Headstones: St. Canice Church Graveyard, Kilkenny,
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ST. CANICE KILKENNY, CO. KILKENNY, IRELAND (ALSO KNOWN AS KILKENNY CATHEDRAL)
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Photo No.1
Here lies the body of THOMAS | BERMINGHAM who depd. this
life | the 19th of September 1783 | Aged 3 (?) Years | May
He Rest in Peace Amen.

Photo No.2
In | Loving Memory | of | JAMES BENJAMIN DENNIS | Major
Gen., B.A. | Son of | THOMAS STRATFORD DENNIS Esq., | of
Fortgranite Co. Wicklow, | Born 17th Dec. 1817 | At Saunders
Grove in same Co. | Died 27th Feb. 1912 | At Newtown House
Kilkenny | Also | EMMA DENNIS | Wife of the above | Who
departed this life | October 12th 1930. | For ever with the
Lord | "With Christ which is far better."

Photo No.3
Here lies the Body of MARY FITZPATRICK | alias BURKE who
depd. this life Decr. the 8th | 1804 Aged 64 years with four
of her children | May the Lord have mercy on her soul amen.

Photo No.4
Here Lyeth he body of Mr. THOS. | GLINDON who depd. March ye
2nd 1758 | Agd. 68 yrs. Also ye body of SARAH | GLINDON
alias COPINGER wife to Mr. | THOS. GLINDON depd. June ye
29th | 1759 agd. 56 yrs. with 5 of their children | Lord
have mercy on their souls | Also MARTIN EAGAN who departed |
this life the 16th day of June 1840 (?) aged 36 Years. Great
Grandson to THOS. | SARAH.

Photo No.5
BRIAN (PETER) HARVEY | 1916 - 2005 | Dean of Ossory | 1970 -
1991 | A man greatly beloved | Daniel 10:11

Photo No.6
Erected by | WILLIAM LAWLOR of Vicar Street | In memory of
his Father | PETER LAWLOR | Who died January 22nd 1852 aged
56 yrs | Also his Mother | SARAH LAWLOR alias KEHOE (?) |
who died ... 1864 (?) aged 80 yrs | Also his ... who died
young | Also his beloved wife

Photo No.7
To the dear memory of | HENRY ROBERT McADOO | Archbishop of
Dublin | 1977 - 1985 | Sometime bishop of Ossory | And |
Freeman of this city | 16th January 1916 - 10th December
1998 | How great the tale, that there should be | in God’s
son’s heart a place for me | LESLEY DALZIEL McADOO | 13th
September 1918 - 25th May 2005

Photo No.8
Here lieth the Body of | JOHN MOORE Late of | Shean near
Mary... | Town who Died ye ... | 1741. Aged 60 (?) ... | ...
... | ... | Also the Body of MARGT. | FITZPATRICK of ....

Photo No.9
Erected by Mr. JOHN SWEETMAN | of Coal Market | To the
memory of his uncle | Mr. DENIS SWEETMAN | Who departed this
life the 2nd May 1822 | Aged 76 years | Also his father and
mother | JOHN & CATHERINE SWEETMAN | The former died ...
18..  Aged ... | The latter died .. Oct 18.. Aged .. | Also
his wife Mrs. MARGT. SWEETMAN | ... ... ... | Life 16th
Novr. 1847 Aged 52 years

Photo No.10
CECIL WILLIAM WEEKES, | 1931 - 2012. | Dean of Lismore, |
1990-1996. | Much loved, he touched the lives of many. | "Be
still and know that I am God". Ps. 46

Photo No. 11
Erected by | ABRAHAM RYAN | In Memory of | His Mother JANE
RYAN | Who died 30th March 1907 | Aged 70 | & his father
WILLIAM RYAN | Who died 4th July 1912 | Aged 86 | Also his
wife | FRANCES RYAN who died | 19th Oct 1922 aged 46 | The
above ABRAHAM RYAN | Died 7th Jan. 1943 aged 78

Photo No. 12
[bottom of No. 11] His son JOHN died 6th Oct. 1914 aged 2 |
His daughter CATHERINE died 31st Dec. | 1924 aged 10. His
great-grand-daughter | ESTHER FLORENCE RYAN, died 1 Oct 1988

Photo No. 13
JOHN WALTER | SMITHWICK | Born 13 December 1948 | Died 31
August 2002

Photo No. 14
WALTER | SMITHWICK | Born 13 October 1908 | Died 9 April
1993

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In | memory | of | The Rev. WILLIAM COOKE | Minister of the
| Presbyterian Church, Kilkenny | who died at the Manse | on
the 27th April 1887 | Aged 57 years | Much Respected

Photo No. 16
.... | ANNE | the affectionate wife of | GEORGE JOHNSTON |
... .... | Died ... 1904 aged 70 yrs | The above | GEORGE
JOHNSTON | Died Sept. 20th 1907 aged 85 years | THOMAS BASS
JOHNSTON | Eldest son of the above | died ... .. 1910 aged
51 years | MARY JOHNSTON | Youngest daughter | died ... ...
... 44 years | MIMI | The beloved wife of | GEORGE JOHNSTON
| ... ... ...

Photo No. 17
In Loving Memory Of | GEORGE KAVANAGH | Friars Hill | Who
died 25th August 1992 aged 72 years

Photo No. 18
In memory of | ROBERT NORWOOD | John St. Kilkenny | Died
17th May 1951 | And of SARAH NORWOOD | Died 15th June 1904 |
At Rest

Photo No. 19
In | memory of | JOHN PERCY PHAIR | Rector of Kilkenny and |
Dean of Ossory 1923 - 1940 | Bishop of Ossory, Ferns | And
Leighlin 1940 - 1961 | Died 23rd December 1967 aged 91 |
PAULINE BERYL PHAIR died 4th May 1990 | Lord I have loved
the habitation | of thine house and the place where | thine
honour (?) dwelleth

Photo No. 20
He prayeth best who loveth best | All things both great and
small | For the dear God who loveth us | He made and loveth
all. | In memory of | KATHLEEN | The beloved wife of | JAMES
POE Junr. L.L. D. | Who went before on | Saturday 23rd March
1907. | Also in memory of their daughter | DOROTHY (DODO) |
28th November 1902 - 31st August 2002. | Always remembered
by her family.

Photo No. 21
Cleanse and receive my parting soul | Be thou my stay | Bid
me if today I die | Come home today. | In memory of | AGNES
BERNICE | The beloved wife of | JAMES POE. L.L. D. | Who
went before | Thursday 16th March 1927

Photo No. 22
In | memory | of | The Reverend C. W. ROOKE. M.A. |
Precentor of | St. Canice’s Cathedral. | Kilkenny. | Died
22nd November 1899. | Erected in fond remembrance.

Photo No. 23
Here lies the Body of ELIZABETH | BYRNE who depd this life
Novr .... | Aged 13 years with six of her Brothers | Sisters |
Also their Father Mr. DOMINICK BYRNE | who departed this life
Feby 17th 1821 (?) | Aged 66 years | May their souls rest in
peace. Amen.

Photo No. 24
Erected by WM CARROLL in | memory of his Father WM. CARROLL |
who depd this life March ... | aged 66 Yrs  Also his ... .... |
CARROLL died ... ... | aged .. Yrs [rest illegible]

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[HARDING] In memory of

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[HARDING] his father mother brothers and sister

Photo No. 27
[HARDING] This memorial (?) | is erected by

Photo No. 28
JAMES HILLARY HARDING Roman Catholic Pastor of | Washington
Washington County Iowa United States America

Photo No. 29
In loving memory of | Alderman WILLIAM KEALY | Irishtown | who
died 19th Of April 1879 aged 69 | of his beloved wife ANNE who
| died 25th February 1875 aged 47. | and of their children
MARIANNE aged 5 yrs | THOMAS FRANCIS and JAMES died | young

Photo No. 30
[see KEALY headstone, part of same monument] In memory
likewise | of his Uncle | Alderman JAMES KELLY | who died ..
Octr 1830 aged 70 | And his wife | CATHERINE who died 8th |
Sept 1854 aged 67

Photo No. 31
Erected by | Mrs. JULIA KELLY | in memory of her Husband |
PATRICK KELLY | died 13th Oct 1875 aged 70 yrs | Also her son
in law | PATRICK MERRY | died 4th Augt. 1882 aged 48 yrs | And
her Daughter | JULIA MERRY Alias KELLY | died 4th Sept. 1887
aged 48 yrs

Photo No. 32
God be merciful to | ye soul of CATHERINE | MAGHER daughter to
| THOS. MAUGHER Decsd | May ye 29 1751 Agd | 17 yrs her 3
brothers | Also MARY MAUGHER alias | GLIHOOY (?) deceased Aug
| 19 1757 aged 41 (?) yrs | [rest illegible]

Photo No. 33
Erected by | JOHN McCARTHY R.U.C. | in memory of | his beloved
mother | ELLEN McCARTHY | who died .. May 1903. | Also his
father | MICHAEL McCARTHY | who died .. Feb 1918 | The above
JOHN McCARTHY died | 18 .. 1926 (?) aged 54 years

Photo No. 34
Here lies ye body of WILLIAM | McCREADY ye son to JOHN Mc |
CREEDY Agd 23 yrs ROSE McCREADY

Photo No. 35
In memory of | ROBERT NORWOOD | John St. Kilkenny | Died 17th
May 1951 | And of SARAH NORWOOD | Died 15th June 1904 | At
Rest

Photo No. 36
Here lieth ye body of CATHERINE NOWLAN | alias COONEY Wife of
JAMES NOWLAN of this City | who departed this life April 9th
1727 aged 23 yrs | with two of her children KATE ELENOR who
died | young

Photo No. 37
Here lyeth ye | body of MARGRET | PAYE daughter to | THO. PAYE
SMITH | Who departed ye | 15 of March 1734 | .. 5 year of her
| age

Photo No. 38
In memory of | MARIA PERCIVAL | Who departed this life | 17th
April 1881 | At Brooklawn Co. Kilkenny | Relict of WM.
PERCIVAL | Formerly of Knightsbrook Co. Meath

Photo No. 39
Erected by CATHERINE PURCELL | alias COYNE in memory of her |
husband NICHOLAS PURCELL who | depd this life June the 1 1810
Aged | 35. The above named CATHERINE | [rest illegible]

Photo No. 40
In affectionate | remembrance of | EMILY JANE STACKPOLE | the
beloved wife of | T.A. STACKPOLE | Color Sergeant | Royal
Irish Regiment | Who died at Kilkenny 2nd Dec. 1890 | Aged 23