WM-BMRE-0108

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

IHS

Lord have mercy on the soul

of Mary Kelly who departed this

life December 1852 aged 40 years

also her daughter Margaret

died November 1833 aged 14 years

Erected by her beloved children

who are now in South America

Memorial Type: 
Headstone
Grave location
County: 
Westmeath
Latitude: 
53.493022222222
Longitude: 
-7.6710527777778
Number of people commemorated: 
2
People commemorated: 
Name: 
Mary
Surname: 
Kelly
Date of death - month: 
December
Date of death - year: 
1852
Age: 
40
Name: 
Margaret
Surname: 
Kelly
Date of death - month: 
November
Date of death - year: 
1833
Age: 
14
Relationship with first person: 
Daughter
Notes: 

 

Description: Around the curved head, incised – “gloria in excelsis deo”, beneath I H S with the H surmounted by a Cross, (due to wear it is not possible to decipher and other decoration).  The incised inscription is in roman capitals and lower case with serifs