What is recorded here

Three panels from an early sixteenth century tomb chest at Ballyboggan Abbey now line the SW wall of the Ballinbrackey transept. They carry The Holy Trinity, St John the Baptist, and a Madona, while the missing body and builder fade into distance. The stones survived the loss of their chamber, waiting for eyes still hungry to witness them.

Now in the Roman Catholic church at Ballinbrackey and thought to have come from Ballyboggan Abbey (ME046-018----) (Callary 1957). Three panels of an early sixteenth century tomb chest (Hunt 1974, 203-4) are displayed on the inside of the SW wall of the transept. The figures represented include The Holy Trinity (Roe 1979, 107, 129), St John the Baptist, and a Madona. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 30 March 2016

Chest tomb, early sixteenth century. Relocated from Ballyboggan Abbey, it is significant as a medieval funerary monument associated with the abbey and reflects the architectural and artistic styles of the period.

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