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Graveslab in Limerick City,englishtown

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17th century graveslab in St. Mary's Cathedral (LI005-017015-) described in the Urban Survey of Limerick (Bradley et. al. 1989, 322) as following; ‘Grave slab Anna Faning 1634. Fragmentary slab in the Arthur chapel with a coat of arms, initials and an incised inscription: ANNA/ FANNING/ UXOR EIVS/ OBIT 13 MAR/ CII'. Described by FitzGerald (1910, 130) as following; 'On a fragment is a shield bearing two coats-of-arms, viz., on the dexter side, a chevron between three birds; on the sinister side, a chevron between three heraldic roses. 'The initials S R W appear above and at the sides of the shield. Upside down to the shield is cut in incised letters ': — ANNA. FANING VXOR EIVS OBIT 13 MAR CII . ANO . DOI 1634'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 18 November 2019

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