Tomb

A table tomb in Holmpatrick graveyard (DU005-031002-) dedicated to Elizabeth Finglas, wife of Thomas Hussey of Holmpatrick (d. 1577). Inscription on the 16th-century tomb was recorded by E. R. McC. Dix in May, 1904 as follows; 'The following inscription is copied from a slab hearing the Hussey coat-of-arms, impaling that of the Finglas family. Over the former are the initials T. H., and over the latter E. F. ' The Hussey Arms resemble those of the Barons of Galtrim, viz.' :, "Barry of six, ermine and gules, on a canton of the last a cross or." 'The Finglas Arms are' :, "Per pale, sable and argent, a fleur-de-lys counterchanged." The inscription, Mr. Dix states, has been recut in recent years by a person (judging by the blunders) ignorant of Latin. For instance, the QVE OBIIT now appears as QVF OBMT, &c. 'In the original inscription several of the letters were conjoined. It apparently read ': HIC • IACET • ELIZABETH FINGLAS . QVONDAM VXOR • THOMAE • HVSSEI DE • HOLMPATRICK • GENEROSI QVE • OBIIT XXVII • DIE NOVEMBRIS • A° • 1577 QVIVS • AIE • PPICIETVR • DE' 'The last line means " On whose soul may God have mercy.' The first P has a prolongation of the curved portion slanting downwards, which is a contraction for PRO; and the large commalike object after the DE is also a contraction, and represents US' (McC. Dix 1906, 266). McC. Dix, E. R. 1906 Holmpatrick Old Churchyard. Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland, Vol. VI, 1904-06. Dublin Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Update by: Christine Baker Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 13 March 2023

Table tomb, 16th century. This tomb is significant as a well-dated example of early modern funerary monuments in Ireland, reflecting the transition from medieval to Renaissance tomb styles.