Memorial stone (present location) in Adamstown

A memorial stone (dims. c. 1.17m x 0.41-0.56m), now built into an internal wall of Adamstown House (WX031-056----), was originally over the gateway of the bawn (WX031-019003-) at Adamstown tower house (WX031-019001-), which is c. 500m to the NW. It has the Devereux crest surrounded by a ribbon with the raised Latin inscription ‘S. Nicolai Devereux Militis’ (Sir Nicholas Devereux, knight) on it at its broader end. The rest of the stone has the Latin inscription in raised gothic lettering ‘Orate pro animabus Nicholai Devereux, Militis, et Dominae Katrinae Power ejus uxoris qui hoc manerium condiderunt. A. Dni – 1556’ (Pray for the souls of Nicholas Devereux, Knight, and Lady Katherine Power, his wife, who built this manor – AD 1556) (Ffrench 1889). The inscription is said to continue in lombardic lettering on the reverse side, which is now hidden in a wall, as: ‘IOC: cujus anime propitetur Deus’ (on whose souls may God have mercy) (Redmond 1887-8). Katherine was the daughter of Sir Richard Power of Curraghmore (WA008-005----), Co. Waterford. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 27 August, 2012