What is recorded here

Armorial plaque in Ardcarn (boyle By.) is an armorial plaque in Ardcarn (boyle By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. Cormac MacDermot erected the limestone work in 1688 for Elinor Crean. The plaque displays a crucifixion above both family crests and keeps a largely illegible inscription inside a raised border.

The early monastery of Ardcarn (RO006-103001-) was also the site of Ardcarn parish (RO006-103002-) in the later midlle ages and is situated on the E-facing slope of Ardcarn Hill. A limestone armorial plaque erected by Cormac MacDermot, possibly a son of Owen Mac Conor Og of Aghacarra (Mulhall 1907-09; Mac Dermot 1996, 360), in honour of his wife Elinor Crean in 1688 is situated just E of the present Church of Ireland church in the graveyard (RO006-103004-). It consists of a crucifixion over the crests of both families and a largely illegible inscription, all within a raised border (Wth 1.4m; H 1.95m). (Weld 1832,245-6; D'Alton 1845,93-6; Timoney 1982, 8; Tonra 1998) See the attached image. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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