What is recorded here

Tomb: cemented to inner face of E gable of Ballyhay Church, an early-14th-century tapered slab showing a robed civilian with shoes, a dog beneath the feet and angels beside a cushioned head. The carving is not a vague shadow but a precise portrait of ordinary dignity, preserving the shape of a life that may have loved, feared or tended another person. Even without a name, the tomb still gives back human form: a man or woman made visible through stone, patience and the craft of someone who believed death should not erase recognition.

Cemented to inner face of E gable of Ballyhay Church (14393). Tapering chamfered slab (H 1.14m; Wth 0.42m at top, 0.32m at base; T 0.2m) carved in high relief with civilian figure in kirtle and short shoulder cape. Feet in shoes resting on dog. Head resting on cushion with angels on either side. Early-14th-century in date (Hunt 1974, vol. 1, 129). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Effigial tomb slab, medieval period (likely 14th–15th century). The slab is significant as a rare surviving example of medieval funerary art in the region, depicting a civilian figure in detailed high relief, providing insight into dress and social status of the period.

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