Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Inscribed stone
Youghalvillage, County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Youghalvillage
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.88952, -8.31159
- SMR number
- TN014-045002-
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
These inscribed stones are built into the fabric of the S wall of St Conlan's medieval parish church (TN014-045001-). Situated on the crest of a hill. A largely destroyed church (TN014-045001-) constructed of roughly coursed limestone blocks. The S wall is best preserved, though the W end is gone. The external E end of the S wall is rendered with concrete with a gap to expose a round-headed single-light with external chamfer and splayed ingoings. On the E side of this window embrasure there is an incised cross pattée and soul-effigy in a naïve style. A similar cross is carved in relief on the external face of the S wall of the church. At the W end of the S wall c. 2m above the external ground level a carved stone head (L 0.24m) protrudes from the wall - the hair is about ear length, the bulging eyes are near the top of the head, there is no nose, a long neck and a chin outlined by a curving groove. Beneath this head are three rectangular blocks of stone, one above two. The upper-most block has an incised inscription which reads 'ST. COE[ ]' and underneath this 'NE 433'. The lower W block has a cross pattée and the E block has two angels as mentioned above.
In 1837 the church remains were described as ‘the ruins of an oratory, supposed to have been a place of worship of the O’Brien family; and on a part of the well of the old church is the figure of a head, with the inscription “St. Coonna, 434.” A well near it is called St. Coulan’s [TN014-044001-]’ (Lewis 1837, 730).
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The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Revised by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of revised upload: 5 September 2022
References
Farrelly, J. and O'Brien, C. 2002 Archaeological inventory of County Tipperary, vol. 1, North Tipperary. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Lewis, S. 1837 A topographical dictionary of Ireland, 2 vols. London. Lewis and Co.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy tree/bushunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.