RO-STCO-0185

Record Date: 
7 September 2007
Graveyard: 
St. Coman's
Exact wording of epitaph: 

O Lord have Mercy on the soul of John Byrne
who died May 23 1816 aged 19 years
Also his sister Catherine Beloved & Lamented by
all who knew them ~ This stone is erected by
their Beloved Parents John and Mary Byrne -
These children we loved so dear. Their days were
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Memorial Type: 
Headstone
Grave location
County: 
Roscommon
Latitude: 
53.628833055556
Longitude: 
-8.1908891666667
Additional details
Erected by: 
John and Mary Byrne
Relationship: 
Parents
Orientation of face: 
E
Number of components: 
1
Inscribed faces: 
1
Height (cm): 
81
Width (cm): 
131
Thickness (mm): 
120
Memorial date inferred: 
1816
Inscription date primary: 
0
Memorial material: 
Limestone
Condition of grave: 
Sound in place
Condition of inscription: 
Mainly decipherable
Technique of inscription: 
Incised
Stone top: 
Round
Introductory term: 
O Lord have Mercy
Name of recorder: 
Lisa McDaniel
Memorial number (survey): 
ROS-COM-DI-236
Number of people commemorated: 
2
People commemorated: 
Name: 
John
Surname: 
BYRNE
Date of death - day: 
23
Date of death - month: 
May
Date of death - year: 
1816
Age: 
19
Name: 
Catherine
Surname: 
BYRNE
Relationship with first person: 
Sister of John