GA-STNL-0364

Record Date: 
22 July 2024
Graveyard: 
St Nicholas' Collegiate Church and Graveyard
Exact wording of epitaph: 

[HJERE •LYETH •THE •BOD[Y] OF •MR •NICHOLAS •EYR[E] drop [SION OF •MR •IOHN •EYRE OF• CORKE •WHO • D[E] [PARTED •THIS •LIFE [JANVARY• THE 31 1689

Grave location
County: 
Galway
Latitude: 
53.27272663
Longitude: 
-9.0537133799738
Additional details
References: 
Fleetwood Berry (1912 A), 71.
People commemorated: 
Surname: 
EYRE
Notes: 

This Ins. is cut in low false relief on grey limestone. The epitaph is in very good condition showing almost no wear. Note the unusual "8". See Nos. 363, 406 and 407 for other Eyre monuments.