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Tomb - chest tomb

Kilmallock, County Limerick, Ireland

The record

Townland
Kilmallock
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
Coordinates
52.40102, -8.57466
SMR number
LI047-022012-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 Verdon-Coppinger tomb at Kilmallock described in the Urban Survey of County Limerick as following (Bradley et. al. 1989, 160); 'Verdon-Coppinqer tomb. 1627. - Rectangular slab carved with a male and female figure in Elizabethan costume, two winged angles with trumpets, coats of arms and an inscription:
DNO IONNI VERDVNO/ EIVS QVE RELICIAE ILLS D. ALSON HALY CON-IVGI SVAE ILLS/ D. WALTERVS COP/ PINGE/ R EQVES AVRATVS HOC FVN-ERIS ET AMORIS MONVMENT/ VM POSVIT ANO DNI/ 1627/ D. ALSONA HA/ LY OBIIT ANO SALVTIS 1626 2/OCTOBR : ETATIS SVE 6/ D. IONNES VERDVN OBIIT ANO/ SALVTIS/ 1614:19 AVGVSTI. AETATIS SVAE 63
The following is above the coats of arms SVRGITE M/ ORTVI/ VENITE AD IVDICIVM
Mems Dead i (1888-91), 214-7; Westropp 1904-5, 420-1'.

Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien

Date of upload: 27 September 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 Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.

Westropp, T.J. 1904-5 A survey of the ancient churches of Co. Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 25C, 327-479.

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