WM-BMRE-0113

Record Date: 
7 June 2019
Graveyard: 
St. Owen's, Ballymore
Exact wording of epitaph: 

 Pray for the Soul of 
Bryan Eagan who died
February ye 17 Aged
73 ---- 1747 Erected
By his son Hugh Egan
May ye 23d 1762

Memorial Type: 
Headstone
Grave location
County: 
Westmeath
Latitude: 
53.493211111111
Longitude: 
-7.6712166666667
Additional details
Inscription legible: 
Yes
Number of people commemorated: 
2
People commemorated: 
Name: 
Bryan
Surname: 
Eagan
Date of death - day: 
17
Date of death - month: 
February
Date of death - year: 
1747
Age: 
73
Name: 
Hugh
Surname: 
Egan
Relationship with first person: 
Son
Notes: 

 

Description: Beautifully carved very decorative Head – in relief – roman I H S, the H is surmounted by a Cross with nail terminals, above the Cross is a foliated blooming pattern.  Beneath the bar of the cross is a triangle shape with a Heart, all with a “sparrow pecked “ background and enclosed in a full Sunburst.  The incised inscription is crudely done and it is difficult to apply any lettering style, the writing is in total contrast to the Head.