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Wall monument

Elphin, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Wall monument, Elphin, 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
Elphin
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.84525, -8.19062
SMR number
RO016-127003-

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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 memorial of Bishop Edward King, dated 1638 was on a wall of St Mary's Cathedral (RO016-127001-), but it does not survive. It was recorded by Burke (1895, 111), and by Weld (1832, 358) as: Here lieth the body of Edwa- / rd King Doctor in Divinity co- / nsecrated Bishop of Elphin anno / Dmni 1610 and continued Bp in that / See until the eight of March / 1638 on which day and yeare he / died at the age of 63. This Bisho- / p much augmented the revenue / of the see was a constant pre- / acher of God’s word and a man / of great sanctity of life.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 24 August 2010

References

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

Burke, Rev. F. 1895 Lough Cé and its annals: north Roscommon and the diocese of Elphin in times of old. Dublin. Hodges.

Nearby in the register

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

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