Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveslab
Waterford City, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Waterford City
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.26048, -7.10636
- SMR number
- WA009-005087-
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 Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works.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, 279-80.
Graveslab. ?16th century. N. wall of the chancel of the Franciscan church (WA009-005032-).
Rectangular slab of fossilirerous limestone in three pieces. Set against the N wall of the chancel. Its only decoration is five lines of a Gothic lettered inscription in false relief which is now illegible. The centre line has only one word and a band of foliage: PATRITIUS TUMULO/ LATET HOC COGNOMIE/ MOBL…/
CORPORA TERRA PREMIT/ SPIRITUS ASTRA PETIT
Dims. 1.87m x 0.71m; T 0.14m.
Power (1894-5, 219; Mems. Dead II (1892-4), 268.
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.