Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveslab
Fethard, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Fethard
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.46622, -7.69063
- SMR number
- TS070-040055-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
In the graveyard (TS070-040044-) of the Augustinian abbey (TS070-040004-), standing against the external E wall of the N transept. This slab (H above ground 1.33m; Wth 0.86m; average T 0.11m) has a chamfer along the sinister edge (Wth 0.03m) and an undercut chamfer (Wth 0.12m), the lower portion of the slab is buried in the ground (Maher 1997, 57). The decorated surface, which is quite faded, is described by Maher (ibid.) as consisting of 'a seven-armed segmental crss in relief with fleur-de-lis terminals. Two simple cross-bands occur at the base of the cross-head, surmounting the cross-shaft. An inscription in Black Letter commences on the dexter border and continues between it and the cross-shaft. It is very worn and only the date is legible: MCCCC(C)VIII (1508?)'.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 16 January 2012
References
Maher, D. 1997 Medieval grave-slabs of County Tipperary, 1200-1600 A.D. BAR British Series 262.
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.