anon. 1892-4 County Limerick, Rathkeale Parish. Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland 2, 160.
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.