KILLERRIG
A small burial
ground by the road side 3 1/2 miles to the north west of
Tullow. All that remains of the old church is a portion
of the east gable end. A walled in enclosure was built by
the Humfrey family (Dublin), on the foundations of the
church. A tablet had the inscription:
- This
Burial Place was enclosed
- by
- JOHN
HUMFREY of Dublin Esqer.
- for the
use of his family in the year of Our Lord 1808.
- The
Remains of an amiable beloved wife,
- and five
of their children are here interred,
- to whom he
hopes to be united in happiness
TULLOW
In the Church
at Tullow (Protestant) there is a monument to the memory
of John Humfrey, of Killerrig (ob 1827), and his wife
Anne Mary (ob 1811), dau. of Elias Caulfield-Best, of
Bestfield.
- On a
headstone:
- Here Lyeth
ye Body of Timothy Donovan Aged 63
- Also his
wife Catherin Bryan Aged 56
- who
departed this Life in the year of 1765
- [Remainder
below the ground]
Near the west
wall of the churchyard there is a granite stone,
apparently the base of an old cross. On the south side
lies a large fractured slab, bearing this (difficult to
decipher) inscription:
- Here
Interred the Body of St John Brewster
- January 1st
1729 Aged 80 Years
- &
- Mary his
Daughter October 21st 1770
- Aged 0 or
6 Years.
- (Page
blurred) Note St could be Sr.
TULLOW
CHURCHYARD
On a headstone
with a conical shaped top on the south side:
Here Lyeth
the Body of Richard Walsh
of Tullow
who
Departed
this Life
April the
17th day 1765 Aged 64 years
with 6 of
his children
as also
Richard Moore his Grandson
who
Departed this life April 26 1764 Aged 7 ys
May they rest peace Amen
On a slab:
- Thomas
Brewster of Tullow
- Departed
this life the 8th day of March 1754 in the 65th
year of his age
- Margaret
Brewster wife of said Thomas Brewster
- Departed
this life the 6th day of May 1769 in the 75th
year of her age.
- Here lieth
also the Body of John Brewster Esqr
- son of the
above mentioned Thomas and Margaret who
- Departed
this life on the second day of March 1786
- Aged 63
years.
On a small
headstone at the west end near the wall:
- Here lies
ye Body of
- Ellinor
Dougherty who
- Departed
ye 1 day of June 1750.
- Aged 53
years.
A slab at the
west end, near the church tower (hard to read):
- Here lieth
the Body of
- Mary Iames
the wife of
- William
Iames
- who
departed this life May the 1st 1817
- Aged 96yrs.
A table tomb
at the west end:
- Erected by
Christmas More
- In Memory
of his Father and Mother.
- Underneath
Lieth the
- Body of
Mary Moore wife of John Moore
- who
departed this life the 22d of Desbr [sic] 1797
- Aged 98
years.
On
a flat slab at the west end:
- Here lieth
the Body of Alice Burgefs
- who
departed this life May the 1st 1793 in the 76th
year of her age.
- also her
hufband William Burgefs who
- Departed
this life Septr the 13th 1799
- his
daughter-in-law Jane Burgefs depd this life Decr
27th 1837 aged 77 years.
- Also his
son Henry Burgefs depd this life June...
- Aged
24 94
years.
Please Note that an observation has been noted on the above
inscription of Burgefs which reads:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcar2/memorials.htm.
At the foot of the above inscription it gives the age at
death of Henry Burgess as 24 years, year apparently
illegible. His tombstone inscription comes below that of
his wife Jane (Norton) who died in 1837 aged 77.
Against
this is the PR burial record showing Henry Burgess buried 25
June 1846 aged 94. This can be viewed at Irish Genealogy
http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details/5647510020995
Observed by Bill Webster NSW,
Australia March 2016
I have altered the age to read 94
(MJB)
- Source: Journal of the Memorials
of the Dead in Ireland Vol IX. Dublin. FHL #1279285.
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