Headstones: Meelick Cemetery, Swinford Cemetery
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MEELICK CEMETERY, SWINFORD CEMETERY, CO. MAYO, IRELAND

No. 0
Meelick tower

No. 1
Gate to cemetery

No. 2
Cemetery view

No. 3
Erected to the memory | of all infants interred | in this cemetery |
They are Angels | in heaven

No. 4
Crucified Lord Jesus | have mercy on the souls of | ANTHONY BROWNE,
Meelick, | Who died 8th November 1928. | Also his wife CATHERINE
BROWNE | Who died 10th September 1935. | Son JOHN | Who died 2nd June
1947. | His wife MARY BROWNE | Died Feb. 15th 2001 | ANTHONY BROWNE |
(Son of JOHN and MARY) | Died Oct 13th 2003 | R.I.P. | Erected by
their son PAT BROWNE

No. 5
In loving memory of | ANTHONY CARNEY | Ardhoome | Died May 2nd 1957 |
Aged 86 yrs | His wife MARY | Died April 18th 1966 | Aged 76 yrs. |
Also two infant boys | R.I.P. | CARNEY

No. 6
In loving memory of | JAMES CONWELL | Guatnasella | Died Feb. 14th
1932 | HIs wife AGNES | Died April 16th 1969 | Their son SEAMUS | Died
Dec. 28th 2000 | His wife NANCY | Died Oct. 22nd 1993 | And infant
daughter | CATHLEEN | Died Sept. 26th 1960 | R.I.P. | CONWELL

No. 7
In loving memory of | JAMES CONWELL | Tullyroe | Died April 1937 | His
wife BRIDGET | Died July 3rd 1953 | R.I.P.

No. 8
In | loving memory of | ANTHONY DOHERTY | Ballyglass | Died June 29th
1984 | Aged 79 yrs. | Also his parents | R.I.P. | DOHERTY

No. 9
In loving memory of | JOHN DOYLE | Lislackagh | Died Aug. 9th 1977 |
His wife WINIFRED | Died April 8th 1982 | Also his parents | PAT &
BRIDGET | & his sisters | MARY & WINIFRED

No. 10
In loving memory of | MARY DOYLE | Clooninshin | Died Jan. 16th 1969 |
Husband JOHN | Died Nov. 8th 1979. | R.I.P. | Erected by her husband &
family

No. 11
In | memory of | our loving daughter | WINNIFRED DOYLE | Oldcastle, |
Died Feb. 13th (?) 1931, | Aged 38 years. | Husband ANTHONY | Died
Jan. 31st 1973 | Aged 78 years | Their son PATRICK | Died June 4th
2001 | R.I.P. | Erected by her parents

No. 12
In loving memory of | MARTIN DUNLEAVY | Ballintample | Died March 21st
1992 | R.I.P.

No. 13
Sacred Heart of Jesus | have mercy on the soul of | MARY KATE DURKAN |
Clooninshin | Died June 23rd 1974. | Husband RICHARD | Died Dec. 26th
1981. | R.I.P. | DURKAN

No. 14
In loving memory of | MICHAEL DURKIN | Ardhoome | Died 14th Feb. 1965
aged 87 | His wife ANNE | Died 20th Jan. 1974 aged 82 | Their
daughters | MARY DURKIN | Died 26th Feb. 2002 aged 69 | NANCY McGUIRE
| Died 21st Feb. 1974 aged 49 | Interred in Finchley, London | BRIDIE
HARRIS | Died 17th Dec. 1991 aged 69 | Interred in Tonbridge, Kent |
DURKIN

No. 15
In loving memory of | MICHAEL DURKIN | Ballinlag | Died 26th Nov 1936
aged 71 yrs. | His wife ELLEN | Died 8th Nov. 1953 aged 83 yrs. |
Their sons PATRICK | Died 1908 aged 8 yrs. | JOHN | Died 1928 aged 25
yrs. | R.I.P.

No. 16
MIKE DURKIN | Died 23 Nov | 1936 R.I.P.

No. 17
Pray For The Soul | Of | Rev. DUDLEY FILAN | Dunmaynor, Killasser |
Born 22nd June 1931 | Ordained 23rd June 1957 | Died 5th December 2002
| FILAN

No. 18
In loving memory of | PATRICK FLYNN | Ardhoom | Died 11th Feb 1954 |
Marian Year | His wife MARY ANN | Died 18th April 1991 (?) | R.I.P. |
Erected by | NORA, JOHN & MICHAEL

No. 19
In Loving Memory of | THOMAS FLYNN | Ballyglass | Died Apr 20, 1947 |
Aged 76 (?) years | His wife MARGARET | Died May 22nd 1933 | Aged 53
(?) years

No. 20
In loving memory of | ELLEN GALLAGHER, | Knockavilla, | Died July 23rd
1939. | Her husband JOSEPH, | Died May 3rd 1952. | & their sons JOSEPH
& PATRICK | R.I.P. | Erected by the family.

No. 21
In loving memory of | JOHN GALLAGHER | Oldcastle | Died July 19th
1971. | His wife KATIE | Died July 26th 1981. | DELIA CREAN | Died
Nov. 7th 1990 | Always in our thoughts. | R.I.P. | GALLAGHER

No. 22
In loving memory of | MICHAEL GALLAGHER | Culleens | Died Aug. 6th
1957 | His wife MARY | Died March 8th 1959 | Eternal rest give | unto
them O Lord | Erected by | Mrs. MARY DURKIN Kinaffe | GALLAGHER

No. 23
In loving memory of | THOMAS GIBBONS | ... | Died Feb 26th 1913 | His
wife BRIDGET | Died June 28th (?) 1922 | Their son TOM | Died Dec 25th
1975 | His wife ANNIE | Died June 23rd 1987

No. 24
In | loving memory | of | JAMES GILMORE | Newcastle | Died July 20th
1975 | His wife ANNIE | Died March 26th 1984 | R.I.P. | GILMORE

No. 25
JAMES & MARY GOLDEN | son MARTIN | Died | 1st April 1986 | Rest in
peace

No. 26
In loving memory of | MARY GROARKE | Cloonagallon | Died 31. August
1952 | Aged 58 years | Her husband JAMES | Died 6. July 1957 | Aged 63
years | Also their infant sons | THOMAS and JOHN | Rest in peace

No. 27
Loving Memory of | EDWARD HURST | Laughtadurkan, | Died 7th May 1952.
| His wife BRIDGET | Died Feb. 13th 1982. | His son JOHN P. | Died
26th December 1943. | R.I.P.

No. 28
Sacred Heart of Jesus | have mercy on the souls of | JOHN KELLY |
Oldcastle | Died June 17th 1967 | His wife SARAH | Died Sept. 6th 1989
| His parents | EDWARD & MARY | & his sister MARY | R.I.P. | KELLY

No. 29
In loving memory | of my parents | WILLIAM and SARAH KING | Also my
two brothers | PATRICK and JAMES KING

No. 30
In Loving Memory of | THOMAS LAVIN | Ardgullen | Died Dec. 21st 1959 |
Aged 62 years | His wife MARGARET (PEG) | Died Oct. 10th 1987 | R.I.P.
| Erected by his loving wife

No. 31
In Loving Memory of | JAMES LYNSKEY | Liscottel | Died April 28th 1960
| Aged 64 years | HIs wife MARY | Died July 31st 1965 | JOHN LYNSKEY |
Died Feb 2nd 1970 | Their son PADDY | Died 20th June 2002 | His wife
MARIE (Nee McHUGH) | Died 18th April 2001 | LYNSKEY

No. 32
In loving memory of | MARTIN LYNSKEY | Died May 14th 1932 | of
Carrownacross | His wife CATHERINE | Died July 14th 1925 | Their sons
PAT died Dec 5th 1923 | THOMAS died March 20th 1975 (?) | R.I.P. |
LYNSKEY

No. 33
In loving memory of | ANTHONY J. LYONS, | Buffalo New York, | Died
June 23rd 1969 | Aged 64 yrs. | R.I.P.

No. 34
In loving memory of | JOHN MALONEY | Laughtadurkan | Died 15th June
1951 | His wife NORA | Died 15th December 1968 | Rest in peace

No. 35
In loving memory of | SARAH McDONAGH | Laughtadurkan | Died January
1942 | Her husband TIM | Interred in England | Rest in peace

No. 36
In loving memory | of | PATK. McEVADDY | Newcastle | Died Aug. 31st
1934 | His wife CATHERINE | Died Jan. 7th 1962 (?) | Son PATRICK |
Died Jan. 14th 1988

No. 37
In loving memory of | THOMAS McEVADDY, | Collagh, | Died May 17th
1968. | His wife JULIA | Died April 16th 1996. | R.I.P. | Erected by
his wife & family. | McEVADDY

No. 38
In loving memory of | DELIA McGEEVER | Bothaul, Meelick | Died Feb.
2nd 1968 | And her daughter | KATHLEEN BOWES | Died Sept. 28th 1968. |
Her husband MICHAEL A. | Died Dec. 17th 1987 | R.I.P. | McGEEVER

No. 39
JAMES McGEEVER | Cragaballagh, | Died Aug. 20th 1954 | His wife
BRIDGET | Died May 2nd 1967 | Son JAMES | Died April 26th 1992. |
R.I.P. | Erected by their family

No. 40
In loving memory | JAMES McGEEVER | Oldcastle | Died Feb. 7th 1948 |
His wife CATHERINE | Died Nov. 21st 1953 | R.I.P.

No. 41
In loving memory of | KATTY and THOMAS | McGEEVER | Ballymiles | Also
THOMAS, MARGARET, NELLIE, | and KATHLEEN O'BRIEN | England | May the
angels & saints | lead their souls into paradise

No. 42
In loving memory of | PATRICK McGOWAN | Laughtadurkan | Died March
17th 1957 | His wife CATHERINE | Died March 15th 1970 | Daughter ANNIE
TERESA | Died Oct. 27th 1937 | Son THOMAS PATRICK | Died Sept. 14th
1964. | Son JOHN | Died Oct. 21st 1988. | R.I.P.

No. 43
Lord have mercy on | MARY McHUGH | Knockavilla, Meelick | Died 11th
Feb. 1969 aged 62 years. | Her husband PATRICK | Died 8th June 1970
aged 72 years. | Their son SEAN | Died 14th May 2009 aged 68 years. |
May they rest in peace | McHUGH

No. 44
In loving memory of | MICHAEL McLEAN | A life-long friend | Who died
Nov. 25th 1975 | R.I.P. | Erected by | JOHN FLYNN & his wife FLORENCE

No. 45
In loving memory of | THOMAS McNICHOLAS | Newcastle | Died Aug. 30th
1944 | His wife MARY | Died Aug. 30th 1946 | And his brother WILLIAM |
Died Nov. 30th 1923 | R.I.P. | Erected by the family | McNICHOLAS

No. 46
.. | for the soul | of | EDWARD McNULTY | Who died March 1857 | Aged
21 years | Also MARY BOLLINGBROKE | Who died February 1856, | Aged 26
(?) years

No. 47
In loving memory of | PATRICK MULDOWNEY | Tullinacurra | Died June
28th 1920 | His wife MARY | Died Feb 14th `928 | BRIDGET MULDOWNEY |
Died Sept. 5th 1952 | Her husband MICHAEL | Died Dec. 15th 1955 | &
their baby son JAMES | Died Oct. 31st 1918

No. 48
In loving memory of | THOMAS MULLIGAN | Clooninchin | Died July 18th
1965 | His wife ANNE | Died Feb. 15th 1966. | R.I.P. | Erected by
their family | MULLIGAN

No. 49
In loving memory of | BRIDGET MULROY | Ardhoome | Died April 16th 1971
| Also her parents | MARTIN & MARY DOYLE | Her husband JAMES | Died
Oct. 1st 1973.

No. 50
In loving memory of | EDWARD MULROY | Laughtadurkan | Died July 30th
1954 | His wife KATE | Died Jan. 12th 1961 | Their daughter | Sr.
MARIE EDWARD (UNA) | Died in France June 4th 1983 | R.I.P. | Erected
by their family | MULROY

No. 51
In Loving Memory | of | JAMES MURPHY | Bothaul | Died 7th June 1926, |
Aged 82 years | Also his wife CATHERINE | Died 30th Dec 1933 | WILLIAM
died 6th July 1963 | JAMES died 9th Oct 1968 | ANNIE ... (Nee ROCHE) |
Wife .. WILLIAM | Died ... ..ril 2011

No. 52
In loving memory of | THOMAS MURPHY, Ardhoom | Died 21st Sept. 1925
(?) | And his wife ELIZABETH | Died 6th Jan 1946

No. 53
In loving memory of | THOMAS MURPHY | Ballintample | Died June 10th
1929 | His wife MARY | Died Aug. 10th 1935 | R.I.P. | Erected by their
son THOMAS

No. 54
In loving memory of | THOMAS O'CONNOR Collaugh | His wife BRIDGET &
their sons | JACK, TOMMIE, and JIMMY. | Daughter KATHLEEN | Died Feb.
18th 1952 (?) | May they rest in peace | Erected by | Their loving
daughter KATHLEEN

No. 55
In loving memory of | PATRICK O'MALLEY Collaugh | Died July 22 1941
aged 76 | His wife BRIDGET | Died Dec. 15 1915 aged 52 | & daughter
ANN | Died Nov. 9 1974 aged 72 | R.I.P.

No. 56
In Loving Memory of | HONOR OLIVER | Ballyglass | Died 1st April 1935
| Her sons PATRICK | Died 7th September 1933 | MICHAEL | Died 19th
March 1964 | Rest in peace | OLIVER

No. 57
In loving memory of | ANTHONY PHILBIN | Meelick, | Died June 10th
1945. | Also his parents | & baby daughter UNA | His wife CATHERINE
died July 1974 | Their son PADDY died Oct. 1982 | R.I.P.

No. 58
In loving memory | of JAMES PHILBIN | Steeple Village | Died Oct. 15th
1951 | His brother MICHAEL | And his sister | Mrs. KENNY

No. 59
In loving memory of | JOHN PHILBIN | Lislackagh | Died Dec. 15th 1965
| His wife MARY | Died Jan. 4th 1961

No. 60
In loving memory of | THOMAS PHILBIN | Bothaul | Died Nov. 1928. | His
wife MARY | Died Jan. 1938. | Their sons DOMINICK | Died July 1920. |
THOMAS died May 1972 | & daughters DELIA | Died Aug. 1950. | NELLIE
died April 1964 | R.I.P.

No. 61
In loving memory of | CATHERINE PHILLIPS | Carrowreagh | Died April
9th 1974 | Her husband MICHAEL | Died July 5th 1982 (?) | R.I.P. |
Erected by her husband

No. 62
In Loving Memory of | HONORIA QUINN | Ardhoom | Died Nov. 19th 1949 |
Aged 69 years | Her son TOMMY | Died April 1921, aged 3 years. | Her
husband PAT | Died April 26th 1966 | Aged 96 years

No. 63
In | loving memory of | TERRY QUINN | Laughtadurkan | Died March 29th
1988 | R.I.P.

No. 64
Pray for the souls | of | JAMES ROWLEY | Meelick, | Died 5th Aug. 1956
| Aged 93 years | His wife BRIDGET | Died 6th Oct. 1954 | Aged 95
years. | JAMES P. ROWLEY (JIM) NT. | Died 29th Aug. 1965. | MARY
ROWLEY NT. | Died 25th Sept. 1974.

No. 65
In | loving memory of | KATHERINE RUANE | Ardhoome, Meelick. | Died
18-April, 1970 | Her husband JAMES | Died 26-April 1985. | R.I.P.

No. 66
In loving memory of | DANIEL SHIEL | Carrowreagh | Died 28th June 1941
| His wife MARY | Died 22nd April 1949 | Rest in Peace

No. 67
In Loving Memory of | MICHAEL SHEIL | Carrowreagh | Died Dec. 29th
1940, | His daughter MARY E. | Died Jan. 9th 1955 | His wife MARY |
Died 4th Jan. 1961 | His grandchild | JAMES | Died in infancy | R.I.P.

No. 68
In | Loving Memory | of | PATRICK SHIEL | Clooninshin | Died Feb. 12th
1962 (?) | And his wife MARY ELLEN | Died Jan. 7th 1991 | R.I.P. |
Erected by his wife & family

No. 69
Pray for the souls | of | PATRICK SHEIL | Cappapeach, | Died May 1922.
| His wife MARGARET | Died 1928. | Son MICHAEL died 1907. | Daughter
MARGARET | Died 1928. | And son DANIEL | Died 7th Dec. 1961. | His
wife MARY E. died 6 Dec 1976 | R.I.P. | SHEIL

No. 70
In loving memory of | PATRICK STAUNTON | Ballintample, | Died Oct. 1st
1960 | His wife SIOBHAIN (ex N.T.) | Died March 13th 1966 | Their
daughter NORA (N.T.) | Died July 30th 1962 | R.I.P.

No. 71
In loving memory of | BARTLEY WALSH | Forth Village Kinaffe | Died
Feb. 19th 1976 | R.I.P. | Erected by his nephew | MARTIN DUNLEAVY |
WALSH

No. 72
In loving memory of | JOHN WALSH | Knockavilla | Died July 22nd 1974 |
Also his parents | MATTHEW & MARGARET | R.I.P. | WALSH

No. 73
In loving memory of | PAT WALSH | Newcastle | Died March 31st 1975. |
Wife BRIDGET | Died March 14th 1980. | R.I.P. | Erected by his wife

No. 74
In loving memory of | THOMAS WALSH | Laughtadurkan | Died April 5th
1971. | His wife MARGARET | Died July 22nd 1983. | Their son PATRICK |
Died Feb. 13th 2008 | R.I.P. | WALSH

No. 75
MIKE DURKIN | Died 23 Nov | 1936 RIP

No. 76
Background Stone: Killed in France [...] | 7th April 1919 Aged 24 Years
| RIP | Erected by JOHN FOY  Ballintemple

Foreground Stone:
MARTIN J | FOY | Cpl | Co B | 55th Engrs | World War I | Apr 25 1894 |
Apr 7 1919 | Killed In Action

No. 77
MARTIN J | FOY | Cpl | Co B | 55th Engrs | World War I | Apr 25 1894 |
Apr 7 1919 | Killed In Action

No. 78
Sacred Heart of Jesus | Have mercy on the souls | of | MARTIN FOY | Who
died 1st Nov 1896 aged 77 years | His wife BRIDGET | Died 26th March
1909 aged 77 years | & Their Grandson | MARTIN FOY | Killed in France
while in the U. S. Army | 7th April 1919 aged 24 years

No. 79
In loving memory of | ANTHONY GERAGHTY | Ballini AG? | Died Feb 25th
1947

No. 80
Treasured Memories of | TOM HOWLEY Ballintemple | Died 27th July 1915
Aged 18 yrs. | His parents THOMAS | Died 1st Feb. 1946 Aged 73 yrs. |
MARY | Died 19th April 1954 Aged 94 yrs. | BYRNE Rest in Peace

No. 81
In loving memory of | MARTIN LOFTUS | Lislackach | Died Nov. 20th 1961
| RIP | Erected by Daughter DELIA | & her husband, JOHN

No. 82
In loving memory of | JOHN LYONS Carrarsagh | died Sept. 6th 1967 | his
son JOHN | died May 7th 1943 | R.I.P. | Erected by his wife & family |
LYONS

No. 83
In loving memory of | MICHAEL MURPHY | Ardhoome | died Sept 27th 1937 |
His wife KATE | died Oct 18th 1961 | R.I.P. | Erected by their family

No. 84
In loving memory of | MICHAEL MURRAY | & wife BRIDGET | Lauchtadurkan |
R.I.P.

No. 85
In Loving Memory of | MICHAEL ROONEY | Kinaffe | His wife ANN | & their
son MICHAEL | and MARY RODNEY | Died Sept 23rd 1993 | Aged ?6 yrs.
R.I.P. |

No. 86
In loving memory of | PATRICK SWORDS | Ballyglass | and his wife MARY |
R.I.P. | Erected by their son MICHAEL | (on the base) M. WALSH | SWORDS





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