GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DED
IHS
ERECTED BY
JAMES SHANAHAN
& SON MICH
IN MEMORY OF
HIS SON JAMES SHANAHAN
WHO DEPD LIFE AUG 22ND
1826 AGED 24 YRS MAY HIS SOUL
REST IN PEACE AMEN
MY SLEDGE AND HAMMERS ARE DECLINED
MY BELLOWS TOO HAVE LOSS THEIR WIND
MY FIRES EXTINGUISHED AND MY FORGE DECAYED
AND IN THE GROUND MY VIES IS LAID
IN MEMORY OF MAURICE SHANAHAN WHO DIED APRIL -
AND HIS BROTHER JAMES SHANAHAN WHO DIED JULY -
R.I.P.