Cemetery: Errigal Trough Parish

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Monaghan Index
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File contributed by: Jacquie Liddiard

ERRIGAL TROUGH PARISH.
[From the Rev. J. Wallace Taylor, LL.D., F.R.S.A.I., Vicar 
of Errigal.](Continued from vol. ii., p. 191.)
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The monuments are taken from E to W., the 51st being 
a headstone inside the gate on the right hand side as you 
enter: Here lyeth the body of Cormick Kieran of Errigill who 
departed this life February the 20, 1784.  Aged 55 years.
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I.H.S.
This stone was placed here by the Rev. Charles
Murray, Pastor of Errigal Trough for himself and friends.
Here lyeth the body of Margaret Hughes.
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I.H.S.
Here lyeth the body of Bryan McElmeel who departed
this life June 1744.
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A very handsome headstone, ornamented at the sides with a 
crest (band and dagger) and coat-of-arms on back : Here 
lyeth the body of Owen McKenna.
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Here lyeth the body of Neal Trenor late of Glenmore.
[An upright stone]
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Broken - undecipherable.
[An upright stone]
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Undecipherable.
[An upright stone]
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I.H.S.
Here lyeth the body of John McKenna who departed this life 
August 16th, 1815, in the 27th year of his age. Also his 
daughter Rachel, aged 9 months, 1812.
[An upright stone]
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Here Lyeth the Body of John McCaughey who departed this life 
February 6th, 1757, aged 30 years. (Here also lies the body 
of ......
[An upright stone]
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Here lies the body of Thos. McCroden who departed
this life May 5th, 1797, aged 76 years.
[An flat stone]
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Undecipherable.
[An upright stone]
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Buried.
[An upright stone]
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Undecipherable.
[An upright stone]
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Undecipherable.
[An upright stone]
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Hic Inhumantor sunt reliquam Rev. Tueh McKenna nuper
pastoris de Errigal qui obiit 27th die Octobris 1746
Anno AEtatis 56.
[A flat stone]
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125        Monaghan
This stone is Erected by ....
[An upright stone]
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Undecipherable.
[An upright stone]
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Here lies the body of Elizabeth McOwen wife to Patrick 
McKenna of Kilalick who died Nov. 21, 175..  Aged 56 
years.
[An upright stone]
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Here lies the body of Pebis Trenor of ......
[A headstone]
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Here lies the body of Patrick McQuor late of Raflacanny
who departed the 12 day of November 1747 aged 19 years.
[An upright stone]
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Here Lies the body of Ellinor Sheny daughter of Patrick
Sheny of Glassmullagh who departed this life July 7th 1768.
[An upright stone]
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Here Lyeth the body of Patrick Trenor (?) late of 
Tomeysillogugh who departed this life August 25th 1761 Aged 
65 years.
[An upright stone]
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I.H.S.
Here lyeth the body of Mary McKenna the wife
of Tuly McKenna of Demasell who departed this life
December the 3rd, 1767 and in the 44 year of her age.
[An upright stone]
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Here lyeth the body of Elizabeth wife to Francis 
McKenna who departed this life May ye 22nd 1736,
aged 64 years.
[A flat stone]
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Undecipherable.
[A flat stone]
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Undecipherable.
[A flat stone.]
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I.H.S.
Sacred to the memory of John McCaul who departed
this life 19th March, 1815, aged 27 years.  Requiescat
in pace.
[An upright stone]
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Here lyeth the body of Patrick Donaghy son to
Owen Donaghy who departed this life 3rd May 1777.
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126        Monaghan
Here lyeth the body of Roger McKenna of
Demasell who departed this life May the 12, 1750.
(Coat-of-arms and crest on back.)
[An upright stone]
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Undecipherable.
[A flat stone]
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Here lyeth the body of Bryan ..............
[An upright stone]
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Here lyeth the body of Patrick McKenna of Aughbova
who died Aug ... 1786, aged 67.  Also his son Bryan
McKenna, who died Mar. 13, 1801, aged 52 years.
[A flat stone]
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Here lyeth the body of Owen Ogue McKenna of
Derillan who departed this life March 6m 1788, Aged 59
years.
[An upright stone]
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I.H.S.
Here lyeth the body of .... McCaughry who depd. this life
March 29 1789.  Aged 56 years.
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Here lyeth the body of Felimy Hus..e who departed
this life March 12 1765, aged 74 years.
[An upright stone]
This stone has on it a crest, a tree, and on a shield 6 estoiles,
and in base a ship or galley.
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Here lyeth the body of Patrick McKenna late of Drum
who departed this life the 30 of October 1749.  Aged
70 years.  Also his son Felix McKenna who died
19 of October 1759.  Aged 40 years.
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Undecipherable.
[A flat stone]
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Undecipherable.
[A flat stone]
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Here lyeth the body of Hugh McKenna who departed
this life May 7th 1723, Aged 58 years.
[An upright stone]
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Here lyeth the body of Patrick Cavanagh late of
Cross who departed this life September 17th 1766.
aged 75 years.
[An upright stone]
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Buried.
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Here lyeth the body ....................
of Thomas ............
[An upright stone]
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Undecipherable - dated 1735
[A flat stone]
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Undecipherable.
[A flat stone]
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Here lyeth the bodys of Edward and Oliver
Armstrong sons to Edward Armstrong who
departed this 19 of June 1714.
[Raised letters - A flat stone.]
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Here lyeth the body of Ellenor Houston wife
to Davis Murray who departed this life February
the 11 176 .. .
[A flat stone]
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Undecipherable.
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This stone was erected by Neal O'Mallon of 
Dunnastigan, in memory of his Father John O'Mallon
of Drumbyrn, who died April 22, 1741, aged
29 years.
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Undecipherable.
[A flat stone]
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Herein is interred the body of Ardle McKenna
late of Ballyclare in the parish of Clogher who
departed this life the 18 day of ....... 1736, and
in the 73 year of his age.
[A flat stone]
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Undecipherable.
[A flat stone.]
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Here lyeth the body of ....... McKenna of Drumaull
who departed .............. 1794, aged 76.
[An upright stone]
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SOURCE: 
Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials 
of the Dead in Ireland:  1894 - FHL # 1279285