Graveslab in Mullanarockan, County Monaghan

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Situated in Tedavnet graveyard (MO006-022002-) c. 4m N of the wall displaying the memorial of Richard Robinson (MO006-022005-). A rectangular stone (L 2.04m; Wth 1.01m; T 0.1-0.15m) has an inscription in roman capitals in false relief over the Forster crest of three inverted arrowheads separated by an inverted chevron. At the bottom are symbols of mortality consisting of a coffin, a skull and crossed bones over the sands of time timepiece, and a bell (Mc Cormick 1983). The inscription reads: HERE LIETH INTERRED THE / BODY OF IOHN FORSTER / ESQUIRE WHO DEPARTED THES / LIFE THE 3rd DAY OF MAY ANNO / DOM 1677. See the attached image Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 7 November, 2016

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MO006-022004

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