Another from my visit to the cemetery at Aghada in East Cork. The headstone to Margaret Jones who died aged just 20, on this day 149 years ago did cause me to stop, ponder and leave with some thoughts and queries.
The engraving has stood up a lot better than others that I have seen.
What does 21st Co. R.E. mean? My best would might be 21st Company Royal Engineers.
The spacing of the engraver with regard to YEAᴿˢ.
The apparent expectation of remarrying – How Few Her Equal Shall I Find.
I suppose the world of any period is frail to any bereaved.
The engraving has stood up a lot better than others that I have seen.
What does 21st Co. R.E. mean? My best would might be 21st Company Royal Engineers.
The spacing of the engraver with regard to YEAᴿˢ.
The apparent expectation of remarrying – How Few Her Equal Shall I Find.
I suppose the world of any period is frail to any bereaved.
| Sacred To The Memory Of MARGARET JONES The Beloved Wife Of J. F. JONES 21st Co. R E Who Departed This Life 29th Dec. 1870 Aged 20 Years I Mourn Her Loss. The Fond. The Kind. How Few Her Equal Shall I Find In This Frail World Today. |  |
