What is recorded here

Diméin Bhaile Ghib preserves an Everard armorial plaque rescued from Randalstown castle around 1970 and set into the porch of St Patrick’s Church at Donaghpatrick. The limestone shield bears two stars above one below a wave, a closed helmet, a pelican, and the motto VIRTVS IN ACTIONE CONSISTIT. Below them, a later hand names Coll. Mathias Everard and gives his death as 12th March 1714.

Set upright inside the entrance porch to St Patrick’s Church of Ireland church at Donaghpatrick (ME017-034006-) on the S wall and to the W (right) of the doorway into the church. This stone was moved from the site of Randalstown castle (ME025-069----) c. 1970 (Everard 2000, 171). A limestone armorial stone (Wth 0.6m; H 0.96m; T 9cm) has a heater-shaped shield with the Everard arms – two stars above and one below a wave – surmounted by a helmet facing left with the visor closed and a pelican above. The Everard motto is on a ribbon beneath the crest: VIRTVS IN ACTIONE CONSISTIT (Virtue consists of actions). Beneath this in a different script is: This addition with other improvements to the old / castle was erected by / Coll. Mathias Everard who / dyed the 12th March 1714. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 15 April, 2019

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