THIS STONE WAS ERECTED BY JOHN SHIELDS
OF KEVINS PORT IN THE CITY OF DUBLIN
IN MEMORY OF HIS BELOVED MOTHER
SOPHIA SHIELDS
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON THE 21ST JANUARY 1833
AGED 68 YEARS
ALSO THREE BROTHERS AND ONE SISTER
OF MATERNAL LOVE SHE KNEW THE POWER
HER CHILDREN WERE ALL HER CARE
HER PARTNER SORROWING WHITS THE HOURS
HE HOPES IN HEAVEN TO MEET HER THERE
ALSO CATHERINE SHIELDS DAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE
Symbols: Sunburst Lamb and Cross with 2 cherubs either side