What is recorded here

Graveslab in Leixlip stands in the chancel wall, marking the burial place of Henry May. Time has flaked much of the stone, but the skull, crossed bones and equal-armed cross still emerge from the surface. The name remains only half-visible, as if the dead are waiting for someone to remember them before they disappear entirely.

Set into the S wall of the chancel of Leixlip church (KD011-004003-). A round-headed slab (dims. H 0.86m; Wth 0.48m) with much of the surface flaked away. Decorated in low relief with a skull and crossed bones below an equal-armed cross and an incised inscription in Roman capitals: 'HERE LIETH THE/ BURIAL PLACE OF/ HENRY …/ MAY'. There are a few letters below the skull: 'T…N..O' (Bradley et al. 1986 vol. 3, 318). Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

Graveslab in Leixlip is a medieval funerary monument, likely dating to the 14th–16th century, featuring a skull and crossed bones, typical of later medieval mortuary symbolism. Its significance lies in its rare surviving low-relief decoration and its context within a historic church, reflecting local funerary practices.

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