KK-STMG-272

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

Erected by Matt Potter in memory/ of his mother Ann Potter al Heaf/ who dep'd this life Dec'r the 3rd/ 1798 Aged 38 yrs with one of his/ Children, also his son Mich.l he/ died March the 14th 1808 Aged/ 7 yrs.

Memorial Type: 
Headstone
Grave location
County: 
Kilkenny
Additional details
Erected by: 
Matt Potter
Relationship: 
Son and Father
Denomination: 
Church of Ireland
Orientation of face: 
East West
Number of components: 
1
Inscribed faces: 
1
Height (cm): 
121
Width (cm): 
74
Thickness (mm): 
11
Memorial date stated
Year: 
0
Memorial date inferred: 
1798
Inscription date primary: 
1798
Inscription date secondary: 
1808
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. Within a sunburst surrounded by a scalloped circle in an IHS surmounted by a cross with expanded terminals. There is a scroll below the sunburst with 'Gloria in excelsis deo' incised. On either side of this is a round topped panel with an elaborate urn topped by a cross.