Graveslab in Newtownbond, County Longford

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What is recorded here

Within the interior of a church (LF014-052001-), near the S wall. This recumbent rectangular graveslab (L 1.76m; Wth 0.8m; T 0.08m) is decorated in false relief with a Latin cross, with 'IHS' carved at the head and the date 1642 at the foot. It is locally believed to be the 'tomb of either Faghny's [Farrell’s] father or a local priest' (Devaney 1981, 4, 8).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LF014-052003

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