Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Waterford City, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Waterford City
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.26048, -7.10665
- SMR number
- WA009-005076-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
University Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid 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
From: Bradley, J., Halpin, A. and King, H. (1989) Urban archaeology Survey of Waterford City and County, 2 vols. Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works. vol. 2, 277-8.
N. wall of the nave of the Franciscan church (WA009-005032-).
Rectangular limestone slab, in two pieces with a section missing from the centre, placed against the north wall of the nave. It is decorated with an eight-armed fleur-de-lys cross with barred knop and stepped calvary. Below the head of the cross is a sun, moon and axe and the Roman letters TM. Gothic marginal inscription, the capitals of which are elaborated with knots:
HIC JACET CORPUS/ CORNELII HURLEY ANRIFABRI QUI FATO CONCESSIT, QUARTO EDUS JANUARIUS AD/ 1582 ET JOANNE/ NAISH UXORIS EIS Q VITAM MO [rtalem] MUATAVIT ANNO A VIRGINEO PARTU
Dims. 2.16m x 0.73m; T 0.17m.
Garstin (1907-09), 190-1, Pl. opp 190; Power (1894-5), 216; Mems. Dead VI (1904-06), 158.
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.