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
- 52.46568, -7.69471
- SMR number
- TS070-040081-
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
Lying in the NE angle of the former nave of the medieval parish church of St John the Baptist (TS070-040001-), currently the organ room of Holy Trinity C of I church. The Hackett/Roket graveslab (TS070-040080-) lies immediately to the W. The lower portion of a tapering limestone slab (L 0.79m; Wth at top 0.47m; Wth at base 0.41m; T 0.05m including an under-cut chamfer Wth 0.025m) which is somewhat chipped along the dexter edge. It is decorated with an incised cross-shaft with a stepped base. According to Maher (1997, 59-60) 'an incised lozenge, which is quartered, occurs on the middle of the cross-stem. It is, perhaps, contemporary. An inscription in Lombardic lettering occurs along the base and sinister side. It is illegible'.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 19 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.