KK-STMG-231

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

Here lies the Body of Tho's Murphy/ dep'd this life the 21st of Oct'r 1763/ Ag'd 40 y'rs also his wife Anne Murphy/ al. Dobbin dep'd this life the 29th of/ Oct 1793 Aged 64 yrs also their/ Daughter Cathrin Kelley al. Murphy/ dep'd Jan 1813 aged 70 Yrs./ Lord have mercy on their Souls Amen

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): 
181
Width (cm): 
87
Thickness (mm): 
10
Memorial date stated
Year: 
0
Memorial date inferred: 
1763
Inscription date primary: 
1763
Memorial material: 
Limestone
Condition of grave: 
Sound, displaced
Condition of inscription: 
Clear
Technique of inscription: 
Incised
Name of recorder: 
F. Donoghue
Number of people commemorated: 
0
Notes: 

Collapsed headstone with rounded central feature and concave shouldered top. Above the inscription is an IHS surmounted by a cross with expanded terminals. There may be a panel on each side of the IHS, but they are very worn.