KK-STMG-181

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

Amor honor et justitia/ Here lieth the Body of/ Matthew Tucker late Serj/ Major in his Majestys/ 38th Reg't. of Foot. (he/ is much Lamented by/ his Brothers and/ Acquaintances). who Dep'd/ this life Aug't the 19th 1771/ aged 37 yrs.

Memorial Type: 
Headstone
Grave location
County: 
Kilkenny
Additional details
Relationship: 
Unknown
Denomination: 
Church of Ireland
Orientation of face: 
East West
Number of components: 
1
Inscribed faces: 
1
Height (cm): 
104
Width (cm): 
60
Thickness (mm): 
13
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: 
Mint
Technique of inscription: 
Incised
Name of recorder: 
F. Donoghue
Number of people commemorated: 
0
Notes: 

Inscribed headstone with a rounded central feature and concave shoulders. An incised occulis motif is surmounted by a sunburst at the top of the slab.