GA-STNL-0136

Record Date: 
30 September 2024
Graveyard: 
St Nicholas' Collegiate Church and Graveyard
Exact wording of epitaph: 

THIS • IS * THE • BVRIAL PLACE OF FRANCIS MONTGOMERY • AND • DAVID HIS SON WHO DYED • THE • 26 OF • IULY 1730 • & • THIR • POSTERITY

Grave location
County: 
Galway
Latitude: 
53.272621388889
Longitude: 
-9.0531630555556
People commemorated: 
Surname: 
MONTGOMERY
Notes: 

A R.S. in good condition though a little worn. Inc’d. Ins. in false relief. A coat of arms occurs over it. The shield bears a chevron and three fleurs-de-lis. Curved foliate mantling ending in tassels occurs on each side of it. Over the shield there is a crest consisting of a helmet and a hand holding a tilting spear (This time not broken, see No. 135). Incised spirals occur as space fillers on the right side of the inscription. For other Montgomery monuments and heraldry see also Nos. 129 and 135.