GA-SRMY-0027

Record Date: 
31 March 2025
Graveyard: 
An Sean Reilig, Moycullen
Exact wording of epitaph: 

God be Merciful to the
Soul of William Mc D_ _
ough who Departd this
Life Decembr 6th 1783
Aged 54 years and his
Wife Margrett McDonough
who Erected this tomb
Stone for her and posterity
Anno Dominie 1799

Memorial Type: 
Ledger Slab
Grave location
County: 
Galway
Latitude: 
53.342261388889
Longitude: 
-9.1570111111111
Additional details
Stonecutter/monumental sculptor: 
N/A
Inscription legible: 
Yes
Number of people commemorated: 
2
People commemorated: 
Name: 
William
Surname: 
McDonough
Date of death - day: 
6
Date of death - month: 
December
Date of death - year: 
1783
Age: 
54
Name: 
Margaret
Surname: 
McDonough
Relationship with first person: 
Wife
Notes: 

This east facing limestone slab measures 6ft71/4ins(H) x 3ft1in(W) x 4ins(D). The script is simply incised Roman lettering and at the top, carved in relief an IHS christogram. The mason was unconcerned about the bad practice of splitting words over separate lines and also used abbreviations to save space.