Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveslab
Commeen (athlone South By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Commeen (athlone South By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.45821, -8.17712
- SMR number
- RO047-060007-
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
A broken medieval graveslab (RO047-060006-) with no inscription and the 17th century graveslab (L 1.75m; Wth 0.67m; T 0.1m) of William Lea with a Latin inscription of roman capitals in false relief are within the church. The inscription has been read by Noel Dunne as: ORA PRO ANIMABUS GULIELMI O_LEA / ET ANI VXORIS / EIVS QVI ME FERI CVRAVIT AN __ This can be translated as: Pray for the soul of William Lea and Annie, his wife, who had me made in the year…. There are also the initials I and L.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- House - medievalunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.