WM-BMRE-0152

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

 God be merciful to ye
 Soul of Peter higgins
 who Depd yr 1760 Agd
 67 Also his wife Ann
 higgins als Moran 
 Depd yr 1750 agd 46
 Also their daughter in law
 Mable higgins als kelly
 Depd yr 1795 Agd 71
 Erected by their son
 Owen higgins

Memorial Type: 
Headstone
Grave location
County: 
Westmeath
Latitude: 
53.493233333333
Longitude: 
-7.6708666666667
Additional details
Inscription legible: 
Yes
People commemorated: 
Name: 
Peter
Surname: 
Higgins
Date of death - year: 
1760
Age: 
67
Name: 
Ann
Surname: 
Higgins alias Moran
Date of death - year: 
1750
Age: 
46
Relationship with first person: 
Wife
Name: 
Mable
Surname: 
Higgins alias Kelly
Date of death - year: 
1795
Age: 
71
Relationship with first person: 
Daughter in Law
Name: 
Owen
Surname: 
Higgins
Relationship with first person: 
Son
Notes: 

  

Description: top of stone – in relief – I H S with the H surmounted by a Cross with Nail terminals, Acanthus leaves fall down from the Cross, the top panel is enclosed in a border with triangle pattern.  The inscription is in roman capitals and lower case with serifs.