Wall monument in Drumswords

A large window in the W wall of the church (MO017-033001-) was removed and the embrasure blocked when a memorial to the Ley family was built inside it. The inscription was recorded by Shirley (1879, 336), but the date was not legible, and the inscription is completely eroded now. However, it is likely to date from the late seventeenth century as it was erected by William Ley, the grandson of Emanuell Ley who received land grants in the 1610s, although Taylor (1896) read the date as 1750. Leyborow was their estate centred on what is now Annaghmakerig (Lee 1998, 203). The inscription on slate was surmounted by a white marble plaque displaying the Lee arms of a lion rampant. Both the inscription and the arms are enclosed by limestone or slate surrounds but an entablature over the arms does not survive. Shirley (ibid.) transcribed the legend as: This Monument was Erected by William Ley of Leyborow in memory of his father Richard Lee Esq., Son of Emmanuel Ley Esq. and likewise in memory of his mother Mrs Elizabeth Ley who both died in ye year of Our Lord…. See the attached image Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 30 November, 2016