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Armorial plaque

Ardcarn (Boyle By.), County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Armorial plaque, Ardcarn, County Roscommon, 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
Ardcarn (Boyle By.)
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.96863, -8.20446
SMR number
RO006-103005-

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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)
  • 1811 · 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

The early monastery of Ardcarn (RO006-103001-) was also the site of Ardcarn parish (RO006-103002-) in the later midlle ages and is situated on the E-facing slope of Ardcarn Hill. A limestone armorial plaque erected by Cormac MacDermot, possibly a son of Owen Mac Conor Og of Aghacarra (Mulhall 1907-09; Mac Dermot 1996, 360), in honour of his wife Elinor Crean in 1688 is situated just E of the present Church of Ireland church in the graveyard (RO006-103004-). It consists of a crucifixion over the crests of both families and a largely illegible inscription, all within a raised border (Wth 1.4m; H 1.95m). (Weld 1832,245-6; D'Alton 1845,93-6; Timoney 1982, 8; Tonra 1998)

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Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 24 August 2010

References

Mulhall, J. 1907-09 Ardcarn Churchyard. Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead, Ireland, vol. 7, 453-4.

Timoney, M. A. 1982 Roscommon Crucifixion Plaques – A detective story. In M. Fitzmaurice (ed.) Roscommn Asociation Yearbook 1982, 8-9.

Mac Dermot, D. 1996 Mac Dermot of Moylurg: the story of a Connacht family. Manorhamilton. Drumlin.

D'Alton, J. 1845 The history of Ireland: from the earliest period to the year 1245. 2 vol. Dublin, Author.

Weld, I. 1832 Statistical survey of the county Roscommon. Dublin, Royal Dublin Society

Tonra, H. 1998 Ardcarne. Journal of the Roscommon Historical and Archaeological Society 7, 55-7.

Nearby in the register

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

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