May the Lord have mercy on
the Soul of Walter McDonough
who departed life March 1805
Aged 53
This Monument was Erected
by his Wife Anne McDonough
U their two Sons Mathias U
Martin McDonough in memory
of him U their Posterity
This ledger shows at the top an arc over the Christogram inscription IHS. The IHS is intersected by a cross with heart shaped motif underneath.
In three places on the inscription, the abbreviation U is used to replace the word and.