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Tomb - chest tomb

Tristernagh, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Tomb - chest tomb, Tristernagh, County Westmeath, 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
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-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (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

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

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