Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Armorial plaque
Cloonshanville, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloonshanville
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.86756, -8.39032
- SMR number
- RO015-030004-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Attached to the inside of the E wall of the mausoleum (RO015-030006-) is an armorial plaque (Wth 0.58m; H 0.97m) commemorating Patrick French Fitzstephen of Galway and Dungar (RO015-023----) with a crucifixion plaque (RO015-030003-) above. Beneath the arms is the inscription which reads: Pray for the soule of / Patrick French Fitzste / Then of Galway Burges / Who lived in this world / 86 years and deseased at / his own howse in Dungar / 14 of Aprill 1667.
This is part of a National Monument in the care of Roscommon County Council.
See the attached image.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of revised upload: 20 April 2018
References
Timoney, M.A. 1980 Two stone crucifixion plaques from east Connaught. In H. Murtagh (ed.), Irish Midland Studies: essays in commemoration of N.W. English, 142-6. Old Athlone Society.
Nearby in the register
- Crucifixion plaqueunder 1 mi
- Mausoleumunder 1 mi
- Religious house - Dominican friarsunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.