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Memorial stone

Summerhill Demesne, County Meath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Memorial stone, Summerhill Demesne, 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
Summerhill Demesne
County
Meath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.47693, -6.72921
SMR number
ME043-021003-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (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

On the external N wall of the stairs return of the house (ME043-021002-) at ground level is a rectangular plaque (Wth c. 0.4m; H c. 0.5m) with the date 1636. The inscription in relief is in a panel beneath a glove with extended fingers over a fish and has been read (FitzGerald 1917-8; Devitt 1909-11, 292) as: PRAY FOR THE / SOVLE OF LVKE / .WYE. PRIEST / 1636.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 13 July, 2016

References

Devitt, Rev. M. 1909-11 Summerhill, Co. Meath, and its neighbourhood. Kildare Archaeological Journal, 6, 214-21; 265-292; 440-62.

FitzGerald, Lord W. 1917 The Summerhill demesne, parish of Laracor. Jounral of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead, in Ireland, 10, 128-30.

Nearby in the register

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

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