GA-STNL-0103

Record Date: 
25 August 2024
Graveyard: 
St Nicholas' Collegiate Church and Graveyard
Exact wording of epitaph: 

+ I.H.S. O Lord have mercy on the Soul of Iohn Bently who died 1822 and his daughter Honora Bently who died 1844 Erected by his daughter Mary Bently A.D. 1844

Grave location
County: 
Galway
Latitude: 
53.272629722222
Longitude: 
-9.0533180555556
Additional details
References: 
Bur. Reed. Vol. 2 (1844), "Honoria Bently, abode Claddagh, buried 15th June 1844, aged 70 years".
People commemorated: 
Surname: 
BENTLY
Notes: 

The Ins. on this R.S. is Inc'd. while the panel above is carved in low false relief. It bears the capitals "I H S", flanked by a pair of stylized winged cherubs. The shaft of a Latin cross rests on the bar of the "H". This is one of the very few examples which bear any iconography.