Cemetery: LONGFORD - Abbeylara Churchyard, Co. Longford, Ireland Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Longford Index Copyright Contributed by Simon de Montfort _____________________________________________________________________________ MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS Location: ABBEYLARA CHURCHYARD, Co LONGFORD Num: 1 Source: APMDI IHS Pray for the Soul of EDMOND REILLY who Departed this life June the first 1750 aged 66 yrs. Also his Wife MARGARET ...alias WARD who (remainder buried) Num: 2 Source: APMDI IHS Pray for the Soul of Father MICHAEL PUNNEY who died 7ber the 13th 1749 Aged ... Num: 3 Source: APMDI IHS Pray for the soul of JOHN MEAGHAN Who died Janry. the 10th 1764 Aged 77 years Erected by his son JAMES MEAGHAN Num: 4 Source: APMDI ...........1740............ ...his wife ELI.... KIERNAN alias O'NEILL .........March 3d. 1747 age....yrs Ercd. by their Ch............. Num: 5 Source: APMDI IHS Pray for ye soul of PA- TRICK KEIR- NAN who De Parted this life January 21st 1749 Aged 60 Also for ONNER KEIRNAN alias ...... (rest buried) Num: 6 Source: APMDI Pray for the soul of PHILIP KIERNAN who departed this life February the 7th 1774 aged 56 years Erected by ....... (rest buried) Num: 7 Source: APMDI IHS Pray for the soul of FAUGHNEY FERRALL who departed this life Dec. 27th 1788 Aged 60 Yrs. Erd. by his Brother PATRICK FERRALL In memry. of him & family P.J.N. SKELLY Num: 8 Source: APMDI Pray for the Soul of CATHERINE COYLE alias CAFFRY who departed this life may the 1 1792 aged 40 years Erected by THOMAS COYLE. Num: 9 Source: JIMMY LENNON (1997) "I know that my Redeemer liveth and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth and though after my skin worms destroy this body yet in my flesh I shall see God" Sacred to the memory of Revd. Alexr. Montgomery for many years Vicar of this Parish. Who died March 29th 1807 aged 63 years. Also his wife Anna Maria who died September 12th 1813 Also their son George Montgomery who departed this life May 8th 1808 aged 24. And their youngest daughter Eliza Montgomery who fell asleep in Jesus Dec. 4th 1836 This monument was erected as a token of affection to their departed relatives by their only survivors Catherine and Anne Montgomery Num: 10 Source: JIMMY LENNON (1997) This stone is erected to the memory of Mrs. Allice Green, late of Kilbride in this county. Who died on the 12th of February 1813. Also Miss Jane Forster who died on the 4th of July 1820, by their affectionate sister Miss Mary Forster Num: 11 Source: JIMMY LENNON (1997) In memory of Arthur Read of Kilbride who had and end of his earthly cares in the year of Our Lord 1810 and also that of his wife Anne Read who bade a last farewell to this mortal world and it's transient possessions on the 20th August A.D. 1831 Erected by Stephen and Thomas Major, nephews of those deceased. This stone is as a monument of sincere respect and affection towards their relations the reposed inhabitants of this grave Num: 12 Source: JIMMY LENNON (1997) Sacred to the memory of John Henry Shea son of the Revd. John Shea Vicar of this Parish who died Sept. 30th 1840 aged 1 year and 10 months His sorrowing parents look for comfort to that compassionate saviour who has said, "Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not for of such is the Kingdom of God" Num: 13 Source: JIMMY LENNON (1997) Here lieth the body of Alexander Burrowes, late of Fernsborough in this county, Esquire. He departed this life esteemed and regretted on Tuesday the first day of November 1783 aged 80 years Here also lieth the body of Martha Mary Burrowes otherwise Beatty relict of the above Alexander Burrowes. She departed this life on Friday the 16th of January 1789 in the 80th year of her age Num: 14 Source: JIMMY LENNON (1997) Pray for the souls of Jams. and Ann Carlisle who departed this life, he on the 13th of March 1811 aged 47 years. She on the 13th [piece missing] aged 37 years This monument was erected by their son John Carlisle, Granard Num: 15 Source: HOMAN POTTERTON (2006) In Loving Memory of Eugene Francis Newman Newgrove House Abbeylara Died 8th March 1982 aged 78 yrs. His wife Mary Charlotte Died 22nd Jan. 2000 aged 87 yrs. Daughter of Jane Hinds Lynn R.I.P. Num: 16 Source: JIMMY LENNON (1997) In Loving Memory of RICHARD JOHN HINDS only son of Henry Potterton Hinds New Grove Co. Longford who entered into rest on 17th March 1904 aged 25 years His parents Henry Potterton Hinds died 17th Sept. 1904 Charlotte Hinds wife of Henry died 1st June 1927 Erected by his loving and sorrowing uncle John Thomas Hinds New Grove Co. Longford died 13th Dec. 1936 Jane Hinds died 25th March 1940 Eugene Francis Newman died 8th March 1982 *APMDI = Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland