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This graveslab had been half buried before it was recovered in 1846 and is now set upright in the porch of the Church of Ireland church of St Slavator (Shirley 1879, 145, 297). It is a polished limestone slab (L 1.73m Wth 0.91m; T 0.09m) with damage at the lower left angle. The Latin inscription is incised in roman capitals and has been transcribed (ibid.) as: REVERENDVS . ADMONVM . IOHA / NNES . LESLAEVS . SACRO. SANCT / AE . THEOLOGIAE . DOCTOR . UT. / ET / VTRIVSQUE . IVRIS . QVI . TRIBVS / REGIBVS A . SECRETIORIBVS . CONSILIIS . TR / IBVS . IN REGNIS . ET. OLIM . SODO / RENSIS . DEIN . RAPOTENSIS (QVA / M . DIOECESIN . ANNVO . CENSV . D / VPLO . AVCTIOREM . ET. CASTRO . D. ECORO . PROPRIIS . SVMPTIBVS . EXTR / VCTO . ORNATIOREM . RELIQVIT.) ET . / DEMVM . CLOGHORENSIS . EPISCOPVS . / MENSE . SEPTEMBRI . DIE . 8 ANNO . 1 / 671 . CENTENARIVS . DENATVS . EST . HIC. JSCET . VNACVM . VXORE . CAT / HARINA . CONINGHAM . QVAE . MEN / SI IANVARIO . DIE . 28vo e. VIVIS . EX / CESSIT . ANNO . SALVTIS . NOSTR / AE . 1693 . AETATIS . SVAE . 73.
This is translated by Mahony (1907, 158) as: The Very Rev. John Leslie, Dr. of Divinity as also of Law, who was of Privy Council to three Kings in three reigns, and formerly Bishop of Sodor, then of Raphoe (which diocese he left increased with double the annual income and adorned with a fair castle, built at his own expense), and at length Bishop of Clogher, died, aged a hundred, 8th September 1671. He lies here together with his wife Catherine Coningham, who departed from among the living the 28th of January in the year of our Salvation 1693 and the 73rd of her age.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 9 November, 2016
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