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
- 52.46561, -7.69484
- SMR number
- TS070-040086-
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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 floor towards the eastern end of the centre aisle of the nave of the medieval parish church of St John the Baptist (TS070-040001-), currently Holy Trinity C of I church. A rectangular limestone slab (L 1.66m; Wth 0.83m) with an english inscription in capitals around the border which continues in horizontal bands down the centre of the slab. The inscription reads: HERE LYETH YE BODY OF THO CLEARE SON OF THOMAS & ESTER CLEARE OF MILESTOWNE WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE YE 13TH DEC/BER AND IN YE 11 YEARE OF HIS AGE 1691. HERE LYES EDWARD CLEARE SON WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE YE 21[12?]TH OF DEC/BER IN THE 9 YEARE OF HIS AGE 1691. HERE LYETH THE BODY OF THO CLEARE OF KILBURRY WHO DECEASED THE 9TH OF JANUARY 1705. Brennan (1862-3, 249) gives a slightly erroneous transcription which is repeated by Davis White (1892, 97), however Long (1892-4, vol. 2, 211) and Knowles (1903, 153) give versions that are more accurate. There are no decorative motifs on the slab.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 23 January 2012
References
Brennan, J. 1862-3 Proceedings. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 7, 246-50.
Long, R. H. Rev. 1892-4 Fethard Parish. Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland 2, 208-11.
Knowles, Rev. J. A. 1903 Fethard: its abbey, etc. Dublin. James Duffy and Co.
White, J.D. 1892 Anthologia Tipperariensis. Cashel.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Wall monumentunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.