IHS
Gloria In Excelsis Deo
Sub Hoc Signo Vinges
O Lord have Mercy on the
Soul of Michael Kearney who
depd this life July 1838 aged 54 yrs
Also his Son John departed
August 1840 aged 19 yers
This stone is Erected by
his two loving sons Thomas
and Peter Kearney in memory
of them
Rest in Peace
Description – Top of stone – in relief – plain small Cross with incised “Gloria in Excelsis Deo” above. Shield shaped panel, in relief, with Roman I H S and beneath a recumbent Lamb on a Cross – on each side of which there is a foliage pattern, beneath, on a Scroll the family motto “sub hoc signo vinges”. The incised inscription is in Roman capitals and lower case with serifs.