Memorial stone

The National Monuments Service's description

In National Museum of Ireland. The main inscription. Carried on six stones (4 panels) in relief. There are commas between words and some letters are conjoined: THIS BRYGE OF ATHLONE FROM THE MAINE/ EARTH VNDER THE WATER WAS ERECTED AND MA/ DE THE NINTH YEARE OF THE RAIGN OF OVR MO/ ST DERE SOVERAIGNE LADIE ELIZABETH BY THE GRACE OF GOD QVENE OF ENGLAND FRAVNCE &/ IRELAND DEFNDER OF THE FAITHET & BY HE DEVICE AND OR/ DER OF SIR HENRY SIDNEY KNIGHT OF HE MOSTE NOBIL/ ORDER THE 20 DAIE OF IVLIE THEN REINGE OF THE AYGE OF 38/ YERE L PRESIDENT OF THE COVNSEL IN WALLS AND MA/ RCHIS OF THE SAME AND L DEPVTIE GENERAL OF THIS HIR/ MAIESTIS REALM IR AND FINSHED IN LES THEN ONE YEAR BI/ THE GOOD INDVSTRI AND DIILIGENS OF SIR PETIR LEWYS/ CLERKE CHANTOR CATHEDRAL CHVRCH OF CHRIST/ CHVRCH IN DVBLIN AND STEWARD TO THE SAID L DE/ PVTIE IN Wc YEARE WAS BEGONE AND FINESHED THE FAI/ RE NEWE WOVRKE IN THE CASTHEL OF DVBLIN BESIDIS/ MANY OTHER NOTABLE WORK IS DONE IN SODRI O/ THER PLACIS IN HIS REALME ALSO THE ARCHE REBEL/ (SH)ANE O NEY; OVER THROVEN HIS HEAD SET ON THE/ GATE OF THE SAID CASTEL COYNO AND LIVRY ABOLESHED/ AND THE HOLE REALME BROVGHT INTO SVCHE OBEDIENCE/ TO HIR MAISTE AS THE LIKE TRANQVILITIE PEACE AND… Dims. (a+b) H 46cm W 116cm. (c+d) H 50cm, W 117cm. (e+f) H 30.5, W 118cm (Bradley et. al. 1985, 32).

Compiled by: Rachel Barrett
Date of upload: 04 October 2010

References

Bradley, J., Halpin, A., and King, H. 1985 Urban archaeological survey - county Westmeath. Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.