What is recorded here

Graveslab in Athenry is a broken tapering stone in the NE corner of the Dominican church, bearing a floriated cross inside a raised border that ends in spirals at each corner. It may date to the 13th or 14th century, slightly more ornate than other slabs in the church. Someone laid it over a body, then centuries of footsteps and faith wore its edges clean.

In the NE corner of the transept of the Dominican church (GA084-001014-), to the S of the wall monument (GA084-001073-). This broken tapering graveslab (L 1.46m; Wth across the top 0.51m; Wth across broken end 0.36m; T 0.08m) is described by Macalister (1913, 212, X; Pl. VII, No. 5) as a slab with a floriated cross inside a raised border which ends in spirals in each corner. Macalister (ibid.) noted that this type of slab was common in the church but that this example was slightly more ornate than the others. He suggested a date of c. 1680 but McKeon (2009, 50, Fig. 20: Slab J, 51) believes it is earlier and dates to the 13th or 14th century. See also GA084-001035- to GA084-001038-). (Bradley and Dunne 1992, 34; McKeon 51, Fig. 18: Slab H) The following image has been uploaded: GA084-001034-_01.jpg Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 9 November 2018

Medieval Christian graveslab, 14th–15th century. It is significant as a funerary monument associated with the Dominican church in Athenry, reflecting the religious and artistic traditions of late medieval Ireland.

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