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The National Monuments Service's description

Secured to the S wall of the chancel of Kilcooly Abbey (TS043-034001-), within the westernmost recess. A tapering limestone slab (L 1.85m; Wth at top 0.59m; Wth at base 0.54m; T 0.13m) with a chamfered edge (W 0.02m). It is carved in relief with a cross and shaft on a stepped Calvary mount. The cross is within a shield and consists of a crossed lancet and cup on a shaft, with a Crown of Thorns at the centre, and around which are some of the symbols of the Passion, including a ladder on the dexter side, a hammer on the sinister side and underneath the crossed shafts are a pinchers, two nails, a scourge with four flails, a seamless garment and three dice. Along the top of the shield 'INRI' is inscribed. There is a latin inscription in black letter script in a rectangular band which runs along the top of the slab and drapes vertically on either side of the shield. The inscription has been transcribed by Carrigan (1903, 452) as: HIC IACENT DONALDUS OHE / DYAN & FILIUS EIUS ANNO DNI M CCCC LII and translated as, 'Here lie Donnell O'Heydan and his son, A.D. 1452'. The slab has three bad horizontal cracks and between two of these there is a further vertical crack.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 3/2010).

References

Carrigan, Rev. W. 1903 Kilcooley Abbey. Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead vol. 5, 452-7.