Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Memorial stone
Fore, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Fore
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.67966, -7.22488
- SMR number
- WM008-097012-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Wall memorial dedicated to Robert Nugent and his wife Eleanor who died in 1683. Sandstone memorial stone (dims. L 1m; H 0.36m) located off centre to S in W face of E wall of St. Mary's parish church (WM008-097002-). Narrow sandstone slab with worn incised inscription: THE MONUMENT WAS BUILT BY ROBERT NUGENT/ [SON TO JAMES FITZ CHRISTOP]HER OF BELEA/ [IN THE COUNTY OF MEATH ESQ. FOR] INTERRI[NG OF HIMSELF/ AND HIS SUCCESSO]RS AND/ [IN SPECIAL MEMORY OF HIS WIFE] E[LI]N[OR] N[UGENT/ OF BRACKLEN ESQRE WHO DI]ED/ [THE XTH DAY OF XBER ANNO D[O]MI 1683] (Bradley et. al. 1985, 84). The missing letters in brackets were taken from Isaac Butler's reading of the memorial in the late 19th century (Butler 1888-91, 508).
Compiled by: Rachel Barrett and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 21 November 2013
References
Butler, I. 1888-91 Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland 1, 508.
Bradley, J., Halpin, A., and King, H. 1985 Urban archaeological survey - county Westmeath. Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.
Nearby in the register
- Wall monumentunder 1 mi
- Memorial stoneunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Cross - Wayside crossunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.