Cemetery: Kildavin Churchyard Memorials

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KILDAVIN CHURCHYARD MEMORIALS
[From Lord Walter FitzGerald]

'The old churchyard of Kildavin is situated in the deer-park 
attached to the Johnstown Castle demesne. Portions of the 
walls of the church still exist, showing it consisted of a 
nave and chancel. A rough round granite boulder served as a 
font, the bowl of which is square with the aperture in the 
centre. Being now used as a headstone is the lintel of 
(probably) the east window; it is of granite, and shows the 
window to have been of two round-headed lights.

'St. Davin, of Kildavin, was venerated on the 1st of August, 
on which day, the graves in this churchyard are decorated 
with laurel-branches and flowers--a custom peculiar to this 
district. 'There are no tombs of any age or interst; the  
following inscriptions are copied from tombstones on the 
south side of the church ruins, and are mostly difficult to 
decipher.

'Flat slab':-
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I.H.S.
This Stone was Erecd by JAMES DOYLE | Ballenacarig in 
Memory of his Fathr | JOHN DOYLE depd this Life Feb
6th | 1811 Aged 51 yrs Also his Fathr MICHAEL | DOYLE
depd May 12th 1809 Aged 90 | yrs & his wife CHRISTIAN
DOYLE depd April | 12th 1801 Aged 92 yrs | May the 
Lord have mercy on their Souls.
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'Headstone':-
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I.H.S.
Here Lieth the body of | MICHAEL DOYLE WHO De |
parted this life March 25th | 1789 .......
(The remainder is underground)
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'Square headstone':-
Here lie the Bodys | of JAMES DEVEREUX | and MARY his
Wife | The Lord have mercy | on their Souls.  Also |
the Body of MARY DE | VEREUX alias PETTIT | who depd
this life Febr | uary 15th 1801 Aged 74 | years.
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'Square headstone':-
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I.H.S
Of Your Charity Pray For The Soul
Of NICHOLAS DEVEREUX Of Killane Who
depd this Life Febry 1809 Aged 48 yrs
Also his wife CATHERINE DEVEREUX alias
DOYLE depd this life March 17th 1844
Aged 76 years
Also their son NICHOLAS DEVEREUX.

'Square headstone':-
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I.H.S
Here lies the Body of | MARGARET WALSH | of Kilinick
who depd this | life 20th of March 1834 | Aged 66 years.
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'On headstones inside the church ruins':-
Here lieth the Body of | WALTER POWER who depd this |
Life Novr ye 4th 1756 Aged | 69 yrs Also his wife MARY |
DOYLE Janry the 9th 1750 Agd | 50 Requiescant in pace.
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Erected by HUGH MONAGHAN in memory 
of his Wife MARY MONAGHAN who depd this
life Decr 23rd 1870 Aged 48 years.

' At the back of this headstone':-
Ah Christians dear
One prayer from you I crave.
For me that lieth in this silent grave.
Our Father & Hail Mary
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'On a mural tablet, built into the boundary wall, at the south
side':-
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This cemetery
was enclosed by the 
Earl & Countess of Granard
1868.
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'In the north-east portion of the burial-ground is a monument
of cut-stone, surmounted by a cross, bearing the following
inscription on a tablet inserted in it':-
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Of your Charity
pray for the repose of the
Soul of JOSEPH UNDERWOOD
who died on the 20th March
1868 Aged 37.
He was for many years
House-steward to the Earl
& Countess of Granard
who Erected this Monument
to his Memory in grateful
remembrance of his long &
faithful services.
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SOURCE: 
Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the 
Memorials of the Dead in Ireland vol. VII  FHL# 1279254