GA-STNL-0105

Record Date: 
2 June 2024
Graveyard: 
St Nicholas' Collegiate Church and Graveyard
Exact wording of epitaph: 

IN LOVEING REMEMBERANCE OF WALTER LEWIS FRANKLIN, BELOVED HUSBAND OF SARAH LOUISA FRANKLIN, WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE JUNE 4th 1874 Bl[esse]d are the merciful for They shall obtain Mercy MATTHEW V CHAP™ 7 VERSE

Grave location
County: 
Galway
Latitude: 
53.272518055556
Longitude: 
-9.0532630555556
Additional details
References: 
Bur. Reed. Vol. 2 (1874), "Edward Lewis Franklyn, abode Eyre Square, buried June 8th 1874, aged 54 years". The Galwav Express. June 6th. (1874), "Death of Walter L. Franklin Esq.... Mr Franklin was sole proprietor of the marble works in this town and while exhibiting an energy, assiduity and skill in the discharge of his business, which made it profitable to himself, he dealt with those under him in such a gentlemanly straightforward manner, that he was universally respected and admired by his employees."
People commemorated: 
Surname: 
FRANKLIN
Notes: 

A H.S. with a moulded base and triangular pediment. A plain kerb surrounds the grave. Inc'd. Ins.. The lettering is both in capitals and pseudo-Gothic script. There is a rectangular section cut out of the word "Blessed" where the sculptor made a mistake. The H.S. is in good condition. For monuments made by Franklin's Marble Works see No. 285 and also Nos. 113 and 352. For the Galway Granite and Marble Works Ltd. see Semple (1969), 163 and Semple (1981), 35-37 and also ibid illustrations pp. 35 and 36.