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Tomb - effigial

St. Patricksrock, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Tomb - effigial, St. Patricksrock, County Tipperary South, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
St. Patricksrock
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.51973, -7.89046
SMR number
TS061-025147-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In storage within the Vicor's Choral (TS061-025005-) on the Rock of Cashel and formerly located in the cathedral (TS061-025003-). Only three fragments of this effigy of an archbishop survive. They are described by Hunt (1974, vol. 1, 222-23) and comprise a portion of the head (dims. 0.3m x 0.24m) wearing a mitre; the central part of the chest (dims. 0.48m x 0.33m) sporting a full chasuble with a pallium over the shoulders, the left hand held a crozier, only fragments of which remains, with a decorative knop, while the right hand is gloved and raised in blessing; the third fragment (dims. 0.43m x 0.4m) is the lower part of the chasuble.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of revised upload: 20 November 2015

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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