What is recorded here

Graveslab in Limerick City,englishtown stands inside St. Mary's Cathedral, preserving a married pair beneath stone since 1634. Thomas Mahon and Anna Creagh rest together under a worn inscription that still asks others to pray for their souls. The baptistry holds their names beside living water, linking death, marriage and renewal in one quiet room.

1tth century graveslab in St. Mary's Cathedral (LI005-017015-) described in the Urban Survey of Limerick (Bradley et. al. 1989, 321-2) as following; ‘Grave slab. Thomas Mahon & Anna Creagh. 1634. Rectangular slab with worn marginal inscription in the baptistry: [ORATE PRO ANIMABUS THOMAE MAHON] QUI OBIIT 10 NOVEMB: 1631/ ET UXOR [ ]/ EIVS ANNA CREAGH [QUAE OBIIT NOVEMB: ] 1634 (FitzGerald 1910, 132)'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 18 November 2019

17th-century Christian gravestone; significant as a historical marker within St. Mary's Cathedral, reflecting early modern funerary practices in Limerick.

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