Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Tomb - chest tomb
Tristernagh, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tristernagh
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.59744, -7.48824
- SMR number
- WM011-051004-
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
In pasture on low rise of ground with good views in all directions. Tristernagh abbey (WM011-053---) located 570m to ENE. Sub-circular shaped graveyard (WM011-051001-) with church ruin (WM011-051---) in centre, with base of cross (WM011-051002-) in SW quadrant. 17th century armorial plaque (WM011-051003-) has been inserted into and blocked up original window embrasure located off centre to W in S wall of church. Beneath the armorial plaque are the remains of a 17th century chest tomb bearing an inscription which reads as following: ‘Hereunder lyeth the bodies of Gerald Farrell who deceased anno domini and Elizabeth Tankard alias Farrell his wife who departed this life the 12th day of August 1636, being foster father & foster mother unto Henry Piers son and heir to Sir William Piers, Knight’.
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 13 July 2015
Nearby in the register
- Armorial plaqueunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.