Headstones: Old Kilmeena Graveyard (CoI), Westport
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KILMEENA OLD GRAVEYARD (COI), WESTPORT, CO. MAYO, IRELAND

No.0
Graveyard View

No. 1
View

No. 2
... memory | of | MARY BERRY | Knockeragh | who Died 2nd
February 1907 | Aged 84 Years | Also | Grandson JAMES BERRY
| who Died 30th of June 1906 | aged 21 Years.

No. 3
Pray for | JOHN and BRIDGET O'BOYLE | Driminabo | ... their
Children.

No. 4
SEAMUS_DI_BHRUN (JAMES BROWN) 27 May 1955
(Gaelige headstone)

No. 5
O Lord Have Mercy | on the Soul of | AUSTIN FADDEN | Who
Died 9 Sep 1886 | Aged 67 Years | His Wife MARGARET | Their
Son | MARTIN FADDEN | His Wife MARY | Their Children | JOHN,
MARTIN, BRIDGET | R.I.P.

No. 6
In Loving Memory of JAMES GANNON | 1876-1919 | and his wife
MARY JANE | 1879-1918 | Rest in Peace.

No. 7
MICHAEL GIBBONS | Medal of Honor | F1 USS Nashville |
Spanish American War | Nov 15 1866 + Feb 27 1933.

No. 8
Pray | For the souls of the heroic Irishmen who lie here |
PADDY JORDAN | Commander Castlebar Battalion | and | PAT
STAUNTON | Second-In-Command Kilmeena Company | Who died at
the Kilmeena Ambush | 19 May 1921 | and | JIM BROWNE |
Quarter-Master of the Kilmeena Company | Who died at
Skirdagh 23 May 1921 | "There is no greater love than this"
| John XV 13 | This Monument was erected by the people of
Kilmeena In loving Memory of the three heroic men of the
army | of the Republic of Ireland | And for the souls of the
following brave men | SEAMUS MAC EVILLY, JOHN COLLINS, TOM
O'DONNELL | Who died with them in Kilmeena | Captain JAMES
BROWN I.R.A. | Died 27 May 1955.

No. 9
IHS | In Loving Memory of | My Grand Parents | PATSY & MARY
KETTERICK | R.I.P. | Erected by Their Grandson | MICHAEL
KETTERICK | Newport.

No. 10
In Loving Memory of MICHAEL LAVELLE, Croy | His Wife MARY
ANN | Their Daughters | NORA and MARGARET | And infant
Grandson | JOHN JOE | R.I.P. | LAVELLE.

No. 11
In | Memory of | PETER LAVELLE | Who died 22nd Dec 1880 |
Aged 52 Years | also his beloved wife ELLEN | died 1st
August 1879 Aged 46 Years | Their Daughter ANNIE | Died 5th
February 1880 Aged 13 Years | Erected by their affectionate
daughters ___? & MARY ELLEN LAVELLE

No. 12
In Loving Memory of | THOMAS LUNN | Derrynaraw, Kilmeena |
died 18th June 1908 | Aged 44 Years | And his Brother
WILLIAM | died 7th April 1932 | Aged 52 Years | May the Lord
Have Mercy | On Their Souls.

No. 13
In Memory of | PETER and BRIDGET | Mc HALE | Rosmindle |
R.I.P.

No. 14
See #13

No. 15
In | Loving Memory of | MARY MOORE | Aughagowla | Died 24th
Dec. 1924 | Aged 39 Years | Her Husband PATRICK | Died 20th
Feb 1974 | Aged 92 | R.I.P. | Erected By her Husband.

No. 16
Top:
In Loving Memory of | MICHAEL MOORE | Who Died December __
th 1880 |  aged 27 years | R.I.P. | Erected | by his
affectionate wife | BRIDGET MOORE.

No. 17
Bottom view of #16.
In Loving Memory of | MICHAEL MOORE | Who Died December __
th 1880 |  aged 27 years | R.I.P. | Erected | by his
affectionate wife | BRIDGET MOORE.

No. 18
Erected by His Beloved Wife MARY MOORE | IHS | May The Lord
Have Mercy | on the Soul of | PATRICK MOORE | Who Died Feb
9th 1871 | Aged 69 Years.

No. 19
In Memory of our Parents | ANDREW MORAN | Roscahill | Died
25th Dec. 1918 | MARY ANN MORAN | Died 25 Dec. 1949 | R.I.P.

No. 20
In Loving Memory of | RICHARD MULLEE | Kilmeena | Died 26th
June 1891 | And His son HUGH | died 26th June 1916 | And his
Wife SALLY | (nee MELIA) | Died 26th June 1864 | R.I.P. |
Erected by His Son | RICHARD.

No. 21
Pray for | JOHN and BRIDGET O'BOYLE | Driminabo | ... their
children.

No. 22
Have Mercy O Lord | on the Soul of JOHN O DONNELL | who died
Jan 23rd 1880 | Aged 28 years | Also | HUGH O'DONNELL | who
died the 8th July 1881 | aged 14 years | KATHLEEN GRIFFIN |
who died November 1916 | JOHN O'DONNELL | who died 12th Sept
1958 | MARY SUSAN O'DONNELL | 9th July 1993 | EUGAIN
O'DONNELL | Died 9th Dec 2006.

No. 23
4839 Serjeant | JAMES O'GRADY | Royal Irish Rifles | 2nd
April 1919 Aged 41.

No. 24
Pray for the Soul | of | MICHAEL O'GRADY | (Clooneen) | Who
died 2nd April 1916 | Aged 64 Years | Also BRIDGET | Died
1st April 1928 | R.I.P. | Erected By his Son | THOMAS
O'GRADY.

No. 25
In Loving Memory of | DELIA O MALLEY | Roscahill Point |
Died 17th May 1938 | Aged 51 Years.

No. 26
In Loving Memory of | JAMES O'MALLEY | Mayour, Kilmeena |
Died 14th Jan. 1968 | His Wife ELIZABETH | Died 7th April
1972 | And Their Daughter NORA | Died 10th Aug. 1923 | Also
Their Son JOHN | Died 8th Sep 1990 | R.I.P. | Erected By The
Family.

No. 27
In | Loving Memory | of | MICHAEL O'MALLEY | of | ... | Who
Died March 13th 1973 | Aged 69 Years | And His Wife MARGARET
| Died 10th May 1973 | Aged 96 (?) Years | R.I.P. | Erected
by The Family.

No. 28
In Loving memory of | PATRICK O'MALLEY | Mayour, Kilmeena |
Died 17th Jan. 1996 | R.I.P.

No. 29
PETER O'MALLEY | Ballinlough | Died 19th Nov. 1940.

No. 30
Pray for The Soul | of | PATRICK O'REILLY | Demesne | Who
Died 8th August 1918.





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