What is recorded here

Graveslab in Abbeyshrule is a plain medieval stone within the burial ground beside the Cistercian abbey. It may have marked one of many forgotten deaths, while the abbey still stood and the town believed it knew every stone. Thirty metres from the main building, it waits without decoration, waiting for someone to remember the shape of a life that no longer has a name.

Within the burial ground (LF023-113002-) c. 30m to the NE of the Cistercian abbey (LF023-113----). The shape and size of this possible graveslab suggest that it is of medieval date. No decoration is evident. It was probably similar to three other graveslabs (LF023-113004-, LF023-113010-, LF023-113011-) within the graveyard. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 4 June 2013

Medieval graveslab, likely 12th to 16th century. Associated with the Cistercian abbey at Abbeyshrule, it reflects the monastic burial practices of the period.

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