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Graveslab in Kilmore (ballintober North By.)

Graveslab

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Graveslab in Kilmore (ballintober North By.) is a graveslab in Kilmore (ballintober North By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. It records Edwina, the daughter of MacBrannan, and the date 1357. The stone is inside the entrance to the graveyard at the church site.
A graveslab (dims 1.05m x 0.3m; T 0.05m) with an inscription, recording Edwina, the daughter of MacBrannan, and the date 1357 (O'Flanagan 1931, vol. 2, 22-3; Bayly 1901-03, 427) is inside the entrance to the graveyard (RO018-002004-) at church site (RO018-002003-). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Medieval Christian graveslab, 14th century. It is significant as a rare surviving example of early Irish funerary inscription, providing evidence of local Gaelic burial practices and naming conventions.

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