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Graveslab

Ballintemple (Rathcool Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveslab, Ballintemple (Rathcool Par.), 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
Ballintemple (Rathcool Par.)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.48201, -7.71800
SMR number
TS070-009002-

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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

Within the interior of the medieval church (TS070-009----), standing upright against the N end of the N wall of the chancel. A rectangular limestone slab (H above ground 1.4m; Wth 0.7m; T 0.19m) with drafted margins around the top end, the lower portion of the slab is buried in the ground. There is a latin inscription in raised capitals around the border which continues in horizontal lines in the centre of the slab, occupying the upper portion. It reads: HIC JACET PHILIPPUS CAFFO ET IVANNA MACKY E…..AUO DIE MENSIS OCTOBERIS ET FILIUS EIUS THOMAS CAFFO QUI EODEM MENSE OBYT ANNO DOMINI 1626. This translates as: Here lies Phillip Caffo [Coffey?] and Ivanna Macky E……..8th[?] day of the month of October and his son Thomas Caffo [Coffey?] who died the same month in the year of Our Lord 1626. The lower portion of the centre of the slab has raised decoration with a central five-armed floriated cross, which is interlaced within a ring. There is a three-barred knop on the cross shaft below the ringed head of the cross. There are symbols of the passion on either side of the cross shaft. On its sinister side there is a scourging pillar with chords, surmounted by a cock, a scourge and the top of a robe just visible above ground. On the dexter side there is a cross with a crown of thorns at the head, a ladder, a cup/sponge and lance. Above this cross there is Peter’s sword and Veronica’s towel. The back of the slab is not flat, being only roughly dressed.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 9 April 2018

Nearby in the register

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

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