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Wall monument

Moorechurch, County Meath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Wall monument, Moorechurch, 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
Moorechurch
County
Meath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.66076, -6.27950
SMR number
ME028-010002-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1841 · 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

The pointed chancel arch of Moorechurch parish church (ME028-010----) survives complete and has a plaque (dims 0.69m x 0. 31m) commemorating Dame Janet Sarsfield, dowager of Dunsany, who died in 1597 and is buried in the church inserted on the N pier (Du Noyer 1896, 325; FitzGerald 1904, 124). The plaque, which had been lying loose in the church (Cogan 1862-70, 2, 254) has Roman lettering in relief and reads: HERE INTER LIETHE / THE BODY OF DAME IE / NET SARSFELD LADY / DOWAGER OF DONSANY / WHO DYED THE XXII OF / FEBRUARY AN. DN. 1597.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 23 December, 2014

References

FitzGerald, Lord W. 1904 Moorechurch churchyard. Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead, Ireland. 6, 124. 4. 461.

Du Noyer, G.V. 1896-7 Moorechurch old church, near Julianstown. Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead, Ireland. 3, 325.

Cogan, Rev. A. 1862-70 Ecclesiastical history of the diocese of Meath: ancient and modern. (3 vols) Dublin: John Fowler, Joseph Dollard

Nearby in the register

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

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