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Headstone in Rathcore

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In the graveyard associated with the site of the parish church of Rathcore (ME048-002----) and S of the W end of the present Church of Ireland church is a fragment of a headstone (Wth 0.2m; H 0.37m; T 5cm) that has the incised date 1690 or 1660 preceded by fragments of an inscription: ..SOW../..PAGEP D../. Beneath the date is a latin cross (H 0.23m; surviving span 0.13) formed by double incised lines.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME048-002004

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Ronnie Nijboer, Wikimedia Commons · CC0
  • Alvesgaspar, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • James Allan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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