Memorial stone

The National Monuments Service's description

A memorial stone (dims. c. 1.17m x 0.41-0.56m), now built into a wall of Adamstown House (WX031-056----) c. 500m to the SE, was originally over the gateway of the bawn (WX031-019003-) at Adamstown tower house (WX031-019001-). It has the Devereux crest surrounded by a ribbon with the raised Latin inscription ‘S. Nicolai Devereux Militis’ (Sir Nicholas Devereux, knight) on it at its broader end. The rest of the stone has the Latin inscription in raised gothic lettering ‘Orate pro animabus Nicholai Devereux, Militis, et Dominae Katrinae Power ejus uxoris qui hoc manerium condiderunt. A. Dni – 1556’ (Pray for the souls of Nicholas Devereux, Knight, and Lady Katherine Power, his wife, who built this manor – AD 1556) (Ffrench 1889a). The inscription is said to continue in lombardic lettering on the reverse side, which is now hidden in a wall, as: ‘IOC: cujus anime propitetur Deus’ (on whose souls may God have mercy) (Redmond 1887-8). Katherine was the daughter of Sir Richard Power of Curraghmore (WA008-005----), Co. Waterford.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 27 August, 2012

References

Redmond, G. O'Connell 1887-8 On a unique memorial slab to Sir Nicholas Devereux, Knight, of Balmagir, Co. Wexford, and his wife, Dame Catherine Power, of Coroghmore. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 18, 408-12

Ffrench, Rev. J.F.M. 1889 The Devereux monument, Journal of the Royal Society of Aantiquaries of Ireland, vol. 19, 83-6.