GA-STNL-0189

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

Robert Verchild Dyed Decr 11th 1773 Aged 2yrs 8M$ (?) Ios Fraz. Verchild Dyed Decr 18th 1773 Aged 1yr 7M° Botho f the Natural fmall Pox Rev. 12.12 They hard a great voice from heaven faying unto them come up hither lob 1.21 the Lord gave & the Lord hath taken awayblefsed be the name of the Lord Their Father Lt Verchild 24th Regt caufed this ftone to be Placed to Protect their Afhes

Grave location
County: 
Galway
Latitude: 
53.272914722222
Longitude: 
-9.05341
People commemorated: 
Surname: 
VERCHILD
Notes: 

A Rect. R.S. with Inc'd. Ins.. The top edge of the stone is damaged. The upper comers are bevelled. The stone was uncovered in 1990. The start of the 4th line seems to be "10s" (?Joseph Fraz Verchild ...). The first quotation should be from Chapter 11, Verse 12.