Wall monument in Lyons

According to Killanin and Duignan (1967, 160), 'The 1548 memorial to Richard Aylmer bears the arms of the Flemmings of Slane and the Tyrells. The Tyrells got possession of Lyons in the Middle Ages. From them it passed, seemingly by marriage, to the Aylmer family. The Aylmers sold it to the first Lord Cloncurry.' Built into the N wall of a church (KD015-004001-). A small rectangular plaque (dims. Wth 0.8m; H 0.66m) bears two decorated shields bordered by faded text. (Aylmer 1891-95, 299, 304-5) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

The wall monument in Lyons, dating to 1548, was built by the Tyrell family, who had possessed the area since the Middle Ages, and it bears the arms of the Flemmings of Slane and the Tyrells. It is a significant memorial to Richard Aylmer, reflecting the local gentry's influence and heraldic traditions of the period.