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Memorial stone

Ballinrink, County Meath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Memorial stone, Ballinrink, County Meath, 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
Ballinrink
County
Meath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.76144, -7.24636
SMR number
ME008-052----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1636 · Vltoniae Orientalis Pars (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (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

Standing of the N side of a minor E-W road and on the E side of an abandoned entrance to an avenue. This memorial stone (H c. 1m; Wth 0.4m; T 0.1m) was first identified and recorded by Paul Gosling. It is set perpendicular to the road wall and is protected by an iron railing. Its E and W sides have inscriptions and are recorded by Gosling as E face: IHS / [pra]y for the / [soul] of Owen / Reilly who / died January / 28th 173 [5] aged / 63 also of / his wife Marga / ret Reilly wh / o died 9ber 18 / Erect by ------- Reilly 1753. The W face reads: you who go / this road / as we often / did say / your prayer / for the dea / d or if you / be in hast / say that / they may / rest in peace.

See the attached views courtesy of Paul Gosling; _1 from W; _2 from E

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 25 July, 2017

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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