GA-STNL-0238

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

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN PALMER. BRINKWATER WHO WAS REMOVED THE 1st OF JUNE 1878 AGED 36 YEARS ERECTED BY HIS AFFECTIONATE AND DEVOTED WIFE S.C. PALMER IN MY HAND NO GIFT I BRING TO THE CROSS I FIRMLY CLING ROMANS IV,5

Grave location
County: 
Galway
Latitude: 
53.272905
Longitude: 
-9.0536063888889
Additional details
References: 
Bur. Reed. Vol. 2 (1878), "John Palmer, abode Brinkwater, Salthill, buried June 4th 1878, aged 35". The Galway Express. June 8th. (1878). Died. "Palmer; June 1st at Brinkwater Salthill, Galway, John, second son of Thomas Palmer Esq., Galway. "In my hand no price I bring, simply to the cross I cling"". Bur. Reed. Vol. 2 (1931), gives the full name as Susan Katherine Palmer who erected the monument.
People commemorated: 
Surname: 
PALMER
Notes: 

A large limestone H.S. with a white Cararra marble inset in the form of a book. The stone has moulded sides and a heavy base. The top of the stone is decorated with small quatrefoils. Inc'd. Ins.. The quotation is from the hymn "Rock of Ages cleft for me". See also Nos. 240 and 339 for other Palmer monuments.