What is recorded here

Graveslab in Lagavooren is a damaged limestone slab holding the names of Richard Hill, Mayor of Drogheda, and Elizabeth. It lies south of the church, bound with cement and four iron stitches, its margin still carrying a brief three-line inscription. The stones around it belong to the seventeenth century, but the mortar and metal reveal later attempts to keep memory visible.

Limestone slab, very badly damaged and held together by cement and four iron stitches, situated on the ground S of the church. It has a three-line inscription in false relief around the margin, briefly stating that 'here lieth the corpse of Richard Hill Mayor of Drogheda and his wife Elizabeth'. (CLAJ 1945, 26; Bradley 1984b, 96-7). One of four tomb or memorial slabs (see also LH024-041091-, LH024-041102- and LH024-041103-) located in the modern church and graveyard; all are seventeenth-century in date. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (entry 943) (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 21 June 2013

Graveslab in Lagavooren is a medieval Christian funerary monument, likely dating to the 11th to 13th century. Its significance lies in the rare surviving example of early Christian inscribed stone art in the region, reflecting local ecclesiastical and artistic traditions.

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