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Grey as a mouse / big as a house. Bestiary, England 13th century. Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 764, fol. 12r.

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@medieval_illuminations : the central arms (azure, a lion rampant argent) are those of Monhaut, a family:
https://www.theheraldrysociety.com/articles/the-siege-of-caerlaverock/

The arms of Clare are unmistakeable, & Baxter (1987) suggested other heraldic allusions to Berkeley & Bohun:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/751325

This bestiary's dated to the 1240s, a time of turmoil. Marcher lords may have enjoyed dreaming of military surprise...

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In addition to the Heraldry Society's account of the English nobles present at the 1300 Siege of Caerlaverock, above, here's an evocative 1864 transcription & translation of the original, with notes:
https://archive.org/details/rollofarmsofprin00wrigrich/page/n9/mode/2up
& a modern painting, with further notes:
https://caerlaverockroll.com/a-caerlaverock-roll-of-arms-roll/

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📢 Vortragshinweis:

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On this day in 1816, Margaret Hamilton died aged 71. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from the old graveyards in Glenarm, Co. Antrim, in the Journals: http://tinyurl.com/hamilton1816

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On this day in 1750, George Dalzell died aged 45. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Drumcondra, Dublin, in the Journals: http://tinyurl.com/dalz1750

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On this day in 1787, Michael Brown died aged 27. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from the old graveyards in Glenarm, Co. Antrim, in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/brown1787

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On this day in 1801, Mary Ledwith Higgins died aged 72. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Ballymore, Co. Westmeath, in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/higgins1801

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On this day in 1620, Anthony Kennedy died. The Journals showing a drawing of his gravestone at Billy, Co. Antrim: https://tinyurl.com/kenn1620

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On this day in 1754, Hugh O'Donnell died aged 63. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Creevelea Abbey, Co. Leitrim, in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/odon1754

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On this day in 1818, Philip Clancy died aged 53. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Creevelea Abbey, Co. Leitrim, in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/clan1818

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On this day in 1754, Daniel Ó Farrell died aged 56. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Meathus Truim old graveyard, Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford: https://tinyurl.com/ofarrell1754

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On this day in 1691, John Tatnal died aged 64. The Journals show the coat of arms on his gravestone at Ballinderry, Co. Antrim: https://bit.ly/tatnal1691

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On this day in 1738, one-year-old Arthur Ker died. The Journals show the coat of arms on his gravestone at Bonamargy (Bunnamargie), Ballycastle, Co. Antrim: https://bit.ly/ker1738

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On this day in 1767, George Little died aged 54. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Clonbroney, Co. Longford, in the Journals: https://bit.ly/little1767

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On this day in 1866, Catherine O'Reilly Sheridan died aged 73. The Journals describe her gravestone at Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly: https://bit.ly/sher1866

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On this day in 1596, Alexander Barnewall died. The Journals show a drawing of his elaborate tomb at Robertstown, Co. Meath: https://bit.ly/barn1596

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On this day in 1844, Margaret Williamson died aged 85. The Journals show the coat of arms on a tablet to her memory at Drumcondra, Co. Dublin: https://bit.ly/will1844

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Transcript of the tablet inscription and related commentary.

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On this day in 1724, Roger Palmer died aged 59. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from St. Patrick's Cathedral, Killala, Co. Mayo, in the Journals: https://bit.ly/palmer1724

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On this day in 1723, William Dobbin died aged 73. The Journals show a drawing of the coat of arms on his gravestone at Duneany, Co. Antrim. See more gravestone inscriptions from this graveyard in the Journals: https://bit.ly/dobbin1723

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On this day in 1751, Thomas Hume died aged 20. The Journals show a photo of his gravestone at Inver, Co. Donegal: https://bit.ly/hume1751

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On this day in 1774, Edmund O'Reilly died aged 52. The Journals show the inscription on his gravestone at St. Colmcille's, Inchmore Island, Lough Gowna, Co. Longford, and blazon the coat of arms that was carved on it: https://bit.ly/oreilly1774

Find out more about Inchmore graveyard courtesy of Longford Libraries: https://www.longfordlibrary.ie/heritage/projects/graveyard-survey/inchmore.pdf

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On this day in 1825, John Sayers died aged 80. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from the old graveyards in Glenarm, Co. Antrim, in the Journals: https://bit.ly/sayers1825

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On this day in 1627, James Galwey died. His elaborate tomb in the Galway Chapel at St. Multose Church, Kinsale, Co. Cork, is described and explained in the Journals: https://bit.ly/galwey1627

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On this day in 1841, John Burdett died aged 65. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from St. Mary's, Dublin, in the Journals: https://bit.ly/burdett1841

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On this day in 1760, James Maguire died aged 56. The Journals show a rubbing of the coat of arms on his gravestone at Pubble graveyard, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh: https://bit.ly/maguire1760

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