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Graveslab in Abbeyquarter North

Graveslab

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Graveslab in Abbeyquarter North is a graveslab in Abbeyquarter North, County Sligo, Ireland. The trapezoidal stone is probably late medieval or early modern and served as the lid of a coffin tomb. It has a groove carved along its edge but no inscription or decoration is evident on its surface. The slab is on display on the north wall of the nave in Sligo Dominican friary.
Located in Sligo Dominican friary (SL014-065008-), on display on the N wall of the nave. Trapezoidal graveslab, probably late medieval/early modern in date. It would have been the lid of a coffin tomb. It has a groove carved along its edge. No inscription or traces of decoration are evident on the surface. Attached image: SL014-065038-_01.JPG Compiled by: Anne-Julie Lafaye Date of upload: 29 September 2020
Late medieval/early modern trapezoidal graveslab; significant as a funerary monument associated with the Sligo Dominican friary, reflecting burial practices of the period.

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