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
- SMR number
- TS070-040094-
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The National Monuments Service's description
Formally located in the graveyard (TS070-040031-) at the base of the S wall of the medieval parish church of St John the Baptist (TS070-040001-), currently Holy Trinity C of I church, this fragment is currently unlocated. A corner fragment (dims 0.54m x 0.24m; T 0.9m) of a graveslab with a chamfered edge (Wth 0.01m), possibly the upper dexter corner as there is a decorated 'H', probably the beginning of 'HIC', at the top. There is a suggestion that there were two further narrower horizontal bands of inscription across the top beneath the top border, with a 'D' and 'QUOD' being legible. Along the dexter border there is a fragment of the inscription which is in latin, in Black Letter script, it appears to read: MONE 6o ANO. The cross-head does not appear to have either trefoil or fleur-de-lis terminals but it is diffcult to discern the cross type based on such fragmentary remains. (Farrelly and FitzPatrick 1993 Unpublished Urban Archaeological Survey field notes).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 23 January 2012