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Tomb — effigial in Castlelost

Tomb — effigial
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I was unable to locate this effigial tomb that was located inside the medieval church (WM033-031----) ruins of Castlelost due to the dense cover of vegetation and trees inside the church. This monument was described in 1826 when it was recorded that the 'antient and ruined church (WM033-031----) contains numerous disregarded and mutilated monuments of this family (Tyrrell), amongst which is conspicuous an altar-tomb, bearing the representation, in alto relieve, of a knight, in complete armour. This monument has suffered so much from the neglect of contumely of successive ages, that the name it was intended to commemorate cannot now be ascertained. From the embellishments it would appear to be of the sixteenth century, and was, probably erected for Sir John Tyrrel, of Castel-Lost, father of James of the same place, whose son, Gerald, or Garret Tyrrel, of Castle-Lost, Esq. died April 6th, 1637, and was here interred. The Castle-Lost estates were forfeited by the Tyrrel family, in the troubles of the seventeenth century’ (Brewer 1826, 252). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 23 July 2013.

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