Headstones: Multyfarnham Cemetery Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Westmeath Index Copyright File contributed by: Dave Fleming dfleming@iol.ie Photos ----------------------------------- MULTYFARNHAM CEMETERY Directions: Take Right off the M4/N4 at Ballynafid [or Bunbrosna, if you missed first turn] and proceed for 3km. Right at Catholic Church and cemetery is opposite back entrance of church. 11.5km NNW of Mullingar GPS: N 53 37' 22.783" GPS: W 7 23' 28.1419" Photos taken 21/12/2008 Transcriptions 18/03/2010 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Notes: Names or words in [ Box Brackets ] are added as a result of my own research. Characters between question marks ? x ? are my nearest guess. '_' indicates completely illegible characters. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Photo No.01 Of your Charity | Pray for the soul of | CHRISTOPHER DOWLING | of Rathowen | Who died April 13th 1904 aged 89 years. | Also his wife | ELIZA DOWLING [nee GAYNOR] | Who died July 13th 1903 | Aged 90 years | R.I.P. | Erected by their son | JOHN DOWLING. Photo No.02 In loving memory of | JOHN DOWLING Rathowen | Died 16 Feb 1940 | His dear wife MARY | Died 25 Feb 1925 | And in fond memory of their baby son MICHAEL | In loving memory of CHRISTOPHER DOWLING | Died 7 April 1965 | His dear sister BRIDGET | Died 8 Nov 1968 Photo No.03 Pray for the repose of the | Soul of | AGNES C. GAYNOR | Who departed this life 11th April 1899 | Also her husband | EDWARD GAYNOR | Died 17th Dec 1936 Aged 86 yrs | Their son PETER | Died 31 Aug 1981 | R.I.P. Photo No.04 In loving memory | of | PETER GAYNOR | Ballinalack | Died 31 Aug 1981, aged 86 yrs | His wife ELIZABETH | (nee COLEMAN) | Died 26 Dec 2003 in her 88th year | R.I.P. Photo No.05 In loving memory | of | JOSEPH WEIR | Ballinderry, Mullingar | Died 28th October 1997 | At base of Headstone: Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam uasal (Gaelic prayer for the dead) ->> May his/her noble soul be at the right hand of God Photo No.06 This headstone is almost totally illegible but I established from my own records [and rubbing the headstone] the following details [not wording]: MARY WEIR (nee Dowling - daughter of Christopher Dowling above) died 13 Nov 1940 aged 81 yrs [born 27 Oct 1859] her daughter MARY ANN 'MAE' WEIR died 1st Dec 1961 aged 64 [born 1897] Also BRIDGET WEIR [sister] 9th June 1975 aged 76 [born 8th Nov 1898] Photo No.07 In | loving memory of | SEAN WEIR | Multyfarnham | Died 9th February 1991 | Aged 68 Years | His sister Maureen | Died 14th August 2007 | Aged 86 years | Rest in Peace | Lord by your Cross and Resurrection | You have set us free | You are the Saviour of the world | W E I R All images Copyright by Photographer