WM-BMRE-0127

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

Have mercy O
Lord on the Soul of
Willm Gibney who died
17th of April 1802 aged 77 yrs
& his wife Cather Gibney
als Mahon died 14th of May
1799 aged 67 & their daughter
Honor Kanan als Gibney
died 25th of May 1798 aged 34

Erected by their sons Thad.y
& Thos & Willm to their
posterity

Memorial Type: 
Headstone
Grave location
County: 
Westmeath
Latitude: 
53.493238888889
Longitude: 
-7.6711527777778
Additional details
Inscription legible: 
Yes
Number of people commemorated: 
6
People commemorated: 
Name: 
William
Surname: 
Gibney
Date of death - day: 
17
Date of death - month: 
April
Date of death - year: 
1802
Age: 
77
Name: 
Catherine
Surname: 
Gibney (nee Mahon)
Date of death - day: 
14
Date of death - month: 
May
Date of death - year: 
1799
Age: 
67
Relationship with first person: 
Wife
Name: 
Honor
Surname: 
Kanan alias Gibney
Date of death - day: 
25
Date of death - month: 
May
Date of death - year: 
1798
Age: 
34
Relationship with first person: 
Daughter
Name: 
Thady
Surname: 
Gibney
Relationship with first person: 
Son
Name: 
William
Surname: 
Gibney
Relationship with first person: 
Son
Name: 
Thomas
Surname: 
Gibney
Relationship with first person: 
Son
Notes: 

  

Description: Very ornate head – in relief – roman I H S with the H surmounted by a Cross with Nail terminals, beneath the H is an inverted Pierced Heart, all are enclosed in a Sunburst. The lower part of the Sunburst is enclosed in a foliated pattern.  I N is incised on the left shoulder and R I on the right.  The epitaph panel is enclosed in a border with foliated pattern, on each of the top corners is an incised six petal flower.  The incised inscription is in archaic roman capitals and lower case.  Note the 3 ampersands.