GA-STNL-0113

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

IN MEMORY OF THOMAS STOKES WHO DIED IN GALWAY APRIL 6™ 1875 IN THE 63rd YEAR OF HIS AGE Be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think not The son of man cometh Matthew 24th Chapter 44th verse

Grave location
County: 
Galway
Latitude: 
53.272663055556
Longitude: 
-9.0533213888889
Additional details
References: 
The Galwav Express. April 10th. (1875), (Obituary for Mr. Thomas Stokes of Eyre Sq.). Vestry Minute Books (Vol. II), April 15th. (1878), 79. Permission was given by Mrs. Stokes to erect a monument to her husband. See also references to his son-in-law W.E. Henry in The Galway Express. August 24th. (1874).
People commemorated: 
Surname: 
STOKES
Notes: 

On either side of the bottom of the stone the words "The Marble Mills" and "Galway" occur. A table-tomb which is tilted sideways to a considerable extent and has sunk in the ground. The large capstone has a chamfered edge with evidence of tooling. The main Ins. is Inc'd. in capital letters. The verse from Matthew is written in lower case lettering. Under the inscriptions there is a circular depression in the stone which retains a corroded piece of iron in its centre. This is a repair made to a flaw in the stone. There are also some cracks around the edges of the slab but apart from this, the stone is in very good condition.