KK-STMG-216

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

Sacred to the beloved memory/ of Mary Colton who departed/ this life December 21st 1859 aged 85/ years For upwards of 60 years/ she lived in the family of the late/ Basil and Eliza Gray of Kilkenny./ This stone is erected as a memorial/ of her fidelity and affection/by Emily McCreery.

Memorial Type: 
Pedestal Tomb
Grave location
County: 
Kilkenny
Additional details
Erected by: 
Emily McCreery
Relationship: 
Unknown
Denomination: 
Church of Ireland
Orientation of face: 
East West
Number of components: 
1
Inscribed faces: 
1
Height (cm): 
128
Width (cm): 
78
Thickness (mm): 
29
Memorial date stated
Year: 
0
Memorial date inferred: 
1859
Inscription date primary: 
1859
Memorial material: 
Limestone
Condition of grave: 
Sound, in place
Condition of inscription: 
Clear
Technique of inscription: 
Incised
Name of recorder: 
F. Donoghue
Number of people commemorated: 
0
Notes: 

Cuboid pedestal tomb comprising a stylised pediment above a large rectangular inset inscribed panel on a moulded base. There is a decorative element missing from the top of the stone.