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Wall monument dedicated to the Nugent family, erected 1680. Pink sandstone slab (dims. H 1.94m; Wth 0.83m) inserted into E wall of St. Mary's parish church (WM008-097002-) where it is located off centre to N. Nugent arms placed above an incised commemorative inscription. The flattened shield has two bars ermine with a crescent for the second son surrounded by elaborate mantling and the crown and cockatrice of the Nugents. The motto is DECREVI. Inscription in Roman letters: THIS MONUMENT WAS FIRST/ BEGUN FOR OLIVER NUGENT/ OF BELENA IN THE COVNTY/ OF MEATH ESQ BROTHER TO/ THE [H]ONOURABLE RICHARD/ LOR[D] BARON OF DELVIN BY chrisTOPHER NUGENT HIS/ Son aND HEIRE WHICH OLIVER/ DIED THE 17 OF MARCH 1589 AND/ WAS HERE ERECTED AT THE COST/ AND CARE OF ROBERT NUGENT OF/ CLONE GIRACH AND XPHER Nt/ GRAND CHILDREN TO THE Sd/ XPHER OF NICHOLAS & ROBERT/ SONS OF OLIVER Nt OF WILLIAM/ XPHER EDMOND & RICHARD/ SONS OF JAMES Nt BOTH NEPH/ EUS TO THE Sd AND OF EDMOND/ N GRAND CHILD TO THE Sd XPHER/ & THOMAS HIS SON FOR THE INTERRING OF THEM & THER/ POSTERITY ANNO DOM 1680/ GOOD XPIANS PRAY FOR/ THESE HERE INTERRD (Bradley et. al. 1985, 84; Anon 1898-1900, 134, 487). Compiled and updated by: Rachel Barrett and Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 14 April 2015

Erected in 1680, the pink sandstone wall monument in St. Mary's parish church, Fore, is dedicated to the Nugent family and is inserted into the east wall off-centre to the north. It reflects the architectural and commemorative traditions of early modern Ireland, marking the family's local prominence and religious affiliation.

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