Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Armorial plaque
Ardcarn (boyle By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
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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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (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)
See the attached image.
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
- Cross-inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Cross-inscribed stone (present location)under 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.