St. Columba's Graveyard, Massmount, County Donegal, Ireland
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ST. COLUMBA'S GRAVEYARD, MASSMOUNT, COUNTY DONEGAL, IRELAND

Photo No.0
Church view

Photo No.1
In Loving Memory Of | The deceased members of | The BEGLEY
Family | Ballyhurke

Photo No.2
In Loving Memory | of | HUGH BLANEY | Rossnakill | Who died
11th July 1969 | His wife KATIE | Who died 3rd May 1989.
Plaque in front: In loving memory of | MARY ANN HISTON |
Died 6th June 2008

Photo No.3
In | Loving Memory Of | The | BOYCE Family | Drumany |
JEREMIAH BOYCE | Died 30th Oct. 1925 | His wife SARAH |
Died 2nd June 1977 | Their daughter BRIGID | Died 29th
Sept. 2002 | Rest In Peace

Photo No.4
Sacred Heart of Jesus | Have Mercy On The Soul Of | PATRICK
BOYLE, Kinnalough | Who died 17th May 1917 | Aged 62 years

Photo No.5
In | Loving Memory | of | MARY WINNIE BRENNAN | Gortnatra
South, | Died 5-Sept. 1968. | CASSIE ELLEN BONNER | Died 7-
Oct. 1985. | R.I.P. | Erected by her loving husband |
BRENNAN

Photo No.6
Guide ar son anma | BRIAIN UI BEIRN | As Bail-Lair | A
fuair bas an 25ad La d’Aibrean 1924 | Ag Aois a 67.
(BERNARD BYRNE DIED 25 April 1924)

Photo No.7
Pray for the Soul of | ANDREW CALLAGHAN | Died 3rd Sept.
1929 (?) aged 86 yrs

Photo No.8
In loving memory of | JAMES CARR | Newtonspringfield | Died
13th July 1980 | His brother PADDY | Died 20th Sept 1991 |
R.I.P. | CARR

Photo No.9
In Loving Memory of | PATRICK CARR | Doaghmore | His Wife
MARY | And Sons | R.I.P.

Photo No.10
Erected | In Loving Memory Of | DANIEL CLINTON | Who died
18th July 1918, | Aged 42 years. | JOHNNIE CLINTON | Who
died 28th May 1948 | UNA CLINTON | Who died 12th Sep. 1973
| JOHNNY CLINTON | Who died 19th March 2019 | Aged 98 years
| Sweet Jesus have mercy on him | Our Lady of Dolours Pray
For Him

Photo No.11
In Loving Memory Of | ELLEN COLL | Died 12th Apr 1972 | And
Her Daughters | MARY COLL | Died 26th Feb 1944 | SUSAN
TERESA O’MALLEY | Died 30th Nov 2017

Photo No.12
In Loving Memory | Of | MARY COLL | Claggan | Died 1927. |
Her Husband | JAMES Died 1928. | Their Sons | HUGH Died
1953. | JAMES Died 1966. | His Wife MAGGIE | Died 2000. |
Their Son JOHN BOSCO | Died 1961. | Rest In Peace | COLL

Photo No.13
In Loving Memory Of | KATIE COLL | Murrin | Died 30th
December 2015 | JAMES COLL | His Beloved Wife | MARYANN |
And Other Family Member | Buried Here | Rest In Peace

Photo No.14
In Loving Memory | Of | PATRICK COLL | Cashel Preohan | His
Wife BRIDGET | And Their Sons | DAN, PATRICK & JOSEPH |
Rest In Peace | COLL

Photo No.15
In Loving Memory | of | AGNES COYLE, Ballyheerin | Died 2nd
May 1965. | STEPHEN COYLE | Died 11th Sept. 1934 | NANCY
died 23rd July 1946 | PETER died 11th May 1935 | HUGH died
15th Aug 1933 | JOHN died 3rd April 1932 | BARNEY died 22nd
Dec 1928 | PATRICK died 10th Aug. 1920 | Erected by STEPHEN
| R.I.P. | Jesus Mercy, Mary Help.

Photo No.16
In Memory Of | JOHN COYLE | Tully, Ballyherrin | Died
13-11-1917 aged 70 yrs | His Wife BRIGID | Died 18-3-1925
aged 73 yrs | Interred in this graveyard | And other
members | Interred here & elsewhere | Erected by their
Grandaughter | MARGARET CALLAGHAN, Ramelton

Photo No.17
In Loving Memory Of | JOHN COYLE Ardglass | His wife SALLY
| Their son JOHN His wife | MARY and Son JOHN | R.I.P. |
Erected by McBRIDES | Ardglass

Photo No.18
In Loving | Memory Of | MARY AGNES COYLE | Killavrick |
Died 19-02-1940 Aged 10 Years | Always Remembered | Rest In
Peace

Photo No.19
In loving memory of | BRIDGET & JOHN | and PATRICK DOHERTY
| Tullynadall

Photo No.20
In Loving Memory Of | JAMES and ELLEN DOHERTY | Ladden |
And Their Sons | MICHAEL & DAN | EDDIE and JOHN | Grand-
daughter | EILEEN HERAGHTY | (nee McELWAINE) | Ballyheerin
| 29-6-1946 – 6-8-2010 | R.I.P.

Photo No.21
MARGARET DOUGHERTY | Died 21st February 1930, aged 39 years
| JOHN DEENY, | Died 30th August 1924, aged 80 years |
CHARLES DOUGHERTY, | Buried in France October 1918, | Aged
26 years | JAMES J. DOUGHERTY | Born Philadelphia | 1st
April 1883 Died 6th May 1956 | JOSEPH C. DOUGHERTY | Died
13th Sept 1999, aged 80 years | MARGARET M. DOUGHERTY |
Died 22nd … 2010 aged 87 years

Photo No.22
Please pray for | JAMES DUFFY | Dargan & the Ross | Died
27th Oct 1945 (?)

Photo No.23
In loving memory of | The DUFFY family | Lagboy | R.I.P.

Photo No.24
In Loving Memory Of | MARGARET DUFFY | Dargan | 21st Aug.
1938 – 5th Feb. 2019 | Her Husband DAN | 23rd June 1927 –
24th July 2019 | His Brother HUGH | 1929 – 1936

Photo No.25
In Loving Memory Of | DAN DUNLEAVY, Portsalon | Died 3rd
Oct 1982 aged 94 years | His Wife BRIDGET | Died 5th Jan.
1993 aged 94 years | Their Sons DANNIE | Died 21st Nov.
1989 | & JIM Died 2nd Nov. 2013 | Also HUGH Died 29th May
2018 | Their Daughter PAULINE | Died 8th April 2020 | Aged
82 yrs | “Ar dheis de go raibh | a n-anamacha dilse” | Rest
In Peace | DUNLEAVY

Photo No.26
In loving memory of | MARGARET DUNLEAVY | Portsalon | Died
30th May 1969 | Her sister | HANNAH McCONIGLEY | Died 22nd
March 1947 | Her sister | ELLEN McATEER | Died 15th August
1917 | Her son PAT McATEER | Died 16th Oct. 1947 | R.I.P.

Photo No.27
In Loving Memory | Of | BRIDGET FRIEL | Croaghan | Died 6th
Sep. 1977 | MICHAEL FRIEL | Died 6th Oct. 1987 | R.I.P.

Photo No.28
In Loving Memory Of | WILLIAM J. FRIEL | Croaghan | Died
24. May 1973 | Aged 80 years

Photo No.29
…NORA NI FRIGIL as POLLARD | A fuair bas 10ad la d’Eanair |
1895, 22 bliadna d’aois | Agus ANNA NI FRIGIL a MATAIR | A
fuair bas | 20ad la de Deiread Fomhair 1925 | 80 bliadna
d’aois | Agus SEAN O FRIGIL | fear ceile ANNA | A fuair bas
12ad Lugnasa 1926 | 82 bliadna d’aois | PROINNSIAS O’FRIGIL
| A fuair bas 25ad Lugnasa 1932 | 57 bliadna a’daois | Agus
a bean SIGLE a fuair bas ar an | 15ad Marta 1980 97 bliadna
d’aois | MAIRE MIANAIN NI FRIGIL | A fuair bas 18ad Deiread
Fomhair 1985 | A fear ceile EMMANUEL | A fuair bas 13ad
Marta 1996

Photo No.30
In Loving Memory Of | PATRICK FRIEL | Ballymagahey | Who
died 1st January 1947 | Aged 83 years | SUSAN FRIEL | Who
died 30th January 1961 | Aged 81 years | EDDIE FRIEL | Who
died 19th January, 1979 | JOHN FRIEL | Who died 26th
November 1981 | MARY FRIEL | Who died 25th November 1982 |
R.I.P.

Photo No.31
FRIEL | In loving memory | of | WILLIE FRIEL | Ballure |
Died 9th Dec 1981 | Aged 87 years | His daughter | MARGARET
| Died 17th Sept 1937 | Aged 6 years | His wife MARGARET |
Died 27th Aug 1999 | Aged 95 years | R.I.P.

Photo No.32
In Loving Memory Of | NELLIE GALLAGHER | Kerrykeel | Died
20th Jan. 1944 | Aged 71 years | SARAH ANNE GALLAGHER |
Died 22nd June , 1945 | Aged 29 years | EDWARD GALLAGHER |
Died 1st Jan. 1946 | Aged 74 years. | KATH COONEY | Died
18th Nov. 1998 | Aged 91 years | EDDIE GALLAGHER | Died
17th Feb. 1999 | Aged 81 years | PATRICK GALLAGHER | Died
5th March 1999 | Aged 90 years | R.I.P.

Photo No.33
In loving memory of | BERNARD KERR | Died 21st March 1954 |
Aged 82 yrs | MARY KERR | Died 7th March 1974 | Aged 92 yrs
| Rev Fr BERNARD KERR P.P. | Kilcar | Died 30th Jan 1973 |
Aged 67 yrs | PATRICK KERR | Clonakilty | Died 13th Feb
1979 | Aged 70 yrs | R.I.P. | KERR | Springfield

Photo No.34
In Loving Memory Of | The KERR Family | Ardglass,
Portsalon. | R.I.P. Small stone at side: In Loving Memory |
Of | EDWARD KERR | Died 23rd Dec. 2009 | Aged 73 Years |
Interred in | Mount Vernon, | Edinburgh. | Rest In Peace

Photo No.35
In Loving Memory of | The KERR Family | Warden

Photo No.36
In Memory Of | The | KERR Family | Gortnacor

Photo No.37
In Loving Memory | Of | JAMES KERR | Muineagh | Died 18th
August 1949 | Also His Son CHARLES | Died 25th April 1977

Photo No.38
Left stone: In Loving Memory | Of | JOHN KERR | Muineagh |
Died 1916 | PHILOMENA KERR | Died 1926 | BELLA KERR | Died
1946 | SARAH KERR | Died 1968 | Rest In Peace | KERR. Right
stone: In Loving Memory | Of | CHARLES KERR | Muineagh |
Died 1924 | JOE KERR | Died 20th Feb 1978 | SALLY KERR |
Died 11th July 2000 | Rest In Peace | KERR

Photo No.39
Pray For | The Soul Of | CATHERINE LOGUE, | Umricam, | Who
died 25th Nov. 1917. | Also JOHN LOGUE, | Who died 11th
Jan. 1919.

Photo No.40
PETER | Died 20th Dec. 1906 | SHEILA | Died 19th (?) Nov
1912 | EDDIE | Died … Nov. 1925 (?) | MARY | Died 19th
March 1931 (?) | MARLEY

Photo No.41
In Loving Memory Of | Our Dear Brother | JOHN McATEER
(Shanagh) | Died 12th March, 1922. Aged 31 years. | JAMES
E. C. McATEER, | Died 14th July, 1915. Aged 1 month. |
ANNIE FRIEL McATEER | Died 4th Nov. 1928 | MARY McATEER |
Died 19th Dec. 1939 | ANNIE McGONIGLE (Rossnakill) | Died
3rd Jan. 1978

Photo No.42
In loving memory of | MARGARET McATEER | Gortnatra | Died
24th March 1944 | Aged 46 years | Her husband DANIEL | Died
1st July 1970 | Aged 79 years | Also IRENE FEVER | (nee
McATEER) | Died 20th June 2012 | MARGARET ROSE FRIEL | Died
23rd January 1968 | Aged 11 years | Rest In Peace

Photo No.43
In Loving Memory | Of | The McBRIDE Families | Keadue &
Duntinney | R.I.P. | McBRIDE

Photo No.44
In Loving Memory | of | WILLIE McCAFFERTY | Ardglass,
Portsalon | Died 21st Jan. 1961 Aged 78 Years | His Wife
MARY | Died 10th June 1969 Aged 81 Years | Their Son JAMES
(Joe) | Died 12 March 1946 Aged 23 Years | Their Son
STEPHEN | Died 3rd July 1984 Aged 59 Years | And Baby
McCAFFERTY, Died in Infancy | Forever in our Hearts |
McCAFFERTY

Photo No.45
Erected By | his Father and Mother | In Loving Memory | Of
Their Beloved Son | JAMES JOSEPH McCARRON, Doagherabbin |
Who died 4th July 1926, aged 21 years | Whom God deigned to
call from preparation | for the priesthood to a brighter
and more | enduring ministry in his heavenly kingdom | May
His Holy Will Be Done | R.I.P.

Photo No.46
McCONIGLEY

Photo No.47
In Loving Memory Of | Our dear sister | MARY JOSEPHINE
McCONIGLEY | Carrablagh | Died 28th June 1982 aged 38 yrs |
Also our father JOE McCONIGLEY | Died 18th Nov 1983 aged 79
yrs | And our mother MARY McCONIGLEY | Died 27th Dec 1986
aged 80 yrs | Rest In Peace | McCONIGLEY

Photo No.48
In Loving Memory | of | MICHAEL McCONIGLEY | Moross | His
Son JAMES | and his Daughter MARY | ANNABELLA McCONIGLEY |
Who died 13th Feb 1978 (?) | Aged 78 years | R.I.P. |
Erected by the family

Photo No.49
In Loving Memory Of | MICHAEL McCONIGLEY | Moross. | Who
died 12th April, 1980. | Aged 48 Years. | His wife KATIE |
Who died 30th Nov. 1999 | Aged 80 Years. | Erected by his
loving wife KATIE. Plaque on grave: Most Sacred Heart of
Jesus | have mercy | on the soul of | JAMES McCONIGLEY of …
| Who died 18th June 1974 | Aged … years

Photo No.50
McCONIGLEY | McCONIGLEY

Photo No.51
In Memory Of | ROBERT McELHINNEY | Serdeagh | Died 22nd
January 1925 | Aged 72 years

Photo No.52
In | Loving | Memory Of | McELWEE Family | Drumfad and
Gortnacor | May They Rest In Peace

Photo No.53
In loving memory of | JOHN McELWEE | Dargan | Died June
1932 | His wife KATIE | Died Oct 1958 | Their son PATRICK |
Died Apr 1988 (?) | … MARY (?) | … 1996

Photo No.54
McGARVEY | Newtown

Photo No.55
In Memory of | PATRICK (OWEN) McGARVEY | & The McGARVEY
Family, | Carowkeel Glebe

Photo No.56
In Loving Memory | Of | Our dear parents | HUGH McGINLEY,
Kerrykeel | Died 5th Feb. 1937 aged 72 years | Also his
wife MARY | Died 27th Nov. 1920 aged 55 years | Also their
sons PATRICK J. | Died 8th March, 1914, aged 23 years. |
And THOMAS, V | Died 18th Oct. 1911 aged 20 years. |
CHARLES McGINLEY | Died 4th April 1961. | MICHAEL F.
McGINLEY | Died 13th May 1966. | R.I.P.

Photo No.57
In Loving Memory Of | NEIL McCONIGLEY | Lagboy | Died 4th
March 1982 | Aged 91 years | Rest In Peace

Photo No.58
In | Loving Memory Of | MARY ELLEN McVEY | Died 14th
January 1970 | Aged 46 years | Her husband PATRICK | Died
2nd May 1993 | Aged 72 years | Rest In Peace

Photo No.59
In loving memory of | SARAH O’HARE O’BOYCE | Died 1921 aged
33 yrs | JOHN CLINTON O’BOYCE | Died 1935 aged 83 yrs |
SHIELA O’BOYCE | Died 1944 aged 87 yrs | JAMES O’BOYCE |
Died 1955 aged 73 yrs | LIZZIE O’BOYCE | Died 1966 aged 75
yrs | KATIE M. JACKSON | Died 1961 aged 81 yrs | SHIELA
MAGUIRE | Died 1979 aged 85 yrs | JOHN O’BOYCE | Died 1994
aged 79 yrs | R.I.P.

Photo No.60
Left stone: In Loving Memory | Of | ALICE SHIELS (nee
DOHERTY) | Rapps | Died 11th Jan 1912 | Aged 73 yrs | Her
husband JOHN | Died 12th Sept 1922 | Aged 78 yrs | Their
daughter } SARAH O’DONNELL | Died 8th Nov 1932 | Aged 54
yrs | R.I.P. Right stone: In Loving Memory | Of | PATRICK
SHIELS | Rapps | Died 6th April 1935 | Aged 52 yrs | His
wife ANNIE (nee SHOVELIN) | Died 16th Feb. 1958 | Aged 62
yrs | Their infant daughter | ANNIE TERESA | Died 22nd Aug.
1928 | Aged 1 month | R.I.P. | SHIELS. Old stone in front:
RICHARD MALONEY | Richard & MARGARET | MALONEY

Photo No.61
In Loving Memory | of | BRIAN SHIELS, N.T. | Carrowdoan |
Died 28th October 1934 | His father MICHAEL | His mother
BRIDGET | Also his sister SHEILA | And his brother PATRICK
| PETER SHIELS | Died 9th March 1937 | PATRICIA SHIELS |
Died 8th July …| R.I.P.

Photo No.62
In Loving Memory Of | HUGH SHIELS | Kerrykeel | Died 14th
November 1977 | His Loving Wife | JEANNIE | Died 8th
December 1999

Photo No.63
Erected by | His wife | In Loving Memory Of | Her husband |
PATRICK D. SHIELS Tonbane, | Who died 7th February 1939, |
Aged 66 years, | His father DARBY SHIELS, | Who died 27th
February 1897, | Aged 69 years. | His mother NELLIE SHIELS,
| Who died 18th January 1913, | Aged 65 years.

Photo No.64
In Loving Memory Of | TESS SHIELS | Died 4th December 2001
| KATHLEEN SHIELS | Died 14th April 2003

Photo No.65
In loving memory of | ALEX SWEENEY | His wife MARYANN |
Daughter WINNIE | Son ALEX | Son JOHN | Rest In Peace

Photo No.66
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus | have mercy on the soul of |
Mrs ANNE SWEENEY, Corry | Who died 8th October 1913, | Aged
58 years. | R.I.P.

Photo No.67
Sacred Heart of Jesus | have mercy on the souls | of |
CATHERINE SWEENEY | Tullyconnell | Her son MICHAEL | Also
her daughter ROSEANN

Photo No.68
In Loving Memory Of | HANNAH SWEENEY | Nee McATEER | Died
9th March 1946 | Aged 56 Years

Photo No.69
In loving memory of | JOHN SWEENEY | Clemenstown | Died
29th August 1999 | Aged 79 yrs | Also | The deceased
members | of the SWEENEY family | Clemenstown | R.I.P. |
SWEENEY

Photo No.70
In loving memory of | JOHN D SWEENEY | Carrowkeel Glebe |
Died 11th May 1954 | Aged 58 yrs | His wife BRIDGET | Died
10th Nov 1976 | Aged 76 yrs | Their sons BARNEY, | DAN &
MICHAEL | Their daughter MARGARET | And all the SWEENEYS
buried here | since circa 1785

Photo No.71
Pray For the Soul | of | JOHN CHRISTOPHER SWEENEY | Died
6th July, 1917, aged 18 years | And his sister MARY AGNES |
Died 27th Sept, 1917, aged 15 years | Also his father JOHN
SWEENEY | Died 20th Aug. 1939 | ELLEN SWEENEY | Died 3rd
May 1943 | MARGARET ANNE SWEENEY | Died 8th Nov. 1986 | JOE
SWEENEY | Died 20th April 1993 aged 88 years | R.I.P.

Photo No.72
In Loving Memory | of | JOHN SWEENEY | Died June 26th 1922
| SUSANNA DOHERTY | Died July 7th 1922 | WILLIAM SWEENEY |
Died Dec. 5th 1928 | SUSANNA SWEENEY | Died Aug. 8th 1929 |
JOHN DOHERTY | Died July 28th 1938 | PATRICIA DOHERTY |
Died Mar. 19th 1965 | THOMAS DOHERTY | Died June 20th 1980.
Small plaque in front: MARY DOHERTY | Ballymagahey | Died
12-1-1986 | PETER DOHERTY | Ballymagahey | & Coatbridge |
Died 18-5-1996 | GRACE DOHERTY | Ballymagahey | Died
11-8-2017 | Rest In Peace

Photo No.73
In Loving Memory Of | KATIE SWEENEY | Corry | Died 1st
February 1933 | And Her Husband | BRIAN SWEENEY | Died 21st
May 1947 | Most sacred heart of Jesus I place all my trust
in you | SWEENEY



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