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ST. JAMES CHURCH (OLD), ATHBOY, CO. MEATH, IRELAND.

No. 0
Church and graveyard

No. 1
St James Church of Ireland sign

No. 2
Another view of No. 4, ADAMS

No. 3
Another view of No. 4, ADAMS

No. 4
Here Lieth the Body of | LOUISA JANE ADAMS who departed | this life
August the 15th 1840. Wife | of WM. OB ADAMS of Upper Gloucester |
street in the City of Dublin M.D.

No. 5
See No. 6, ALEXANDER

No. 6
Sacred | to the memory of | DAVID ALEXANDER R.I.C. | Died Sept. 12, 1888
| Aged 39 years | Also of | ADELAIDE ALEXANDER | Died Nov. 4, 1887 |
Aged 5 years and 3 months | Erected by a sorrowing | widow and mother

No. 7
Erected | by ... children | ... ... | ... ... | ... Oct 1916 (?) | ...
WILLIAM (?) ALLEY his father | ... ... | ... ... | And RACHEL ALLEY his
grandmother | [rest illegible]

No. 8
In loving memory of | Mrs. MARGARET ANDREWS | Hill of Ward | Died 25th
Nov. 1933 aged 89 yrs. | Her son JOHN | Died 23rd Dec. 1938 aged 49 yrs.
| And his wife KATE | Died 3rd Sept. 1965 aged 68 yrs. | R.I.P. |
Erected by her family

No. 9
Sacred | to the memory of | HENRY WRAY ATKINSON | Born at | Cancort
Kings Co. | July 19, 1807 | Died at | Frankville Athboy | Jany 24 1873 |
The memory of the just | is blessed | Prov. 10.7 | Every one | which
seeth the Son | and believeth on Him may | have everlasting life | and I
will raise him up | at the last day | John 6.31.

No. 10
WM. B. S. ATKINSON | Died March 10 1872 | Aged 21 years

No. 11
WM. H. ATKINSON | Died May 1850 | Aged 5 months | And | HENRY ATKINSON |
Died June 1852 | Aged 4 months | Suffer | little children | to come unto
me

No. 12
Erected by PATRICK ROURK and | ELIZABETH BARRY ... of their | posterity
(?) | Here Lyeth the body of JOSEPH | BARRY who died in in his infancy |
... 1773 (?) Small plaque: In | loving | memory of | MARY O'CALLAGHAN |
Died ... April 2009 (?) | May She Rest In Peace

No. 13
Of Your Charity | Pray for the Soul of | THOMAS BARRY | who Departed
this life the 25th (?) day | of July in the year of Our Lord 1869 (?) |
Aged 65 years | Erected to his memory | by his Widow | CATHERINE BARRY

No. 14
Another view of No. 13, BARRY

No. 15
See No. 16, BLAKE

No. 16
Sacred | to the Memory of | ROBERT BLAKE | Eldest Son of | EDWARD H.
BLAKE Esqr. | Died on the 26th September | 1841 Aged 6 years | and 3
months

No. 17
CATHARINE | Relict of the | Rev. JAMES BURROWES | Vicar of Castleconnor
Co. of Sligo | Died March 17th 1859 | Aged 79 | Jesus said unto her | I
am the Resurrection and the Life

No. 18
This stone is | Erected by MARY BYRNE | Alias MOORE in memory of | her
Loving husband | JOHN BYRNE of Athboy Innkeeper | who died Septr. 24th
1813 (?) | Aged 42 years | Also his Father SILVESTER BYRNE | who died in
March 1802 | Aged 64 years | And also FANNY (?) BYRNE his | wife died in
1867 (?) aged ... years

No. 19
Better view of No. 18, BYRNE

No. 20
This Stone ... | By PATRICK RORK (?) in Memory | of his wife M... |
Alias CARNEY (?) who departed | this life July the ... [rest illegible]

No. 21
In | Loving Memory | of | HUGH CORMAC CARBERRY | of Athboy | Died 25th
February 1927 | Aged 71 years. | And his beloved wife | JOSEPHINE HELEN
MARY CARBERRY | Died 20th February 1935. | At her residence, Surrey
House, Leinster Road, Dublin. | Aged 69 years. | And their beloved
daughter | GERTRUDE IRENE | Died 24th March 1896, aged 6 years. | Also
ALFRED CORMAC | Dearly loved son of the above | Died 23rd July 1945 |
And interred here | Mrs. VIOLET RICKERBY | Died 30th Jan 1987

No. 22
See No. 23 CASSIDY

No. 23
Sacred | to the memory of | LAWRENCE CASSIDY | died 25th March 1866 Aged
88 years | Also his wife BRIDGET | died ... 1867 Aged ... | Also their
Son ... CASSIDY | [rest illegible]


No. 24
Of your Charity | Pray for the Soul of | WILLIAM CASTLES | who departed
this life on the ... day of February (?) | 1835 (?) in the ... of his
age | Also of his wife ELIZABETH | who departed this life on the 18th
(?) day of May | 1887 (?) in the ... of her age.

No. 25
See No. 26, CLEARY

No. 26
CHRISTOPHER CLEARY | In memory of his beloved parents | JAMES CLEARY who
died 10th April 1892 | Aged 55 yrs | And MARY died 30th Aug 1910 | Aged
73 yrs | Their son JAMES died 10th Aug 1900 | Aged 35. Also their
daughter MARY | Died 21st Sept 1909 | Aged 34 yrs

No. 27
Sacred | to the memory of | ABRAHAM | Aged 5 years | who died on 20th of
March 1858 (?) | ISABELLA | Aged 9 years | who died on 21st of March
1858 (?) | ANNA COUNTESS (?) | Aged ... | ... ... | MARY | ... ... | ...
... | SOPHIA | ... ... | ... children of | ABRAHAM COLLES [for story
behind this headstone check
https://athboy100.com/2016/02/22/the-tragic-life-of-abraham-colles/]

No. 28
In Loving Memory of | CAROLINE COLLINS | (nee HIGGINS) | Died 20th Jan
1940 | R.I.P.

No. 29
Erected | by | Their children | In memory of their beloved | Parents
THOMAS COMISKEY | Died Dec. 28th 1868 | BRIDGET COMISKEY | Died Aug.
10th 1884. | Also their son | JAMES | Died Sept. 13th 1887.

No. 30
Close-up of No. 29, COMISKEY

No. 31
Here | lieth the | body of | DAVID | COMON... | Age 66 | 1747

No. 32
Erected by | PETER CONNELL | In memory of his father and mother | Also
his son | PATRICK CONNELL | Who died aged 11 years | Also his son |
CHRISTOPHER CONNELL | Who died March 27th 1899 | Aged 33 years | PATRICK
CONNELL | Died February 3rd 1917 | Aged 68

No. 33
Erected by BRYAN CONNOLY | in memory of his Father | JAMES CONNOLY who
depd | this life the 18th of May | 1818 aged 63 years also his | Father
TOLE CONNOLY who | depd this life March the ... | 1778 aged 64 years
also his | Wife MARY CONNOLY alias | QUIN who depd this life June | the
2nd 1782 aged 60 years

No. 34
Erected | by his sorrowing | wife and children | In loving memory of |
GEORGE CONNOR who died | 18th February 1910 aged 65

No. 35
See No. 54, GORE

No. 36
Have Mercy O Lord on the | Soul of CHRISTR. CUNNEEN | who dep this life
Dec 15th | 1806 Agd 57 yrs whose | Memory this Monut. was | Erectd by
his affectionate | wife ANN CUNNEEN Alias | MALONE

No. 37
This Monument was | Erected by JOHN | CUNNINGHAM in Me | mory of his
Father | JOHN CUNNINGHAM | Who Died April  [rest illegible]

No. 38
Erectd by CATHRINE | CURRAN in Memory | of her Beloved | Husband JOHN
... | who died March | 26th ... ...

No. 39
In memory of | MARTIN DOHERTY | Martinstown Athboy | Died 21. Dec. 1937.
| His wife MOLLIE | Died 2. June 1945 | Their daughter RITA | Died 4 May
1939. | R.I.P.

No. 40
See No. 41, DONOVAN

No. 41
In Loving Memory | of | PETER DONOVAN Athboy | Died 18th March 1898 aged
72 years | Also his wife MARY | Died 6th Dec 1903 aged 66 years | And
their sons | PETER WILLIAM | Died 23rd Feb 1885, aged 22 years | Also
JOHN, | Died 23rd Nov 1903, aged 32 years

No. 42
Sacred to the Memory of | ANTHONY DOWDALL Esqr. who died | on the 26th
of Decbr. 1791 aged 29 (?) years and | CHRISTOPHER DOWDALL Esqr. who
died | on the 12 of Feby. 1796 aged 22 years of ... | Also is here
deposited the remains of | JAMES DOWDALL Esqr. of ... | who died
Novembr. 23 1822 aged 46 (?) ... | GEORGE DOWDALL died 1808 (?) [cont'd
on No. 43, DOWDALL]

No. 43
[cont'd from No. 42, DOWDALL] ... WALTER DOWDALL died 1810 (?) |
HAMILTON DOWDALL died 1846 | FANNY CAMPBELL Grandaughter of | ... GEORGE
DOWDALL died | 15 June 1882

No. 44
Here lyeth the body of | NICHOLAS DUNN of Castle | Town who Departed
this | life ye 9th of July 1778 aged | 55 years (?) anno Domi. |
Requiescant in pace

No. 45
In loving memory | of | PATRICK EUSTACE | Died Dec. 27th 1913 aged 84 |
His wife JANE | Died March 15th 1917 aged 63 | Their daughter | Mrs.
MARY HOEY | Kinnefad House Edenderry | Died June 1st 1949 | Aged ...
years | MARGARET died 23 August 1951 | PETER died 29 April age 75. |
HOEY

No. 46
Three headstones. Left: In Loving Memory of | MARY FARRELL | Bunboggan |
Died 24th Nov. 1984. | Also her husband MICHAEL | Died 18th Nov. 1985. |
And their son TOM | Died 23rd Jan. 1951 | Aged 7 yrs. | Also their son
JOHN (Sean) | Died 10th Jan. 2008 | Aged 70 yrs. | R.I.P. Middle stone |
In | loving memory | of | BRIDGET BROWN | Died... Dec. ... | BRIDGET
BROWN | Died January 1914 | Also her sister MARY | Died 24th May 1984
(?) | Her sister | ROSE McDONAGH | Died 13th March ... Right stone: ...
| THOMAS LYNCH | [illegible]

No. 47
The | FARRELL | Family | Higginstown | R.I.P.

No. 48
This stone and | Burial Place be | Long to PATRIC | FL... [FENY?] & his
Posterity

No. 49
JOHN FIELD died | Sept. 20th 1780 | Agd 61 Yrs also | his wife MARY |
FIELD Alias | STANLY [rest is broken off]

No. 50
In memory of | JOHN FITZGERALD | Died Nov. 17th 1846 aged 40 | Also his
children | JOHN | Died Decr. 25th 1864. Aged 17 | ISABELLA E. | Died
Novr. 7th 1866. Aged 21 | MATTHEW | Died at Toronto June 15th 1868. Aged
32. | Rev. VII.17 | JAMES died Oct. 5th 1885 aged 59 | MARY wife of the
above JOHN | Died March 10th 1892 aged 84 | WALTER died July 7th (?)
1889 aged 62 | WILLIAM died May 18th 1918 (?) aged 86 | ISABELLA | Died
18th May 1943 aged 46. | And MARY wife of above WALTER | Died 2nd
February 1947 aged 86.

No. 51
Erected by MATTHEW | FOX in memory of his | father THOMAS FOX who |
Departed this life on | the 3rd day of Sept 1813 (?) | Aged 68 years |
Lord have mercy | on his soul

No. 52
Another view of No. 51, FOX

No. 53
Erected | by | PATRICK GILSENAN | Higginstown | In memory of his parents
| JANE GILSENAN | Died 16. March 1926 aged 58. | MICHAEL GILSENAN | Died
6. Oct. 1930 aged 83. | Their son THOMAS | Died 9. July 1927 aged 24 |
JAMES GILSENAN | Died 1. Oct. 1935, aged 86 | ROSE ANN GILSENAN | Died
18 July 1947, aged 47 (?) | ELLEN GILSENAN | Died 25. Mar. 1950, aged
47.

No. 54
Sacred | to the memory of | RALPH THOMAS GORE Esq. | of Yandilla
Australia | Who fell asleep in Jesus | the 31st day of October 1860 |
Aged 45 years | Also to CHARLOTTE ISABELLA | Second child of | RALPH T.
GORE and ISABELLA his wife | Born 22nd May 1857 | Died April 2nd 1858

No. 55
In | loving memory of | BRIDGET GOULD | Died April 24th 1942 | PATRICK
SHEEHY | Died April 25th 1925 | R.I.P.

No. 56
This Monument is | Erected by THOS | HAVLIN in Memory | of his Father
CHRIST. | HAVLIN | who Died | Oct 6th 1773 Aged 65 (?) | his Mother
ELIZABETH [cont'd on No. 57]

No. 57
Another view of No. 56, HAVLIN with the additional line ... his Mother
ELIZABETH | ... Alias MOORE

No. 58
HAVLIN, see Nos. 56 & 57

No. 59
In loving memory | of | JOSEPH HIGGINS, Altaine, Navan. | Who died 25th
April 1979 aged 70 years. | Also his wife CATHERINE | Who died 23rd May
2005 aged 87 years. | JOSEPH HIGGINS, Gillstown, Athboy. | Died 9th Aug.
1941 aged 72 years | His daughter MARY, died 24th Jan. 1942 aged 32
years. | His sons - LAURENCE, died 28th Aug. 1946 aged 40 years. |
CHARLES, died 18th Feb. 1947 aged 32 years. | His wife AGNES HIGGINS,
died 24th Dec. 1952. | WILLIAM HIGGINS, died 22nd Dec. 1993 aged 74
years | Rest In Peace. | HIGGINS. Small stone in front: In loving memory
of | CAROLINE COLLINS | nee HIGGINS | Died 20th Jan 1940 (?) | R.I.P.

No. 60
See No. 60 for close-up, KELLETT

No. 61
Here resteth | the remains of | FANNY MARY KELLETT | Who died 4th of
March 1867 | Also | ALICE KELLETT | Who died 21st of June 1871 | Also
their mother | MARY KELLETT | The beloved wife of | RICHD. KELLETT | Who
died Decr. 21st 1876. | Precious in the sight of the Lord | is the death
of his saints. | Also of | RICHARD KELLETT | Ballinadrimna House | Who
died 20th September 1891 (?)

No. 62
In Loving Memory | Of | HUBERT KELLY | Died 22nd March 1946 | Aged 8
years | Erected by | his | brothers and sister | Never forgotten.

No. 63
In loving memory of | JAMES KIERNAN | Died August 12th 1886 | Aged 26
years. | Also my dear mother | MARIA KIERNAN | Died August 13th 1923 |
Aged 64 years. | "Sweet Jesus have mercy on their souls" | R.I.P. |
Erected by their sorrowing daughter.

No. 64
In | loving memory of | BRIDGET LARRISSY | Died August 16th 1905, aged
64 yrs. | MARY LARRISSY | Died Nov. 19th 1923, (?) aged 2 1/2 yrs |
JULIA LARRISSY | Died October 24th 1926 aged 10 years (?) | MICHAEL
FLOOD | Died Sept 3rd 1940, aged 14 months | JAMES LARRISSY | Died Nov.
8th (?) 1944 aged 57 (?) years | JAMES ... LARRISSY | Died 24th February
1950 aged 31 years

No. 65
LEDWITH family plot

No. 66
Erected in memory of the | LEDWITH family of Castletown | Who are
interred here | By direction of CATHERINE LEDWITH | Who died 16th
February 1948 | R.I.P.

No. 67
Pray for | PETER & BRIDGET | LEDWITH | Baskinagh | Their daughter |
BRIDGET JOSEPHINE | Their son PETER JOE | His wife MARY

No. 68
In loving memory of | THOMAS LYNCH | ... | Died 2nd (?) Aug. 1925 (?) |
His wife BRIGID | Died 25th ... ... | R.I.P.

No. 69
Erected by | EDWD. MARLOW | In Memory of | His father BATTY | MARLOW Who
| Departed this life | June the 23rd 1817 | Age 55 years

No. 70
Here rest the remains | Of a beloved Father & Mother | JAMES FREDERICK
MARTLEY | Late of Kells in this County Esqr. | MD who depd this life the
13th of May | In the year of our Lord 1813 | In the 55th year of his age
| And HENRIETTA MARIA MARTLEY | Otherwise HOPKINS his wife | Who
followed him the 8th of April | In the year of our Lord 1832 | In the
70th year of her age

No. 71
[cont'd from No. 72, MARTLEY] KATE ISABELLA MARTLEY who died on | the
4th Dec. 1871 aged 50 years Eldest | Daughter of JOHN MARTLEY of |
Ballyfallon in this Parish & JANE | MARTLEY otherwise ROTHWELL his wife
| whose remains lie interred in Kirk | Onchan Churchyard in the Isle of
Man

No. 72
Underneath are interred the | Remains of Mrs. CLEMENA MARTLEY | wife of
Mr. JOHN MARTLEY of Athboy | who Departed this life on the 14th | Day of
Janry. 1789 aged 59 yrs | This Monument was Erected as a | tribute to
the Memory of the best of | Parents by her Sorrowfull Children | Here
also lie the Remains of [cont'd on No. 71, MARTLEY]

No. 73
Full view of stone for Nos. 72 & 73, MARTLEY

No. 74
See No. 75, McCORMICK

No. 75
This Stone ... ... | By MARGRET .. ... | of her Husband PATRICK |
McCORMICK [rest illegible]

No. 76
In the Holy Name of Jesus | Pray for the souls of | PATRICK McDERMOTT
Athboy | Who died 21st March 1895 aged 83 | And of his beloved wife |
MARY ANNE McDERMOTT | Who died 27th November 1911 aged 76 | And of their
dearly loved daughters | LIZZIE who died 28th January 1873 | Aged 4 1/2
years | And of CATHERINE | Sister of Charity St Vincent de Paul | Who
died at Smyllum Lanark | 8th July 1890 aged 28 | MARY McDERMOTT died 6th
March | 1929. Sister Joseph Sister of | Charity died 7th Oct 1933. |
Also MARGARET died 6th Aug. 1942 | Aged 87 yrs. | R.I.P. | Erected by
their sorrowing daughters

No. 77
See No. 78, McELROY

No. 78
Sacred | To the Memory of | ROBERT McELROY | Who Departed this life |
the 2nd day of Jany 1871 | Aged 57 years. | This Monument was Erected as
a | token of affectionate Remembrance | By his Widow and only Son

No. 79
... your Charity | Pray for the Soul of GEORGE | McLOGHLEN who depd this
life | on the 15th of September in | the Year of our Lord 1854. | Aged
82 years

No. 80
This Stone protects the Tomb of the | Family | of | McVEAGH

No. 81
In loving memory of | CHRISTOPHER MONAGHAN Frayne | Died 2nd March 1921.
| MARCELLA died 27th June 1921 | RICHARD died 13th April 1927 | JOHN
died 12th May 1934. | WILLIAM died 24th Nov. 1937. | JANE died 5th April
1941. | MARY died 18th Nov. 1949. | MARGARET died 14th Feb. 1957. |
LAURENCE died 12th Dec. 1958. | His daughter died aged 1 year. | MARY
died 2nd Dec. 1991 | Aged 76 yrs. | R.I.P.

No. 82
Erected | in | memory of | PATK. MONAGHAN of Frayne | Who died 6th Octr.
1893, | Aged 84 years. | Also his son JAMES, who died | 29th June 1862,
aged 4 years.

No. 83
Here Lyeth ye Body of | ELINOR MOORE Deceased | January ye ... 1733 Aged
78 | yrs. Also ye Body of LAURENCE | MOORE Deceased Febry ye ... | 1765
(?) Aged 86 yrs. Also | their Son JOHN MOORE by | whom this Stone was
Erected | he died April ...

No. 84
Another view of No. 83, MOORE

No. 85
See No. 86, MOORE

No. 86
Erected by | MARTIN MOORE | in memory of his beloved Father | JOHN (?)
MOORE | who died ... April 1860 (?) Aged 59 (?) years | Also his mother
ELIZABETH died Feb. 1879 | His brother THOMAS died ... July 1903 | ... |
His sons THOMAS ALOYSIUS | Died ... June 1890 aged 13 years | [cont'd on
No. 87, MOORE]

No. 87
[cont'd from No. 87, MOORE] ...  And JOHN died 20th September 1909 |
Aged 40 years | The above named MARTIN died ... March 1911 | Aged 80
years | His wife CATHERINE died July 1925 | Aged 75 years | BRIDGET
MOORE died ... 1952 | ... MOORE died ... | ... | CATHERINE MOORE died
... 1961 | ...

No. 88
In Loving Memory | of | WILLIAM MULLEN | Died 18 Feb 1883 aged 67 years
| And of his wife MARGARET | Died 26th March 1903 aged 79 years | And of
their son & daughter | WILLIAM & SARAH

No. 89
Close up of No. 88, MULLEN

No. 90
ARTHUR ANNESLEY BURROWS NOBLE | Died ... ... | Aged 25 (?) years |
ERNEST NEWCOME  NOBLE | Died March 29th (?) 1880 | Aged ... years | We
asked life of thee and thou | gavest ...

No. 91
In memory of | Rev. ROBERT NOBLE | ...orn 20th ... ... | ...ied ... ...
| And | CATHERINE | Widow of | Revd. ROBERT NOBLE | [rest illegible]

No. 92
Sacred | to the memory of | JOHN NOLAN M.D. | Who died 26 May 1868 (?) |
Aged 63 years | For nearly 30 years | Medical Officer | of Athboy |
Blessed are the dead | which die in the Lord | Rev. | Also of | FRANCES
ELIZABETH | Daughter of the above | Who died in Dublin | 30th March
1876. Aged 21 years.

No. 93
This stone is erected | as a tribute | of filial affection in the memory
of | Mr. EDWARD NORRIS of Athboy | who departed this life | on he 5th
day of November 1840 | Aged 47 years | And of his Wife Mrs. ELIZABETH
NORRIS | who departed this life | on the 25th day of April 1871 | Aged
70 years | Also in memory of their daughter CATHERINE | who departed
this life on the 8th of May 1857 | Aged 23 years | Also their daughter
ANNE who | departed this life on the 5th of December 18... | Aged 47
years | MARY O'CALLAGHAN died 27th Jan. 1932. (?) | PATRICK O'CALLAGHAN
died 12th Dec. 1947. | And their sons PATRICK died 9th Nov. 1965. |
PHILIP died 19th (?) May 1966. | And his son PHILIP died ... 2006 (?)
aged ...

No. 94
This Stone was Erected | by EDWARD NUGENT | in Memory of his Father |
[rest is illegible]

No. 95
Sacred | to the memory of | EDWARD O'CONNOR | Who died | on the 7th Feby
1870 | Aged 63 years | And of his sons | JAMES died 26 Aug 1846 | Aged
20 years | JAMES died 29 Jan 1869 (?) | Aged 20 (?) years & one month |
In memory of a loving mother | JUDITH O'CONNOR | Who died Dec 2nd 1876
aged | 69 (?) years | Erected by her loving ... M. STAPYLTON

No. 96
Close up of No. 95, O'CONNOR

No. 97
Another close up of No. 95 & 96, O'CONNOR

No. 98
Left: JANE O'DOHERTY | Died | 27th Sept. 1968. Right: In loving memory
of | SIMON O'DOHERTY | 1859-1927 | KATHLEEN ROCHE | 1922-2007 | R.I.P.

No. 99
[Cont'd from No. 98, O'DOHERTY] Also his son | SIMON | Died 17th May
1958 | Aged 66 years | Inserted by | his wife | and family | R.I.P.

No. 100
[Cont'd from No. 98, O'DOHERTY] Left side: PATRICK (Pat) O'DOHERTY |
Kilgarty Dunsany | Died 23rd Sept 1977 | Aged 41 years. | R.I.P. Right
side: JANE O'DOHERTY | Died | 27th Sept. 1968 (?)

No. 101
Close up of Nos. 98 & 99, O'DOHERTY

No. 102
Close up of No. 98, O'DOHERTY

No. 103
Erected by | MARY O'KEEFFE, of Drewstown | In memory of her beloved
husband | JOSEPH M. O'KEEFFE | Who died ... 1877 aged ... years | Also
her beloved daughter | ELLEN CATHERINE | Who died ... 1872 aged ...
years | Also her father JOHN MURRAY | ... ... | And mother MARCELLA |
Who died ... 1852 aged 56 (?) years

No. 104
See No. 105, O'REILLY

No. 105
... | for ye souls of ye undernamed | CHARLES O'REILLY of | Meadstown
Esqr. who departed | 12th novr. 1767, aged 43 yrs. | And 4 of his
Children RICHARD, | ESMAY, FRANCES, and ELIZABETH. | This Monument was
erected | in memory of ye aforesaid | CHARLES for him & his posterity |
1st of July 1771 by his son | RICHARD TYRRELL O'REILLY Esqr.

No. 106
This Stone covers the Burial place of the | late JOHN PENTLAND of Athboy
and his | family the last of his Sons GEORGE was | interred here the
Fourteenth of May 1826 | aged 85 they trusted that they should not | be
holden of the Grave but Rise to a | happy immortality through the merits
| and mediation of their Lord and | Saviour Jesus Christ. [cont'd on No.
108]

No. 107
See No. 108, PENTLAND

No. 108
[cont'd from No. 106, PENTLAND] Here also rests they body of | REBECCA
PENTLAND | Otherwise LITTLE widow of said GEORGE | who died on the 1st
of July 1850 | in her 88th (?) year

No. 109
See No. 110, PIERS

No. 110
This Monument was | Erected by THOMAS PIERS | in memory of his beloved |
Parents | JOSEPH & MARGARET | PIERS the former died on | the 13th of
Decr. the latter | on the 27th of June 1807 both | in the 62nd year of
their age.

No. 111
In | loving memory of | CHARLES PIGOTT who died | Novr. 27th 1889 aged
85 (?) years | Also his wife MARGARET PIGOTT | Who died Jan. 24th 1885
aged 63 years | Also his son WILLIAM PIGOTT | Who died Oct. 31st 1883
aged 27 years | Their daughter | ELIZABETH died ... June ... | MARY JANE
SYNOTT (?) | Died ...

No. 112
Here lyeth ... the body | of Mr. JOHN PILLSWORTH Who | Departed this
life the 6 of June | [reset illegible]

No. 113
This stone | was Erected by WILLIAM | PLUNKETT in memory of his | Father
JOHN PLUNKETT who depd | this life Dec. the 29th 1761 aged | 36 yrs |
Here lieth the body of the | Erector who depd this life the | 6th of May
1802 aged 60 years

No. 114
In Loving Memory | Of | Dr. OLIVIA (Libby) POTTERTON | Beloved daughter
of | MAUD and the late ELLIOTT POTTERTON | Rathcormick | 14 March 1964 -
27 June 2001.

No. 115
Beneath this stone | rest the mortal remains of | THOMAS POTTERTON | of
Balatalion Co. Meath | Who departed this life | Nov. 8. A.D. 1847 in his
71st year. | Also those of his brother | HENRY POTTERTON | of
Ballyfallon same County | Who departed this life | Oct. 29. A.D> 1846
aged 72 years | Here also lie interred | ELEANORA ANNE [cont'd on No.
116]

No. 116
[cont'd from No. 115 ... Widow of the above named | THOMAS POTTERTON |
Died August 15. 1874 aged 86 | And two of their daughters | ELIZABETH
died April 11. 1883 aged 65. | MARY died March 17 1887 aged 67 | As also
their son | ARTHUR POTTERTON | of Clonbelogan (?) Co. Meath | Born March
19 1828 Died October 25 1890 | The righteous shall be had in |
everlasting remembrance | Ps. 112.6. [cont'd on No. 117]

No. 117
[cont'd from No. 116] ... Here also rest | HARLOE and EMILY IRWIN |
Grandchildren of THOMAS & ELEANORA POTTERTON | Matt. 19.14

No. 118
[another POTTERTON stone] THOMAS HENRY | Died Feb. 7th 1885 (?) | Aged
25 years | ROBERT ALEXANDER | Died Sep. 16th 1894, | Aged 38 years

No. 119
[side view of No. 120, POTTERTON] FRANCES and MATILDA | Twins | Died
March 1868, | Aged 6 months. | ELEANOR EMMA | Died May 1868, | Aged 7
years.

No. 120
In memory of | SARAH MAINWARING | Wife of | WILLIAM POTTERTON |
Balatalion | Died Jan 12th 1894, | Aged 70 years | And five of their
children

No. 121
Near to this spot within the Church are | deposited the remains of the |
Revd. PHILIP READE LLD. of Woodtown in | the County of Meath who died on
the 4th | day of May 1781 aged 74 (?) years. Also those | of his wife
MARGARET FETHERSTON sister to the | late THOMAS FETHERSTON Esqr. of
Bracklin | Castle in the County of Westmeath along | with several of
their Children | And beneath this Stone | repose the remains of their
son | JOHN READE Esqr. [cont'd on No. 122]

No. 122
[cont'd from No. 121] ... JOHN READE Esqr. | Barrister at Law | Who
departed this life on the ... day of January 1890 | aged 64 (?) years |
As a faint memorial of his many and ... | the Love and Esteem they
inspired | and the general and deep ... for his loss | This Monument was
erected | by his afflicted family | Beside him are placed the remains of
his ... | Wife [cont'd on No. 123]

No. 123
[cont'd from No. 122] ... MARTHA READE | Only daughter of the late
FRANCIS HOPKINS Esqr. | of Athboy Lodge in the County of Meath | She
departed this life on the 8th day of November 18... | aged 73 Years |
Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord ... | Saith the Spirit for
the rest from their Labours.

No. 124
Erected by PHILIP REILLY in | memory of his ... | ... his wife ALLICE
REILLY | who departed this life Febry ... | 1847 (?) Aged 61 (?) years

No. 125
This Memorial Was | Erected By TERENCE | REILLY For his Father | OWEN
REILLY who Depad. | this life November 25 | 1796 Aged 64 Years | also
his Mother ANNE | REILLY alias COYL who | Departed this life May | the 4
1791 Aged 57

No. 126
Erectd. by THOS. | REILLY ... Memory | of his Mother ANN REILLY | who
died 1812 agd. 68 (?) yrs.

No. 127
In loving memory of | PHILIP & MARGARET REILLY | 8 James Tce. Athboy |
and their sons & daughters | R.I.P.

No. 128
Erected by PATRICK ROURK and | ELIZABETH BARRY ... of their | posterity
(?) | Here Lyeth the body of JOSEPH | BARRY who died in in his infancy |
... 1773 (?) Small plaque: In | loving | memory of | MARY O'CALLAGHAN |
Died ... April 2009 (?) | May She Rest In Peace

No. 129
Erected to the memory of | JANE SHAUGHNESSY who depd. | this life on the
23rd of May 1857 | aged 75 years. | also her Son JOHN SHAUGHNESSY | who
depd. this life on the 11th of | June 1857 aged 18 (?) years.

No. 130
Here lyeth the | bo | dy of BRIDGET SHERROCK | alias BARNEWAL (?) wi |
fe to HENERY SHERROCK | who departed ye life | June ye 12 aged 77 yrs in
ye | year of our Lord 1738 | ANNE & MARY SHERROCK | her children erected
| by WALTER KEATING

No. 131
In | loving memory | of my husband | ROBERT SIMPSON | Who fell asleep
7th Aug 1899 | Aged 70 years | And their son WILLIAM | 27th March 1887
aged 25

No. 132
(Close-up)
In | loving memory | of my husband | ROBERT SIMPSON | Who fell asleep
7th Aug 1899 | Aged 70 years | And their son WILLIAM | 27th March 1887
aged 25

No. 133
1848 ANNA SMITH 1913 | 1840 THOMAS SMITH 1913 | 1885 JULIA SMITH 1923 |
1848 ANNA MURTAGH 1944 | Rest In Peace

No. 134
Sacred | to the Memory of Mrs. | JANE SMITH who depd. this life May |
14th 1871 aged 73 years | This Stone was Erected in | Affectionate
Remembrance of | her long and Faithful service by | the ROTHWELL Family
with whom | she lived at Rockfield for 28 | Years.

No. 135
May God have Mercy | on the Soul of | MARY JOSEPHINE | Third daughter of
| THOMAS SMITH | Died Dec 15th 1885 | Aged 6 years | Also her beloved
mother | ANNIE ROSE SMITH | Died May 25 1888 aged 39 years | Also the
above | THOMAS SMITH | Died July 16th 1889 aged 50 years | Also PATRICK
C. SMITH died 7th February 1907 | Aged 28 years

No. 136
(Close-up)
May God have Mercy | on the Soul of | MARY JOSEPHINE | Third daughter of
| THOMAS SMITH | Died Dec 15th 1885 | Aged 6 years | Also her beloved
mother | ANNIE ROSE SMITH | Died May 25 1888 aged 39 years | Also the
above | THOMAS SMITH | Died July 16th 1889 aged 50 years | Also PATRICK
C. SMITH died 7th February 1907 | Aged 28 years

No. 137
In pious | remembrance of | JOHN SMYTH | for many years Sexton | of this
church | Who died May 15. 1844. | Aged 56 (?) | Also of his only son |
JOHN | Who died after a brief illness | Nov. 3. 1871. Aged 27 | Both
deeply regretted [cont'd on No. 140]

No. 138
[cont'd from No. 139, re SMYTH] This monument was erected by | CATHARINE
NOBLE | In token of | their faithful service | in connexion with the |
Parish of Athboy.

No. 139
Sacred to the memory of | PATRICK THORNTON of Portlester | Who died
August 14 1874 | Aged 76 Years | This stone was erected | By his
sorrowing wife | ELIZABETH of the Co. Kent | England as a token of | Her
affection | Also the above ELIZABETH | Died April 14. 1877 | Aged 81
years.

No. 140
Here Rests the Body of DORA | LIPSCOM (?) TINKLER who Departed | This
Life June the 25th 1817 | Aged 18 Years

No. 141
Erected | By THOMAS TUITE in memory of his | Father EDWARD TUITE who
died | the 10th of October (?) 18... aged ... years | Also his Mother
CATHERINE JANE who | died on the 20th of October 1850 (?) | aged 70
years

No. 142
In | loving memory of | RICHARD TYRRELL | ... | Died 2nd March 1917 aged
81 years | MARY TYRRELL | Died ... Nov. 1931 aged 88 yrs. | JOHN TYRRELL
| MARY JOSEPHINE TYRRELL | JAMES TYRRELL

No. 143
In | loving memory | of | ANDREW WALKER | Who died 12th May 1878 | Aged
72 years

No. 144
This stone was placed here | By FRANS. WALSH of Athboy | in Memory of his
Parents | THOS. & ANNE | the Former died ... | ... ... the | Latter
March 1817 (?) aged ... | Here also rests the Body of said | FRANCIS
WALSH | who died on the 2nd of February 18... | Aged 50 (?) Years

No. 145
[cont'd from No. 144, WALSH] ... and of ANN WALSH alias LITTLE his wife
| who died on the ... ... | Aged ... Years

No. 146
View of WALSH & HEAVY stones

No. 147
In | Loving Memory of | JAMES WALSH | Mullaghstones Athboy | Died 6th
March 1958 | His wife BRIDGET died 1st Feb. 1960 | Their son ANDREW died
9th June 1967 | Daughter ROSE died 12th Sept. 1970 | & ANNE died 30th
Nov. 1989

No. 148
Erected by | Mrs. WALSH of Athboy | in memory of her beloved | father &
mother | EDWARD & ELIZABETH HEAVY | Also her husband | JAMES WALSH |
Died 26th Dec. 1904 (?) aged 75 years | Also | his wife ...

No. 149
Sacred | to the memory of | FRANCIS WHITE | died 7th May 1868 Aged 68
years | JAMES WHITE | Connaught St. | died 1895 (?) Aged 52 years

No. 150
Erected | by | MARIA & BRIDGET | In memory of their father | ROBERT
YORKE | Who died 19th June 1853 (?) aged 50 years | And their mother |
ELIZABETH | Who died 11th Oct. (?) 1888 (?) aged 70 (?) years | Also
their sister MARGARET ... | Died 23rd Oct. 1877 aged 25 years | Also
JAMES | Who died 23rd May 1916 (?) aged 79 (?) years | Also JANE YORKE |
Died 31st Oct. 1947 (?)




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