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Graveslab

Waterford City, County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveslab, Waterford City, 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
Waterford City
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.26048, -7.10636
SMR number
WA009-005088-

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University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 14, 1904 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  • 1911 · Sheet 14, 1911 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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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 Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works.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, 284-5.

Neale O'Neill. 1690. N. wall of the chancel of the Franciscan church (WA009-005032-).
Rectangular slab of fossiliferous limestone with worn inscription and missing its top right corner. Set against the N wall of the chancel. It is decorated in relief with an incised marginal inscription, an achievement of arms (O'Neill impaling Molyneux) and a skull and crossed bones. Inscription:
HERE LYES THE BODY OF S. NEAL O'NEILLE BARRONET OF KILLILAG IN/ THE COUNTY OF ANTRIM WHO DYED THE 8TH OF JULY IN THE / YEAR 1690 AT THE AGE OF 32 YEARS AND SIX MONTHS. HE/ MARRIED THE SECOND DAUGHTER OF THE LORD VISCOUNT/ MOLYNEUS OF SEFTO[n] IN LANCASHIRE IN ENGLAND
Dims. 1.95m x 0.82m; T 0.1m.

P. (1896a) The O'Neill tomb in the “French Church”, WAJ, vol. 2, No. 7, 56-8.
Power (1894-5) 219; Mems. Dead II (1892-4) 218; ibid; III (1895-7) 169.

Nearby in the register

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

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