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GA-SRMY-0082
Record Date:
12 November 2016
Graveyard:
Exact wording of epitaph:
God have mercy on the soul of
Mary Kelly alias French died 13th
April 1743 Patrick Kelly died 17 Nov 49
Erected by Anthony Kelly for his posterity
Patk Kelly died on 7th Oct 1779 Mary
Sullivan alias Kelly died 4th Jan 1783
Elizabeth Kelly alias Baret died 7th
of Jan 1787
Memorial Type:
Ledger Slab
Number of people commemorated:
5
People commemorated:
Name:
Mary
Surname:
Kelly (nee French)
Date of death - day:
13
Date of death - month:
April
Date of death - year:
1743
Name:
Patrick
Surname:
Kelly
Date of death - day:
17
Date of death - month:
November
Date of death - year:
1749
Name:
Patrick
Surname:
Kelly
Date of death - day:
7
Date of death - month:
October
Date of death - year:
1779
Name:
Mary
Surname:
Sullivan (nee Kelly)
Date of death - day:
4
Date of death - month:
January
Date of death - year:
1783
Name:
Elizabeth
Surname:
Kelly (nee Barrett)
Date of death - day:
7
Date of death - month:
December
Date of death - year:
1787
Address:
Knockshanbally and Ballinahallia townlands, Moycullen, Co. Galway
Notes:
This east facing limestone square topped slab measures 7ft4ins(H) x 4ft1ins(W) x 4ins(D). The inscription is simply incised Roman lettering and the mason has on the fifth line used space saving abbreviation Patk for the name Patrick. Although the headstone doesn't give address, we know from church records that one of the deceased, Elizabeth Kelly Alias Barrett, died at Knockshanbally townland and was the wife of Anthony Kelly of Ballinahallia.
