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Graveslab

Burgagery-Lands West, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveslab, Burgagery-Lands West, County Tipperary South, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

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-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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