What is recorded here

Fr. Jacob Wale rebuilt the 13th-century church in Castlemarket in 1646, and his Latin plaque still marks the work inside the south chancel wall. The stone sits in a shallow limestone recess above a narrow pointed doorway, perhaps the very entrance he opened during that restoration. His name rises in relief after four centuries, turning a forgotten medieval building into a place where one man’s labour and pride remain visible.

In the S wall of the chancel of a 13th-century church (KK001-005001-). The plaque commemorates the restoration work carried out on the church by Fr. Jacob Wale in 1646. The plaque is within a rectangular recess (H 0.55m; Wth 0.43m; D 0.1m) with cut limestone surrounds. The recess is above a narrow pointed doorway which was probably inserted as part of the restoration work commemorated by the plaque. The plaque bears the following inscription in latin, transcribed by Carrigan (1905, vol. 2, 110-13), in raised lettering: Haec ecclesia A R: Jacobo Wale eiusdem ecclesiae Recto re reedificata est 14 Avg. ano Do 1646. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 8 June 2016

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