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Tomb - effigial

Coolfinn, County Waterford, Ireland

The record

Townland
Coolfinn
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.27153, -7.29428
SMR number
WA008-010003-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

Situated at the edge of the floodplain of the River Suir with the W-E Kilbunny Stream 30-40m to the SE. The Romanesque parish church of Guilcagh (WA008-010001-) is within a small rectangular graveyard (WA008-010002-). A 16th or 17th century effigy of a bishop (dims. c. 0.75m x c. 0.4m) with the inscription S. MONNIA EPISCOPS was in the church and is now missing (pers. comm. M. Cahill, National Museum of Ireland). (Martin 1874-5, 248; Power 1895b, 247-50; 1922; P. and Ed. 1911)

The attached image (DU018-243----_01.jpg) is from Power 1922.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Updated by: Paul Walsh

Revised date of upload: 18 April 2017

References

Martin, Dr. 1874-5 Proceedings and papers. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 13, 247-50, 437, 479, 481.

P. and Ed. 1911 Notes and queries - Effigy of St Munna at Kilbunny. Waterford and South East of Ireland Archaeological Journal 14, 192-3.

Power, Rev. P. 1895 The ancient ruined churches of Co. Waterford. Waterford and South East of Ireland Archaeological Journal 1, 133-41, 162-72, 247-53.

Power, Rev. P. 1922 Kilbunny church, Co. Waterford. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 52, 77-80.

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

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