Graveslab

The National Monuments Service's description

The graveslab of Christopher Plunkett, dated 1630, is in the nave of St. Nicholas's church (ME024-005----). The inscription has been read by B. E. F. Moore (c. 1975, 1, 2) following FitzGerald (1908-09) as: HIC JACET CHRISTOPHER PLUNKETT CUM SUA UXORE CATHERINA BEGG QUOND DE MOYAGHER GENEROS’ QUI ME FIERI FECIT ANO MDCXXX. ET OBIT 19 DIE IULI.
It is described by FitzGerald (1908-09) as:
In the nave of the church lies a large slab much sunk in the ground, bearing a Latin inscription to the memoires of Christopher Plunkett, of Moyagher (who died on the 19th July, 1630), and Katherine Begg, his wife. A plain cross, on steps, occupies the middle of the slab, while the spaces between the shaft and the inscriptions are taken up with emblems of our Lord’s passion and crucifixion.
To the left of the shaft are a scourge and a cock, while to the right of it can be distinguished another scourge, a pincers, the thirty pieces of silver, the spear, and the ladder, all in relief. The only incised carvings on the slab are an IHS at eh the junction of the arms of the cross, and the sentence ‘orate pro muice (the meaning of the last word is unintelligible). The inscription is peculiarly divided between three sides: HIC IACET CHRISTOPHER PLV /NKETT CVM SVA VXORE CA / THERINEA BEGG / QVOND DE MOYA / GHER GENEROS’ QVI ME / FIERE FECIT ANO MDCXXX / DNI / ORATE PRO MVICE.

Revised by: Michael Moore

Date of revised upload: 5 September, 2014

References

FitzGerald, Lord W. 1908-09 Moyagher Churchyard. Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead, Ireland, 7, 652-3.

Moore, B. E. F. c. 1975 Notes on the antiquities of Co. Meath. Unpublished typescript. Author.