KK-STMG-152

Graveyard: 
St. Mary's
Exact wording of epitaph: 

Erected by Frances Healy alias/ Garvey in memory of her belov/ed husband Laurence Healy/ who dep'd this life May 8th 1814/ aged 64 years with 3 of his children etc.

Memorial Type: 
Headstone
Grave location
County: 
Kilkenny
Additional details
Erected by: 
Frances Healy
Relationship: 
Wife
Denomination: 
Church of Ireland
Orientation of face: 
East West
Number of components: 
1
Inscribed faces: 
1
Height (cm): 
71
Width (cm): 
60
Thickness (mm): 
10
Memorial date stated
Year: 
0
Memorial date inferred: 
1814
Inscription date primary: 
1814
Memorial material: 
Limestone
Condition of grave: 
Sound, in place
Condition of inscription: 
Clear
Technique of inscription: 
Incised
Name of recorder: 
Fergal Donoghue
Number of people commemorated: 
0
Notes: 

Inscribed headstone with a semi circular central feature and concave shouldered top. Above the inscription is decorated with an IHS with a cross with expanded terminals within a sunburst, a scroll beneath which reads 'Gloria in Excelcious ...'. The sinister and dexter top are filled by incised panels containing the hour-glass motif. The last two lines of the inscription are now buried.