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Wall monument in Athenry

Wall monument

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This rectangular wall plaque (Wth 1.07m; H 1.4m) is set into the N window in the transept. It bears a shield with an inscription on each side and below it. It was transcribed by Macalister (1913, 215, XVIII) as: ‘PRAY FOR THE | SOVLE OF Pt | OLIVE R. BRO |WNE ESQR OF CVL | ARAN AND IVLIAN LYN| CH HIS WIFE WHO EREC | TED THIS MONUMENT FOR | THEM AND THEIR POSTE | RITY ANO DNI 18686’. The shield bears an eagle with two heads for Browne and a chevron between three trefoils for Lynch (ibid.) (Bradley and Dunne 1992, 39) The following image has been uploaded: GA084-001058-_01.jpg Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 12 November 2018

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