What is recorded here

Kilmallock still holds a 1642 Burgate memorial stone, marking three young men lost in one September and praising the clarity found through their suffering. The boar’s heads and Latin verse turn a private tragedy into a public warning about courage, loyalty and the price of conviction.

17th century memorial stone at Kilmallock described in the Urban Survey of County Limerick as following (Bradley et. al. 1989, 161-2); 'Burgate family. 1642. Mural monument with a coat of arms (Ermine a chevron between three boar's heads gules) and an inscription in relief in Roman lettering: TERTIA LUX CAESOS MEMORAT SEPTEMBRIS IN ANNO/ QUEM LEGIS HEU NONDUH TRES TENET URNA SENES/ MARTE NEPOS FRATRESQUE RUUNT TRIA PIGNORA JUSTO/ JUS PATRIAE CAUSAM REXQUE FIDESQUE PROBANT/ INTEGER ATTRITIS REPERITUR CANDOR IN EXTIS/ VIRGINIS ET VERI PURPURA MARTYRII/ LILIA PURPUREOS INTER SUDANTIA FLUCTUS/ TRES MERUERE TRIUM NOMINA MARMOR HABET/ FRES. GEORG: EDW: NEP ALEX: BURGATE Mems Dead i (1888-91), 97-8'. Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 27 September 2019

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