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Agard monument, Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin

Monument erected by Sir Henry Harrington to his 1st wife Cecilia Agard (died 1584) and her father Francis Agard (died 1577).
Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin. S wall of the S transept.
Close to the monument to Robert Fitzgerald, 19th Earl of Kildare.

• References:
  • Pages 125-126 of [Wright, 1821].
  • Page 13 of [Finlayson, 1878].

• Sources yet to be consulted:
  • Agard on p.120 of The registers of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, Raymond Refausse with Colm Lennon, 1998.

Location of Agard memorial (left) in S transept of Christ Church.
To its right is monument to Robert Fitzgerald, 19th Earl of Kildare.
Photo 2016. See full size.

Monument to Cecilia Agard and her father Francis Agard. Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin.
Photo 2012. See full size. From here.

17th century drawing of the tomb.
Reproduced in [Loeber, 1981].
This is from p.149 of "Monumenta Eblanae".
Shows a top section that is no longer there.
There might also be a drawing in [Dineley Ms], possibly on p.33.

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Left side

LHS close-up. Francis Agard.
Photo 2016. See larger and full size.

LHS inscription.
Photo 2016. See larger and full size.

 
LHS inscription. From [Wright, 1821].

Translation. From p.95 of [Finlayson, 1878].

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Right side

RHS close-up. Cecilia Agard.
Photo 2016. See larger and full size.

RHS inscription.
Photo 2016. See larger and full size.

 
RHS inscription. From [Wright, 1821].