I H S
LORD HAVE MERCY ON THE SOUL OF
THOMAS DURKIN JUN WHO DEPARTED
THIS LIFE ON THE 12TH OF MAY 1844
IN THE 19TH YEAR OF HIS AGE THIS MONUMENT
...........FATHER THOMAS DURKIN OF.....
ATHLEAGUE
THE WILLOW WEEPS FOR THOMAS EVER DEER
THY MEMORY SHALL CAUSE MANY A PRESCIOUS TEER
THE DATE IS DIFFICULT TO READ BUT IT APPEARS TO BE "1844".