What is recorded here

Anna Fanning died in 1634 and her fragmentary graveslab still lies upside down in the Arthur chapel, St. Mary's Cathedral, Limerick. The inverted position may be mistake, concealment or forgotten ritual, but the stone preserves her name, her husband's arms and the exact date of her death.

17th century graveslab in St. Mary's Cathedral (LI005-017015-) described in the Urban Survey of Limerick (Bradley et. al. 1989, 322) as following; ‘Grave slab Anna Faning 1634. Fragmentary slab in the Arthur chapel with a coat of arms, initials and an incised inscription: ANNA/ FANNING/ UXOR EIVS/ OBIT 13 MAR/ CII'. Described by FitzGerald (1910, 130) as following; 'On a fragment is a shield bearing two coats-of-arms, viz., on the dexter side, a chevron between three birds; on the sinister side, a chevron between three heraldic roses. 'The initials S R W appear above and at the sides of the shield. Upside down to the shield is cut in incised letters ':, ANNA. FANING VXOR EIVS OBIT 13 MAR CII . ANO . DOI 1634'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 18 November 2019

17th-century Christian graveslab; significant as a historical funerary monument within St. Mary's Cathedral, Limerick.

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