GA-SRMY-0113

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

Pray for the soul of Francis
griffon and his wife Ellinnar
Griffon who died 23 of
June 1741 and their posteritty
Patrick Howard stone 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: 
Ellinnar (Eleanor)
Surname: 
Griffon (Griffin)
Date of death - year: 
1741
Relationship with first person: 
Wife
Name: 
Francis
Surname: 
Griffon (Griffin)
Notes: 

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.  

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.