Wall monument

The National Monuments Service's description

Ann and Richard St. George wall memorial dating from 1686. On the E end of the N wall of the nave of the 19th century St. Mary's C of I church. It consists of large blocks of stone painted black with some gold decoration. The centre tablet is divided in two with an achievement of arms above and an inscription below. The monument (dims. H c. 4m; Wth 2.58m) is flanked by pilasters which support a cornice with triangular pediment. A heart-shaped panel rises from a central console within the pediment, and protrudes above the apex. The panel is decorated with a shield bearing a golden lion rampant and a small heart below. There are two rosette-like roundels on wither side of the panel. The achievement of arms is in six quarters. (1) Per fess a lion gules with a crown or overall. (2) Argent an equal armed cross with fleur-de-lis terminals sable. (3) Three covered cups argent gules. (4) Six circles and a rectangle gules argent. (5) Six scallops azure and a fess dancette argent. (6) The sun or an estoile sable argent. The crest is a demi-lion rampant gules with a crown or. The inscription is in gold conjoined script: NEER THIS PLACE LYETH THE BODYS OF CAPTAIN RICH/ ST. GEORGE AND HIS PIOUS WIFE ANN ELDEST DAUGHTER/ OF MICHAEL PENNOCK OF TURROCK IN THE COUNTY OF/ ROSCOMON ESQ. HE WAS FOR SEVERAL YEARS GO/ VERNOR OF ATHLONE THIRD SON OF SR RICHARD ST GE/ ORGE KNt CLARENCEUX KING OF ARMS BY ELIZABET/ HIS WIFE DAUGHTER OF NICHOLAS ST IOHN OF LIDI/ ARD TREGOZ IN WILTSHIRE ESQ BROTHER TO SR HENRY/ ST GEORGE KNt GARTER PRINCIPALL KING OF ARMES/ AND TO ST GEORGE ST GEORGE OF CARRICK DRUMROOSK. IN THE COUNTY OF LETRIM KNt BORN AT HALLY ST GEO/ RGE IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE THE 27TH MARCH 1590/ AND DEPARTED THIS LIFE IN ATHLON THE 24TH APRIL/ 1667 THE SAID ANN HIS WIFE WAS BORN AT TURR/ OCK THE 18TH OF NOVEMBER 1606 AND DYED IN/ ATHLONE THE 4TH OF OCTOBER 1643 TO WHOSE MEMO/ RYS THEIR SONS ARTHUR AND HENRY ERECTED THIS MONUMENT ANNO DOMINI 1686 (Bradley et. al. 1985, 43).

Compiled by: Rachel Barrett

Date of upload: 15 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 Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.