SOME MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS AT NANTINAN, CO. LIMERICK These selective records of cemetery inscriptions were passed on to me by Barb Milburn - courtesy of a Switzer relative. In all, there are 10 pages, but since the vast majority are Irish names (O'Connor, Fitzgerald, etc), I have reproduced only the obvious (or apparent/possible) Palatine names. If anyone would genuinely like the full document I can snail it, no problem - but, to be fair, it would have to be a persuasive reason: i.e. non-Palatine ancestors. But again, no problem there. SWITZER. Erected/By/Joseph Switzer/In Memory of his beloved Father/who Departed this Life Jany 26th/1858/Aged 82 years. LONG. Erected By/Patrick Long Ballyadam/In Memory Of His Wife/Bridget Long/Who died Sept. 28th 1913/Aged 76 years/Also Her Father Patrick Burns/Also Her Brothers/Patrick and William DOUPE. In Loving Memory/of/Henry and Sarah Doupe/Rockfield LOWE. Here lies the body of Hen/ry Lowe who depd this Life/December the 12th 1808/Aged 29 years Here lies beneath this Mouldering Sod/A breathless temple of the living God/He is gone and left a World of Sin/I trust with God eternally shut in RUTTLE. Erected by Daniel/David and John Ruttle/in memory of their Father/George Ruttle who depd this/life decr the 5th 1836 Aged 79/Years/Mark the Perfect man and behold the upright/man for the end of that man is peace. RUCKEL. Daniel Ruckel eretd this/stone in memy of his son/who depd ys Life April/14th 1784 Aged 19 years/Passanger stop as thou pass by/As thou art now so once was I/As I am now so thou shall be/Remember man Eternity/Daniel Ruckel Senior depd his life Septr the 17th 1808/Aged 79 years. Pat Rehilly RUCKEL. Erecd by Henry Ruckel/in memy of his Mother &/also Paul Urshelbaugh/who depd Ys life March 11th/1798 Aged 83 Years/Departed Ys life in Peace. SWITZER. Erectd By Mary Switzer/Alias Lonagin in Memory of/Her Husband . . . Long n/Who DePar d this life Jany the/17th 1823 Agd 31(?) yrs . . . . worst of Winners am/And Jesus Died for me. SMELTZER. Erected by David/Smeltzer in the my of/his Father Philip Smelr/who depd this Life/April 29th 1789 Aged/56 years./Passenger stop as thou pass by/As thou Art now so once was I/As I am now shall thou be/Remember man Eternity. RUCKLE. This stone was erected by/Sarah Ruckle in memory/of her husband Henry Ruc/kle who departed this life 3d/of April 1799 aged 57 years/A person lies beneath this Moldring sod/Whose life was still devoted to his God/Since honesty in man claims any merit/His under Boson did the same inherit/By Angel bands conveyed to bliss above/Eternally to praise Redeeming love. DOUPE. In Memory/of/John Doupe/who died on 17th March 1893/Aged 80 years. BAKER. Erected/in/memory of/Adam Baker.of Ballingrane/Died 4th June 1892 Aged 75 years/Also His 3 Sons/Michael/Died 5th Oct. 1899 Aged 62 Years/William/Died 18th Sept. 1923 Aged 77 years/Henry/Died 11th June 1924 Aged 65 years. BAKER. In Loving Memory /Of/Maria Baker/Who Died January 9th 1886/Aged 69 Years/This Stone Is Erected/By/Her Affectionate Daughter/Sarah Baker/Who Died August 4th 1925/Aged 73 Years/Blessed are the Dead/who die in the Lord. ____________________ [Interesting to note Philip Smeltzer above (born about 1733), who is probably the son of either Peter or Christopher, the original immigrants, rather than Peter himself, as Hank Jones (page 116) surmised]. Terry