KK-SPEN-053

By Donal Sheridan and Bernie Kirwan | Monday, June 20, 2011

Location

52° 32' 41.9928" N, 7° 13' 35.5548" W
Graveyard: 
St. Peters
Inscription legible: 
Yes
People commemorated
First person
Name: 
Major Dermot Hugh
Surname: 
Bingham Mc Calmont
Date of birth - day: 
10
Date of birth - month: 
April
Date of birth - year: 
1887
Date of death - day: 
26
Date of death - month: 
February
Date of death - year: 
1968
Age: 
80 years
Address: 
Mount Juliet House Thomastown
Number of people commemorated: 
1
Erected by: 
Unknown
Denomination: 
Church of Ireland
Exact wording of inscription: 
Dermot Hugh Bingham Mc Calmont Born April 10th 1887 died February 26th 1968 To set the cause above renown to live the game beyond the prize.
Notes: 
Major Dermot Mc Calmont was son of Sir Hugh Mc Calmont and Lady Rose Elizabeth Bingham Mc Calmont. Major Dermot purchased Mount Juliet Estate after having a short lease of it, from the Earl of Carrick in 1914 and immediately established Ballylynch Stud Farm with the already world renown Terarch retired to Stud. Tetrarch was the sire to such well known horses as Polemarch, Caligula, Salmon-trout, Mumtaz-Mehal, Tetratema and other famous winners. He was also Master of the Kilkenny Hunt.

Kerbed grave lenght (cm) 224 width (cm)123

 

Orientation of face: 
E
Number of components: 
1
Inscribed faces: 
1
Height (cm): 
8
Width (cm): 
123
Thickness (mm): 
16
Memorial date stated
Year: 
1968
Memorial date inferred: 
1968
Inscription date primary: 
1968
Inscription date secondary: 
0
Memorial material: 
Metal
Condition of grave: 
Sound in place
Condition of inscription: 
Clear
Stonemason: 
Unknown
Technique of inscription: 
Relief
Letter style: 
Roman
Biblical quote: 
To set the cause above renown to live the game beyond the prize
Record Date: 
11 June 2011