Other Extracts

Journal of the Association for the
Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead, Ireland

1910 -- VOL. VIII -- No.1

 

The following is only a partial transcription of the Journal for 1910.

 

Journal Cover 1910

County Antrim

Ahoghill Old Churchyard.

[From Mr. W. F. Reynolds, Belfast.]

Here lieth the body of William Walker aged 96 years: also his son Thomas aged 91 years: likewise William Walker son of the above Thomas who died the 8th November 1805 aged 90 years.

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Some of the Rectors of Carrickfergus:-- [From. Mrs. T. Long,]

1614 Mr. Openshaw.
1658 Robert Price, Dean of Connor, afterwards Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin.
1661 Francis Marsh (Archbishop of Dublin, 1681).
1670 George Rust, Dean of Connor, and Bishop of Dromore.
167- Patrick Sheridan, Dean of Connor, and Bishop of Cloyne.
Since 1800:-- Thomas Graves.
Theophilus Blakely.
W. Green.
Henry Leslie.
John Chaine.
George Bull.
George Chamberlain.
1908 J. F. M'Neice, B.D.

 

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Carnmoney.

[From Mr. W. F. M'Kinney, of Carnmoney.]

We Lave no monuments erected to the memory of the first five ministers who were ordained to preach in Carnmoney, and no record of where they were buried. The Rev. James Shaw, who was deposed by Jeremy Taylor, died in 1672. His son, Rev. Patrick Shaw, died in 1683. Rev. John Munroe returned to Scotland in 1689, and the Rev. George Lang returned to Newry in 1692. Andrew Crawford was ordained in 1606, and died in 1726. His son Thomas was minister of Crumlin from 1721 until he died in 1782 (fifty-eight years).

Rev. Andrew Crawford's daughter, Isabella, was married to Thomas Houston, and their names are inscribed on the oldest monument in Carnmoney burying-ground, which was placed there; in memory of Lieutenant Paul Cunyngham, who was in some way connected with the Houston family. In the Templepatrick Session Book it is recorded that on April 17th, 1648, Captain John Houston of Ballyclare, in the parish of Ballymure, and Margaret Shaw of this parish gave up their names to be proclaimed, and Hugh Sloan received of band money 9s. 6d. This merely shows that Cunyngham and Houston had both been officers in the army, and resided in the same neighbourhood. The following is the inscription on the stone, which was turned with the inscription on the under side, the last time that I saw it:--

HERE LYETH THE BODY OF
LIEU. PAVL CUNYNGHAM WHO
DEPARTED THIS LIFE APRIL THE 6
1692 AGED 72 YEARS.
Here lieth the remains of Thomas
Houston who departed this life
Aug. 15, 1790. Aged 80 years. Also
Isabella his wife who died the 22d of
said month, and year, Aged 81.
Also their grand-daughter Isabella Houston,
Who died 4th Nov. 1846 Aged 77 years.
Their grand-son Wm Houston, Ballyearl
died 1st April 1855 aged 80 years.
His wife Eliza Houston died 29th Dec.
1861 aged 82 years.

Several of the Rev. Andrew Crawford's descendants of the fifth and sixth generations are still members and seat-holders in the congregation, and some of them our most useful and prominent office-bearers.

Our next minister was the Rev. John Thomson, and the following inscription is on his monument:--

Rev. John Thomson
died
in March 1765 aged 73.
He married Marcella Legg of Malone House,
in 1732, who died in February 1756.

Then follows on this stone and the adjoining one, inscriptions about his descendants, the Thomsons of Castleton, Jennymount, and Low Wood, who became Episcopalians, and the last of the name, George Augustus Thomson, died at Melbourne, Australia, on the 7th of June, 1886, aged 87 years.

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The next minister was also John Thomson, nephew to his predecessor, and the following inscription is on his monument':--

Dedicated
By the affection of his children to the memory of
the Rev. John Thomson, 62 years minister of the
Presbyterian Congregation of Carnmoney.
During this long period he was uniformely distinguished
by zeal in the cause of his Divine Master, genuine piety,
strength and soundness of judgement, manly and
convincing eloquence, and extensive theological
learning, combined with an intimate knowledge of
the human heart, and with dignity, consistency,
and decision of character; while his amiable disposition
and affectionate urbanity of manners
amid the faithful discharge of all the duties of private
life endeared his memory to his family and friends
He died 23rd March 1828, aged 87 years.

Also
To the memory of his wife
Daughter of the late Rev. Wm Laird, of Belfast,
The recollection of whose unaffected piety, and domestic virtues
is the best memorial of her worth,
She died 7th December 1811, aged 67 years.

Mr. Thomson's assistant and successor has the following to nis memory:-

Erected
by the
Congregation of Carmoney
In memory
of the Rev. John Dill M.A.
who was born at Ramelton Co. Donegal
on the 20th of Augt 1802, Ordained Minister
of Carnmoney on the 10th of May 1825, and
died on the 19th of Feby 1841 in the 39th year
of his age, and the 16th of his ministry.
A Minister "mighty in the Scriptures,"
"A Brother born for adversity,
"A man greatly beloved" -- And
"An Israelite indeed in whom was no guile."

Elizabeth, Wife of the Rev d John Dill, born on the 20th
Feby 1806,
and died on the 18th of Sept. 1842.

John Alexander Scott, their son
who was born on the 5th of Sept 1830, and
died 9th Sept 1831.

 

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Clough Churchyard.

Mr. J. G. Cupples, of Brooklyn, Massachusetts, U.S.A., has kindly supplied two full-page illustrations of his family tombstones in Clough churchyard, which are given here. The earlier headstone is dated 1711, and the other 1771; the inscriptions on these monuments have already appeared on pages 233 and 234 of the seventh volume of the JOURNAL.

Burke, in his "General Armory," does not mention the coat-of-arms of the Cupples family; but Mr. Cupples describes it as:--
   "Or, a lion rampant between three cross crosslets gules."
    The crest is: "A hind's head."
    The motto: "I am ready."

Note: Unfortunately I was unable to reproduce the image here due to the poor quality in the copy of the Journal.

 

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Drum Churchyard, Ballyfinaghy, or Malone, near Belfast

[From Mr. W. F. Reynolds, of Belfast.]

Here lyeth the body of William Grresey who departed
this life the 11th of November 1718 & aged 43 years.

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Here lyeth the body of Patrick Taft who departed this
life November the 1-- 1756 aged 70 years

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HERE LYES THE BODY OF LIFTENANT
JAMES HADDOCK WHO DWELED IN MALLON
HE DECEASED THE 18 OF DEC 1657. AND HIS CHILDREN.
AND ARMINELL HIS WIFE DECEASED THE
23D OF MARCH 1690.

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Here lieth the body of Mary McMinn who died
April the 24th 1774 aged 20 years

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(Adjoining above)

Here lieth the body of Elizabeth McMinn
wife of Henry McMinn of Hillsborough who
departed this life the 20th day of March 1812 aged 63 years:
also her husband Henry McMinn who died the
7th of January 1818 aged 67 years

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Coat of arms on headstone

To the Memory of James Wilson of Purdysburn Esq
and Arminella his wife
James Wilson departed this life the
21st day of december 1741 aged 68 years.
As did also Arminella his wife on the
14th day of November 1740 aged 68 years:
also Mary Wilson last surviving child of Hill Wilson
of Purdysburn & Carrickfergus
died 4th January 1907 aged 85 years.

 

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Duncane Churchyard.

[Contributed by Major R. R. G. Crookshank, and copied by the Rev. Martin Fahy, M.A.]

Thomas Cruickshank monumen, Duncane Churchyard

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Upright stone (a):--

I H S
Here Lieth the body
of Andrew Dobbin
who died Dec. 16th
1791 aged 61 years

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Upright stone (b):--

+
I H S
He lieth ye
Body of John Dobbin
Who Departed this Life
June ye 26 1789 aged 26

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Upright stone (c):--

This Stone
Was Erected by
Stephen Dobbin in
Memory of his mo
ther and eight Chil
dren the last of whom
Ellinor Dobbin died
17h of Decr 1772
in ye 12th year of her age

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Upright stone (d):--

Hear Lyeth the B
ody of Elesabet
h Dobbin who
Departed this
Life the 10th of A
pril 1712
Agd 24

 

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Kilraughts Old Parish Church.

[From Mr. W. F. Reynolds, of Belfast.]

Joseph Brady moniment, Kilraughts

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I was born in the year 1721: I drew my last breath 1797.
The remains of my grand-uncle, Peter, my mother and also me
lie here interred in one grave. By this you may plainly see
Death closed our eyes, from our tongues no jarring notes do resound,
with spiritual bodies we'l rise when the last trumpet will sound.
Peter Patterson.

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Here lies the body of James Patterson who died
Septembr ye 11th 1761 aged 78
and his wife Katharine Huston who died
March ye 23rd 1759 aged 74
and their sied children Mary, Margaret, John, Ann, Robert and Grace.

Also Patterson their grandson who died
Janry the 29th 1774 aged 21 years.

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In memory of Mr William White who died
May 7th 1832 aged 81 years,
41 of which he was a preacher in connexion with
the Reformed Presbyterian Church.
This stone is erected by his surviving friends.

 

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County Armagh

Armagh Cathedral.

[Contributed by Mrs. T. Long, from Stuart's " History of Armagh."]

On south side of southern aisle is a bust of Primate Robinson with this inscription:--

Juxta situs est | Ricardus Robinson | Baro de Rokeby* | Hujusque Ecclesiae, per triginta fere annos | Archiepiscopus. | Quo in munere obeundo | Ingenii Liberi et perspicacis Egregium Praestitit Exemplar. | Avunculo suoetpatrono, | Johannes Robinson | Ejusdem ecclesiae haud ita Pridem Archidiaconus | L.M.P. | Obiit, Octobris die decimo | A.D. MDCCXCIV. | Annum agens octoges. sextum. Bacon Sculptor. Lon: 1802,

* Created Baron Bokeby in 1777s and on the death of his elder brother became a baronet.

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Inscription to Primate Stuart; underneath is a full-length figure by Chantrey:--

M.S. Reverendissimi in Christo patris | Gulielmi Stuart, S.T.P. | Per Annos XXII Hujusce Ecclesiae | Archiepiscopi. | Hoc monumentum | Clerici Armachani | Pio functi munere | Posuerunt. | Obiit Anno Salutis MDCCCXXII | Ætat, suae LXVIII.

 

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Kilmore Chuchyard.

[From Mr. Francis Joseph Bigger.]

The following two inscriptions are on large flat slabs, inside a high iron railing, close to the north side of the Protestant church of Kilmore in Armagh. They show the connexion of the Chichesters with the old O'Neills of Shane's Castle. This branch of the O'Neills has died out; the present Lord O'Neill is a Chichester. The O'Neills had an older connexion with Kilmore before confiscation. The remains of "Stout Sir Phelim's" castle are in Kilmore:--

HERE LIE THE REMAINS OF THE ReV d EDWARD CHICHESTER A.M.
FOR SEVENTEEN YEARS RECTOR OF THIS PARISH
AND CHANCELLOR OF THE CATHEDRAL OF ARMAGH
WHO DIED IN JUNE 1810 AGED 64
ALSO OF HIS SISTER MaRY ELIZABETH DAUGHTER OF THE
REVD WILLIAM CHICHESTER D.D. RECTOR OF CLONNANNY CO. DONEGAL
AND GRANDDAUGHTER OF THE REVD ARTHUR CHICHESTER
VICAR OF RANDALSTOWN CO. ANTRIM AND OF HIS WIFE
MARY DAUGHTER OF HENRY O'NEILL ESQRE OF SHANE'S CASTLE
IN THE SAME COUNTY WHO DIED IN JANUARY 1826 AGED 44

"They rest from their labours and their works do follow them."
Rev. xiv. 13.

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HERE LIE THE REMAINS OF MARY ANNE RELICT OF THE
REVD WILLIAM CHICHESTER D.D. AND DAUGHTER OF THE
REVD EDWARD HART OF KILLDERRY CO. DONEGAL
WHO DIED IN FEBRUARY 1827 AGED 79
ALSO OF HER SISTER-IN-LAW ANNE DAUGHTER OF THE
REVD ARTHUR CHICHESTER, VICAR OF RANDALSTOWN, BY HIS WIFE
MARY DAUGHTER OF HENRY O'NEILL ESQre OF SHAKE'S CASTLE
WHO DIED IN JULY 1844 AGED 84

"They rest from their labours and their works do follow them."
Rev. xiv. 13.

 

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County Donegal.

Burt Churchyard.

[Sent by Mr. J. W. Kernohan, Belfast; copied by the Rev. S. Ferguson, B.A., Derry.]

Here lyeth ye body of ye Rev. Mr. Andrew Ferguson, who departed this life 18th July 1725 in ye 70th year of his age and 36th year of his ministry in Burt

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Here lyeth ye body of Mrs Sarah Ferguson who died ye 30th Dec 1720 aged 57 years

Mr. Ferguson's son became his successor in Burt. Rev. A. Ferguson, jun., was the great-grandfather of Sir R. A. Ferguson, Bart., at one time M.P. for the city of Derry.

 

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Donegal Castle.

On the opposite page is shown a richly sculptured chimney-piece in the ruins of Donegal Castle, which was rebuilt about 1610, by Sir Basil Brooke, who went to Ireland in the time of Queen Elizabeth, served under Charles Blount (Lord Mountjoy) in Ulster, and was appointed Governor of the town and castle of Donegal; and being likewise one of the Commissioners for the settlement of Ulster, he obtained from the Crown large grants of land in the county Donegal.

Sir Basil, by his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Leicester, of Toft in Cheshire, was the ancestor of the present Sir Andrew D. Brooke, Bart., of Colebrooke in the County Fermanagh.

In the upper panels of the chimney-piece are carved the Brooke arms, and also those of Brooke impaling Leicester, viz.:-- "Or, a cross, engrailed per pale gules and sable," for Brooke; and Azure, a fesse gules, fretty or, between three fleurs-de-lis of the last," for Leicester.

W. FitzG.

Image too faded to be reproduced here.

 

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Taughboyne

[From J. W. Kernohan, M.A., Belfast.]

HIG • IACET • CORPUS • M --------
IOANNIS • HART • ILLUSTRISSO
STEMMATE • ORIUNDI • PASTO
[RIS] • VIGI [LANTIS] • PIENTISS
[PHI]LOSOPHI • THEOLOGI •
EXIMII • QUI • CHRISTUM •
PRÆDICANDO • ECCLES • TA-
BOYNENSI • MAG • CUM • FR[UI]
TU • SUPRA • 3O • ANNOS • SUD-
AVIT • ET • MULTA • PROPT[ER]
CRISTUM • PASSUS • TANDEM
MATURAM • ANIMAM • DEO • ED
DIDIT • ÆTAT • 7O • IAN • 8 • AN •
1687

[Translation.]

Here lieth the body of Master John Hart of noble
descent, a watchful pastor, a devout philosopher,
a distinguished divine, who laboured for over 30 years
preaching Christ with much success in the church of
Tauboyne, and after much suffering for Christ's sake
at length gave up his ripened spirit to God on 8th
January 1687 aged 70 years

The Rev. John Hart, a Scotchman, was the second Presbyterian minister of Taughboyne. He was inducted in 1655, and was ejected for nonconformity in 1661, by Leslie, Bishop of Raphoe. For the Leslie monument and inscription, see vol. vii, p. 157. His "much suffering" refers to his incarceration by the Bishop in Lifford for six years.

 

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County Down.

Ballee.

[From the Ven. E. D. Atkinson, Archdeacon of Dromore.]

Communion plate in Ballee Parish Church, County Down, presented by Dr. Delaney, Dean of Downe, the friend and correspondent of Dean Swift.

Chalice with embossed wreath of pine leaves and grapes round lower part of cup.

Inscription.

Given & most humbly Dedicated to ye Service of ye
Christian Communion in ye Church of Balle by
D D Dean of Downe AD 1759

PATEN, with precisely similar inscription, with the exceptions that "the" appears in each case instead of "ye" that the name of the church is given as "Ballee," and the date written "1759."

FLAGON -- inscription same as on paten.

SMALL CHALICE inscribed:--

The gift of Dean Delaney, D.D. to the Parish of Ballee.

 

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Banbridge Presbyterian Church, Scarva Street

[From Captain R. Linn, Christ Church, New Zealand.]

Marble tablet erected in the vestibule:--

Erected to the memory of
James Johnston, Esqr.,
Late manager of the Provincial Bank Banbriage
Born at Kircubbin 2nd Nov. 1819.
For several years
a zealous member of the Church
and liberal supporter of every cause
That had for its object the glory of God
and the welfare of man.
Having served his day and generation
By the will of God he fell on sleep
on the 11 th June 1863
on his way from Australia
whither he had gone
For the benefit of his health.
"Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord."

The body of the inscription is in capital letters, and quotation in script.'

 

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Comber

[From Captain R. Linn, Christ Church, New Zealand.]

Inscription on monument erected to the memory of Sir Robert Rollo Gillespie in his native town:--

ROBERT ROLLO GILLESPIE,
Major-General, and Knight Commander of
The Most Honourable The Military Order of the Bath,
Born at COMBER, A.D. 1766;
After a brief but glorious career,
Fell in Battle, before the Fortress of Kalunga,
On the 31st of October, 1814.
His last words were --
"ONE SHOT MORE FOR THE HONOUR OF DOWN!"
A Monument at Meerut, in the East,
Marks the Grave where his Ashes rest. --
A Statue in the Cathedral of Saint Paul, in the City of London,
Voted by both Houses of Parliament,
Attests the Gratitude of the Nation. --
His own Countrymen,
Proud of the achievements which have shed lustre upon
His Native Land,
With a few of his old Companions in Arms,
Have Raised This Column,
Within that County which claimed
His latest Remembrance,
To Perpetuate His Memory at the Place of His Birth.

 

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Donaghadee Churchyard.

[From Messrs. Francis C. and Philip Crossle.] (Continued from page 510, vol. vii.)

HERE • LYES • YE • BODY • OF
ENAPLE • CAMPBEL
WHO • DEPARTED • THIS
LIFE • YE • 30 • DAY • OF • MARCH
1717 • AGED • 63 • YEARS
ALSO ANN NUBLACK • WHO
DIED • FEBEREY 1ST • 17445
AGED • 16 • YEARS:

[Rest of inscription buried.]

Upright slate headstone.

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Freestone coped, railed in enclosure, with the following three headstones inside:--

HERE • LYETH • THE • BODY
OF • ELIZABETH • BROVN
WHO • DEPARTED • THIS
LIFE • THE • 7 • DAY • OF
• IVNE • 1676

This stone has the following inscription on its back:--

HERE LIETH THE
BODY OF MARGARET
ARMSTRONG DAUGH
TER TO IAMES ARM
STRONG.

Upright freestone headstone.

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Here lieth the Body of | James Cosh, who died | Auguft 16 th 1765. Aged | two Years.~

Upright freestone headstone.

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Erected | By SAMUEL COSH | in memory of his Mother Agnes | Cosh, who departed this life May | the 24th, 1827, aged 68 Years. | And also in Memory of his beloved Wife | MARIANNE COSH alias CAMPBELL | who departed this life July the 17th 1848 | Aged 57 years | And also in memory of the above-named | SAMUEL COSh, who departed this life on | 6th day of October 1851. Aged 70 Years.

Upright slate headstone.

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Here Lieth the Body of James | Adams who Depd this Life May | the 123th [sic] 1782 Aged 48 Years | on his Right Side Lies his Daughtr | Catherine Adams who Deptd | this Life Sept the 14• 1786 aged 20 | Years and at his left Side Lies | his Son John Adams who Depd | this Life Nov. the 22nd 1788 Aged | 16 Years. Also his Daughter Margaret | Ralston alias Adams late of | Belfast who died 12th July | 1844. Aged 67 Years.

Flat slate slab, the upper portion of which has broken off in layers.

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Here lieth ye Body: of jean Gilmore: wife
to Alexander Dill: of Donnogbadee: who
Departed this life • March ye • 20th • 17367
Aged • 129 • years

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Here Lieth the Body of william Dill
who Departed this Life March the 5th
Also • 7 of his Children.
[An Anchor.]

Upright slate headstone.'

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HERE LIETH THE
BODY OF WILLIAM HART
WHO DIED JULY 8TH 1759 AGED
[sic] 1747 YEARS.

Upright slate headstone.

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ERECTED | by | SAMUEL GORDEN [sic] in memory | of his
son Samuel who died | on May 5th 1849 Aged 20 years.

Upright slate headstone.

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Here Lies the Body of James | Nelson who Departed
this Life | November the • 22nd 1810. Aged •
62 • yrs | Also • 3 of his Children. | Also his Wife Jane
Nelson alias | McDowd who departed this life | April
the 8th 1818 aged 65 years, j Also his son ROBERT
NELSON, | who departed this life January the | 17th
A.D. 1841 aged 57 years. | And also in memory of
MARY NELSON, the | beloved wife of the above named
Robert | Nelson, who departed this life on the 4th | day
of May. A.D. 1855 aged 70 years.

Upright slate headstone.

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(An anchor.)
Here Lieth the Body of Mary Brown | Wife to James
Brown, Who Deprd this Life | June the 21t 1783 Aged
73 Years Also | there [sic] Son Andrew Brown Who
Deprd | this Life Novbr the 2d 1793 Æ 66
Yrs

Upright slate headstone.

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This is Samuel Boll's | burying place where Lies | 3 of
his Children Hugh | died 1784 Elizabeth 1789 | Rodert [sic]
in 1791 ~ Also his | Wife Mary Boll alias Wylie
who | departed this Life July 11th | 1794 Aged 38 Years.

Upright freestone headstone.

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HERE • LYETH • THE • BODIE • OF
GRESTEN • BARKLAL • WIFE
TO • IAMES • GRIE • OF • BELIE
BVTL • WHO • DECEASED
THE • 13 • DAY • OF • IAHVARIE
AND • DOM • 1674
AND • OF • HER • AGE • THE
27 YEAR • ALSO • HEAR • IS

(Rest of inscription buried.)

Upright freestone headstone

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Here
Lieth the . . .
Body of John ye . . .
departed this Life m . . .
1759 aged 80 years a . . .
wife Jean Richy who d . . .
this Life January the 1517 (?). . .
aged 75 years Also David . . .
late in Granshaw Who Deptd . . .
Life Sept the 17th 1790 Aged 7 . . .
Years.

Upright slate headstone.

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Here | Lieth the Body of Jas | Patterson who depd |
this life 20th June | 1830 Æ 64 Yrs Also | 3 Children.

Upright granite headstone.

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ERECTED | by | MARGARET McMINN, | In memory of her
Father | FRANCES [sic] M. BROWN. | who died 5th April
1827 aged 47 Years. | Also her Mother Margaret Brown
alias | Weyly who died 26th Dec. 1832 | Aged 71 Years. | Also their Daughter Margaret McMinn alias
Brown | who died 23rd Decr. 1890 aged 82 years.

Upright slate headstone.

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Here lieth three | of James Browne's Children | Viz.
James who died Febr 2th 1752 Æ 1 year. James who
died Febr 23th 1752 Æ 17 years and | Thomas who died
Decr | 16th 1765 Æ 18 years. | Also James Brown
Father | of the above Children | who Dep. this Life
April 4th 1776 | Aged 85 Years.

Upright slate headstone.

(To be continued.)

 

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Inch

[From the Ven. E. D. Atkinson, Archdeacon of Dromore.]

In the Parish Church of Inch, near Downpatrick, anciently known as "Inis-cooscry," from Coos-cry, son and successor of Connor macNessa, King of Ulster, there exists a small stone altar, consisting of a slab or mensa of red marble, resting on four low pillars of the same material. The dimensions are as follows:-- 40½ inches (originally said to have been 49¼ inches) long, by 29¼ inches wide, and 31 inches high. On the face of the mensa are inscribed the words -

EX DONO JANE CHICHESTER.

From the Rev. B. F. White, Rector of Inch, I learn that this Jane Chichester was the daughter of a Belfast clergyman of the name of Chichester [could he have been the Rev. Simon Chichester, M.A., who was Vicar of Belfast in 1632 ?], who had married a daughter of the first Maxwell of Farnham. She subsequently married a son (?) of the first Maxwell of Finnebrogue, in the parish of Inch, about the year 1722. The existing church was not consecrated until the year 1730, so that probably the altar and a font of the same marble were originally presented to the old church, and transferred subsequently to the present building.

 

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Killough Churchyard

[From the Ven. E. D. Atkinson, Archdeacon of Dromore.]

In Memory of | Patrick Shiels | who died on the 12th
July 1808 | And of his Daughter | Jane Shiels | who died
February 1833 | Aged 17 years | Here also rest | The
Remains of his youngest son | Charles Shiels | Born
on the 8th of November 1782 | He died on the 21st of
December 1861 j Aged 79 years. | Through life his
warmest sympathies were | with the Poor. To improve
their condition was the principal occupation of his last
years | And at his death by dedicating his property to
their benefit, he merited a title dearer to | him than one
of ordinary ambition, that of The Poor Man's Friend. |
He that hath pity on the poor lendeth unto | the Lord,
and that what he layeth out | it shall be paid him
again. Proverbs xix. 17.

This Charles Shiels was the founder of the well-known "Shiels' Charity."

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The Grave of | The | Revd William Milligan, A.B., |
Incumbent of Killough. | He was a distinguished
Scholar, | and a pious Divine. | Obiit 7th Augt | And of
his daughter Ann | Ob. 16th Augt | And of his son
Alexander | Ob. 25th Sept | All in 1823. | Also of his
son | The Revd James Milligan, | Vicar of Killaney |
Ob. 6th Novr 1856. | Also of his son | Samuel Milligan |
of Ballyrolly | Ob. 25th June 1870. | Also of his son |
William Henry Milligan, | Merchant, Belfast | Ob. 5th March 1876.

 

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Killyleagh Church

[From Mr. Wm. F. Reynolds.]

Mural tablets outside church:--

HERE RESTETH IN THE LORD THE BODY OF VRSILLA
HAMILTON WHO WAS WIFE TO ROBERT HAMILTON, MERCHANT,
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE 6TH OF
SEPTEMBER 1683.

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HERE RESTETH IN THE LORD THE BODIE OF THAT
FAITHFVLL SERVANT OF CHRIST, WILLIAM RICHARD-
SONE, WHO LIVEING FAITHFVLLY AND PAINFULLY
SERVED THE LORD IN THE WORK OF THE MINIS-
TRIE IN KILLILEAH THE SPACE OF XXI YEARS AND
DID ENTER INTO HIS REST VPON THE XX DAY OF
JVLY. 1670 •

MYSTA • FIDELIS • AMANS • COLUI • DOCUI •
RELEVAVI • NUMEN • OVES • INOPES • PECTORE •
VOCE • MANU •

LAUDE • ORBEM • SPLENDORE • POLUM • CIN-
ERESQUE • BEATOS • FAMA • ILLUSTRAVIT • MEUS •
COLIT • URNA • TENET.

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HERE RESTS IN THE LORD THE BODY OF THAT
FAITHFULL SERVANT OF CHRIST MASTER ALEX-
ANDER FERGUSS6N WHO AFTER HIS XII YEARS
LABOUR IN THE WORK OF THE MINISTRY IN SORBIE
IN SCOTLAND AND XIV IN THIS PLACE ENDED HIS
SERVICE THE 6TH OF NOVEMBER 1684 AND OF HIS
AGE 56.

HERE ALSO RESTS THE BODY OF SARAH
FERGUSSON HIS WIFE WHO DIED IN THE LORD THE
12TH OF NOVEMBER 1686 •

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HERE LIES THAT MOST FAITKFVLL SERVANT OF
GOD AND TO YE EARL OF CLANBRASIE ISAIAH
FORREST WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 17 DAY OF
MAY 1664 LEAVIN HIS WIFE AND 2 CHILDREN
JAMES & ANN.

HERE LYETH THE BODY OF JAMES FORREST WHO
DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE 9TH OF JAN 1722 IN THE
72 YEAR OF HIS AGE.

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In graveyard surrounding church:--

HERE RESTEH IN THE LORD THE BODY OF DAVID
WELSH PROVEST OF KILLELAGH WHO DYED JAN 17
1658 AGD 60 AND THREE OF HIS SONIES, JAMES
WHO DIED AO 1639 AGD> 2 • HANS WHO DYED AO
1647 AGD 4 DAVID WHO DYED AO 1656 AGD 6.

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HERE RESTETH THE BODY OF DAVID McCORMICK
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE 7 OF FEBERVARY
1693 AND OF HIS AGE 20 DAYS •

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JAMES STIEL, YOUNGER, SMITH, HIS SHOP WAS
BVLDEO IN THE YEARE OF OUR LORD GOD 1566.
[A Horse Shoe.]

Note.-- This last inscription lies on a stone which seems to me to have been originally built into the wall of a local blacksmith's forge, and to have been transferred to this churchyard to be used as a tombstone, as along one side and one end inscriptions of a very recent date have been added. I am quite sure that the date is correct (1566).

 

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Loughbrickland Churchyard

[From Mr. J. G. Cupples, Boston, U.S.A.]

Erected by William Cupples of | Drnmnahare in memory
of | his beloved parents Agnes and | Alexander Cupples.
Agnes who | died August 1819 Aged 70 years, |
Alexander who died March 1842 | Aged 88 years.

 

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Seapatrick Old Churchyard.

[From Captain R. Linn, Christ Church, New Zealand.]

HERE LYETH THE BODY OF JAMES CHAMBERS
OF TULLYREAN WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 8TH OF
NOVEMBER 1757 AGED 74 YEARS ALSO THE BODY
OF SARAH CHAMBERS HIS WIDOW WHO DEPARTED
THIS LIFE 2ND NOVEMBER 1791 AGED 76 YEARS
ALSO THE BODY OF SARAH CHAMBERS
WIFE OF HUGH CHAMBERS OF TULLYREAN
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 9TH JANUARY 1784 AGED 48 YEARS
ALSO THE BODY OF ANDREW CHAMBERS
SON OF THE SAID HUGH & SARAH WHO
DEPARTED THIS LIFE 6TH MARCH 1787 AGED 24 YEARS
ALSO THE BODY OF TEE SAME HUGH
CHAMBERS AFORESAID WHO DEPARTED
THIS LIFE 7TH SEPTEMBER 1805 AGED 65 YEARS
THE REMAINS OF MARGARET SECOND
WIFE OF SAID HUGH CHAMBERS WHO
DIED 2ND NOVEMBER 1821 AGED 68 YEARS.

 

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Miscellanea

The Arnoldi Family of Dublin.

The following extracts are from the old family Bible of the Arnoldis, now in possession of their representative, Capt. H. de Courcy Wheeler, of Robertstown House, County Kildare.

It is a large quarto volume, comprising Prayer Book, Bible, and a metrical version of the Psalms, and was printed at Oxford in 1682. On the title-page of the Bible is the inscription:--

"Richard Arnoldi, his book, bought in 1683."

On fly-leaf of Prayer Book:--

"I was married to Mrs Catherine Owen on Tuesday, 27th May 1684."

"My Son John Arnoldi, was born 21st September, 1685. Godfathers and Godmothers, Deane Worth, My Unckle Charles Delanne, Mrs Jane Fernsley, and sister Cassandra Arnoldi, he was baptised ye 8th 8-ber following -- in St Andrew's Church."

"My Son Sammuel Arnoldi, was Borne ye 22nd July 1687 between nine and tenn of the Clock att night (that day being Saturday). Godfathers & Godmothers were Mr John Hughes Mr Ephraim Owen (who stood for his brother Sammuel Owen) and Mrs Owen, he was baptized att Hampstead, & is there Registred."

"My Son Richard Arnoldi was Borne the 20th 8-ber 1689 att a little past twelve att night (that day being Sunday). Godfather & Godmother were Capt. Carter and Mrs Davenport, he was Baptized in St Benedict's Parish, near Paul's in London, & is there Registred."

"My Son Owen Arnoldi was Borne 28th Aprill 1691 about a quarter before three in the afternoon (that day being Tuesday). Godfather & Godmother Sr Edmond Turner, and My Lady Thopam, he was Baptized in St Benedict's Parish near Paul's, London, and is there Registred."

"My Son Eliardo Arnoldi was Borne the Twelfth of March 1692/3, between two & three of ye Clock in the morning (that day being Sunday). The Godfathers & Godmothers were Mrs Fernsley, Brother Travers, and Aunt Jephson, he was Baptized in the Lyberty's of ye Cathedrall of St Patrick's, Dublin."

"My Son William Arnoldi was Borne the 30th November 1694, about half-an-hour after twelve att Noon (that day being Fryday), the Godfathers & Godmother were Bishop of Clanfert, Sr John Thopam, and My Aunt Martha Delaune, he was Baptized in the Lyberty's of the Cathedrall of St Patrick's, Dublin."

"My wife Mrs Catherine Arnoldi died 29th July 1698 of a Feavor on ye 17th day of her Sickness that day being Fryday, between nine and tenn of the Clock att night, it being I doubt not a happy Birthday to her of Joy and happiness, but to me of very great affliction, having lost soe tender & good a wife."

"My Son William Arnoldi departed this life 17th Feby 1709/10 abt 12 att night after 17 days sickness of a Malignant Spotted Fever, aged fifteen years & near three months."

On pages at end of Bible:--

"I was married to Coz. Ann Smyth In Naas Church by My Brother Radcliffe ye town Vicar ye 8th of September 1715."

1. "My Daughter Katherine was born on Monday ye 10th of Sept. 1716 about eight of ye Clock in ye Morning, Christened ye 26 of yt Month Godfathers Sc Godmothers were Bros. Radclifte & Smyth, Ant Traverse, & Ant Smyth."

2. "My daughter Mary Arnoldi was born on Monday ye 13 of Jany 1717-18 about five of ye Clock in ye Morning. Baptized in St Andrew's Church ye 22 of Jany. Godfathers were Doctr Travers, Coz. James Smyth. Godmothers Sister Smyth, & Sister Aly (?) Smyth."

3. "A daughter still born March 29th 1719."

4. "My Son Richard Arnoldi was born on Friday ye 19th of August 1720 about four of ye Clock in ye afternoon. Baptized in St Andrew's Parish ye 8th of September. Godfathers were John Wade, Esq and Commissiary Sheriff. Godmothers Coz. Roberts, and Coz. Elinor Traverse. He Died ye 2nd of November 1720 of a fever."

5. "My Son Samuel Arnoldi was born ¾ past seven at night on Tuesday ye 12th of September 1721. Baptized in St Andrew's, 3rd of October. Godfathers were Doctr Ridgate & Doctr MacNaughten, Godmothers Ant Smyth (the Bishop's widow) and Mrs Nicholson. He died 6th of March 1724-5 of a malignant Small-pox, ye eighth day."

6. " My daughter Ann Arnoldi was born between ye hours of eight & and nine at night on Sunday ye 18th of November 1722. Baptized in St Andrew's Parish, ye 13th December. Godfathers, Coz. Will. Smyth (of Drumcree), Doctr Singleton, Godmothers Lady Dunn, Coz. Fan. Smyth. Departed this life xber 16th, 1723, after 14 days illness from a persistent fever."

7. "My daughter Isabella Arnoldi was born . . . Feby 1723-4, a little after nine at night. Baptized in St Andrew's Parish March 13th. Godfathers Doctr Baldwin, Provost of Trinity Colledge, and Doctr Delany, Senr Fellow, dyed Jany 1724-5 of ye Small-pox ye seventh day of her illness."

8. "My Son Robert Smyth Arnoldi was born Feby 8th 1725-6, being Tuesday between ye hours of twelve and one at noon. Baptized in ye Liberties of St Patrick's ye 3 rd of March. Godfathers Doctr Copele, Doctr Ormsby, Godmothers Mrs Longfield, & Coz. Elizabeth Smyth."

(In pencil) "died 24th of March 1725-6 of a fever."

9. "My Daughter Alice Arnoldi was born on friday ye 9th of June 1727 about seven of the clock in ye Evening. Baptized in ye Liberties of St Patricks ye 2nd of July 1727. Godfathers, Capt Tho: Bourgh & Doct. Richd Helsham, Senior Fellow of Trinity Colledge. Godmothers Mrs Borr and Coz. Clarck."

10. "My Daughter Ann Jane Arnoldi was born on Monday 19th of Augt 1728 about four in ye Morning, baptized in ye liberties of St Patricks, 15th of September 1728. Godfathers Jer. Donovan Esq. & Doctr Richard Hoyle. Godmothers Mrs Barkey & Miss Ridgate."

11. "My daughter Casandra Arnoldi was bom on Sunday 4th of . . . . . . 1729 about ten at Night & baptized in the Liberties of St Patricks ye 1st Feby. Godfathers Doctr James Gratton, Counsellor Stannard. Godmothers Coz Bourgh, & Sister Smyth."

12. "My daughter Elizabeth Arnoldi born on Tuesday 6th . . . . . . between ye hours of twelve and One yt night. Baptized in the Liberties of St Patricks ye 25 of June. Godfathers Bro. Travers, Coz. Tom Bourgh. Godmothers Mrs Arthur Baldwin, Miss Medlicot."

In a different handwriting:--

"Samuel Arnoldy departed this life ye Ninth of February 1736 between ye hours of twelve & one at Night, in ye 49th year of his age."

"Ann Arnoldi Died ye 11th of March 1753 On Monday Morn: between 10 & 11 o'clock."

"Catherine Wyly daughter to the above Ann Arnoldi and wife to William Wyly Died ye 6th of August 1756 between Seven and Eight O'Clock in the Evening.
The above William Wyly departed this life the 27 of September 1766 between six and seven o'clock in the Morning.
Mary Wyly Senior Mother in law to the above William Wyly Departed this life the 19th of April 1770 att half after one of the Clock. In the Morning, In the 79th year of her age."

"Edwd Lord, Married Casandra Arnoldi ye 31st August 1731."

"My Son Samuel Arnoldi Lord born the 4th of August 1752 at ten o'Clock at Night. My Mother Ann Arnoldi and Tivia Lord Godmothers, and Sir Mathew Aylmer, Barnt and the Revd Mr Richard Ratcliff, my cousin, Godfathers."

[Contributed by Mr. T. U. Sadleir.]

 

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Notes.

The Cupples Family Coat-of-arms.

The Cupples coat-of-arms, as sculptured on their family tombstones in the churchyard of County Antrim, is:--

"Or, a lion rampant between three cross crosslets gules."
The crest:-- "A hind's head."
The motto:-- "I am ready."

It is strange that such a fine and well-authenticated coat as this should never have been registered at Ulster's Office, Dublin.

It is the second ancient Cupples coat I have unearthed, the first (also never registered) belonging to the Cuppleses of Armagh, a family running back to 1600 or earlier, which became extinct with the Rev. Edward Cupples, Rector of Glenavy in the County Antrim, of high repute as an able Ulster antiquary in his day.

This last-mentioned coat-of-arms, among other authorities, stands recorded in two large English works, namely, Robson's "British Herald," and Berry's "Cycle of Heraldry," volume iv.

The blazoning of these arms is:-- "li "Argent, two scorpions between a bend sable." The crest is a demi-figure in armour holding a blue banner.

J. C. CUPPLES

 

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Arms of the Richardson Family.

On page 42 of this volume of the JOURNAL is given the inscription on the Richardson Mural Tablet outside the Church of Killyleagh, County Down; there is a coat-of-arms on the slab as here shown, the sketch of which was supplied by Mr. Wm. F. Reynolds.

Richardsons coat of arms

 

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Queries.

The Mahons of the City of Limerick.

Major-General R. Mahon, C.B. (Simla, India), writes as follows in connexion with a slab bearing the name of Anna Creagh, in St. Mary's Cathedral, Limerick (see vol. vii, p. 132, of the JOURNAL):-- The inscription on this slab, now apparently mostly illegible, seems to correspond with that given in full in FitzGerald and M'Gregor's "History of the City of Limerick," on page 552 of the second volume. As there given it reads:--

ORATE • PRO • ANIMABVS • THOMÆ • MAHON, QVI • OBIT •
NOVEMB: 1 • 1631, ET • VXORIS • EIVS • ANNA • CREAGU, QVÆ •
OBIT • NOVEMB: 1637

The date given in the JOURNAL, 1634, does not agree with the above ; but I think the stone must be the same as the one mentioned by FitzGerald and M'Gregor.

If any subscriber to the JOURNAL can give me information concerning this Thomas Mahon, I would be obliged.

His son appears to have been James Mahon, who was Sheriff or Bailiff of Limerick in 1644, and brother-in-law of Thomas Arthur, "Doctor of Physic," of Limerick, Dublin, and France, and author of the Arthur MSS. quoted in Lenihan's "History of Limerick."

 

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The Tomb of Francis Guybon, 1750.

Mrs. H. Cartel! Damant, Lammas, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, would be greatly obliged for any information concerning a memorial to Francis Guybon, third son of Sir Francis Guybon of Thursford in Norfolk, Knight, who was in Ireland circa 1750, and may have died in Dublin.

 

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County Fermanagh.

Devenish Island.

The inscriptions given in vol. vii of the JOURNAL, and on pages 585-592, were copied by the Rev. James E. M'Kenna, Administrator, who has published a small work on the "History of Devenish and its Antiquities." On page 68 of this work Father M'Kenna gives the inscription on a mural slab, now built into the window at the entrance to the spiral stairs in St. Mary's Abbey; it is the earliest inscribed stone now existing on the island. The inscription is in Latin, and the lettering is in raised Lombardic characters; it runs:--

MATHEUS: ODUBEGAN: HOC: OPUS: FECIT:
BARTHOLAMEO: OFLANRAGAN: PRIÒRI: DE:
DAMYNIS: A.D. MIIIcXLIX.

i.e., Matthew O'Doogan did this work for Bartholomew O'Flanagan, Prior of Devenish, A.D. 1449.

Devenish image

Father M'Kenna gives the following account of a removal of this tablet:--

According to Frith's* letters, this stone originally stood to the right of the east window and eight feet from the floor. It seems to have had its share, and more than its share, in the vicissitudes of the place. Early in the year 1808, Captain FitzMaurice, of the Royal Artillery, Enniskillen, carried away this stone and built it into a closet in his own garden. Through the interference of Bishop Porter he was compelled to replace it. On March 21st of that year the Rev. Wm. Faussett,† in a letter to Dr. Porter, says the stone had been replaced in its former position. How long it remained there we do not know. Probably the wall in which it was set, having been weakened by the removal of the window, soon gave way before one of the many hurricanes that sweep over the island, and this venerable record remained buried under the debris until some lover of "Ireland's ancient glory" picked it out and had it placed in its present position of security. The Prior, Bartholomew O'Flanagan, to whom it refers, died in the monastery of Lough Derg (County Donegal) in the year 1462.

The stone measures 2 feet 6 inches by 1 foot 2 inches.

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The patron saint of Devenish was a St. Molaise (son of Nadfraech) who was venerated on the 12th of September. According to the "Annals of the Four Masters," he died in the year 563.

He is not to be confused with other saints of the same name, viz.:--

St. Molaise of Kilmolash, Co. Waterford, venerated on the 17th of January.
St. Molaise (son of Cairell) of Leighlin, Co. Cariow, venerated on the 18th of April.
St. Molaise (son of Deglan) of Inishmurray Island, Co. Sligo, venerated on the 12th of August.

The latter two had an alias of Laseran.

The antiquities on Devenish consist of a Round Tower, St. Mary's Abbey ruins, a medieval cross, some ancient sepulchral slabs, a holed stone, and St. Molaise's Bed and Well.

* John Frith, a schoolmaster of Enniskillen, who described the ruins in 1808.
† The Rev. W. Faussett was Curate with Archdeacon Caulfield, Rector of Devenish. His letter is written from Tullycreevy. He says Captain FitzMaurice excused his action by saying that he had the stone removed in order to copy the inscriprion and have it translated.

 

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County Londonderry.

Ballyrashane Church

[From Mr. J. G. Cupples.]

To the Memory of the Rev. Thomas Cupples, A.B.,
Late Rector of Ballyrashane.
His life was one unwearied course of duties performed with
scrupulous regard to his ministerial engagements
His acts of Charity to his poor brethren were limited only by his means.
The humility of an honest and good heart was manifest
in the easy courtesy of his cheerful manners, which were
also distinguished by Godly simplicity aud Christian moderation.
"There is laid up for him a Crown of righteousness."
He died unmarried at Ballyrashane, on the 6th day of
November, 1853, in the 65th year of his age, and 27th
of his Incumbency.
Erected by His Parishioners and Friends.

Referred to in a lengthy poem appearing in Henry Bayley's "Lisburn," published in 1834. Brother of Rev. Edward Chippies, J.L.B. (1785-1854), Vicar-General of Down and Connor, who also died unmarried, and who aided the celebrated Bishop Wm. Reeves in matters of Ulster antiquarian research. Both of these Cuppleses were graduates of Dublin University. Both sons of a Rev. Snowden Cupples, D.D. (1750-1835), Rector of Lisburn Cathedral, the last-named son of William Cupples, Esq. (1693-1783), Prospect House, Mullahead, Armagh, who had acquired opulence through the early demise in 1729 of his spirited bachelor brother, one Captain Alexander Cupples, engaged in the lucrative slave traffic long existing between Africa and Bristol, England, the West Indies and Bristol, Rhode Island.

This William and Alexander, sons of a Thomas Cupples, (1650-1715), of Scarvagh, Down, whose will, in Latin, was proved before Rev. Father Thomas, otherwise Thomas Lindsay, Archbishop of Armagh, of considerable wit and commonsense, who owed his ecclesiastic advancement to the friendly influence of the immortal Dean Swift.

In curious contradistinction to the immovable belief of the present few Cuppleses in and about Clough, in Antrim, they fastened to an Ayrshire starting-point notion, purely traditional. The late Rev. Edward Cupples (a first-class antiquary) claimed for his Armagh Cupples main line, which became extinct with him, the fact of its having taken root in Ulster just previous to A.D. 1600, in the shape of the grandfather of the aforesaid William Cupples of Mullahead, that particular grandfather hailing from Ognall Hall in Lancashire, where those of his name had held out for centuries under cognominal spellings, more or less resembling the present Cupples surname in form. This William Cupples stood heir to that Lancashire piece of property, but did not prosecute his claims thereto, though the then Lord Mandeville, also of Armagh, his friend and neighbour, proffered him the use of much ready money to do so.

The earliest Ayrshire Cupples individual, so far found on record, appears in a 1620 parish of Dailly testamentary document. There a "once-alive" Thomas Kippillis reveals himself as having children, their names interchangeably written as Kippill and Kippilles. In 1627 another "once-alive" Johnne Kippilles makes his will, wherein his wife is termed Margaret Rinie, and his two daughters Mareown and Issobell.

Three years later this very widow, Margaret Kippilles, but preferring, however, to call herself Margaret Rynnie, makes in her turn her will, in which will she dubs her son as one James Cuppill, but the two daughters aforesaid are elongated into Mareown Cuppillis and Issobel Cuppillis!

 

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Desertlyn Churchyard.

[From Mr. W. F. Reynolds.]

Upright stone:--

Here lyeth the body of Thomas Covell who departed this life September the 7th 17-- aged 11 years.

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Flat stone:--

Underneath this stone doth lie as much virt(ue) as could die which while alive did vigour give to as much truth as could live -- Mrs Mary Ramsey who depd this life 4th Novr 1787 aged 28 years: also two of her children who both died young.

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Flat stone:--

To the memory of the late Revd Chars Caldwell for forty years paster of the dissenting congregation of Moneymore. Sincere in the Christian faith, regulated by moderation & prudance & operating in good works who died in March 1780 in the 70th year of his age. Also the body of Martha Caldwell, his wife, who departed this life on the 29th of June 1798 aged 42 years.

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Flat stone:--

Here lies interred Mary Sloan who departed this life in July 1780 aged 12 years also David Sloan, senior, who died August 1791 aged 64 years: also David Sloan, his son, who died 22ndApril 1806 aged 44 years.

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Henry Crook memorial

Upright stone:--

He lyeth ye body of ye Reud Mr Henry Croock who died Mar 24th 1740.

 

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County Monaghan.

Donaghmoney Church.

[From Mrs. T. Long.]

I have obtained from Miss Hurst the inscription on a stone altar in this church. It reads:--

The Gift of Lady Anne Acheson, 1734.

The slab, supported by iron brackets, is of green marble, and measures 43½ inches in length, 27 inches in breadth, and 41 inches in height.

The lady mentioned may have been Anne, daughter of Sir Arthur Acheson, 5th Baronet, High Sheriff of the Counties of Armagh and Tyrone. Her eldest brother, Sir Archibald, was in 1776 created Viscount Gosford. She married in 1742 the Right Rev. Walter Cope, D.D., of Dromilly, County Armagh, Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin.

Or it may be intended for her mother Anne, daughter of the Rt. Hon. Philip Savage, Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland. But in either case she would not have been Lady Anne.

 

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County Tyrone.

Ballyclog Churchyard.

[From Major R. R. G. Crookshank.]

Here lyeth the body of
Mary Morris who departed
this life Dec. 27. 1787. aged 58 years
Also the body of John Morris
who died ye 1 of May 1807
aged 88 (38?) years.

Upright stone, much sunk in ground to west of church.

I have not been able to prove as yet who these two Morrises were.

The Rev. Samuel Morris, Rector of Ballyclogg, had a son named John, who was living in 1804, and would have been about 38 years old in 1807, having entered T.C.D. on 27th October, 1786, aged 16. I had to dig down into the ground to read the lower part of the above inscription.

T.C.D. Entries, MS. &c.

The Rev. Samuel Morris entered T.C.D. as a Pensioner, 31 May, 1748. B.A., 1752, M.A. 1756, He died in Dublin and was buried in St. Mark's Churchyard in 1804.

Prerogative Grant, P.R.O.

Administration of the goods, &c, of John Morris, late City of Dublin, gent., dec: intestate, was granted by, &c., &c, to the Rev. Samuel Morris clk., natural and lawful son, and next of kin of sd decd. Dated 7 Sept. 1775.

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Altar-tombstone at eastern end of graveyard near entrance gate:--

Here lyeth the remains of
William Stewart of Gortegal who departed
this life on the 23 January 1811
Also those of Ann his wife
who died on the 1st October 1857
Also those of their Son Robert
who died on the 23rd of May 1834
Here also were deposited on the 7th April
1862 the remains ol Jane the beloved wife of
William Stewart Junr by whom [this tomb]
was placed here in testimony
to his affectionate and Endeering regard
for her and their memory
Be ye also ready for in such an hour
as ye think not the Son of Man cometh
And of James Stewart of Gortegal who
departed this life 10th April 1876 aged 68 years
also William Stewart of Gortegal who
departed this life 10th April 1890 aged 84 years
Blessed are the dead which die in
the Lord. Rev: xiv. 13.

 

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Belville House, Parish of Clonoe.

[From Major B. R. G. Crookshank.]

Belville House (alias Gortnaglogh), now in ruins, is situated about a mile to the north-east of Clonoe Church, and about a mile to the west of Mountjoy Castle. Over the hall door is a mural tablet bearing the Morris coat-of-arms, initials, and the date 1682.

Morris Arms Belville House

At this time Captain John Morris, of Gortnaglogh (alias Belville), who died in 1685, was in possession of the property, and lived in the above-named house.

I read the initials thus:-- M stands for Morris; I stands for John ; and F for his wife's Christian name, which I do not know.

 

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Clonoe Church and Burial-ground

On the opposite page are shown four sketches of inscriptions on monuments connected with the Morris family of Belville and Mountjoy, both places situated near this church. They are numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4. The first three are inside the church, and the fourth is out in the burial-ground.

Morris memorials

Major Crookshank has kindly supplied the following particulars in connexion with them:--

No. 1 is a mural monument built- into the north wall of the church, and faces No. 2. I cannot say if this stone is in its original position, though it was very likely placed over the pew of the Thomas Morris named on it.

No. 2 is in the south wall facing No. 1. The same remark with regards to position applies to this as to No. 1.

No. 3 faces the entrance door of the porch, being built into the north wall.

The two families of Morris, viz.: Morris of Gortnaglogh or Belville, and Morris of Mountjoy, were descended from a common ancestor -- Patrick Morris of Gortnaglogh and Mountjoy, who died on the 23rd July, 1634. Gortnaglogh descended to the eldest son, and Mountjoy to the second.

The Morrises suffered severely during the rebellion of Sir Phelim Roe O'Neill in 1641, at the hands of Turlough "Groome" O'Quinn, who commanded the rebels in that part, and took possession of Mountjoy.

Thomas Morris of Mountjoy, mentioned in the inscriptions, was the direct ancestor of the family of Morris-Jones of Moneyglass, County Antrim, afterwards Morris-Hamilton-Jones.

No. 4 is a headstone standing in the churchyard to the west of the porch.

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Alongside of the last-mentioned headstone is another bearing this inscription:--

HERE LYETH THE BODY OF IOHN FINN WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE IANUARY THE 4TH 1768 AGED 35 YEARS.

 

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Sanderson monument

Desertcreat Church.

[From the Ven. E. D. Atkinson, Archdeacon of Dromore.]

On the opposite page are given the arms and inscription on the Sanderson slab.

The former consist of a crest -- an estoile, The coat-of-arms is "argent, three bendlets sable." This family is distinct from that of Saunderson.

The inscription, when translated, runs thus:--

Here lies Alexander Sanderson, born in Scotland,
a soldier in Belgium, a leader of horse and foot in Poland;
in Ireland a Justice of the Peace, and thrice High Sheriff.
I commit my work to God.
Death to the Faithful is a happy respite from toil.
He died on the 8th day of December
in the year of Our Lord 1633.

 

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County Wicklow.

Old Churchyards of Castle Timon, Ennercilly, Glencaly, Inishboyne, and Redcross.

[Contributed by Stanley Lane-Poole, M.A., Litt.D.]

Continuing my lists of the graveyard inscriptions of East Wicklow, I have followed the same method which I used in describing those of Dunganstown (more correctly, Donganstown) in vol. vii, pp. 482-488; that is, I have given the names, dates, ages, and relationships, in the briefest possible form. There is nothing in the actual wording of these inscriptions which merits that literal transcription which is of course proper in cases of early, elaborate, and especially Latin, epitaphs. The object of these lists is mainly to put on record the names and dates of the population of East Wicklow before the gravestones become illegible by process of time, weather, and almost universal neglect. This record is the more important because the Parish Registers of East Wicklow are usually of very modern date ; the majority, indeed, begin in the nineteenth century, and often well on in that ; three date back to the first quarter of the eighteenth century ; and five to the second half of the seventeenth century. The greater number by far of the names included in the following lists do not occur in any Parish Register; and as the age (here indicated in parenthesis) is often recorded, the approximate date of birth, as well as of death, is supplied. When the whole of the graveyards of East Wicklow (or "Byrnes' Country") have been recorded, we shall know fairly accurately what families, of all ranks above the labouring class, lived in the various parishes ; and often we shall learn the names of their farms or houses, or (which is usually the same thing) of the townlands on which they lived. Such information may be of great value to the genealogist. A general index of the whole series of lists should supply a view of the population of" Byrnes' Country," from the Restoration to the date which I have chosen as the termi- nal limit -- 1850; after that date the Registers should suffice. Only in special cases, when it seemed desirable, have I included later dates.

Abbreviations:-- h., husband; w., wife ; s.,son; da., daughter; f., father; m., mother; br., brother; sis., sister; er., erected by. Each surname indicates a separate stone; where several names occur on one stone they are numbered 1, 2, 3, &c. Etc. indicates that other inscriptions relating to dates later than 1850 follow.

 

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Castle Timon Churchyard.

The gravestones are inside and around the ruins of the old church, and Roman Catholic burials still take place there. Some of the slabs and headstones are broken or deeply imbedded, but the large majority are decipherable. There must, however, be many more that are buried or destroyed, for it is known that the O'Byrnes of Kiltimon (and probably other leading chiefs of that "nation") were buried at Castle Timon in the reign of Elizabeth, and doubtless long before that. The troubles of 1641 and the following ten years may account for much destruction of tombs and churches ; no less than the rebellion and repression of 1798.

Bergin, 1. Michael, 20 Sept., 1847 (62).
      2. Mary, w., of Rustigath, 3 July, I865 (75).
      3. Edward, 9 Nov., 1887 (66).

Breen, Maurice, 27 June, 1828 (30). Er. by f., James Breen.

Britt, 1. James, 21 Aug., 1826 (53).
      2. George, s., 13 Dec, 1839 (26). Er. by w. of 1, Margaret,

Byrne, 1. John, 26 April, 1736 (72).
      2. Agnes, w . . . .

Byrne, Michael, . . June, 1739.

Byrne, Mary, 17 Mar, 1749 (14).

Byrne, 1. Michael, 28 Dec, 1750 (20).
      2. Joan, 27 April, 1759 (60).

Byrne, 1. Thomas, of Ballymoyle, 4 Feb., 1753 (77).
      2. Elizabeth . . . .

Byrne, John, 21 Jan., 1766 (66).

Byrne, Thomas, 16 April, 1766 (66).

Byrne, Janenoe(?), 17 Oct., 1766 (62).

Byrne, Bryan, 17 Oct., 1767 (43).

Byrne, Matthew, . . . 1769.

Byrne, 1. Charles, 22 July, 1770 (84).
      2. Mary, w., 12 May (no year) (74).

Byrne, James, 1 Jan., 1772.

Byrne, Charles, 13 Jan., 1775 (40).

Byrne, 1. Mrs. Catherine, of Kilpatrick, 10 June, 1775 (72).
      2. Nicholas, 24 Jan., 1816 (90). Er. by s., John Byrne of Kilpatrick.
      3. John, of Kilpatrick, J.P., 3 Mar., 1838 (58). Inscribed by his sons John, Joseph, and Nicholas.

Byrne, Mathew, 10 Nov., 1779 (74).

Byrne, Thadee, 16 April, 1780 (16), and Margaret, 17 May, 1795.

Byrne, William, 7 July, 1786 (47).

Byrne, Er. John and Hester of Glanely to Anne Byrn, . . . Nov., 1800.

Byrne, 1. James, 23 Dec, 1800 (21).
      2. Sarah, 24 June, 1815 (38).
      3. John, 29 Sept., 1838 (77).

Byrne, Loughlin, late of Furzeditch, 4 Dec, 1806 (67).

Byrne, Morgan, 1 Feb., 1810. Er. by f., Daniel Byrne of Oughill.

Byrne, 1. John, 2 Feb., 1843. (54th). Er. by w,, Catherine Byrne of Ballytony.
      2. Catherine, 12 Jan., 1850 (56).

Byrne, 1. James, 8 Aug., 1845 (81).
      2. Anne, w., 25 Feb., 1811 (40).
      3. Margaret Revell, d. of 1 and 2, 1 April, 1860 (66). Er. by John Byrne, of Ballasala.

Byrne, Nicholas Weldon, of Kilpatrick, 16 Feb., 1846 (30), etc.

Byrne, John, 2 May, 1852 (75), and sons, Christopher and Paul, died young ; and s., Michael, 1873. Er. by s., James Byrne of Sheephill.

Byrne, Colclough, of Ballyrogan, er. in mem. of his children who died young (1854).

Casgiol, Mary, 25 Mar., 1844 (48). Er. by s., James Casgiol.

Clary, John, 12 June, 1812. Er. by s., John Clary.

Connor, 1. Elinor, 15 June, 1749 (7).
      2. Margaret, . . . 1764 (50).

Cullen, Thomas, 7 Feb., 1765 (60).

Cullen, 1. Charles, 21 May, 1852 (82).
      2. Elizabeth, w., 11 Oct., 1857 (82), etc. Er. by s., Charles Cullen of Ballinameesda.

Darney, Thomas, 27 May, 1750 (88).

Dorney, John, . . . . Sept., 1766.

Delahant, 1. Elizabeth, 17 June, 1773 (73).
      2. Richard Delehunt, 27 Dec, 1811 (75).

Delahunt, 1. Silvester, 17 May, 1802 (63).
      2. Mary, w., 'died ditto' (53).

Delahunt, 1. Elizabeth, w. of Michael, 20 Oct., 1821 (32).
      2. Thomas, s., 29 July, 1835 (22).
      3. Michael, s., 21 Oct., 1867 (51).
      4. Michael, h., 26 Mar., 1870 (92).

De Parie, . . . . lel, 8 June, 1777, (partly hidden by another headstone).

Dillion, Garret, 27 Nov., 17S7 (56).

Dorney: See Darney.

Doyle, 1. William, 17 April, 1823 (42).
      2. Bridget, w., 21 June, 1848 (64).
      3. James, of Ballinalla, s., 18 Mar., 1860 (55).

Duffey, 1. William, 16 May, 1741 (95).
      2. Margaret Ward, 1 Aug., 1720 (50).

Dunn, Margaret, . . . . Feb., 1754 (41).

Fallon, Patrick, . . . . Dec, 1758 (47).

Gibson, Edward, 27 April, 1811 (28).

Giles, Captain Edward, of the Royal Navy, 25 Nov., 1842 (71).

Goodman, 1. Walter, 27 May, 1836 (78).
      2. Margaret, w., 13 Aug., 1810 (78).
      3. Catherine, da,, 15 Mar., 1869 (68).

Goodman, Richard, 18 July, 1817 (95). Er. by nephew, David Goodman of Kilbride.

Goodman, Patrick, of Ballaharaw. 2 May, 1864 (64). Er. by br., David Goodman of Kilbride.

Hanlenn, Morgan, 12 Sept., 1778 (81).

Hogan, Mary, 16 April, 1844 (88). Er. by h., Miles Hogan.

Hyland, William, . . . . 1814.

Kavanagh, Mary, 21 Aug., 1778 (19).

Kavanagh, Garret, 15 April, 1790 (or 95) (57).

Keegan, 1. Patrick, 27 June, 1837 (34).
      2. Thomas, 6 Mar., 1847 (90).

Kinslo, Elizabeth, 9 Dec, 1776 (6).

Long, Patrick, 19 Feb., 1740 (50).

Long, 1. Mary, w., 3 Aug., 1807 (44).
      2. Mary Tyer, da., 23 Mar., 1814 (26).
      3. Anne, da., 1 June, 1824 (25).
      4. Patrick, s., 10 Dec, 1825 (22). Er. by h. of 1, f. of 2, 3, 4, Patrick Long.

Mackdaniell, Elizabeth, . . . . Dec, 1726 (25).

M'Daniel, Alexander, 1 May, 1756 (LO = 50?).

M'Daniel, Sarah, . . . . Dec, 1772 (74).

M'Daniel, John, 12 Sept., 1811.

M'Daniel, 1. Thomas, 26 Sept., 1825 (52). Er. by Mrs. Ros M'Daniel of Ballaharra.
      2. Rosanna, 25 July, 1863 (80).

M'Loughton, 1. James, 15 Aug., 1766 (75).
      2. . . . , his wife . . .

Mooney, James, 7 Mar., 1745 (70).

Mooney, Thomas, 14 Dec, 1772.

Mooney, 1. Terence, 12 June, 184x (84).
      2. Mary, w., 4 May, 1850 (83), etc. Er. by s., William Mooney.

Neil, 1. Bridget, 16 Mar., 1744.
      2. Bridget, 5 Feb., 1751 (44).
      3. Mary, 7 April, 1777.

Neill, 1. Martha, 28 Sept., 1798 (32).
      2. John, s., 24 Mar., 1801 (3).
      3. Mathew, h., 8 July, 1831 (68), etc. Er. by s., Thomas NeilL

Nugent, James, 2 May, 1779 (07).

Penrose, Sarah, 7 Oct., 1802 (34th).

Redmond, Mary, 16 Sept., 1841 (08). Er, by h., John Redmond.

Roche, Catherine, 24 Dec., 1792 (19).

Russel, Catherine, 27 Feb., 1824. Er. by s., Peter Russel of Cullenthra.

Ryder, 1. William, 10 Jan., 1839 (52).
      2. John, s., 14 April, 1851 (20).
      3. Julia, w. of 1, 12 Feb., 1856 (69).
      4. Ellen Murray, da., 1 Jan., 1877. Er. by s., Patrick Ryder of Ballard.

Tyer, see Long.

Ward, see Duffy.

 

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Enercilly Churchyard.

[Copied by F. G. Lane-Poole, Captain R.M.A.]

A gable and one wall of the old church are still standing.

Arthur, James, of Ballymurrin, 26 Jan., 1847 (78).

Beakay: See Byrne, Timothy.

Black, Hannah, 15 Jan., 1847 (47).

Bryan, Michael, 29 Sept., 1793 (95).

Byrne: 'James Byrne & his Son & 2 Daughters died in 1690.'

Byrne, 1. Christopher, 'parted life' 10 Mar., 1737 (46).       2. Elinor, . . . . 1777 (19).

Byrne, Catherine, . . . . 1749 (24).

Byrne, Luke, 12 Nov., 1774 (37).

Byrne, Thomas, 5 June, 1778 (96).

Byrne, Judy, 11 April, 1781 (17).

Byrne, Thadee, 3 June, 1782 (84).

Byrne, Judith, 18 June, 1788 (100)

Byrne, 1. Sarah, 1 May, 1791.
      2. Jane, of Kilpatrick, sis., 13 April, 1798 (39).
      3. Mary, m., 8 May, 1819 (80)

Byrne, Maurice, of Ballyrogan, 1 Nov., 1801 (85).

Byrne, Loughlin, 23 June, 1808.

Byrne, Andrew, 22 July, 1809 (36).

Byrne, 1. Timothy, late of Redcross, 24 May, 1820 (52).
      2. Mary Beakay, 21 Oct., 1832 (50).

Byrne, Edward, of Ballyrogan, 19 Jan., 1846 (66). Er. by w., Eliza Byrne.

Cullen, Thomas, 13 Nov., 1782 (82).

Hempenstall, Anne, 18 Feb., 1839 (64).

Hiland, Sarah, 13 April, 1771 (45).

Hyland, 1. John, 11 May, 1831 (80).
      2. Mary, w., 29 April, 1823 (68).

Kerfool, Henry, 27 June, 1795 (26).

Norton, John, 12 Sept., 1741.

Peirson, Mary, 26 Jan., 1743 (84).

Peirceson, Elizabeth, 2 Mar., 1783 (22).

Richardson, Hugh, of Ballyrogan, 6 April, 1775 (82).

Richardson, 1. Mark, of Killmurry, 6 Feb., 1784 (90).
      2. Mark, s., 3 Oct., 1787 (28).

 

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Glenealy (Old) Churchyard.

The old graves are clustered round the small portion remaining of the wall of the old church, which is surrounded by yews and bushes, at one side of the new Roman Catholic burying-ground. Some of the headstones are too deeply sunk, or too much overgrown, to be deciphered, but these form only a small proportion.

Booth, Mary, 3 Nov. 1800. Er. by Thomas Booth.

Boyd, Edmond, 19 June, 1777 (51).

Brown, John, 24 March, 1747 (34).

Bryen, Sarah, 12 Oct. 1802 (23). Er. by h., Morgan Brien.

Bryen: See O'Brien.

Butler: See Byrne.

Bvid (Bird or Boyd?), Rose, 6 Nov., 1741.

Byrn, Owen, 7 Feb., 1741 (62).

Byrn, William, 28 Mar., 1754 (74), and w. Margaret.

Byrn, 'John Byrn the son of Redmon Oauge' [i.e. Og], 13 Feb., 1760 (81).

Byrn, 1. Michael, 24 Feb. 1811 (29).
      2. Anne, 2 May, 1823 (68).
      3. Patrick, 1 July, 1824 (46). Er. by h. of 2, and f. of 1 and 3, Garrett Byrn of Ballykilliy.

Byrn: See Elmond.

Byrne, 1. Ellen Butler, 16 Aug., 1801 (22).
      2. Anne Byrne, 14 Jan., 1814 (60). Er. by Laurence Byrne, f. of 1.

Cafferry, Edmond, 17 Mar. 1731 (77).

Cafry, Michael, er. to his f., 15 April, 1806.

Canna, 1. Owen, 5 Feb., 1750 (39).
2. Edmond . . . .

Carroll, Patrick, 12 Jan., 1792 (93).

Coffey, Henry, 9 Jan., 1761 (46).

Coffey, William, . . . Sept. . . . (older than preceding stone).

Cruse, George, 24 Dec, 1805 (66). Er. by w., Doraty Cruse.

Cullen, 1. James, 30 May, 1778 (80).
      2. Luke, 23 March, 1790 (50).

Cullin, Patrick, 19 Feb., 1752 (4).

Daniell, Margaret, 1774 (48).

Davis, Margret, 13 Oct , 1841 (35). Er. by br., Thomas Davis.

Deleaney, William, 7 Nov., 1751 (67).

Develen, Patrick . . . (and another) . . . 1758.

Develen, . . . , 9 Aug., 1801.

Develin, Henry, 16 May, 1732 (77).

Develyn, John, 29 Dec, 1816 (14). Er. by f., Michael Develyn.

Devlin, 1. Ferdinand, 1 Nov., 1726 (60).
      2. Margaret, . . . Mar., 1746 (51).

Devlin, 1. James, 13 April, 1815 (74).
      2. Hanagh, w., 20 May, 1831 (76). Er. by s., John Devlin.

Dillon, Mary, only child, 31 July, 1821 (12). Er. bv m., Mary Dillon.

Dillon, 1. Elizabeth, of Glenealy, 22 May, 1834 (39).
      2. Isaac, of Wicklow, h., 12 Sept., 1859 (61).

Elmond, 1. Mary B[yrn?], . . . Dec, 1754.
      2. Laurence Elmond, 23 Oct., 1805. Er. by Mrs. Elizabeth Elmond, da. of 1, w. of 2.

Ennis, John, 10 Aug., 1782 (82).

Gallagher: See Murphy.

Hetherington, 1. Easter, 5 Aug., 1816 (60).
      2. Mary, 23 Jan., 1817 (24). Er. by Henry Hetherington, s. of 1, h. of 2.

Hetherington, 1. Arthur, 25 April, 1818 (75). Er. by Henry Hetherington, s.
      2. Henry, 13 Dec, 1850 (68).

Hetherington, 1. Michael, 14 Feb., 1816 (44).
      2. Margaret, w., 26 Jan., 1846 (70).
      3. Arthur, s., 25 Oct., 1853 (44). Er. by James Hetherington, s. of 1 and 2.

Hetherington, Martha, 3 Oct., 1853 (67).

Hicks, Thomas, 1 Nov., 1744 (24).

Kavanagh, Elizabeth, . . . April, 1767.

Kavanagh, 1. James, of Ballymacsimon, 20 Jan. 1837 (77).
      2. Catherine, w., 31 Jan., 1837 (77).
      3. John, s., 25 Mar., 1850 (62).
      4. Ellen, da., 3 Aug., 1850 (35). Er. by Mrs. Esther Kavanagh, da. of 1.

Keoghoe, Mary, 23 April, 1751 (64).

M'Cabe, Daniel, 14 Nov., 1738 (57).

M'Donell, Alexander, 21 June, 1805.

Madden, Anne, 6 Jan., 1850 (84).

Murphey, John, 5 May, 1745 (60).

Murphy, 1. John, 2 Nov., 1798 (30).
      2. Rosana, da., 28 July, 1813 (24).
      3. Mary, 28 May, 1816 (21). Er. by Mary Murphy, w. of 1, m. of 2.
      4. Rosana Gallagher, gr. da., 22 Mar., 1858.

O'Brien, Andrew, 24 June, 1841. Er. by s., William O'Brien of Cumminstown.

O'Brien, Cornelius, 28 May, 1845 (63). Er. by w., Bridget O'Brien of Tyclash.

Pluck, Re . . er, 24 Nov., 1740.

Pluck, 1. John, 8 Nov., 1778 (63).
      2. Mary, w., . . . Nov., 1785.

Pluck, Anne, 10 May, 1805 (9).

Qvin, John, 1 Nov., 1737.

Quinn, 1. William, of Kilmacray, 19 Mar., 1813 (76).
      2. Sarah, w., 12 May, 1835 (78). Er. by s. of both, John Quinn of Ballindarrig.

Radcliff, 1. Elizabeth, 9 Feb., 1851 (64).
      2. David, 10 Nov., 1852 (74), etc. Er. by s., Patrick Radcliff.

Riely, Bryan, 12 July, 1776 (44).

Rochford, 1. William, 21 April, 1834 (11).
      2. William, 11 Feb., 1831 (86). Er. by John Rochfort, f. of 1, s. of 2.

Toole, Peter, 7 Dec, 1768 (35).

Toole, John, 20 Mar., 1777 (70).

Tyer, John, 12 April, 1772 (63).

Will[iams?], Henry, 19 May, 1757 (65).

Doubtful: HONER IPE | VERE [Trever?], 12 April, 1744 (69).

Doubtful: Dorety Ca . . llion, . . . 1836 (65).

 

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Inishboyne (Inisbaoithin) Churchyard.

The ruins of part of the old church remain. It was the parish church of the district (now Donganstown), and the rectors of Donganstown were inducted at this ruin as late as the middle of the nineteenth century according to O'Donovan. The graveyard is now used only by Roman Catholics.

Barrett: See Laverty.

Byrn, Catherine, 30 May, 1740 (44).

Byrne, Michael, . . . 1755.

Byrne, 1. Christopher, 27 Jan., 1784 (54).
      2. Honary, w. . . .

Byrne, 1. Michael, 1 Feb., 1804 (80).
      2. Judith, w., 12 Sept., 1803. Er. by s., John Byrne.

Byrne, Lettice, 5 Mar., 1800 (20). Er. by m., Sarah Byrne.

Byrne, 1. Owen, 11 April, 1817 (60).
      2. James, s., 25 Dec, 1836 (27).
      3. Mary, w. of 1, 16 Aug., 1848 (75), etc.

Byrne, 1. Laurence, 24 Aug., 1834 (64).
2. Michael, s., 11 May, 1835 (32). Er. by Peter Byrne of Connorie, s. of 1.

Byrne. 'Erected by Miles Byrne of Dunburr in memory of his children' (no name or dates).

Castles: See Costelow.

Comerford, 1. William Comerford, 1893 (53).
      2. Julia Dymphner Comerford, 24 June, 1848 (16).

Comerford: See Ellis.

Corcoran, Mary, died 'the yer of 1774 aged 3.'

Costelow, 1. Peter, 16 Sept., 1705 (74).
      2. Anne Castles, his wife, 20 Aug., 1810 (70)

Dilon, Catherine, 25 Jan., 1772 (37).

Dillon, 1. Patrick, 10 Jan., 1788 (66).
      2. Hannah, 4 Mar., 1774 (13).

Doyle, John, 27 Sept., 1747 (55).

Doyle, Edward, 28 Nov., 1761 (28).

Doyle, 1. Darby, . . . Jan., 1763 (26).
      2. Mary, . . . Jan., 1763 (19).

Doyle, Timothy, 15 Nov., 1840 (78). Er. by s., Hugh Doyle.

Doyle, Ann, 12 July, 1841 (44). Er. by h., John Doyle.

Ellis, Miles, 11 July. 1768 (33).

Ellis, 1. Alexander, 17 Oct., 1783 (30).
      2. Bartholomew, 18 Jan., 1785 (70)

Ellis, 1. William, of Kilpoole, 1 Nov., 1834 (69).
      2. Julia, w.i 16 Dec, 1828 (64).
      3. Mary, d., 21 Aug., 1818 (28).
      4. Laurence, M.D., s., 15 Sept., 1829 (22).
      5. Alexander, of Rathdrum, 19 Mar., 1836 (38).
      6. Alexander Comerford, gr. s., of 1, at Hoole, Chester, 26 May, 1895 (51).

Ellis, 1. Mary Ann, w. of William Ellis of Kilpoole, 1 Jan., 1849 (36), & 4 infant sons.
      2. William, h., 31 Oct., 1852 (52).
      3. Alexander, s., 24 April, 1887 (42).
      4. James Charles Comerford of Ardavon, Rathdrum, 1907 (65).

Harrold, Elizabeth, 2 Jan., 1832 (68).

Kavanagh, Catherine, 29 April, 1769 (25).

Kavanagh: See Oulaghan.

Keane, Patrick, 5 Nov., 1782 (27).

Kelly, Patrick, 3 June, 1741 (42).

Kelly, Thomas: See Murray.

Kinselaugh, Hugh, 9 Sept., 1790 (53).

Lacy, Philip, 2 July, 1723 (72).

Lacy, 1. Edmund, . . . Jan.,? 1748 (66).
      2. Judith, . . . (72).
On the original slab, above which the later slab is raised on pillars.
      3. John, of Killpool, 6 April, 1761 (55).
      4. Elizabeth, w. of 3, 24 Mar., 1775 (66).
      5. Edmund, s. of 3 and 4, 2 April, 1783 (44).
      6. Thomas, 24 Sept., 1848 (88).
      7. Judith, 15 Jan., 1861 (86).
      8. Mary, 8 Oct., 1850 (32).

Lacy, 1. Mary, 17 Aug., 1811 (78). Er. by h., James.
      2. James, 12 July, 1826 (86).

Larkin, 1. Edward, 2 Aug., 1839 (40).
      2. Sarah, 27 June, 1840 (47). Er. by br., Patrick Larkin.

Laverty, 1. Patrick, 8 Jan., 1833 (62).
      2. Margaret, w., 1 Mar., 1844 (46).
      3. Hannah, d., 11 Aug., 1835 (21). Er. by da. of 1 and 2, Margaret Barrett of Killarney.

M'Canna, Hugh, 5 . . . , 1702 . . .

Mallin, Elinor, 19 May, 1763 (60).

Mitchell, Philip, 29 April, 1816 (83).

Murray, 1. Elizabeth, 2 Nov., 1758 (30).
      2. Thomas Kelly, . . . .

Murray, 1. James, 31 Mar., 1787 (38).
      2. James, s., 9 Feb.. 1786 (2).

Murray, Mary, 5 Sept,, 1800 (25).

Ollaghan, 1. John, 17 Feb., 1763 (46).
      2. Patrick, s., 2 Feb., 1810 (51).

Ollaghan, 1. James, 7 Feb., 1793 (77).
      2. Bridget, 13 Aug., 1848 (77). Er. by nephew, Hugh Ollaghan.

Olohan, Patrick, of Ballaguile, 27 Nov., 1831. Er. by s., Owen Olohan.

Oulaghan, 1. Ann, 10 Jan., 1792 (76).
      2. Elenor Kavanagh, d. of 1, aged 36 (no year).

O'Neill, 1. Henry, 6 Jan., 1816 (34).
      2. Owen, 1 Jan., 1818 (70).

Read, George, 10 Mar., 1814 (90). Er. by w., Mary Read.

Redmond, Judith, 18 Aug., 1756 (27).

ROACH 1694 on a cubical block of stone.

Row, John, 26 Oct., 1814 (34). Er. by w., Eleanor Row.

Smyth, Judith, 10 Oct., 1838 (54), and children. Er. by s., Thomas Smyth of Wicklow.

Tracy, 1. Morgan, 27 Jan., 1827 (80).
      2. Michael, s., 21 Dec, 1833 (31).

Travers, 1. George, 4 April, 1761 (78).
      2. Mary, w., 6 Jan., 1783 (80).

Wall, 1. James, 12 Aug., 1750 (57).
      2. Catherine, 15 Nov., 1790 (85).

 

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Redcross (Old) Churchyard.

No remains of the old church are now visible. The Protestant graves are on the left of the path, on entering from the new churchyard, and the Roman Catholic graves on the right ; but towards the bottom the latter invade the left side:--

Annesley, 1. Thomas, of Ballykean, 29 Sept., 1750 (67).
      2. Anne, w., 18 Aug.. 1777 (73) (& children, died young).
      3. Thomas, of Redcross, 7 Nov., 1803 (59).
      4. Jane, w. of 3, 6 Jan., 1816 (75).
      5. Francis, of Arklow, s., 4 Nov., 1839 (60).

Annesley, 1. Richard, 27 Jan., 1795 (66).
      2. Richard, of Spring Farm, 7 June, 181(3?), (89?).
      3. Francis, of Spring Farm, . . Nov., 1816 (52).
      4. Elenor, w. of 3, 11 Aug., 1821 (40).
      5. James, of Spring Farm, 8 Mar., 1827 (6x).

Arthur, 1. James, 27 Aug., 1770 (30th).
      2. Thomas, of Ballycane, 19 April, 1733 (64).

Beakey, Mary, 24 July, 1753 (40).

Beakey, John, . . Jan., 1756 (84).

Beakey, Thomas, of Ballaharrow, 24 June, 1826 (86), & his sons John, Daniel, Thomas.

Bergin, W., of Ballyrogan (partly covered by another stone).

Blake, 1. Peter, 27 May, 1836 (76).
      2. Mary, w. 3 of Rahavell, 8 Mar., 1850 (70).
      3. Peter, s., 5 Mar., 1855 (29), etc.

Bourk, Vaentine [sic], 21 May, 1802 (77).

Browne, 1. John, 5 Dec, 1845 (56).
      2. Anne, w., 20 April, 1868 (56) [born Blake].

Bryan, Darby, 8 Mar., 1800 (63). Er. by s., Patrick Bryan.

Byrn, Catrin, 15 Oct., 1747 (50).

Byrn, James, 7 Oct., 1755 (14).

Byrne, Loughlin, 28 Oct., 1735 (58).

Byrne, Bryan, 26 April, 1769 (74).

Byrne, Martha, 17 Mar., 1788 (67). Er. by s., Garret Byrne.

Byrne, Joseph, 15 Dec, 1796 (15).

Byrne, Margaret, 17 May, 1804 (87).

Byrne, 1. George, 22 Nov., 1816 (64).
      2. John, 14 June, 1853 (47).

Byrne, 1. Williain, 30 June, 1852 (72). Er. by s., Patrick Byrne of Killanacrea [sic].
      2. Jane, w., 17 Mar., 1855 (73).
      3. John, s., 25 Dec, 1840 (24), etc.

Carroll, 1. Mary, 9 April, 1828 (54).
      2. Patrick, etc. Er. by Patrick Carroll, h. of 1, & s. of 2.

Clancy, Richard, 17 Dec, 1756 (65).

Connell, Laughlin, . . . 1765 (46).

Connell, 1. Catherine, 8 July, 1778 (36).
      2. James, 24 Nov., 1780 (24).

Cullen, 1. Judy, . . . 1771 (71).
      2. James Kerins, 1778 (59).

Darby, Peter, 22 Sept., 1761 (56).

Darlington, 1. Sarah, 22 May, 1783 (27).
      2. Randel, 24 July, 1787 (29).
      3. 'their parent Iasaac' [sic], 13 April, 1796 (66).

Darlington, Mary, w. of Thomas Darlington of the City of Dublin, 24 June, 178x (23).

Dempsey, 1. John, 24 Aug., 1771 (60).
      2. John, s., 22 Sept., 1783 (23). Er. by Thomas Dempsey of Arklow.

Destournell, Elizabeth, 3 Nov., 1754 (28).

Doyle, Laraunce, 17 Oct., 1747 (23).

Doyle, 1. Martin, of Ballinapark, 25 Mar., 1833 (64).
      2. Thomas, s., 30 April, 1836 (47).
      3. Catherine, da., 21 Mar., 1844 (59).
      4. Mary, w., 28 April, 1854 (94).
      5. gr. grandda. Elenor Kavanagh, 21 Nov., 1854 (7 months).

Doyle, 1. Miles, of Enerily, 27 Mar., 1838 (95).
      2. Thomas, s., 23 April, 1839 (40).
      3. Ann, w. of 1, 1 April, 1858 (95).
      4. Anne, w. of 2, 25 Feb., 1886 (83).
      5. Miles, s. of 2 and 4, 5 Mar., 1888.

Doyle, John, 8 Sept., 1845 (20). Er. by f., John Doyle of Coolmore.

Duffy, Thomas, [no day] Dec., 1798 (52). Er. by da., Frances Duffy.

Dunn, Jane, 9 Jan., 1837 (46). Er. by s., James Dunn.

Earl, Thomas, 25 July 1825 (72).

Earl, Heatley, of Oughill, 26 Nov., 1838 (62). Er. by w., Martha Earl.

Earl, 1. Hannah, of Little Rock, 21 April, 1847 (60).
      2. Thomas, h., 22 Nov., 1847 (50), etc.

Earl: See Revell.

Fitzgerald, 1. James, 1 Jan., 1758 (84).
      2. Thomas, s.

Hall, Michael, 30 Nov., 1790 (93).

Headen, 1. John, 17 Jan., 1746 (24).
      2. Patrick, 2 Nov., 1750 (26).

Hoult, 1. Margaret, 16 April, 1746 (55).
      2. John, 17 Feb., 1767 (82).

Hoult, 1. Jonathan, 17 Nov., 1748 (25).
      2. John, 26 July, 1756 (20th).

James, Patrick, 12 June, 1778 (74).

James, 1. Elizabeth, 1 Jan., 1812 (54).
      2. Patrick, 16 June, 1814 (74).

Kavenagh, Anne, 19 Mar., 1814 (99) and children. Er. by h., Bryan Kavenagh.

Kennedy, Laughlin, . . . 1756.

Kerrins: See Cullen.

Keyhoo, 1. Mary, . . . Oct., 1791 (42).
      2. Thomas (40). Er. by h. of 1, br. of 2, Andrew Keyhoo.

Leary, Mary, 16 Aug., 1760 (14).

Leazenby, Thomas, 20 June, 1783 (50).

M'Cann, Byran, 2 Feb,, 1764 (30).

M'Coy, 1. Robert, 6 Nov., 1777 (56). Er. by s., John M'Coy.
      2. Darcus, 9 April, 1799 (69).

M'Daniel, 1. Thomas, of Killmurray, 29 Oct,, 1825 (67).
      2. Mrs. Jane Margaret, v., 27 June, 1838 (85).

M'Donnel, Ann, 16 Mar., 1779 (39).

M'Donough, Thomas, 24 Sept., 1822 (8). Er. by f., Henry M'Donough, of Dublin.

M'Owen, 1. Patrick, 3 July, 1791 (87).
      2. Arthur, s., Breeches Maker, 18 Jan., 1798 (63). Er. by s. and br. James M'Owen of Cooke Street, Dublin.

Malone, Thos., erected to his f., m., br. (No dates.)

Manlier, Mrs. 11 April, 1797 (85).

Moran, 1. James, 26 Dec. 1791 (64).
      2. Mrs. Anne, March, 1802 (72).

Morren, Mathew, 25 Feb., 1744-5 (63).

Murphy, Patrick, 23 May, 1822 (36). Er. by m., Judith Murphy.

Murphy, Michael, . . . March, 1842 (72). Er. by s., Miles Murphy of Ballinabraney.

O'Leary, Alexander, May, 1791.

Penrose, 1. Thomas, 17 Jan., 1875 (59).
      2. Mary Anne O'Kennedy alias Penrose, 27 May, 1866 (23). Erected by s. and br., William Penrose.

Phillpot, James, 27 June, 1779 (77).

Phillpot, George, 13 Feb., 1799 (73).

Quinn, Thomas . . . (and brother) . . 5 Oct., 1800.

Redmond, 1. Grace, 23 Dec, 1787 (21).
      2. Owen, h., of Ballybrough, April, 1800 (52). Er. by da.

Revell, 1. Jane, 27 Sept., 1758 (77).
      2. John, 5 June, 1761 (88).

Revell, 1. Henry, 12 Aug., 1809 (7x).
      2. Mary Anne, w., 2 Mav, 1797 (60).
      3. Sarah, 10 Oct., 1821 (45?).

Revell, 1. Joseph, of Ballagilarow, 9 Dec, 1817 (74).
      2. Margery, w., 1 July, 1805 (52).
      3. Elenor, da., 9 Sept., 1804 (10).

Revell, 1. Francis, of Arklow, 12 Sept., 1836 (72).
      2. Anne, w., 6 Jan., 1867 (82).
      3. Diana Earl, born 16 Dec, 1848, d. 7 Feb., 1859, 'aged 11 years 10 months and 9 days.'

Runkett, James, 18 July, 1748.

Stephens, Edward, 27 Sept., 1769 (54).

Stephens, 1. William, of Cronccriben, 2 Feb., 1839 (73).
      2. Jane, w., and children.

Stringer, Elizabeth, 13 Sept., 1769 (56th).

Stringer, Richard, 1 May, . . . (46).

Toole, Marten, . . . 1750 (75).

Toole, 1. Mathew, 8 April, 1797 (64).
      2. Margaret, 27 Oct., 1793.

Treasey, Thady, 17 Mar., 1746 (77).

Ward, Thomas, 'and daughter of his,' 27 Oct., 1747.

Watson, Jacob, 21 April, 1775 (57).

Watson, 1. Henry, 8 Mar., 1782 (66).
      2. Mary, 27 April, 1790.

Williams, 1. Christopher, 22 Oct., 1825 (92).
      2. Jane, 16 Aug., 1826 (86). Er. by s., Richard Williams of the Lodge.

Winder, 1. Thomas, 20 April, 1817 (70).
      2. Phoebe, w., 27 Nov., 1829 (77).
      3. Robert, s., Oct., 1833, (60). Er. by William Winder, s. of 1 and 2, br. of 3.

Winder, 1, Henry, of Kilcandra, 5 Feb., 1856 (85).
      2. Dorethy, w., 12 Feb., 1859 (77). Er. by s., Thomas Winder of Gormanstown.

Wolverston, Rev. William, '44 years priest of this parish,' 17 Dec, 1767 (64).

Wood, Henry, 26 Jan.?, 1752.

 

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Miscellanea.

The Smith Family of Ballingarry, Lismacrory, Ballymona, and Milford in the County Tipperary; and of Birr and Shinrone in the King's County.

By Mr. T. U. Sadleir.

The following account of the Smith family, who had several residences in the Ballingarry neighbourhood, is compiled from wills, marriage licences, &c, and will, I hope, he found accurate, as far as it goes. Notwithstanding the statements in Burke's "Landed Gentry," under "Smyth of Gaybrook," I very much doubt if this family belonged to that stock, and an examination of the dates will, at any rate, show that the descent could not be as is outlined there. But it is quite likely that this family of Smith, owing to inter- marriage with the Smiths of Violetstown, came to believe that they also belonged to the Westmeath family:--

Thomas Smith, of Ballingarry, Co Tipperary, b. 1666, m. Hannah Cooke (who d. 1755), and d. 1754 (will, dated 24 Jan. 1754, proved 1754), leaving issue four sons & two daus.:--

I. Ralph, of whom hereafter.

II. Thomas, of Dublin, who d. 1751, leaving, by Mary, his wife, two daus. Dorcas & Mary, and a son Ralph, of Dublin, who m. Anne Moon, and d. 1786.

III. Oliver b. 1706, d. 1726.

IV. William, of Ballingarry Castle, b. 1711, m. Mary . . . . and d. s. p. 1771, having devised his estate to his nephew Thomas Thompson (see inscription to the latter, ante, under Ballingarry Churchyard).

V. Samuel, of Shinrone, King's Co. In will (dated 23 Jan. 1737; proved June 1738) he mentions his sister-in-law Elizabeth Compton, his cousin Anna Maria Bryan, and appoints his wife residuary legatee. He seems to have left an only dau. Hannah, who was under age in 1737.

I. . . . m. Robert Jackson, of Knockinglass, Co. Tipp., who d. 1722, leaving George Jackson, (of Knockinglass), Sarah, who m. 1719 Francis Percy, of Ballintemple, King's Co, and Mary, m. 1712 Francis Biddulph, of Rathrobin, King's Co.

II. Sarah m. . . . Thompson, & had a son, Thomas Thompson, of Ballingarry Castle.

III. Mary b. 1692, d. 1710.

The eldest son

Ralph Smith, of Lismacrory, Co Tipperary. b. 1694. m. Anne, dau. of John Drought, of the Heath, King's Co, and d. v. p. 1748 leaving a son:--

Thomas Smith, of Lismacrory, b. 1720, who m. 1744 Dorcas, who d. 1797, dau. of William Smith, of Violetstown, Co West- meath, and died 1774, having had issue:--

I. Ralph, who settled at Milford.

II. John, (Revd) of Lismacrory. b. 1748. m. 1772 Jane, dau. of Thomas Bernard, of Castletown, King's Co. and d. 1813 leaving two sons, viz.

1. Robert, of Lismacrory, in 30th Foot. m. 1814 Abigail, dau. of John Doolan, and had a son John, m. Frances, d. of Capt. James Sheppard, of Clifton, Co Tipp. and had a dau. Abigail, who m. Craven Westenra Doolan.

Robert Smith m. 2nd 1826 Priscilla, d. of Thomas Doolan, of WingSeld, King's Co, and by her had issue
Thomas Bernard d. unm.
Robert }
Frederick } emigrated to America.
Henry }

2. John m. 1808 Jane, d. of William Browne, of Warrenstown, Co Down.

III. Robert, of Dublin.

IV. William, of Gurteen, Co Tipp. b. 1755. m. 1776 Sarah, dau. of George Stoney, of Greyfort, Co Tipp. and d. 1824 having had issue:--

1. Thomas m. Nicola, d. of Col. Irwin.

2. Ralph, of Ballymona, Co Tipp. b. 1789 m. Mary, d. of Richard Turner, of Welshpool, North Wales, and had issue
Henry m. Elizabeth d. of . . . . Bunbury, by whom he had a dau. Florence
William
Matilda m. Patrick Hobart
Elizabeth in. Edward Gilborne

3. William Drought, of Northland, who served at Waterloo in 71st Foot. b. 1793. m. 1830 Mary Markham, of Clonmel, and had five sons & six dans, viz.
Mary Markham b. 1831. d. unm. 1899.
Edward b. 1835 m. Mary Farringdon
Thomas George b. 1836 m. Rose McKnight, & d. 1877 leaving a son William, settled in Ontario.
William Markham, of Kimberley, South Africa b. 1838 m. . . . widow of . . . Eddington, and d. 1892, leaving a son William.
Ralph Ellis b. 1841. d. 1876.
Sarah m. Percy Kirton M.D
. Mary Grace
Henrietta m. Revd William Cripps Ledger.
Wilhelmina
Frances
Julia

4. George, who also served at Waterloo, b. 1798. m. Elizabeth, d. of Richard Palmer, of Ivy Hall, Co Tipp., and d. leaving three sons & four daus. viz. --
Richard, of Ivy Hall, d. s. p.
Frederick d. s. p.
George, of Dove Grove, King's Co m. Jane Crawley, & d. 1908.
Maryanne
Maria m. Thomas Fraser
Sarah m. Percy Bicknell.
Frances m. Benjamin Bunbury

1. Rebecca m. 1833 William Webb
2. Elizabeth
3. Sarah
4. Frances
5. Mary m . . . . .Moroney, of Miltown Malbay, Co Clare.

V. Thomas, of Birr m. 1771 Margaret, d. of Joseph Baldwin, of Castlecuffe, Queen's Co and d. 1808, leaving a son
John, of High Park, King's Co, who d. 1840.

VI. Isaac, of Shinrone b. 1757 m. the eldest dau. of Joseph Baldwin, of Castlecuffe, and d. 1831, leaving a son Thomas, b. 1788.

Ralph Smith, of Milford, Co Tipperary m. 1772 Elizabeth, dau. of George Stoney, of Greyfort, Co Tipp. and d. 1814 leaving one son & two daus.:
I. Ralph, who s. to Milford
I. Rebecca m. 1795 Joseph Bernard, of Frankford, King's Co.
II. Sarah m. 1812 Col. Charles Andrew Bayley, who served in the Peninsula, & was subsequently Governor of Gozo.

The only son

Ralph Smith, of Milford. b. 1782. m. Ellen, dau. of Richard Flood Firman, of Firmount, Co Tipp. and d. 1835, having had issue, three sons & six daus.

I. Ralph Smith, the last owner of Milford. b. 1818. m. Rebecca, dau. of Thomas Bunbury, of Lisbryan, Co Tipp. and had a son Richard Flood, and a dau. Adelaide.

II. Richard Flood, b. 1814. d. unm.

III. William Sidney, oi Milford House, Christ Church, New Zealand, b. 1816. m. Louisa, d. of John Darcy, of Clifden Castle, Co Galway, and had issue
     1. Henry
     2. Norman
     3. Ralph
     4. Louisa m. Philip Henry Cannon
     5. Ellen
     6. Anne
     7. Elizabeth.

I. Ellen m. Thomas Pierson Firman

II. Elizabeth

III. Horatia

IV. Anne

V. Margaret

VI. Henrietta

 

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