Graveslab

The National Monuments Service's description

Located in Sligo Dominican friary (SL014-065008-), on display on the N wall of the S chapel.
Trapezoidal graveslab, probably late medieval/early modern in date. It would have been the lid of a coffin-tomb. Two incised parallel grooves form a moulding around the edge of the slab. The surface of the slab is worn. The upper section bears a carving of a four-legged beast, on its side with head facing the top of the slab; it may be a lion, symbol of the risen Christ. Beneath this is an inscription, which fills the lower two thirds of the slab, and is carved in five lines, which follow the long axis of the slab. It is weathered and difficult to decipher, but may start with 'Hic Iacet Adam' ('Here lies Adam'). The style of the inscription is similar to that of two graveslabs (SL014-065033-; SL014-065045-) in the chancel, also probably late-medieval in date. The position of the inscription along the long side of the slab, rather than across its width, is unusual, and raises the possibility that the inscription is a later addition, perhaps a reuse of the slab.

Attached image:
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Compiled by: Anne-Julie Lafaye

Date of upload: 29 September 2020