What is recorded here

Graveslab in Athenry is a 17th-century fragment pinned against the west wall of the Dominican church, bearing an incised cross on three steps with a coulter and plough sock flanking it. The chamfered edges still hold faint traces of an indecipherable inscription, suggesting a ploughman was buried there and remembered through his tools rather than a readable name.

This fragment of a graveslab (H 1.13m; Wth across top 0.78m; base Wth 0.82m; T 0.15m) is pinned against the W wall of the lateral aisle off the transept of the Dominican church (GA084-001014-), just to the N of the window. The face bears the stem of an incised cross on a calvary of three steps. Occupational symbols for a ploughman are visible on either side of the cross, a coulter on left side and a plough sock on the right side. The sides of the slab are chamfered and traces of an indecipherable inscription are evident on both edges of it. A number of similar slabs in the church have been dated to the 17th century – see GA084-001055- and GA084-001062- to GA084-001064-. Another 17th-century slab (GA084-001047-) is pinned to the wall to the S of the window. The following image has been uploaded: GA084-001084-_01.jpg Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 13 November 2018

Medieval Christian graveslab, 14th–15th century. Its significance lies in its association with the Dominican church in Athenry and the artistic and epigraphic traditions of late medieval Ireland.

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