GA-STNL-0058

Record Date: 
4 November 2024
Graveyard: 
St Nicholas' Collegiate Church and Graveyard
Exact wording of epitaph: 

HERE-LYETH-THE BODY OF-ANDREW REVETT WHO DIED THE 22th OF - IVNE ANNO-DOMINI 1729 & • IN THE 20 YEAR OF HIS AGE

Grave location
County: 
Galway
Latitude: 
53.272716388889
Longitude: 
-9.0532480555556
Additional details
References: 
FitzGerald (1910-12), 83. He omits the 5th line of the inscription. , .. J Fleetwood Berry (1912 A), 5. He gives the day as the 25th but it is definitely the 22nd
People commemorated: 
Surname: 
REVETT
Notes: 

This slab is slightly trapezoidal in shape and may be a reused medieval one. The present Ins. is in Roman capitals and is cut in low false relief. It would be upside down in relation to the original trapezoidal shape of the stone. See also Nos. 41 and 79 for other Revetts.