KK-OAKT-0042

Record Date: 
6 October 2012
Graveyard: 
Old Abbey Knocktopher Graveyard
Exact wording of epitaph: 

Erected by Bridget Power in memory of her father Richd Power who depd this life March 27th 1771 Aged 39 yrs Also his wife Mary Power Als Grant who depd July 1st 1800 Aged 60 yrs and their daughter Mary Knox Als Power who depd Feb 4th 1789 aged 21 yrs.

Memorial Type: 
Headstone
Grave location
County: 
Kilkenny
Latitude: 
52.483128333333
Longitude: 
-7.2154563888889
Additional details
Stonecutter/monumental sculptor: 
Unknown
Erected by: 
Bridget Power
Denomination: 
Roman Catholic
Orientation of face: 
E
Number of components: 
1
Inscribed faces: 
1
Height (cm): 
125
Width (cm): 
92
Thickness (mm): 
90
Memorial date stated
Year: 
1771
Memorial date inferred: 
1771
Inscription date secondary: 
1800
Memorial material: 
Limestone
Condition of grave: 
Sound in place
Condition of inscription: 
Decipherable using techniques
Technique of inscription: 
Incised
Stone top: 
Round
Letter style: 
Roman
Introductory term: 
Erected by Bridget Power in memory of her father Richd Power
Inscription legible: 
Yes
Number of people commemorated: 
3
People commemorated: 
Name: 
Richard
Surname: 
Power
Date of death - day: 
27
Date of death - month: 
March
Date of death - year: 
1771
Age: 
39
Name: 
Mary
Surname: 
Power Alias Grant
Date of death - day: 
1
Date of death - month: 
July
Date of death - year: 
1800
Age: 
60
Relationship with first person: 
Wife
Name: 
Mary
Surname: 
Knox Alias Power
Date of death - day: 
4
Date of death - month: 
February
Date of death - year: 
1789
Age: 
21
Relationship with first person: 
Daughter
Notes: 

Iconography; Christogram IHS with cross in Sunburst Gloria in Scroll