Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Wall monument
Elphin, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Elphin
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.84514, -8.19068
- SMR number
- RO016-127004-
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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
There is a record of a memorial slab to John Hodson, who died in 1685, which was located on the wall of the chapter house of Elphin cathedral (RO016-127001-) (Burke 1895,115). This does not survive, but was read by Burke as: DEPOSITUM JOHANIS HODSON / NUPER ELPHININSIS EPISCO- /PE QUI OBYT 18TH FEBRY / ANNO DOMINI 1685 / ET AETATIS SUAE 77 / HIC REQUISECIT / SPE BES- / TAE RESUR- / RECTI- / ONIS.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
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
- Wall monumentunder 1 mi
- Cathedralunder 1 mi
- Wall monumentunder 1 mi
- Wall monumentunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.