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Memorial stone

Town Parks (Kells Upper By.), County Meath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Memorial stone, Town Parks, 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
Town Parks (Kells Upper By.)
County
Meath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.72774, -6.87967
SMR number
ME017-044042-

Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.

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

From Bradley and King (1985, 1, 80-1) Located on the S wall of the church tower, but originally within the church according to Dopping’s Visitation (1682-5) (Ellison 1973, 7). It consists of two rectangular limestone tablets (Wth 1.46m (approx. H 0.44m) with an incised inscription in mixed gothic and roman lettering: The bodie of this churche being i utter ruyn and decaie was reedi /fied i ano dni 1579 & in ano R. R. Elizabeth XX through the dilig / ce and care of the revered father i god Hughe Brady Byshop of Meat/ he & Sir Thoe Garvie archedeacon of the same and Deane of Christchurch/ i Dubline bothe of here maiestie is privie consaile Sr hereie sionie/Knight of the noble ordire being then Lord Deputie &c. The said reedifying was begane & seatt forward be the advise & daly / carfull travaell of the ancient burgis Nicholas O…./ then being suffranie of Kinllis 2 of Iuli I Ao. Proicto / with other daly furtherins boght the rowff of this / c… uppo his owin proper chargis. God is not unright / at he shuld forget the worke and labour that proced I / which love is shewed for his name is sake. (FitzGerald 1898-1900, 455)

References

Bradley, J. and King, H.A. 1985 Urban archaeological survey - county Meath. Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.

FitzGerald, Lord W. 1898-1900 Kells Parish - Kells Churchyard. Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland, 4, 455-62.

Nearby in the register

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

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