School: Cromadh (B.)

Location:
Croom, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Dáithí Ó Ceanntabhail
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    Rough sketch, from memory, of a slab, 4.5 feet high, above a single grave enclosed within an iron railing in the graveyard at Croom.

    Rough sketch from memory, of a slab, 4 1/2 feet high, above a single grave enclosed within an iron railing in the graveyard at Croom. I give it here because it is the only stone in the burial ground on which I could get any trace of Irish. In the circular portion of the outer cross shown in sketch, and most elegantly cut, with many flourishes, are the words: Gloir do Dhia as Áird. The r in both cases is the script r and the s in As is shown thus [See illustration on Page]. The sloping letter A is due to its position on the circle. The d of Dia is very distinctly asperated, but it is really hard to say if it is do or go which precedes Dia. The inscription beneath is in English : Er.d by John Allen in memory of his father John Allen, who died March 6th 1803 aged 66 years. I cannot trace these Allens.
    A similarly chased stone to one R. Fox dated 1792 is near it, but there is no Irish on it. The floral chasing of which the crudity above is not even an insinuation, is a tribute to the craftsman, and is entirely in relief.
    D.O.C.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Languages
    Irish
    English