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
- 52.46614, -7.69055
- SMR number
- TS070-040063-
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-), lying flat between the external E wall of the N transept and external N wall of the nave. The lower portion of this slab is missing. This slab (L 1.75m; Wth 1.07m; T 0.11m) is decorated with a seven-armed segmental-headed cross, in relief, with fleur-de-lis terminals. The cross-head has a floral motifs in each of the four central sections. There is a three-barred knop at the base of the cross-head. There is an inscription in latin, in Black Letter script, along the top and dexter border which Maher (1997, 58) transcribes as: HIC JACET PETRUS BU(TLER)/.... .... QUI ME FIERI FECIT PIT ORTE EI' PETRUS.... Knowles (1903, 141) translates this as 'Here lie Peter Butler and Norah O'Quinn, 'Or Kenny,' who erected this Monument. Peter Butler died XI day of Jan. A.D. 1571'.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 16 January 2012
References
Knowles, Rev. J. A. 1903 Fethard: its abbey, etc. Dublin. James Duffy and Co.
Maher, D. 1997 Medieval grave-slabs of County Tipperary, 1200-1600 A.D. BAR British Series 262.
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.