Graveslab

The National Monuments Service's description

Located in the church of Sligo Dominican friary (SL014-065008-), on display on the N wall of the nave. Trapezoidal graveslab, bearing an inscription with the date '1723' or '1728'. However, the 18th-century inscription appears to have been carved over existing decoration, suggesting that the slab was re-used, and overall style of the graveslab also suggests an earlier date, perhaps in the 17th century. It would have been the lid of a coffin tomb. It is almost whole, except for a section of the top-right corner of the slab. All along the edge of the slabs are two grooves forming a shallow moulding, and it is similar in style and proportion to another graveslab, located in the S chapel of the church (SL014-065039-). While the surface is rather worn, it appears that some of the decoration included interlace-like design and the shaft of a cross, similar to another graveslab displayed on the N wall of the nave (SL014-065037-). The inscription is in English, and extends over eight lines, which read: 'Pray [for the] soul of Donogh, who dies the 22 of March, Anno Do. 1728 (or 1723)'.

Attached image:
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Compiled by Anne-Julie Lafaye

Date of upload: 11 January 2023