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Inscribed stone (present location)

Knockroe (Drangan Par.),Knockuragh, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Inscribed stone (present location), Knockroe (Drangan Par.), Knockuragh, 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
Knockroe (Drangan Par.),Knockuragh
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.51720, -7.57882
SMR number
TS063-017----

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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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (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

Built into the base of the S parapet of a 19th century bridge. According to Brennan (1854-5, 215) this stone had been 'inserted in a bridge near Drangan Castle, a residence of the Dunboyne family, and is said to have belonged to a more ancient bridge, which originally formed the private entrance to the demense attached to the castle'. Drangan castle (TS063-015002-) is c. 250m to the NW. The original location of the plaque is unknown. The limestone plaque (H 0.45m; Wth 1.17m) bears a latin inscription in raised black letter script which is quite worn but legible. The inscription was transcribed by Brennan (ibid.) as '….cobi Baronis Dunboyne defuncti viri hunc pontem posuit uxor filia superstes Margareta De Brien comitis Thumoniae Ora viator'. The upper dexter corner is broken, the portion of text in this angle is missing from Brennan's transcription.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

References

Brennan, J. 1854-5 Proceedings. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 3, 214-15.

Nearby in the register

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

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