Wall monument in Clonroad Beg

A limestone wall plaque on the S wall of the chancel of Ennis Friary (CL033-082001-) with an inscription commemorating Mary FitzGerald (d. 1697), mother of James Woulfe and his wife Alice Woulfe (d. 1742). The inscription according to Westropp (1895-7) reads 'ERECTED BY JAS WOULFE FOR THE REMAINS OF HIS MOTHER MARY FITZGERALD WHO DYED ....BR 1697 AND OF HIS BELOVED WIFE ALICE WOULFE WHO DYED YE 12 OF XBR 1742'. CL033-082027-_01.jpg attached. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 14 April 2014

Built by the Woulfe family in the early 18th century, this limestone wall monument in Clonroad Beg is a commemorative plaque dedicated to Mary FitzGerald and Alice Woulfe. Its significance lies in its historical record of the local gentry family and their connections to Ennis Friary.