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KILGLASS CEMETERY, ROSCOMMON

Photo No.0
Kilglass sign

Photo No.1
In | loving memory | of OWEN BEIRNE | of Knockhall | Who died Feb. |
26th 1904 | Aged 86 years | Also his wife | ELLEN BEIRNE | Who died
Oct. | 1st 1896 | Aged 72 years | R.I.P. | And their daughter | ELLEN
DEMPSEY | Who died Feb. 6th 1953. Also her | Husband WILLIAM | Who
died 14th Feb. 1929.

Photo No.2
In | Loving Memory of | JOHN BEIRNE | Carnadoe | Died 3 June 1971 |
Aged 22 years | his mother MAMIE | Died 25 Dec. 1993 | his father
JAMES | Died 5 July 1988 | his grandparents | JOHN BEIRNE | Died 8
Dec. 1951 | ELLEN BEIRNE | Died 16 March ? | ? P ? | BEIRNE

Photo No.3
In Loving Memory of | THOMAS BEIRNE | Carrigen | Died 29. June 1971. |
His wife KATIE | Died 27. Dec. 1984. | His brother | PACKIE BEIRNE |
Died 7. July 1940.  | His son THOMAS | Died July 1944. Aged 2 yrs. |
And his parents | OWEN & BRIDGET BEIRNE | R.I.P.

Photo No.4
Pray for the souls of | THOMAS BOLAND | Larkfield | Who died 22nd June
1935 | His wife BRIDGET TERESA | Who died 4th March 1947 | And their
daughter-in-law | MARY TERESA | Who died 21st Oct. 1933. | Her husband
MICHAEL JOE | Died 21st Sep. 1974 | Their son MICHAEL | Died 24th Dec.
1996 | Their son PATRICK JOSEPH | Born 8th Feb. 1920 | Died 14th June
2002 | PATRICK BOLAND died 1866 | His wife MARY nee O?CONNOR died 1893
| R.I.P.

Photo No.5
In Loving Memory of | JAMES BURKE | Kilgarve | Died 30. Oct. 1963. |
Aged 63 years. | His wife MARGARET | Died 27th Feb 1994 | Aged 93
years | Also his parents | WILLIAM & BRIDGET | BURKE | R.I.P. |
Erected by | his wife & family

Photo No.6
In memory of | PATRICK BURKE | Died 27-Dec 1964 | his son | JAMES
ANTHONY | Died 31-Oct 1986 | R.I.P.

Photo No.7
In memory of | MARGARET BURKE | (Nee SHARKEY) | Died 19-Jan. 1963. |
R.I.P.

Photo No.8
In Loving Memory of | TOM JOE BYRNE | Legan | Died 16 Feb. 1998 | Rest
in Peace | BYRNE

Photo No.9
Left stone: In | Loving Memory of | THOMAS KIELTY | Cullaghmore | died
10 April 1954 | aged 72 years | his wife MARGARET | died 29 March 1956
| aged 80 years | their son IGNATIUS | died 11 Jan. 1995 | aged 79
years | R.I.P. | KIELTY. Right stone: Sacred | Heart of Jesus | have
mercy on the Souls | of EDWARD CLINE | Duane | Who died 22nd Nov. 1902
| Aged 56 years. | And his wife MARY | Who died 8th April 1927 | Aged
75 years. | EDWARD CLINE died 1-8-1964 | MARY E. CLINE died 5-9-1977 |
R.I.P.

Photo No. 10
In Loving Memory of | THOMAS FLANAGAN | 1887 - 1964. | MARGARET
FLANAGAN | 1898 - 1968. | Daughters MARY 1922-1923 | JANE 1925-1995 |
R.I.P. | FLANAGAN

Photo No. 11
In loving memory of | ALOYSIUS FORDE | Emoe Kilteevan | Died 9th Oct
1998 | Aged 76 years | R.I.P.

Photo No. 12
In | Loving memory | of | BRIDGET FORDE | of Knockhall | Who died 8th
Sept. 1910 | Aged 73 years | Her husband GEORGE | Died 8th March 1917
| Their son PATRICK | Died 19th May 1961 | His wife ELLEN | Died 3rd
Jan. 1961 | Their sons | GEORGE died 5th Nov. 1919 | THOMAS died 26th
Sep 1933 | PAUL died 4th Jan 1984 | JOHN died 1st Oct. 1990 | Interred
in Manchester | R.I.P. | Erected by | her husband GEORGE FORDE

Photo No. 13
Erected by | HENRY FRAIN | In respect of his | beloved parents | and
aunt | O Lord have mercy on | the soul of EDW, KELLY FRAIN | of Ruskey
who died | May 10th 1869 aged 74 yrs. | Also his wife CATHERINE | Who
died Nov. 1st 1851 | Aged 49 years | And his sister ELIZA died | Feb,
10th 1860 aged 70 | Requiescant in peace amen | Oh parents now I
greatly fear | that my bones will moulder far | from here | But one
thing I ask ere I go away | that all who read this will for ye pray

Photo No. 14
In | Loving memory of | our dear parents | JOHN GALLAGHER | Knockhall,
| Died 7th Nov. 1942, aged 80 yrs. | And MARY GALLAGHER | Died 15th
March 1944 aged 79 yrs. | R.I.P. | Sacred Heart of Jesus | Give them
eternal rest. | Erected by their devoted children. Small stone in
front: IHS | O Lord have Mer | cy on the soul of | WINIFRD. GALLAGHER
| al. SHANLY who died | 19th Aug. 1802 aged 26 | Erectd. By her | son
JOHN

Photo No. 15
Close-up of first stone in No. 14

Photo No. 16
IHS | O Lord have Mer | cy on the soul of | WINIFRD. GALLAGHER | al.
SHANLY who died | 19th Aug. 1802 aged 26 | Erectd. By her | son JOHN

Photo No. 17
In loving memory of | MICHAEL GEELAN | Carrigeen | Who die 2nd  Nov
1910 | Aged 67 (?) years | R.I.P | ? JOHN GEELAN | Who died 24th Dec.
1929 (?) | Also his wife | MARGARET GEELAN | Who died ? ?. | Erected
by his dear wife | and children ?

Photo No. 18
Sacred | to the memory of | JOHN GREEN, | Carnaskeheen, | Who died
21st Feby. 1905 | Aged 61 years. | Also his wife | MARGARET GREEN |
Who died 1st April 1936 | Aged 78 years | And their son MICHAEL | Who
died 25th May 1943. | Aged 47 years. | Also his son MICHAEL THOMAS |
Died 11 Feb. 1948 aged 11 years. | R.I.P. | Erected in memory of | a
worthy and respected | Husband, and Father, | By his son and namesake,
| JOHN GREEN.

Photo No. 19
KATE E. GREENE | Wife of MICHAEL | Died 1st Dec. 1988

Photo No. 20
ELLEN HANLEY | Cloon?hill | Died Died June 11 | 1910

Photo No. 21
Pray for the souls of | THOMAS HANLEY | Slattamore| Died 1918 | His
wife BRIDGET | Died 1890 | Their sons & daughters | R.I.P. | Erected
by BRIDGET HANLEY

Photo No. 22
In loving memory of | MATHEW HANLEY J.P. | Died 7th May 1881 | Also
his wife ANNIE | Died17th May 1897. | Also their son RODERICK JOHN |
Died 4th August 1861 | And their daughter ANNIE | Died 1st April 1878
| R.I.P. | Erected by their daughter ADELE

Photo No. 23
Left stone: Treasured memories of | my grandparents | JOHN HANLEY |
Lavagh | Died 18. Jan. 1960. | KATE HANLEY | Died 30. Sept. 1940. |
And uncles | JOHN P. HANLEY | Died 15. Feb. 1978. | SONNY HANLEY |
Died 15. Sept. 1978. | And aunt MARY KATE HANLEY | Died 17 Sept 2001 |
R.I.P. | Erected by DOREEN in affection | HANLEY. Right stone: Lord
have mercy on | the soul of MICHAEL | HANLY of Lavagh who | died May
1st 1895 | Aged 55 years. Also | his daughter | CATHERINE HANLY, died
| March 20th 1900. | Aged 23 years. | Erected by his | daughter |
BRIDGET HANLY. Small stone in front: In loving memory | of my wife |
DOREEN (JD) SMITH | Died 1 June 2001 | Rest in peace | Always
remembered | by HAROLD

Photo No. 24
Another view of No. 23

Photo No. 25
Sacred Heart of Jesus | Have mercy on the souls | of | PATRICK HEALY |
Knockhall | Died 28. April 1964. | His wife KATIE | Died 16 March
1962. | Their children | THOMAS PATRICK & CATHERINE | BERNARD Died 28.
Dec. 1983 | MARY ANN JENNINGS | R.I.P. | Erected by their son BERNARD
HEALY | HEALY

Photo No. 26
Left stone: In Loving Memory of | JOHN HEAVEY | Knockhall | died 27
May 1956 aged 50 yrs. | his wife MARGARET | died 20. Feb. 1988 aged 80
yrs. Middle stone: In loving memory of | JAMES HEAVEY | Died 28th Jan
1940 aged 87 yrs | Also his wife KATE | Died 7th May 1949 aged 80 yrs
| And their son JOHN | Died 27th May 1956 aged 50 yrs | Their son
BERNARD | Died 14th Oct 1962, aged 65 yrs | R.I.P. | Erected by their
family | HEAVEY. Right stone: Sacred Heart of Jesus | Have mercy on
the soul | of | JAMES. J. HEAVEY | Ruskey | Died 23rd Aug. 1978 | Aged
77 years. | His wife JOSEPHINE | Died 30th Aug. 1980, | Aged 70 years.
| JOE HEAVEY | Died 4th May 1997 | Aged 85 years

Photo No. 27
IHS | God have mercy | on the soul of | MALACHY HOARE | of Carrigeen |
Also | His wife MARY HOARE | And their children | who are interred |
beneath this stone | JAMES HOARE | Died 1900 | His wife MARY nee
BEIRNE | Died 1903 | Their son BRIAN HOARE | Died 1961 | Erected by |
JANE & BRIDGET | HOARE

Photo No. 28
In loving memory | of | PATRICK KANE | Lagan, Kilglass | Died 4th
April 1977 | His wife MARGARET | Died 30th Sept. 1939 | And his
parents | JOHN died Jan. 1935 | ANNIE died Mar. 1923 | R.I.P.

Photo No. 29
Merciful Jesus have mercy | on the soul of | JAMES P. MACGUIRE, | Died
24th December 1923. | OLIVIA M. MACGUIRE | Died on 26th March 1943. |
Her son JAMES P. The Glebe | Died 3rd Feb. 1980. | His wife NANO died
14th Jan. 1999.

Photo No. 30
Left stone: In loving memory of | JAMES FEENEY | Lavagh | Died 22nd
Nov 1990 | Baby daughter | TERESA | Died 30th Oct 1949 | R.I.P. Middle
stone: Pray for the souls | of | JAMES McCORMACK Lavagh | Who died 21
Dec 1919 Aged 81 yrs | His wife ANNIE who died July 6 1915 | Aged 74
yrs. Their daughter ROSEANN | Who died April 1 1911 Aged 52 years |
Their son JOSEPH died July 21 1927 | Aged 49 yrs. Also their son
PATRICK | died Sept. 21 1935 aged 71 yrs | Their daughter ANNE FEENEY
| Died 4th June 1955 aged 83 yrs | Sacred Heart of Jesus | Have mercy
on them | Erected by their son TOM McCORMACK | Inscribed by their
grandson | JAMES FEENEY. Right stone: In loving memory of | MARY JANE
FEENEY | Lavagh | Died 3 Nov. 1999 | R.I.P.

Photo No. 31
Pray for the souls | of | JAMES McCORMACK Lavagh | Who died 21 Dec
1919 Aged 81 yrs | His wife ANNIE who died July 6 1915 | Aged 74 yrs.
Their daughter ROSEANN | Who died April 1 1911 Aged 52 years | Their
son JOSEPH died July 21 1927 | Aged 49 yrs. Also their son PATRICK |
died Sept. 21 1935 aged 71 yrs | Their daughter ANNE FEENEY | Died 4th
June 1955 aged 83 yrs | Sacred Heart of Jesus | Have mercy on them |
Erected by their son TOM McCORMACK | Inscribed by their grandson |
JAMES FEENEY.

Photo No. 32
Close-up of No. 31

Photo No. 33
In loving memory of | MARY ANNE MacDERMOTT of | Mullagh who died May
1st 1917 | aged 59 years | And of her daughter | BRIDIE who died young
| May they rest in peace | Her son JOHN | Died Aug. 23rd 1963 | His
wife BRIDGET | Died Oct. 23rd 1936 | Erected by her loving husband |
PATRICK MacDERMOTT | who died Nov 19th 19??

Photo No. 34
In loving memory of | BRIDGET McDERMOTT (Nee HANLEY) | Ballymoylan |
Died 21 Dec. 2003 aged 98 yrs. | Her husband BERNARD | Died 20 March
1982 aged 71 yrs. | Interred in Bermingham. | Her parents | WILLIAM
HANLEY | Died 11 Feb. 1936 aged 87 yrs. | MARY HANLEY | Died 21 Feb.
1947 aged 81 yrs. | R.I.P. | Erected by the McDERMOTT family.

Photo No. 35
In loving memory of | GEORGE McDONNELL | Kilgarve Died 17th April 1929
| His wife MARIA | Died 2nd Feb 1950 | Their daughters | ROSALEEN died
10th June 1941 | MARY (MOLLY) died 21st Sep 1980 | MAR..CRUSE died
31st ? 1988 | in infancy | R.I.P. | McDONNELL

Photo No. 36
MARY M. WEBB | Died March 1st 1911 | Aged 12 years | ? ? | Pray for
her

Photo No. 37
O Lord | have mercy on the soul | of CATHERINE McGUIRE | nee CASLIN__
of Moher | Who died 19th August, 1910 | Aged 70 years. | And her
husband | Who died 8th May 1922 | Aged 82 years | And their son |
FRANCIS who died 26 Feb 1932 | Aged 66 years | Their daughter KATE
died | 11th Jan. 1939 aged 68 (?) yrs. | R.I.P. | Also their son PETER
| Who died .. August 1953 aged 77 | Erected by her fond | husband
PATRICK McGUIRE | and their children. | BRIGID McGUIRE died 15 Dec.
1984 aged 77 years | A.D. 1911.

Photo No. 38
IHS | O Lord Have Mercy on the | soul of JOHN McGUIRE | Who depd. this
life Nov. .. | ??19 Aged 7? Yrs. Also his Daughter-in-Law MARY McGUIRE
Alias ? who | depd. this ? [rest is illegible]

Photo No. 39
In Loving memory of | HUGH McGUIRE, (Big) | of Caul | Who died 24th
Febry. 1900, | Aged 84 years. | Also in memory of | his children |
TERENCE McGUIRE | Died 25 April 1952 ? 85 yrs | His wife CATHERINE |
Died 8 June 1956 ? 71 yrs | Their sons JOHN | Died 6 June 1971 ? 53
yrs. | PATRICK died 25th Dec 1992 | Aged 72 years, HUGH died | 20th
June 1994 aged 81 years | Erected by his beloved wife | and children
JOHN, TERENCE | ELLEN and MARGARET

Photo No. 40
In | Loving memory of | HUGH McGUIRE | Doo_Slatta, | Who died 28th
Octr. 1903, | aged 74 years. | Also his daughter | BRIDGET FLYNN | Who
died 10th April 1940. | Aged 72 years. | DANIEL FLYNN | Died Nov. 19.
1956 | PETER FLYNN | Died May. 19. 1988 | R.I.P. | Erected by his fond
| son JAMES McGUIRE | A.D. 1915.

Photo No. 41
In loving memory of | BRIDGET MGT. McHUGH | Knockhall | Died 29th June
1980 | And MARY McHUGH | Drummanmore | Died 5th Jan. 1981 | R.I.P.

Photo No. 42
Left stone: See No. 41. Right stone: In Loving Memory of | MARY ANN
McHUGH | Renefarna Ruskey | Died 22 Dec 1960 | Aged 77 Years | Her
Husband OWEN | Died 13 Feb 1973 | Aged 88 Years | Their Son MICHAEL |
Died 10 Nov 1998 | Aged 76 Years | His Wife MARY | Died 14 Feb 2001 |
Aged 73 Years | Rest in peace | McHUGH

Photo No. 43
Left stone: In Loving Memory | of | OWEN McHUGH | Love KATIE. Middle
stone: KATE McHUGH | R.I.P. Right stone: In Loving Memory of | Our
dear parents | JOHN HENRY (SONNY) McHUGH | Knockhall | Died 13. Sept.
1976 aged 86. | His wife SARAH | Died 23. March 1982 aged 86. | Their
son OWEN | Died 23. Nov. 1934 aged 8. | R.I.P. | Erected by their
family

Photo No. 44
IHS | In Loving Memory Of | JOHN PATRICK McHUGH | Slattamore | Died 3.
Oct. 1955 | His wife BRIDGET | Died 3. Jan. 1977. | Their daughter
MARGARET | Their son JOHN MARTIN | Died 10. Feb. 1977. | R.I.P. |
McHUGH

Photo No. 45
See No. 42: In Loving Memory of | MARY ANN McHUGH | Renefarna Ruskey |
Died 22 Dec 1960 | Aged 77 Years | Her Husband OWEN | Died 13 Feb 1973
| Aged 88 Years | Their Son MICHAEL | Died 10 Nov 1998 | Aged 76 Years
| His Wife MARY | Died 14 Feb 2001 | Aged 73 Years | Rest in peace |
McHUGH

Photo No. 46
O Holy Cross | under thy shadow I will rest | In | loving memory of |
my father and mother | OWEN and MARY McHUGH | Slattamore | Also my
brothers | PATRICK and his wife MARY | TERENCE and his wife |
ELIZABETH and their son | JOHN | PETER McHUGH | Died 30 Sep 1997 aged
76 years | Jesus have mercy on them | PATRICK McHUGH, Slatta-more |
Died 15th July 1970 | His wife MARY ANN died 7th June 1953 | His
brother JOHN McHUGH, Derrymoylan | Died 3rd Oct. 1958 | His wife MARY
ANN died 8th July 1961 | Their daughter KATIE died 18th Feb 1945 |
Their son PATRICK died 17th April 1971

Photo No. 47
In Loving Memory of | JOHN JOE McHUGH | Cloonshanna Rooskey | Died 30
June 1991. Aged 67 years | R.I.P. | Erected by | his loving wife | and
family | McHUGH

Photo No. 48
In | loving memory of | MICHAEL MELEADY | Ruane. | Who died January
1876 | Aged 80 years | And his wife | ELLEN MELEADY | Who died June
1876 | Aged 70 years | And their daughter ANNE | Who died in 1856 |
Aged 17 years | Their daughter JANE FLANAGAN | Died Jan 4th 1920 aged
66 years | Her husband MICHAEL FLANAGAN | Died March 28th 1925 aged 94
yrs | R.I.P. | Also their grandsons | JAMES J. and JOHN FLANAGAN | who
died aged 4 years & 1 year | Erected by their sons | MICHAEL and JAMES
MELEADY | A.D. 1913

Photo No. 49
In Loving Memory Of | EDWARD MOFFATT | Clonkell | Died 20th April 1979
| Aged 64 years | His parents | MATTHEW | Died 24th July 1961 | ANNIE
| Died 6th Jan. 1960 | His uncle MICHAEL | Died 8th March 1975 |
R.I.P. | Erected by their family

Photo No. 50
In | Loving Memory Of | OWEN O?BEIRNE | Carrigeen, Kilglass. | Died
11. March 1976, aged 74. | Erected by his wife | JOSEPHINE | R.I.P. |
And sons EAMMON, TOMMY | SEAN, OWEN, ANTHONY. | Daughters DOREEN,
RITA, | KATHLEEN, IRENE, TERESA, | UNA & BERNADETTE. | Also his loving
and | devoted wife | JOSEPHINE | Died 18th June 1993 \ O?BEIRNE

Photo No. 51
In loving memory of | CHARLES O?CONNOR | Rooskey | And his wife |
BRIDGET O?CONNOR | And their daughter | MARY CASEY | R.I.P. | Erected
by their dear son | PATRICK O?CONNOR Brooklynn | U.S.A. 1904

Photo No. 52
Sacred Heart of Jesus | have mercy on the soul | of PATRICK O?CONNOR |
Drumanmore | Who died 6 June 1917 | Aged 68 years | And his wife |
MARGARET O?CONNOR | Died 7th May 1934 aged 76 yrs | Their son PATRICK
O?CONNOR | Died 11th April 1974 aged 80 | Erected by his son PATRICK |
A.D. 1932

Photo No. 53
Pray | for the happy repose | of the souls of | RICHARD PADIAN. |
Cordrummin | Died 22nd June 1928, aged 86 yrs. | And his wife
ELIZABETH | Died 15th June 1930 aged 84 yrs. | Their son LUKE died 12
Aug 1952 | Aged 76 years his wife MARY | Died 4 Dec 1973 aged 83 years
| Their son RICHARD died 8 Jan 1998 aged 66

Photo No. 54
In loving memory of | JOHN P. REYNOLDs, | Ruskey | Died Jan. 10th
1955. | His wife CATHERINE | Died May 1. 1974. | Also his parents |
Brothers and sisters. | R.I.P.

Photo No. 55
Sacred Heart of Jesus | Have mercy on the souls | of | PETER SHEERAN |
Rockville | Died Nov. 18. 1969. | His wife ANGELA | Died Oct 28 1975.
| Also his infant daughter | His parents | PATRICK SHEERAN | Died Feb.
11. 1937. | His wife BRIDGET | Died Jan. 28. 1942. | R.I.P. | SHEERAN

Photo No. 56
In | loving memory of | MICHAEL TOOLAN. | Drumminmore | Who died 19th
April, 1926, | Aged 72 years. | And his son | PATRICK TOOLAN | Died
March 31st 1929 aged | 32 years | DELIA TOOLAN | Died 26th January
1942 | Their daughter CELIA BEIRNE | Died 17th July 1972 aged 79 years
| R.I.P. | Erected by his widow | and children.





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