GA-STNL-0117

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

HERE LIETH THE BODY OF MATHEW KING AGED 436s WHO DYED MAR CH* THE-23 *1743

Grave location
County: 
Galway
Latitude: 
53.272478055556
Longitude: 
-9.0532163888889
People commemorated: 
Surname: 
KING
Notes: 

Part of a Rect. R.S. now broken into two pieces. The Ins. is cut in low false relief. After the 43 "6s" occurs, the 6 may be meant for an r. The two together are an abbreviation for [YEA]RS. The stone was uncovered in 1990.