What is recorded here

Graveslab in Athenry is a 1.93m stone slab in the Dominican church nave, inscribed to pray for William Burke, his wife Anne alias Ward, and their posterity, dating to c. 1700. It lies north of the middle wall monument, a quiet domestic memorial inside a church built for solemn rites. The request names a husband, a wife, and children never recorded elsewhere, turning a public house of worship into a private chamber of memory.

In the nave of the Dominican church (GA084-001014-), to the N of the middle wall monument (GA084-001071-). Described by Macalister (1913, 217, XXII) as a graveslab (L 1.93m; Wth across top 0.59m; Wth across base 0.52m; T 0.1m) inscribed with the following: 'Pray for | the soul | of William | Burke and | his wife | Anne alias | Ward and | their | Posterity' and dated to c. 1700. The following image has been uploaded: GA084-001077-_01.jpg Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 13 November 2018

Medieval Christian graveslab, 14th–15th century. Its significance lies in its association with the Dominican church in Athenry and the historical continuity of burial practices in the region.

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