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Graveslab in New Ross

Graveslab

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From: O’Mahony, A. (1987, 10, j) Attached to the N wall of the Chancel at the E end is a very thick slab (Wth 0.49m; H 1.62m; T 0.32m). The head of a man is carved near the top. It is very worn. Date: late 13th or early 14th century. (Hunt 1974, vol. 1, 239, No. 270) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 2 August, 2012
Medieval Christian tomb slab, 13th–14th century. This graveslab is significant as an example of early medieval funerary art in Ireland, indicating local stone-carving traditions and religious practices of the period.

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