KK-STMG-225

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

Here lies interrd the Body of/ Mr Matt Madden who Died/ May the 2nd 1774 Aged 49 Years/ with 5 of his children/ also the body of Michael/ (all the rest of the inscription is now buried) Madden his son died Oct 1780 aged 20 yrs, Also the body of Mrs. Judith Madden alias Lowry wife of Mr Matt Madden who died April 13th 1800 aged ---- yrs. Here with 6 of their children who died young lie the remains of Mr. Louis D'oly an honest man and good citizen, he died in the fullness of years 21st Sept. 1818 and on the 4th Dec 1819 Mrs. Mary D'oly al Madden who is interred here.

Memorial Type: 
Headstone
Grave location
County: 
Kilkenny
Additional details
Erected by: 
Unknown
Relationship: 
Unknown
Denomination: 
Church of Ireland
Orientation of face: 
East West
Number of components: 
1
Inscribed faces: 
1
Height (cm): 
80
Width (cm): 
69
Thickness (mm): 
10
Memorial date stated
Year: 
0
Memorial date inferred: 
1774
Inscription date primary: 
1774
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: 

Inscribed headstone with rounded central feature and concave shouldered top. There is a crack down the middle and an attempt has been made to fix it with an iron bracket, which has since broken off. At the top of the stone is a circular sunburst containing an IHS surmounted by a cross with expanded terminals above a heart with three arrows below. On each side of the sunburst there is a round-headed panel with a skull and an hourglass. A scroll is engraved beneath the sunburst with 'Gloria in excelsis deo' incised.