WM-BMRE-0025

Record Date: 
7 September 2018
Graveyard: 
St. Owen's, Ballymore
Exact wording of epitaph: 

IHS

Have mercy O Lord on

the soul of John Carney

who dep'd this life 21st

Jan'y 1811 aged 73

Erec'd by his wife & son

Bridget and Tho's Carney

in memory of him

Memorial Type: 
Headstone
Grave location
County: 
Westmeath
Latitude: 
53.492983333333
Longitude: 
-7.6714722222222
Number of people commemorated: 
3
People commemorated: 
Name: 
John
Surname: 
Carney
Date of death - day: 
21
Date of death - month: 
January
Date of death - year: 
1811
Age: 
73
Name: 
Bridget
Surname: 
Carney
Relationship with first person: 
Wife
Name: 
Thomas
Surname: 
Carney
Relationship with first person: 
Son
Notes: 

Headstone with rounded top in limestone

 Description: Christogram I H S, with Omega forming the bar of the H, which is surmounted by a Cross, beneath the H is an inverted pierced Heart, symbolising Sorrow and Love, all enclosed in a full Sunburst – and all in relief.  Each shoulder has a Scallop shell design. Beautiful incised inscription with Cursive capitals, enclosed in a plain border with some foliage in the centre section of the border.