GA-STNL-0285

Record Date: 
23 December 2024
Graveyard: 
St Nicholas' Collegiate Church and Graveyard
Exact wording of epitaph: 

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF MARY ANNE, THE BELOVED WIFE OF WILLIAM BUTTERY, WHO DIED AFTER A SHORT ILLNESS ON THE 9th JULY 1878; IN THE 62nd YEAR OF HER AGE. "Thy will be done."

Grave location
County: 
Galway
Latitude: 
53.27272663
Longitude: 
-9.0537133799738
Additional details
References: 
The Galway Express. July 13th. (1878). "Died, Buttery; July 9th at Eyre Square Galway after a short illness, Mary Anne, the beloved wife of Mr. William Buttery, late Secretary of the County Galway Club". Bur. Reed. Vol. 2 (1887), "William Buttery, Sergeant in His Majestys 15th Regt of Foot was interred in the church yard of St. Nicholas Galway this 6th day of January 1887". This person may be related to the above. See also references to No. 141.
People commemorated: 
Surname: 
BUTTERY
Notes: 

A wall monument of the same form as No. 283, but without a motto scroll. The lozenge-shaped plaque is of white marble, the backing plaque is of black limestone. The words "FRANKLIN MARBLE WORKS" and "GALWAY" occur at the base of the backing plaque. The actual burial place is in the graveyard. (See No. 141)