Graveslab in Newtown (baker)

Associated with the medieval church of Newtown Earley (KK027-012001-) but not included in the catalogue of graveslabs from Newtown Earley described by Harte (1987, 408-17), most of which were uncovered during a clean-up of the graveyard (KK027-012009-) in 1985-7. Described by Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 327) as a, 'coffin-shaped uninscribed slab of the 13th century, with incised cross having two tranverse bars, after the manner of Archiepiscopal pectoral crosses. This is said, but incorrectly, to have been placed over the grave of Milo Sweetman, Archbishop of Armagh from 1361 to 1380'. The graveslab was within the church when visited by Carrigan (ibid.). Reference: Harte, R. 1987 Tombstones at Newtown Earley. Old Kilkenny Review 39, 408-17. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 4 May 2023

Medieval Christian graveslab; likely 13th to 15th century. Its significance lies in its association with the medieval church and the broader study of funerary monuments in the region.