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Graveslab in Cloghanower

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This 17th-century graveslab is set into the external face of the enclosing wall of the graveyard (GA056-055002-) associated with the medieval church (GA056-055001-) that is roughly centrally located within it. It is located to to the W of the original entrance gateway at the WNW end of the wall. The top of the slab…

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This 17th-century graveslab is set into the external face of the enclosing wall of the graveyard (GA056-055002-) associated with the medieval church (GA056-055001-) that is roughly centrally located within it. It is located to to the W of the original entrance gateway at the WNW end of the wall. The top of the slab is decorated with the IHS monogram and a Latin cross rises from the bar of the letter H. Below it is the following inscription (details provided by Dr C. Cunniffe): PRAY FOR YE SOVL OF FA CARBRY KEA NVAN V G T WHO DYED YE 25TH SEPT EMBER ANO DNI 161(?) HIS ANCESTORS WHO CAVSED THIS MON VMENT TO BE MADE Another graveslab is set into the wall to the S of the gateway but its inscription is illegible. The following image, courtesy of Dr C. Cunniffe, has been uploaded: GA056-055004-_01.jpg Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 25 July 2023

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA056-055004

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