Finglas Graveyard, County Offaly (Kings), Ireland
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FINGLAS GRAVEYARD, COUNTY OFFALY (KINGS), IRELAND
*=compilers note
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Photo of Graveyard
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Photo of Graveyard
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In loving memory | of | JOHANNA BYRNE | (*nee Tierney
Castleroan), who died Oct.15th 1889 | THOMAS BYRNE | Died
Sept. 28th 1894 | ELIZABETH BYRNE | Died Dec 15th 1936 |
CATHERINE BYRNE | Died Oct. 16th 1944 | And her Husband
PATRICK | Died March 23rd 1947 |Their son THOMAS, Died Feb.
14th 1975 | His wife EMBIE (*nee WHITE Cooraclevin), Died
Dec. 23rd 1994 Aged 87 | R.I.P.
Photo No.3
In Loving Memory of BRIEN'S and KENNY'S.
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In | Loving Memory of | RICHARD CONWAY Dunkerrin | who Died
7th Jan. 1962 | His Son CHRISTOPHER | Died 11th Feb. 1973 |
His wife MARGARET | Died 1st March 1980 | R.I.P.
Photo No.5
In Loving Memory of SARAH DEVLIN, who Died 10th Oct, 1935
Aged 84 years. Jesus Have Mercy on Her Soul.
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DILLON Table grave
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Here lie the remains of | GARRETT (?) DILLON MD | He Died on
the 20th? day of | Novr. 1820 in the 39th or 53rd? year | of
his age Erected by | his Widow ANNA? DILLON | May He Rest in
Peace. (*This is the only horizontal slab in Cemetery,
letters faded)
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In Loving Memory of | MARY FANNING | Moneygall | Died 9th Dec 1942 | Her
Husband DANIEL | Died 1st Aug. 1967.
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In Loving Memory | of | DENNIS FOGARTY | who died 8th Dec 19
71 Aged 75 years | His wife ANNIE | (*nee RYAN COX,
Toomevara) | Who Died 13th Oct. 1953 Aged 47 years | Also
their infant Daughters | PEGGY and NORA | R.I.P. | Erected
By Their Families.
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Sacred to the Memory | of DAVID SAMUEL GREER | who Died 20th
April 1960 | And of his wife ELIZABETH | (*nee BYRNE)
Loughawn) | Who Died 28th Aug. 1981 | Her Brother PHILLIP
BYRNE | who Died 25th Dec. 1983 | Requiescant in Pace.
Photo No.11
In Memory of MARGARET HOUGH. Deceased 27th June 1753, Aged 93 years.
Erected by ANNE LIHANE.
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Here lies the Body of JOHN HOUGH, who died Feb. 1777 Aged 34 years.
Also ELEANOR HOUGH otherwise LOYED died same day Aged 27 years.
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In Loving Memory of | MICHAEL KENNY | Dunkerrin | His wife
ANNIE | And his brother | THOMAS | Also his parents |
MICHAEL and MARY | Erected By Their Son MICHAEL.
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In Grateful Memory of | DAN KELLY | B. 15th June 1851. D. 28th April
1913 | This Tablet by his Employer | After many years of faithful
service.
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In Loving Memory | of | WILLIAM MCLEISH | who Died 29th June 1940 |
(*WILLIAM died suddenly, walking up Army Hill road, outside Moneygall.
Spot is marked by a memorial cross) ELLEN MCLEISH | Died 20th June
1947 | (*ELLEN died after been struck by a car, on Roscrea Road,
outside Moneygall) | JAMES MCLEISH | Died 27th Oct. 1948 | PATRICK
MCLEISH | Died 4th June 1984.
Photo No.16
In Memory of JAMES and MARGARET MAHER, Loughawn.
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In Loving Memory of | PATRICK MC MAHON | Died 15th Aug. 1927
| KATE MC MAHON | Died 8th Dec. 1934 (Nee Delaney, Dunkerrin)
| MARGARET MC MAHON | Died 31 July 1936.
(School teacher in Moneygall, came from Co. Clare.
Photograph exists of him with pupils from Moneygall National
School 1910)
Photo No.18
Erected | in Memory of | M A MINOGUE by her husband & |
father R MINOGUE and J COSTELLO | Died Dec. 5th 1880 aged 34
years | Also her sister JOHANNA, died | Nov. 13th 1879 aged
28 yrs | JOHN COSTELLO Ballinakill | Moneygall | His wife
MARY | JOHN COSTELLO Busherstown Moneygall | Died 25th June
1951 | His wife JOHANNA | Died 16th Jan. 1973 | R.I.P.
Photo No.19
Erected by | MARY A. RYAN | In Loving Memory of her Parents
| MATTHEW and ANNE RYAN | Also her sister | KATHERINE
CANTWELL | and her 3 children | And MARY J. JOHNSON | (Born
in Leixlip).
Photo No.20
Erected by DANIEL RYAN in Memory of his wife JANE RYAN,Otherwise
HOUGH,who Died ?ber 23rd 1776. This is beside Hough headstones.
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In Loving Memory | of TIMOTHY SHANAHAN (TED) | who died 3rd May 1977 |
His ... | Died 27th ... | .. Uncle ...| [rest illegible]
Photo No.22
In Loving Memory of MARY WHELAN Timoney Knock. Died 8th Feb. 1991.
Her Husband JOHN Died 28th Sept. 1985. (Interred in Timoney).
Photo No.23
ALICE RYAN 3 July 1966 [Broken Stone]
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___EW RYAN Nov 1960 [Broken Stone]
(*Per Irishgenealogy.ie a MATTHEW RYAN of Moneygall, died
9 Nov 1960. He was single & 28 Yrs old.
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MARY FOGERTY BRIAN GOLDRICK
Photo No.26
CORBOY Grave and Bollián Stone
Photo No.27
In Loving Memory | of | MARY WHELAN | Timoney Knock | Died
8th Feb 1991 | Her Husband JOHN | died 18th Sept 1985 |
(Interred in Timoney) | R.I.P. | Erected By Their Family.
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This stone has been Erected by JOHN CORBOY. in memory of his Son,
JOHN CORBOY, who departed this life May the 9th 1839, Aged 14 years.
May His Soul Rest in Peace. Amen.
Finglas Cemetery Is Located Off The N7 Dublin To Limerick Road,
Between The Villages Of Moneygall And Dunkerrin In The Deep South Of
Co Offaly, Close To Border With North Tipperary. Finglas Was In The
Old Medieval Parish Of Dunkerrin.It is situated In The Townland Of
Loughaun (Loughawn). Only A Mound Exists Where The Old Medieval
Church Once Stood.
Compiled by Noel Coonan and Nancy Fogarty.
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