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Graveslab

Fethard, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveslab, Fethard, 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
Fethard
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.46622, -7.69067
SMR number
TS070-040048-

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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 the graveyard (TS070-040044-) of the Augustinian abbey (TS070-040004-), standing against the external N wall of the N transept, the second from the E of a row of graveslabs. A slab (L 1.83m; Wth 0.94m; T 0.15m) with a marginal inscription in plain script in latin, with no decorative motif. It was transcribed by Brennan (1862-3, 147) as: HIC JACET BERNARDUS KEARNEY BURGI DE FIDERDIA FILIUS MARITII KEARNEY BURGI IBIDEM QUI BERNARDUS OBIIT XXVII DIE APRILIS ANNO DONI MDCLXXXII. MATIS SUAE XXXVIII CUJUS UXOR KATHERINA KEARNEY ALS DWYER ME FIERI FECIT ANNO DNI 1687. A sketch of the slab provided by Brennan shows the inscription, however it is misleading as the Gothic script typeface implies that the inscription is in Black Letter script and the words are not positioned according to their actual position on the slab. Knowles (1903, 120) provides a translation of the inscription as follows: Here lies Bernard Kearney, Burgess of Fethard, son of Maurice Kearney, also a Burgess. Bernard died the 27th day of April, A.D. 1687, in the 38th year of his age. His wife Catherine Kearney, née Dwyer, erected this monument, A.D. 1687.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 12 January 2012

References

Knowles, Rev. J. A. 1903 Fethard: its abbey, etc. Dublin. James Duffy and Co.

Brennan, J. 1862-3 Proceedings. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 7, 146-8.

Nearby in the register

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

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