GA-STNL-0063

Record Date: 
20 May 2024
Graveyard: 
St Nicholas' Collegiate Church and Graveyard
Exact wording of epitaph: 

HERE LIES THE BODY OF SIMON BOLAN WHO DIED Ye- 24™ OF IVLY 1724 & MARY BOWLAN HIS DA' BARTHW BOWLAN

Grave location
County: 
Galway
Latitude: 
53.272734722222
Longitude: 
-9.0534013888889
Additional details
References: 
FitzGerald (1910-12), 84 gives the inscription as above but "YE" instead of "Ye".
People commemorated: 
Surname: 
BOLAN
Notes: 

A small H.S.. Originally bow-topped. The top is gone. The Ins. is partly in low false relief and the lower part Inc'd.. Spirals and other incised designs also occur as space-fillers at the right side of the stone. The section of the Ins. after the is incised. All the lettering is in Roman Capitals. Lozenge-shaped stops occur between many of the words.