KK-STMG-306

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

Affectionate memory/ of/ MARY ANNE MERSH/ Who departed this life at/ KILKENNY CASTLE/ March 4th 1888./ Aged 72 years

Memorial Type: 
Headstone
Grave location
County: 
Kilkenny
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): 
181
Width (cm): 
96
Thickness (mm): 
35
Memorial date stated
Year: 
0
Memorial date inferred: 
1886
Inscription date primary: 
1886
Memorial material: 
Limestone
Condition of grave: 
Slightly damaged
Condition of inscription: 
Mainly decipherable
Technique of inscription: 
Incised
Name of recorder: 
F. Donoghue
Number of people commemorated: 
0
Notes: 

Inscribed headstone with an ornamented top on a two step base with a sinuous shoulder and chamfered top. The front of the base is cracked and falling off. The plot is delineated with a limestone kerb. The kerb is 173cm long and 87cm wide.