TS-TBRD-0052

Record Date: 
15 October 2012
Graveyard: 
Tubbrid
Exact wording of epitaph: 

IHS
Here lies the bodies
of Edmond Bourk
who died Decbry
4th 1708 aged 50yrs
and of his wife
Hil"-lgan who
died Novby 15th
1730 aged 66 years
erected by their
son John Bourk

Memorial Type: 
Headstone
Grave location
County: 
Tipperary
Latitude: 
52.314061388889
Longitude: 
-7.948875
Additional details
Erected by: 
John Bourk
Condition of grave: 
Sound in place
Condition of inscription: 
Decipherable using techniques
Stone top: 
Other
Introductory term: 
Here lies the bodies of
Inscription legible: 
Yes
Number of people commemorated: 
3
People commemorated: 
Name: 
Edmond
Surname: 
Bourk
Date of death - day: 
4
Date of death - month: 
December
Date of death - year: 
1708
Age: 
50
Name: 
Hil"-gan
Date of death - day: 
15
Date of death - month: 
November
Date of death - year: 
1730
Age: 
66
Relationship with first person: 
Wife
Name: 
John
Surname: 
Bourk
Relationship with first person: 
Son
Notes: 

The top of the headstone has a carved cross with IHS intertwined above a heart with a ladder to the lefthand side.
Even though the top has eroded on the left hand side you can see the carved scrolls which were most probably on both sides when originally made.