
What is recorded here
Mounted sideways on a vault behind Ruan church (CL025-070001-). A slab with an inscription that reads ‘IHS / Ma /Mort O_Grifuh / Pro se et Hered / Fiere Fecit / MDC43’ which translates as ‘Jesus / Mary / Mort.O_Griffy [Mortimer O’Griffy]/ for him and his heirs /1643’. (http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/don_tran/graves/ruan_graveyard_transcriptions.htm. Accessed 15 October 2018)
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 22 October 2018
A wall monument in Portlecka, likely built in 1643 by Mort O'Griffy, is dedicated to Jesus and Mary and marks a private burial or memorial. Its Latin inscription reflects early modern Christian funerary traditions in the region.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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