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Graveslab in Baile Chláir

Graveslab

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Graveslab in Baile Chláir is a late 17th-century stone slab beside the friary tower, bearing a faded prayer for someone whose name has worn away. It lies near the aisle column, small enough to touch but heavy with forgotten life. The missing words suggest a person once loved, remembered, and then released into silence.
Located adjacent to and E of the aisle column nearest to the tower of the friary (GA070-035001-). Described by Bradley and Dunne (1992, 62) as a late 17th-century slab (L 1.72m; Wth 0.79m; T 0.15m) decorated with a small cross and bearing the following inscription: PRAY FOR …… OF / DANI … The following image has been uploaded: GA070-035022-_01.jpg Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 17 July 2018

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