Cushendun Old Church (CoI), County Antrim, N. Ireland
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CUSHENDUN OLD CHURCH, CUSHENDUN, COI, IRELAND, CO. ANTRIM,
NOTHERN IRELAND, Nos. 0-37
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Photo No.0
Tourist Information sign: CUSHENDUN OLD CHURCH
Photo No.1
CUSHENDUN OLD CHURCH - front view
Set just outside the National Trust village of Cushendun, this beautiful
simple red sandstone Church was built in 1842 for the new Church of
Ireland Parish of Cushendun but by the end of the last century the
congregation had dwindled and in 2003 the church was deconsecrated. In
2006 the Cushendun Building Preservation Trust was established to try
and save the building. The project got off to a flying start when the
Church was selected to take part in BBC2's "Restoration Village".
Thanks to a terrific effort on the part of the local community, the
church was regional winner for Northern Ireland. Their 1st Cushendun
Arts Festival was held May 3-7 2013.
Photo No.2
Entrance door into CUSHENDUN OLD CHURCH
Photo No.3
CUSHENDUN OLD CHURCH: Stained Glass window
(The east window bears the coat of arms of the O'NEILLS, probably
donated by General O'NEILL of Rockport, who later succeeded his brother
as Lord O'NEILL)
Photo No.4
In his native Parish; | in the Church which owes its origin, |
and in a great measure its completion, | to Him; | This Tablet
is erected | as a humble | tribute of affection | from a
widowed heart | To the Memory of | MICHAEL HARRISON | Born at
Churchfield on the 6th Novr. 1769 | Died at Ballymena on the
6th April 1846 | "The Gift of God is eternal life through |
Jesus Christ our Lord" (In 1837 MICHAEL HARRISON was
responsible for the transfer of sixteen townlands of
Culfeightrin parish and a number from LAYDE parish to form the
Perpetual Cure of Cushendun. The following year he organised
the building of the small, gabled hall-and-tower church, which
has changed very little since that time.)
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In Memoriam | Reverend THOMAS GORDON SHARPE | M.A., R.D.,
Hon. C.F. | Curate of this Parish 1913 - 1916 | Incumbent
1924 - 1961 | Canon of Belfast Cathedral 1957 - 1961
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COCHRANE | In | Loving Memory of our dear mother | ELIZABETH
THURZA GILBERT | wife of JOHN COCHRANE | called home 25th
June 1955 | And her loving daughter | LOVEDAY MAUD | wife of
| JAMES RODGERS ROBERTSON | called home 18th June 1995 |
aged 92 years | "Till He Come"
Photo No.7
WILLIAM ROBERT McILREAVEY | Cushendun | 1917 - 1975 | "Rest In Peace"
Photo No.8
MARY MARGARET McILREAVEY | Cushendun | 1918 - 1979 | "Rest In Peace"
Photo No.9
McNEILL Burial Place
(Inscription details see numbers 10 & 11)
Photo No.10
Inscription left side of number 013: ELIZABETH MAUD McNEILL
| wife of | RONALD JOHN McNEILL | a Cornish woman who loved
| the Glens and their people | died June 30th 1925 | "Nearer
my God to Thee even though | it be a Cross that raiseth me"
Photo No.11
Inscription right side of number 013: RONALD JOHN McNEILL | Member of
His Majesty's Privy Council | Created | Baron Cushendun | Born April
30th 1861 died October 12th 1934 | Minister of The Crown 1922 - 1929 |
and ever | a great hearted Ulsterman
Photo No.12
PATRICIA MARY STUART | ENGLISH | of Glendun Lodge and London | Born 18th
June 1918 died 11th August 2000 | And her beloved husband | PHILIP
EARNEST RICARDO ENGLISH | Born 23rd Feb. 1919 died 26th Nov. 2002 |
Remembered with love
Photo No.13
IRVINE | In Loving Memory of | CLAIRE died 21st November 1970
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In | Loving Memory of | The Rev. Canon | JOHN GODFREY KING
M.A. | 1900 - 1984 | Rector of this Parish | 1961 - 1971 |
And his wife | MARGARET WARWICK KING | nee MORETON | 1910 -
1997
Photo No.15
DRAKE | In Loving Memory of | my beloved husband | CHARLES ERNEST | born
1st March 1935 | died 29th Dec. 1999
Photo No.16
BELL | WILLIAM CAMPBELL | died 13th July 1991 | aged 81 years | NORAH
GERALDINE | died 14th August 2002 | aged 95 years
Photo No.17
HEANEY | SYDNEY ROSALIND | Born 25th April 1895 | died 27th September
1976
Photo No.18
HYNDMAN | ANNIE HEANEY | Born 23rd April 1893 | died 6th May
1979 | Also her husband WILLIAM HUGH | Born 6th July 1898 |
died 18th October 1985
Photo No.19
In | Loving Memory of | PERCY BLACK | died 5th September
1960 | Also his wife | MATILDA (BOBBIE) | died 18th
September 1992 | aged 101 years
Photo No.20
McNEILL Burial Place
(Inscription details see number 21)
Photo No.21
Inscription on front of Cross of number 024: ADA MARY McNEILL | Born
27th September 1860 | died 10th July 1959
Photo No.22
In Loving Memory of | JAMES HALL ARCHER | 1908 - 1993 | And his wife |
GERTRUDE MARY | 1907 - 1993
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STERNE | MURIEL CATHLEEN REA | 28th June 1923 - 13th July 1989 | RICHARD
DESMOND | 28th August 1918 - 20th November 1992
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In | Loving Memory of | my dear husband | ANDREW McCLINTOCK | died 22nd
May 1973 | Erected by his wife EMILY nee CUNNINGHAM | died 2nd April
1995 | Interred in Ballycastle | Presbyterian Churchyard | "The Lord is
my Shepherd"
Photo No.25
GEORGE McCULLOUGH | Artist | 1922 - 1996 | In Loving Memory
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GOYER | SOPHIA ETHNA | wife of | the late WILLIAM TAYLOR | died 1st
August 1997 | aged 77 years | ROSEMARY | wife of | the late DESMOND
JOHNSTON | died 28th February 1998 | aged 83 years | Remembered with
love.
Photo No.27
GOYER | THOMAS DANIEL | of | The Curragh | 1927 - 2008
Photo No.28
WALSH Burial Place
(Inscription details see numbers 29, 30, 31, 32)
Photo No.29
Inscription on front of Cross of number 28: WALSH | their son TERRY |
died 4th April 1995
Photo No.30
Inscription far left of Cross on number 28: (WALSH) | ROSEMARY | died
27th Jan. 2011
Photo No.31
Inscription left side of Cross on number 28: (WALSH) | ROBERT | died
8th Dec. 1984
Photo No.32
Inscription right side of Cross on number 28: (WALSH) | KATHLEEN |
died 5th May 1955
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In | Loving Memory of | MARGARET McCLINTOCK | died 3rd June 1951 | Also
her husband WILLIAM | died 6th December 1963 | "Safe in the arms of
Jesus"
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