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Graveslab in Churchtown (forth By., Tacumshin Ed)

Graveslab

What is recorded here

There is a graveslab (L 2.16m; Wth 0.55-0.67m) in the chancel of the parish church of Tacumshin (WX053-002001-). It has an incised floriated cross and an incised inscription in Latin commemorating John Ingram, who has been identified, possibly, as a Canon of Ferns in 1304 (FitzGerald 1903; Hore 1949, 31). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 21 March, 2014
Medieval Christian graveslab; 15th–16th century. It is significant as a rare surviving example of early ecclesiastical memorial art in the region, featuring a floriated cross and Latin inscription.

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