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Holy Trinity Church (Rathkeale)

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Holy Trinity Church (Rathkeale)
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Freestanding mausoleum, erected c. 1800, restored in 1907, comprising mounded earth with surrounding plinth wall and carved limestone decorative screen wall to east. Screen wall comprising altar with inscribed square-headed tablet above incorporating carved heraldic plaque with decorative carving in relief (Arms: on a chevron between three lozenges a lion passant. Crest: a bull's head armed emerging from a ducal coronet. Motto: Libertate). Carved architrave surround. Stepped parapet above with urn finial. Square-headed recess to threshold with cut limestone plinth wall, retaining wall and surround and cut limestone steps.
Erected, according to the tablet inscription, by J.G. Fitzs Massy Esq., this mausoleum is a notable feature within the grounds of the well preserved Holy Trinity Church of Ireland Church to the east. The screen wall is executed with a high level of skill and artistic design and forms an aesthetically pleasing feature, which indicates the wealth and local prominence of the family for whom the monument was erected. The plaque reads: 'This Monument was Erected By Jas Fitzs Massy Esq Of Stoneville Cloughnarold. And now Lord What is my hope Truly my hope Is ever in thee. A.D. 1800 To Perpetuate the memory of his Family From Generation to Generation Blessed are the dead Which die in the Lord. Restored by Lucy Massy 1907'.

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