Shankill Graveyard (near Elphin) - County Roscommon, Ireland
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& Patrice Nemetz-Gardner (13-23)
Transcribed by Valerie Ackroyd
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SHANKILL CEMETERY (NEAR ELPHIN) , ROSCOMMON, IRELAND

Photo No.0
Cemetery view

Photo No.1
In Loving Memory of | PATRICK BEIRNE Kilmaryal | Who died 1884. | And
his wife ELIZA. | Who died 1901. | Also their son JOHN | Who died 17th
March 1930 | Aged 93 years | His wife ELLEN | Who died 8th Feb. 1933 |
Aged 97 years. | Erected by their son | JOHN BEIRNE | R.I.P.

Photo No.2
In | loving memory of | JAMES DOLAN | Who died Oct 8th 1906 | Aged 65
years | Also his wife HANORIA | Who died February 10th 1907 | Aged 58
years

Photo No.3
In Loving Memory of | OWEN DOYLE, Elphin, | Who Died Jan. 28th 1876, |
Aged 73 years. | Also his loving wife | ANNE DOYLE, | Who Died Jan.
8th 1890, | Aged 84 years. | Erected by their son, | JOHN DOYLE. |
R.I.P.

Photo No.4
Pray for the souls | of | BERNARD DUKE, Drumullin, | And his wife ANNE

Photo No.5
Sacred Heart of Jesus | Have mercy on the souls | of | JAMES FEENEY ...?
| Who died Dec. 14th 1889. | And his wife CATHERINE | Who died Oct.
9th 1918. | Erected by their son | BERNARD JAMES FEENEY | R.I.P. Side:
PATRICK FEENEY | Who died Jan. 8th ...? | KATE FEENEY | Who died Aug.
21st 1912 (?)

Photo No.6
Lord have Mercy on the soul of | LOUGHLIN FLANAGAN who depd | this
life October .. 18.. | aged .. Years | in whose Memory this stone was
| erected by his affectionate wife | MARGARET FLANAGAN alias MURRAY |
ans Loving Father MICHAEL FLANAGAN

Photo No.7
... by JAMES GORDON | .. the memory of his parents | JOHN GORDON | Died
September 1895 | MARY GORDON | Died September 1906. | His brother
MARTIN | Died 1917 | And his sister KATE | Died April 1950. | Also | ...
... | JAMES GORDON | ...

Photo No.8
View of KELLY headstones

Photo No.9
Pray for the soul of | GRETTA KELLY | of Ballyoughter | Died Sept 12th
1934 | Aged 25 years | And her husband WILLIAM KELLY | 1902 � 1995 |
Interred at | Knockbridge, Co. Louth | R.I.P. | Erected by her fond |
husband and ...

Photo No.10
Sacred Heart of Jesus | Havae mercy on the soul of | THOMAS KELLY |
Who died 30 Dec. 1899 | Aged 77 years | And his wife HONORIA | Who
died 20th Nov 1875 | Aged 50 years | Also their daughter ANNE | Who
died 11 Nov 1874 | Aged 18 years | And their son | PATRICK KELLY who
died | 20th December 1921 aged 62 years | Erected by ... affectionate ...
| THOMAS F. KELLY ...


Photo No.11
Erected | in | loving remembrance | of | MARY A. LAVEN, | The |
dearly-beloved wife of | JOHN LAVEN, Elphin, | Who died | 13th day of
March, 1890, | Aged 48 years. | Also of his beloved | daughter, |
NANNIE LAVEN, | Who died | 31st day of March, 1884, | Aged 12 years. |
Rev. MARTIN J. LAVEN | Who died March 24, 1893, aged 25 years. |
ELIZABETH J. LAVEN | Who died May 9, 1893, aged 22 years. | Sweet
Jesus Mercy.

Photo No.12
IHS | O Lord have Mercy on the soul of | RODGER MORAN of S... who |
departed this Life April 18 1826 | Aged .. Years | ... tomb was erected
by his | ... ...

Photo No.13
In loving memory of | MARY O'CONNOR | Clooneybeirne | Who died 14th Dec
1922 | Aged 68 (?) years

Photo No.14
... | ... | ... aged 73 | ... erected | by her affectionate | ... EDWARD
| DELIA BEIRNE (nee REYNOLDS) | 1879 - 1950 | And her husband PATRICK |
1865 (?) - 1940

Photo No.15
Pray | for the soul of | OWEN BEIRNE | Castlecole & Mantua | Died Nov
11-1951. | And his wife ANN | Died Nov 10-1954. | R.I.P. | Erected by
His Loving | Children

Photo No.16
O Lord have mercy on the | soul of THOS. BEIRNE who depd. | this life
Jany. 13th 1841 aged 78 yrs | also his wife BRIDGET BEIRNE | died ...
aged 75 years | may they rest in peace Amen | This Stone is erected to
their | memory by their sons PATK. | OWEN, CONNOR (?), JOHN, RODGER |
THOS. BEIRNE

Photo No.17
Leftmost stone: In Loving Memory of | TIMOTHY DORR | Kilmaryal | Died 12
Dec 1936 | His Wife KATIE | Died 2 Aug 1963 | Rest In Peace. Middle
stone front: In loving memory of | PATRICK J. DORR | Mantua | Died
January 1932 | ... Middle stone side: His daughter | KITTY | ... |
January 1919 (?) Right stone: In loving memory of | JOSEPH DORR | Jan.
4th 1928 | Aged 59 years | Daughter MARY T. DORR | ...

Photo No.18
Pray for ye soul of CHARLES | DOYLE (?) who depd. ye life | May 6th 1778
| Also MARY DOYLE his wife | March ye 16 1763

Photo No.19
In loving memory | of | FARRELL HIGGINS, Elphin | Who died Oct. 15 1893
| His wife ELLEN | Who died July 24 1906 | And their children | MARY E.
died April 24th 1891 | JOSEPH died March 12th 1950 | R.I.P. | Erected by
their loving daughter | ANNA M. HIGGINS

Photo No.20
In Loving Memory Of | Our dear father | PATRICK HIGGINS | Chanterland
Elphin | Died 7. July 1972. | Aged 88 years. | Our dear mother MARY |
Died 6. July 1929. | Aged 36 years | Their daughter MARY | Died 4. Dec.
2014 | R.I.P. | HIGGINS

Photo No.21
In Loving Memory Of | KATE KELLY | ... Elphin | Died 2 Aug 1951 | Her
husband JOSEPH | Died 14 Oct. 1953 | Her brother MICHAEL REYNOLDS | Died
Jan. 1932 | Her brother-in-law LUKE KELLY | Died March 1940 | Her son |
THOMAS JOSEPH KELLY | Died 12 May 1992 | R.I.P.

Photo No.22
In Loving Memory Of | Our Dear Parents | PADDY McDERMOTT | ... | Died 2
July 1995 Aged 85 (?) years | His Wife MARY A (Nee MULLANY) N.T. | Died
... Aged ... Years | Her Parents JOHN MULLANY | Died 12 May 1913 Aged 59
Years | His Wife JANE (Nee DRURY) | Died 19 Oct 1904 Aged 28 Years | His
Brother JAMES MULLANY | Died July 1945 Aged 90 Years | Rest in Peace |
Erected By The Family | McDERMOTT

Photo No.23
In | Loving Memory Of | JAMES OWENS | Lismacool | Died Dec. 1943 | His
wife BRIDGET | Died June 1941. | Their son JOHN | Died Jan 1978.




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