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Memorial stone

Enniscoush, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Memorial stone, Enniscoush, 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
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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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)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (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 Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.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.

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