GA-SRMY-0113

Record Date: 
12 November 2016
Graveyard: 
An Sean Reilig, Moycullen
Exact wording of epitaph: 

IHS

Pray for the soul of Francis
griffon and his wife Ellinnar
Griffon who died y9 23 of
June 1741 and their po∫teritty
Patrick Howard ∫tone cutter

Memorial Type: 
Headstone
Grave location
County: 
Galway
Latitude: 
53.342183055556
Longitude: 
-9.1564830555556
Additional details
Stonecutter/monumental sculptor: 
Patrick Howard
Inscription legible: 
Yes
Number of people commemorated: 
2
People commemorated: 
Name: 
Francis
Surname: 
Griffon (Griffin)
Name: 
Ellinnar (Eleanor)
Surname: 
Griffon (Griffin)
Date of death - day: 
23
Date of death - month: 
June
Date of death - year: 
1741
Relationship with first person: 
Wife
Notes: 

This limestone ogee top headstone faces East and has incised decorative Roman lettering.  It measures to the highest point of the stone from the ground 2ft2in x 1ft7in x 4½in.  The height of the stone from ground to shoulder is 1ft10in.  The headstone is beveled to the rear.

The top of the headstone shows a christogram with a double bar Tau cross.  Diminutive winged angels on either side denote the assisting of the soul to heaven.  There are stratiated lines on lower half of stone, from under text to ground level.

Patrick Howard is the only mason recorded on a memorial in the Sean Reilig. He was probably a travelling tradesman as his style differs from the more raw vernacular craftsmanship of local masons.