GA-STNL-0112

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

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF Jessie C. Moon WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON THE 26th DAY OF AUGUST 1856 AGED 4 YEARS. AND ALSO Robert Allan HER GRANDFATHER WHO DIED THE 24™ DAY OF AUGUST 1859 AGED 68 YEARS. AND FREDRICK WILLIAM DIED 26 JULY 1869. AGED SEVEN WEEKS.

Grave location
County: 
Galway
Latitude: 
53.272671388889
Longitude: 
-9.053295
Additional details
References: 
Bur. Reed. Vol. 2 (1869), "Frederic W. Moon, abode Eglinton Street, buried July the 27th 1869, aged 7 weeks". The Galway Mercury. August 27th. (1859). Short death notice. "Allen Mr.; At the residence of his son-in-law Alexander Moon Esq., Eglinton Buildings...".
People commemorated: 
Surname: 
MOON
Notes: 

A large R.S., undecorated except for a double incised line around its border. The upper comers are curved. Inc'd. Ins. in capital letters, apart from the names which are cut in Italic script.