GA-STNL-0344

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

HERE LYETH • YE • BODY 0[F] [J]AMES • VAUGHAN DOCTOR OF DEVINETY • WARDEN OF GALWAY • YE • FOVRTH SONN • OF EDWARD VAUGH[AN] OF • TROWOSCOED • ESQUIRE AND •OF•YE • COUNTRY OF OLD • CALED • YE • DEMETRE [N]OW CARDIGON -SHIRE & OF • LETTICE • HIS MOTHER YE • DAUGHTER • OF IOHN STEDMAN • OF • STRATAFL[0] RADA • IN • YE • SAME ■ COVNTY ESQUIRE & DIED • YE 28 DAYOFIVNE-ANNO DOMINI-1684

Grave location
County: 
Galway
Latitude: 
53.273128055556
Longitude: 
-9.0537813888889
Additional details
References: 
Blake (Ed.)(1907-8) ("Galway Corporation Book B"), 142 (note f), Dr. James Vaughan was warden of St. Nicholas'. He was appointed for life, by patent dated 23rd of March 1663. He died in 1683 according to Blake (ibid) but in 1684 according to the inscription. See also op cit. pp 91 and 137 etc. where he is mentioned as being present at Council meetings. Cooke (1895), 294, passim. FitzGerald (1895-97), 462 places the ”N" of "VAUGHAN" above the "A" which is possibly correct. This area of the stone is now damaged. He also gives a small "TH" after the "28". Fleetwood Berry (1912 B), 69 gives the inscription on this stone.
People commemorated: 
Surname: 
VAUGHAN and STEDMAN
Notes: 

This stone is now set in the wall and its edges are obscured by modem cement. The Ins. is crudely cut in low false relief. Note the "decoration" at the top of the Ins. in the form of arced gaps above the areas where upper case capitals occur. The "E"s of "YE" are directly above the "Y"s. See No. 4 for another Vaughan monument and No. 306 for Vaghan.