GA-SRMY-0069

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

IHS

John Toole Decd in
Sept 1779
Mary Lorcan his Wife
Decd Ap 1769

The Lord have Mercy
on their Souls Erectd by
their Son Edmd Toole
for them Himself ꙋ his
Wife Susana Maxwell
ꙋ their posterity

Memorial Type: 
Ledger Slab
Grave location
County: 
Galway
Latitude: 
53.342285555556
Longitude: 
-9.1567675
Additional details
Stonecutter/monumental sculptor: 
N/A
Inscription legible: 
Yes
Number of people commemorated: 
2
People commemorated: 
Name: 
John
Surname: 
Toole
Date of death - month: 
September
Date of death - year: 
1779
Name: 
Mary
Surname: 
Lorcan
Date of death - month: 
April
Date of death - year: 
1769
Relationship with first person: 
Wife
Notes: 

This limestone east facing recumbent ledger measures 5ft10in x 2ft7½in x 3½in.  It has a square top with splayed shoulders.  A christogram with cross is inscribed in false relief at the top and there is a motif at the bottom centre of the stone which resembles a dosing or feeding bottle. Similar style bottle motifs are used on graves of Shepherds but are usually depicted with other vocation emblems such as shears and sheep crook.
The text on the stone is incised Roman lettering
Abbreviations of words have been used by stone mason, probably as a space or cost saving exercise.  The most notable abbriviation is a winged shaped V for the word and.