KK-OAKT-0077

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

God by merciful to ye Soul of Edmund Gelehan Decsd agd 57 & 2Childr of James Gelehan Mason that Erectd ys Monumt

Memorial Type: 
Headstone
Grave location
County: 
Kilkenny
Latitude: 
52.483316666667
Longitude: 
-7.2152780555556
Additional details
Stonecutter/monumental sculptor: 
James Gelehan
Erected by: 
James Gelehan
Denomination: 
Roman Catholic
Orientation of face: 
E
Number of components: 
1
Inscribed faces: 
196
Height (cm): 
53
Width (cm): 
90
Memorial date stated
Year: 
1721
Memorial date inferred: 
1721
Memorial material: 
Sandstone
Condition of grave: 
Sound in place
Condition of inscription: 
Mainly decipherable
Technique of inscription: 
Incised
Stone top: 
Round
Letter style: 
Roman
Introductory term: 
God be merciful to ye soul of Edmund gelehan
Inscription legible: 
Yes
Number of people commemorated: 
3
People commemorated: 
Name: 
Edmund
Surname: 
Gelehan
Date of death - year: 
1721
Age: 
57
Name: 
Child
Surname: 
Gelehan
Relationship with first person: 
Grand-child
Name: 
Child
Surname: 
Gelehan
Relationship with first person: 
Grand-child
Notes: 

Iconography;  Cross within a rayed circle  with two full faced cherubs each side