GA-STNL-0214

Record Date: 
9 November 2024
Graveyard: 
St Nicholas' Collegiate Church and Graveyard
Exact wording of epitaph: 

Underneath lie the mortal remains of Arthur Walpole Esqr Captain of the Corps of Royal Engineers who died in this town on the 22nd day of February 1842 while on duty at this Station aged 49 years. This tomb was Erected to his Memory by his Brother Francis Walpole Esqr

Grave location
County: 
Galway
Latitude: 
53.273066388889
Longitude: 
-9.053525
Additional details
References: 
Bur. Reed. Vol. 2 (1842), "Arthur Wallpole, Captain Royal Engineers, abode Shop Street, buried February 24th 1842, aged 49".
People commemorated: 
Surname: 
WALPOLE
Notes: 

A large R.S. with a semi-circular top. Inc'd. Ins. and there is a two-line border.