WM-BMRE-0154

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

 

 Lord have Mercy on the
 Soul of James Roony
 who Depd the 29th of
 ___ 1789 Agd 67 his
 wife _onour Roony alias Dully who
 Depd the 4th of Decemr
 1783 Agd 52 yrs  Erectd by their
 Daugh __mar Roony

Memorial Type: 
Headstone
Grave location
County: 
Westmeath
Latitude: 
53.493208333333
Longitude: 
-7.6709305555556
Additional details
Inscription legible: 
Yes
Number of people commemorated: 
3
People commemorated: 
Name: 
James
Surname: 
Rooney
Date of death - day: 
20
Date of death - year: 
1789
Age: 
67
Name: 
onour
Surname: 
Rooney alias Dully
Date of death - day: 
4
Date of death - month: 
December
Date of death - year: 
1783
Age: 
52
Relationship with first person: 
Wife
Name: 
mar
Surname: 
Rooney
Relationship with first person: 
Daughter
Notes: 

 

Description: Head of stone – in a sunken panel - in high relief - I H S with Omega forming the bar of the H which is surmounted with a Cross with Nail terminals, on each side is an Inverted Heart.  The incised inscription is in archaic roman capitals and lower case.