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Tomb — chest tomb in Gardens (kilkenny City By., St. Mary’s Par.)

Tomb — chest tomb
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At St Mary's parish church (KK019-026115-) in Kilkenny, found in the 18th-century make-up over the medieval floor level in the S transept/crossing during the 2015 excavation (Ó Drisceoil 2019, unpublished). A fragment of a chest tomb mensa or ledger, composed of fossiliferous limestone, with a black letter inscription in raised relief (ibid.). The inscription reads: …OR.C? UCREFU… It is currently in storage in the NE corner of the S side of the graveyard. Compiled by: Cóilín Ó Drisceoil Date of upload: 10 January 2023

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