Waterford - Kinsalebeg Churchyard Memorials

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KINSALEBEG CHURCHYARD MEMORIALS
[From Mr. James Coleman, M.R.S.A.I.] 

'Kinsalebeg Churchyard, in which stands the Protestant 
Parish Church, lies on the east bank of the River 
Blackwater, opposite to Youghal. It is decently kept, 
forming in this respect a pleasing contrast to Temple 
Michael Churchyard, on the other side of the Blackwater. The 
headstones, &c, are but few in number. The following are 
selections from the inscriptions here. 

'Table-tomb':- 

IHS 
Sacred to the memory of | MICHAEL FITZGERALD Esq | 
of Prospect Hall who departed this Life | August 2 
1810 

'Remainder not legible.' 
_____

Table-tomb ':-

Sacred to the memory of PETER SINNOTT Esq | who 
Departed this Life April 29 th 1812 | Aged 36 years 
May he, &c. 
_____

On a headstone adjoining ': -

Two of Mr. Sinnott's Children | Are Here Intered. 
_____

Erected by MARGARET FITZGERALD | in memory of her Father 
JAMES FITZGERALD | who departed this life 6th May 1790 Aged 
63 years. 
_____

Table-tomb in north-west corner ': -

Sacred | to the memory | the Rev. WILLIAM WAKEMAN | For 
seven years Curate of Kinsale Beg | who died June AD 1847. | 
He fell a victim to disease | Brought on by his exertions | 
In relieving the wants of the suffering poor of the parish | 
during the memorable pestilence | of the Famine | In the 
32re year of his age.


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Here | lyeth the Body of | ELIZABETH MCGRATH | The 
wife of WILLIAM MCGRATH who deceased | July the 3 | 
1764 | Aged 35 years 
_____

Sacred to the memory of ROB | LAWLER who died June 
-84 aged 84 years. | Also the Body of MAY LAWLER 
His | Wife who died No | vember 1774 aged 76 years 
_____

Here lieth the body of | WM WHELAN Apothecary | who 
Depd this Life | July 4th 1728 Aged 30 years. May, &c. 
_____

Here lieth the Body | of Mr JOHN GRANT who died 
September 2nd 1803 | Aged 76 yrs. 
_____

'On table-tombs near the chancel end of the church are the 
three following ':-

Sacred | to the memory | of PERCY | SCOTT SMYTH Esq | 
who de | parted this life | October 7 th 1826 | Aged 72 | 
years. 
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Sacred to the Memory of | Mrs CHARLOTTE WELSH [ who 
died August 1st 1832 | in the 33nd year of her age. 
_____

Erected by BRIDGET WHEALEN | in memory of her Father 
EDMOND WHEALEN who died August the 10th | 1774 aged 
46 years | Also in memory of her mother ELLEN | 
WHEALEN who died October the 20th | 1820 aged 83. 

Here | lyeth the Body | of WALTER WHELAN who | 
Deceased | August the 6th 1762 | Aged 34 years. 
_____

Here lyeth | the Body | of PEARSE WHELAN who Died | April 
the 29th | 1784 Aged 60 years | May he rest in peace Amen 
Also BRIDGET WHEALIN wife of PEARSE WHEALEN who died | 
Novem. the 29th 1799 Aged | 74 years. Also BRIDGET WHEALEN 
daughter to WAT WHEALEN Died October the 9th | 1804 Aged 16 
years. 


SOURCE:
Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the 
Memorials of the Dead in Ireland.  Vol vii, FHL# 1279254