KK-STMG-366

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

INSIGNIA. WILLIELMI. MURPHY. CIVIS KILKENIAE ET UXORU[M] EIUS JOHANNAE DONFY ET MARGARETAE MURPHY. LEX. LUX. CRUX. DUX.

Memorial Type: 
Corner panel from altar-tomb?
Grave location
County: 
Kilkenny
Additional details
Erected by: 
Unknown
Relationship: 
Unknown
Denomination: 
Unknown
Orientation of face: 
West
Number of components: 
1
Inscribed faces: 
2
Height (cm): 
34
Width (cm): 
60
Thickness (mm): 
40
Memorial date stated
Year: 
0
Memorial date inferred: 
0
Inscription date primary: 
0
Memorial material: 
Limestone
Condition of grave: 
Sound, displaced
Condition of inscription: 
Clear
Technique of inscription: 
False Relief
Name of recorder: 
E. Devine
Number of people commemorated: 
0
Notes: 

William Murphy and Joanna Dunphy corner-panel Early-Mid 17th century The corner panel of an altar tomb which was, before it was moved, set into the west wall of the south transept and only partially visible (Carrigan 1905 iii, 94). Decorated on two sides. The side-panel bears the inscription and the end-panel a cartouche. Both are framed by a raised bevelled border. The side-panel is inscribed in raised-relief Latin black-letter. Carrigan (1905 iii, 94) recorded the inscription thus: INSIGNIA. WILLIELMI. MURPHY. CIVIS KILKENIAE ET UXORU[M] EIUS JOHANNAE DONFY ET MARGARETAE MURPHY. LEX. LUX. CRUX. DUX. Translation: Distinguished. William Murphy of the city of Kilkenny and his wife Joanna Dunphy and Margaret Murphy.