KK-OAKT-0039

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

God be merciful to the soul of James Deegan who died 1st of Feb 1761 Aged 50 yrs  And his son Wm who died the 1st Jan 1768 aged 18 yrs

Memorial Type: 
Headstone
Grave location
County: 
Kilkenny
Latitude: 
52.483239722222
Longitude: 
-7.2155680555556
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): 
100
Width (cm): 
65
Thickness (mm): 
100
Memorial date stated
Year: 
1761
Memorial date inferred: 
1761
Inscription date secondary: 
1768
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: 
D O M God be merciful to the soul of James Deegan
Inscription legible: 
Yes
Number of people commemorated: 
2
People commemorated: 
Name: 
James
Surname: 
Deegan
Date of death - day: 
1
Date of death - month: 
February
Date of death - year: 
1761
Age: 
50
Name: 
William
Surname: 
Deegan
Date of death - day: 
1
Date of death - month: 
January
Date of death - year: 
1768
Age: 
18
Relationship with first person: 
Son
Notes: 

Iconography ; Christogram IHS with Cross resting on bar of the H also pierced heart