Cemetery: BALLYCARRY CHURCHYARD. Parish of Rasharkin *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Antrim Index Copyright ************************************************ Contributed by C.Hunt & Celia Ewald CEMETERY: BALLYCARRY CHURCHYARD. PARISH OF RASHARKIN 'Lewis, in writing of this parish, says :-- It was also called "RathArkin and Magherasharkin. The glebe-house was repaired, Lewis says by the then (1837) incumbent, at a cost of L 3,692." _____ [From the Rev. J. H. Martin, LL.D., Rector of Rasharkin.] 'On flat tombstone in church yard, broken at edge:--"Here lieth the Body of the REV. SKEFFINGTON [Bristow] |Prebendary of Rasharkin for 60 years who d[eparted] | this life in the ninety sixth year of his age on | 7th day of May 1797.And also of his wife ELIZABETH who departed | this life on the 21st day of March 1792, aged seventy. And also their daughter, SOPHIA WILSON wh[o] | departed this life on the 14th of December 1791 -- aged forty-five years.And also of their Grand Daughter MARGARET TORRENS | and of their Great Grand Daughter SOPHIA BRISTOW | aged 5months and their Great Grand Daughter | SOPHIA MARSHALL aged 6 months. Also of SKEFFINGTON GORE BRISTOW | son of the above |SKEFFINGTON BRISTOW | who died in the month of | February1798." _____ 'On a flat tombstone, greatly broken, and now bound with iron':--"To the Memory of | Revd. WM. RAVENSCROFT, Prebendary of Rasharkin, who died May the 5th . . . . . . . [1804?]aged _8 years." 'On a flat stone in the churchyard':--"Erected | To the Memory of | The REVD. WM. H. DICKSON |for 46 years, | Prebendary of Rasharkin | He depd this life the 24th Septr. 1850 | in his 74th year."_____ 'Inscription on a square tablet on the north wall of the church;:--"Here lieth ye Body | of MARGARET McNEILE wife to Captain DANIEL McNEILE, | Who departed this life March the | 17the year 1723.As also ROSE, MARY, ARCHD. And MARGARET McNEILE her Children." _____ 'On an oval tablet on south wall':-- "HIC | JACET | J | OHAN DV | NBAR, CLER | QUI TERRIS | IN | CELVM MI | GRAVIT 28 | DIE 7 BRIS | ANNO DINI | 1696." _____ 'The present church was built about 1866.'Rev. Steffington Bristow, 1737 (?) FORMER INCUMBENTS. [From Mr. Ewart.] 'Revd. William Dickson, 1817 [died 1850]. 'Revd. Colin Ievers, 1850. 'Andrew Creery, 1864 or 1865. 'Jas. C. Gausson, 1870 or 1871.' PRESENT INCUMBENT. 'The Revd. Henry (?) Martin, LL.D., inducted in 1880. 'The four walls of the old church are still (1886) standing." Source: Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland, Vol. 3. FHL# 1279252