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Within Cormac's chapel (TS061-025001-), lying against its W wall. This is a a trapezoidal sandstone sarcophagus, with broken side and end panels, decorated with an Urnes-influenced melange of interlaced animals and short and long snakes executed in false relief. It was formerly in the cathedral and removed to the safety of the chapel in 1875 (Manning 2000, 21). It has been dated to the 1120s or 1130s and it has been suggested that it was designed to fit against the N wall of another church on the Rock. It may well be the tomb of Tadhg Mac Carthaig who succeeded his brother Cormac as king of Cashel and died in 1124 (Bradley 1984, 11).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 05 August 2014
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