Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Inscribed stone (present location)
Knockroe (drangan Par.),knockuragh, County Tipperary South, Ireland
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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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (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
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- House - 17th centuryunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.