Graveslab in Fethard

Inserted into the N end of the E wall of the modern sacristy of the Augustinian abbey (TS070-040004-) where it is re-used as a quoin stone. This fragment of a graveslab (dims. 0.44m x 0.28m) is partly covered by pebble-dash rendering. The fragment bears an inscription in latin which reads: O DNI 1645. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 16 January 2012

Early Christian gravestone fragment; likely 7th–9th century. Re-used in medieval abbey construction, indicating continuity of sacred space and reuse of earlier Christian monuments in the region.