What is recorded here

Graveslab in Fethard is a graveslab in Fethard, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is a 0.52m long, 0.16m wide and 0.12m thick limestone fragment, incorporated as a step in the rood stair, a spiral stair in the thickness of the wall where the south wall of the chancel meets the nave of the medieval parish church of St John the Baptist, currently Holy Trinity Church of Ireland. It has a Latin inscription, in relief, in Black Letter script with an interlace design followed by the letters: NSA.

Incorporated as a step in the rood stair, a spiral stair in the thickness of the wall where the S wall of the chancel meets the nave of the medieval parish church of St John the Baptist (TS070-040001-), currently Holy Trinity C of I church. This limestone fragment (dims. 0.52m x 0.16m; T 0.12m) has a latin inscription, in relief, in Black Letter script with an interlace design followed by the letters: NSA. (Farrelly and FitzPatrick 1993 Unpublished Urban Archaeological Survey field notes). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 23 January 2012

A medieval Christian church feature; significance lies in its reuse of a prehistoric gravestone, indicating early Christian adaptation of earlier sacred sites.

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