Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Armorial plaque
Wexford, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Wexford
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.34136, -6.46576
- SMR number
- WX037-032044-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
University Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1811 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
An armorial stone is attached to the W side of the tower at St. Selskar’s church (WX037-032009-). The fragmentary inscription beneath the shield is interpreted as referring to Richard Stafford of Rahale (WX032-039----) and his wife Anstance Sutton (W. B. V. 1898-1900; Hore 1900-11, vol. 5, 75). Richard Stafford was descended from a junior branch of the Staffords of Ballyconor (WX048-033001-). There is a view that the armorial stone was combined with the memorial stone (WX037-032031-) to form a single memorial (FitzGerald 1901-03).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 20 December, 2012
References
FitzGerald, Lord W. 1901-3 St. Selskar's churchyard, in the town of Wexford. Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland, vol. 5, 281-3.
W.B.V. 1898-1900 Wexford – Selskar Abbey (from ‘The Dublin Penny Journal' of 1834) Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland 4, 338-9.
Nearby in the register
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Memorial stoneunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.