KK-STMG-170

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

Her lies the body of/ Mary Kavanagh who dep'd/ thi--- ----- the 29th 1771/ in the --- year of her Age/ May Her Soul Rest in Peace/ --he body of Catherine ----/ her sister who dep'd this life --- ---/ Aged ----

Memorial Type: 
Headstone
Grave location
County: 
Kilkenny
Additional details
Erected by: 
Unknown
Relationship: 
Unknown
Denomination: 
Unknown
Orientation of face: 
East West
Number of components: 
1
Inscribed faces: 
1
Height (cm): 
115
Width (cm): 
64
Thickness (mm): 
11
Memorial date stated
Year: 
0
Memorial date inferred: 
1771
Inscription date primary: 
1771
Memorial material: 
Limestone
Condition of grave: 
Sound, in place
Condition of inscription: 
Traces
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. An IHS below a skull are within a sunburst which is surmounted by a scalloped edge. A scroll beneath this has 'Gloria In Excelsis Deo' inscribed on it. The stone is chamfered at the base. Bottom of inscription buried.