Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveslab
Burgagery-Lands West, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Burgagery-Lands West
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.35422, -7.70593
- SMR number
- TS083-019027-
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 (TS083-019020-) N of St. Mary' church (TS083-019001-) (1.3m N of the chancel and 1m E St. Michael's chapel), there is a prostrate limestone graveslab (L 1.67m; Wth 0.75m at top; Wth 0.64m at base; T 0.08m) with chamfered edges (Wth 0.03m). The surface is very badly worn and part of the sinister side and base are broken. The decoration was described by Maher (1997, 67) as consisting of 'a severn-armed segmental cross, carved in relief, with each arm terminating in a fleur-de-lis. The cross-shaft terminates in a pillar-base form which features a skull and cross-bones. An inscription in Roman lettering occurs along the base of the slab. It reads: MEM(E)NTO MORI (Remember Death)'.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
References
Maher, D. 1997 Medieval grave-slabs of County Tipperary, 1200-1600 A.D. BAR British Series 262.
Nearby in the register
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
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- Wall monumentunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.