KK-OAKT-0016

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

Here ye body of Patrick Fannen who depd this life July Ye 29 1764 aged 72 yr.

Lord have mercy on his soul.

Memorial Type: 
Headstone
Grave location
County: 
Kilkenny
Latitude: 
52.483264722222
Longitude: 
-7.21563
Additional details
Stonecutter/monumental sculptor: 
Unknown
Erected by: 
Not stated
Denomination: 
Roman Catholic
Orientation of face: 
E
Number of components: 
1
Inscribed faces: 
1
Height (cm): 
88
Width (cm): 
56
Thickness (mm): 
150
Memorial date stated
Year: 
1764
Memorial date inferred: 
1764
Memorial material: 
Limestone
Condition of grave: 
Sound in place
Condition of inscription: 
Decipherable using techniques
Technique of inscription: 
Incised
Stone top: 
Round
Letter style: 
Copperplate
Introductory term: 
Here ye body of Patrick Fannen
Inscription legible: 
Yes
Number of people commemorated: 
1
People commemorated: 
Name: 
Patrick
Surname: 
Fannen
Date of death - day: 
29
Date of death - month: 
July
Date of death - year: 
1764
Age: 
72
Notes: 

Iconography :  A Rayed circle , Gloria in  Excelsis Deo within a scroll.  On each side an hourglass is represented  positioned above  a scull