Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveslab
Ballypheasan, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballypheasan
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.62472, -8.19183
- SMR number
- RO039-055011-
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
The 17th century graveslab of John Hynde that was recorded by FitzGerald (1892-4, 357) as at the W end of the Dominican church (RO039-055001-) is now missing. It is described as: In the west end of the abbey is a large slab lying flat, with an inscription in relief; it commences nearly half way down the stone, and is very hard to decipher, being much worn: GODS WILL AND PLEASURE / IS OVR IOY ….URE / PRAY FOR THE SOULS OF IOHN / HYNDE AND …. MARTEN H / IS WIFE WHO CAVSED THIS TO . MB TO BE MADE ANN / 16
Below the inscription is a large skull and cross-bones with Memento More in relief below them and on either side an IHS and a wheel-like object.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 23 October, 2015
References
FitzGerald, Lord W. 1892-94 Roscommon Abbey. Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland 2,353-8.
Nearby in the register
- Religious house - Dominican friarsunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Stone sculptureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.