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Memorial stone in Athlone,athlone AND Bigmeadow

Memorial stone

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In National Museum of Ireland. Rectangular panel with a tooled surface and a male figure in relief. He wears a long gown, loosely belted at the waist over a shirt with sleeves caught into a tight fitting wrist-band. He has a short square cravat and the sleeves of the outer garment are wide and pleated at the shoulders. His left hand is on his chest and the right outstretched hand holds a small animal on a twisted rope. At his feet there is an incised inscription: PETRO LEWYS/ CLERICO DOMUS NR Q DISPENSA/ HUJUS OPIS Ps SICLE. This stone may belong to the 1730 rebuilding of the bridge. Dims. H 75cm, W 60cm (Bradley et. al. 1985, 33). Compiled by: Rachel Barrett Date of upload: 04 October 2010

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