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Tomb - chest tomb

Mothel, County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Tomb - chest tomb, Mothel, County Waterford, 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
Mothel
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.29842, -7.41838
SMR number
WA007-010003-

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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

Four side-panels of a chest tomb are on the E wall of the S transept of the Augustinian abbey of Mothel (WA007-010001-). Two side-panels (dims. 1.88m x 0.35m) have six figures each and the two end-panels (dims. 0.85m x 0.35m) have three figures each, including a crucifixion. The W side-panel has a king and monk holding a cross representing the foundation of the abbey, a Madona and child, St Michael, St. Peter and St. Paul. The E side-panel has St. James, St. Margaret of Antioch slaying a dragon, a figure with outstretched hand that may be St. Dominic, St. John the Baptist with a lamb, a bishop, and St. Catherine with a wheel. (Hunt 1974, vol. 1, 233-34, No. 251)

Hunt, J. (1974) Irish medieval figure sculpture 1200-1600: a study of Irish tombs with notes on costume and armour, 2 vols. Irish University Press. Dublin.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 08 December 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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