The Portlester Effigy, Kilcullen, Co. Kildare

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This effigy depicts Roland FitzEustace (c.1430–1496), Baron Portlester, and one of his three wives, reputed to be Marguerite d’Artois. It is located in the cemetery of New Abbey, Kilcullen. A Franciscan house was established here by Roland in 1486. Although carved in mid-relief, many of the finer details have been eroded due to centuries of exposure to the elements. The effigy was originally part of a box tomb.

Roland was Father-in-law and ally to Gerald FitzGerald (Gearóid Mór), the 8th Earl of Kildare, but was a powerful figure in his own right within the Pale establishment holding a number of the highest ranking governmental positions during his lifetime. With these positions came great wealth enabling him to finance the Franciscan establishment beside the Liffey at Kilcullen Bridge.

The Effigy was relocated to its current location and mounted in a vertical position in 2001.

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