CO-SMCY-0812

Record Date: 
9 August 2013
Graveyard: 
Collegiate Church of Saint Mary
Exact wording of epitaph: 

DNO PETRO MIAGH CIVI CONSVLI PRAETORI YOGHALENSI IVSTITIAE CVLTORI, PIETATIS AMATORI, PVBLICAE VTILITATIS ZELATORI, MARITO SVO VNICE DILECTO VXOR. PHILISIA NAGLE MOESTA POSVIT SVMPTIBVS VIRI. PETRA TEGIT PETRI CINERES, ANIMAM PETRA CHRISTVS SIC SIBI DIVISIT VITRAQUE PETRA PETRVM. VIXIT AN. XLIII. VITA FVNCTVS VIII KAL AVG; M DC XXXIII

Memorial Type: 
Altar tomb
Grave location
County: 
Cork
Latitude: 
51.955073429952
Longitude: 
-7.8534811699989
People commemorated: 
Title: 
Alderman
Name: 
Peter
Surname: 
Miagh (Fitzjames)
Date of death - year: 
1633
Title: 
Mrs
Name: 
Phyllis
Surname: 
Miagh (Nagle)
Relationship with first person: 
Wife
Notes: 

Thomas Dineley's "Observations on a journey" 1681 has a half-page sketch of the tomb and the inscription described thus: "D.O.M. Domino Petro Miagh, civi consuli praetori yogholensi iustituiae cultori pietatis aman, publicae utilitatis zelatori,marito suo unice dilecto uxor Philisia Nagle, moesta posuit sumptibus viri. Petra tegit petri cineres animanam petra Christus sic fibi divinit utraque Petra Petrum. Vixit annis XLIII vita functus VIII Kal Aug M.D.C.XXXIII.Pray for the founders hereof Piers Miagh FitzJames of Yoghall Alderman and Phillis Miagh als Nagle his onely wife who made this monument for their last lodging in this world."

Note: The detailed figure of a skeleton is inscribed into the front of the tomb, which is not immediately apparent from the photographs.