KK-STMG-061

Graveyard: 
St. Mary's
Exact wording of epitaph: 

Here lies interred the remains/ of Hampden Hely of Foulkscourt Esq./ who departed this life/ the 1st of January 1814/ aged fifty six years./ He was an active upright and conscientious/ Magistrate./ As a member of Society/ he was Hospitable, benevolent and charitable./ As a Christian/ he was pious and religious./ An affectionate husband/ a tender parent/ a sincere friend./ Here also lie intered the remains of his beloved wife Anne/ Hely who departed this life the aged 33 years/ also their youngest child J---who died in Dublin/ the 8th Jan 1821 aged eleven years./ Here also are interred the remains of Catherine/ Hely Daughter of the above named Hampden and /Anne Hely who died May 1812 aged 35 years /and Richard Hely of Little ----/Their son who died/ 3rd May 1832 aged 25 years.

Memorial Type: 
Chest Tomb
Grave location
County: 
Kilkenny
Latitude: 
52.651848
Longitude: 
-7.251908
Additional details
Erected by: 
Unknown
Relationship: 
Unknown
Denomination: 
Church of Ireland
Orientation of face: 
East West
Number of components: 
1
Inscribed faces: 
1
Height (cm): 
243
Width (cm): 
121
Thickness (mm): 
95
Memorial date stated
Year: 
0
Memorial date inferred: 
1812
Inscription date primary: 
1812
Inscription date secondary: 
1814
Memorial material: 
Limestone
Condition of grave: 
Sound, displaced
Condition of inscription: 
Mainly decipherable
Technique of inscription: 
Incised
Name of recorder: 
Fergal Donoghue
Number of people commemorated: 
0
Notes: 

Chest tomb of rectangular inscribed cover-slab above paneled sides bearing decoration of urns with flames incised. The inscription is mostly legible but has badly eroded in parts.