GA-STNL-0361

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

To the Glory of God and in Memory of Very Rev James Daly M.A. last Warden of Galway died 1864

Grave location
County: 
Galway
Latitude: 
53.27272663
Longitude: 
-9.0537133799738
Additional details
References: 
For references see No. 137. Drawing by Susanne Heringklee. The limestone pulpit (Cat. No. 361) near the crossing is one of three places where the Very Reverend James Daly, Last Warden of Galway, is commemorated. (See also Cat. Nos. 137 and 404). Drawing by Majella Brien.
People commemorated: 
Surname: 
DALY
Notes: 

The pulpit bears a commemorative Ins. to Warden Daly on its front. Inc'd. Ins. in a long "motto scroll" set in a Gothic arch. See also No. 404 and 137 for Rev. James Daly. No. 404 is a further commemorative plaque in the church while his actual burial place and that of this wife is beneath No. 137 in the graveyard. Warden Daly was an influential and popular man who was involved in the politics of the town. He was a member of numerous committees and other bodies. Only some of the extensive body of material written on him can be summarized here. The references cited relate directly to himself, his wife and their involvement with the church only. See No. 137.