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Graveslab

Moylagh, County Meath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveslab, Moylagh, 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
Moylagh
County
Meath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.72386, -7.17688
SMR number
ME015-032003-

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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

Inside the church of Moylagh (ME015-032----). Adams (1870-1) records the graveslab of Edmond Maolagh (1583) ’19 in. by 15 in. (c. 0.48m x c. 0.38m)’ that is no long present but which was also recorded by Du Noyer c. 1864 (1895). Du Noyer transcribes the inscription as: ORATE P. ANIA. EDMODI / ANAOLAC CVIS COR: / Po SUB HOC LAPIDE IAC / ET 1583 ET WILHELMUo /S EIMSD QUIE FABRIC / HUC LAPIDE SUB Q / USSIT / IPM PONI I.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 27 January, 2015

References

Du Noyer 1895 Moylagh, near Loughcrew. Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead, Ireland, 3, 1, 113.

Adams, Rev. B. W. 1870-1 Proceedings: Moylagh. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 11, 574-6.

Nearby in the register

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

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