GA-SRMY-0068

Record Date: 
18 June 2025
Graveyard: 
An Sean Reilig, Moycullen
Exact wording of epitaph: 

Pray for ye Soul of peter Conn
or did Dec the 27 1746 Erec[...]
by his Son Laurence Connor
ⱱ his posterity

Memorial Type: 
Ledger Slab
Grave location
County: 
Galway
Latitude: 
53.342238333333
Longitude: 
-9.1567891666667
Additional details
Stonecutter/monumental sculptor: 
N/A
Inscription legible: 
Yes
Number of people commemorated: 
1
People commemorated: 
Name: 
Peter
Surname: 
Connor
Date of death - day: 
27
Date of death - month: 
December
Date of death - year: 
1746
Notes: 

This east facing square top limestone slab has collapsed/subsided on its northside and is partially covered with soil and stone debris making it difficult to transcribe and to measure accurately.  Dimensions as near as possible are 6ft8ins x 3ft3in x 5in.  Inscription on the stone is roman style incised script and the mason has been economical with space for lettering, ie has used abbreviations and was unconcerned about bad practice of splitting words over separate lines.  The end of the second line of text disappears under debris after the letters Erec - we can safely presume the word should read Erected.  The word 'for' on the last line of text is represented by a symbol resembling an inverted winged V