Rathmacknee (or Rathmanee) Graveyard, Great Killinick, Co. Wexford, Ireland
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Contributed to IGP Archives Michelle Michelle Meadows-Rousseau
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RATHMACKNEE (OR RATHMANEE) GRAVEYARD, GREAT KILLINICK,
COUNTY WEXFORD, IRELAND

**Brian J. Cantwell's (F.R.S.A.I. & F.I.G.R.S.)
transcription for this cemetery from 'Memorials of the
Dead', was used to help in the reading and transcribing of
the headstone below. Permission was kindly given by his son
Ian Cantwell.

Photo No.0
Church

Photo No.1
Tower

Photo No.2
Table stones

Photo No.3
Cemetery View

Photo No.4
View of Cemetery

Photo No.5
Sacred | To | The Memory Of | GEORGE ANTHONY | Eldest
Dearly | Loved And Loving | Son Of The | Revd GEORGE | ...
| HO..E ... | Entered into Rest | November (?) .. 1802 |
Peace | Perfect Peace. [Anthony is probably the middle
name.]

Photo No.6
In Loving Memory | of | CATHERINE BOGGAN Piercestown | Who
Died 11 - April 1915 | Aged 66 Years | Also Her Three
Children | MARGARET, JOHN & PATRICK | Who died young | Also
Her Husband | RICHARD BOGGAN | Died 23rd May 1927 Aged 83
Years | Also BRIDGET BOGGAN | Died 2nd Oct 1940 | And MARY
BOGGAN | Died 29th May 1954 | Also ANNIE ESMONDE | Died
11th Oct 1958, Aged 81 Yrs. | R. I.P.

Photo No.7
In Loving Memory | of | FRANCES BOGGAN | Knockruth | Who
Died 9th Nov 1907 | Aged 69 Years | Also Her Husband JAMES
BOGGAN | Who Died 8th Jan 1912 Aged 7_? Years | Also
ANASTATIA BOGGAN | Died 24th Aug 1931. Aged 29 Years | Also
JOHN BOGGAN | Died 28th April 1934, Aged 62 Years.

Photo No.8
Erected in Memory of | LAURENCE BOGGAN | And | RICHARD
SYNNOTT | Interred in the Cemetery | And those From This
Parish Who Fought | And Died in the Rebellion of 1798 |
Piercestown - Murrintown Comoradh '98.

Photo No.9
In | Loving Memory Of | NICHOLAS BOGGAN, Larkinstown | Who
Died 21st Sept 1931 Aged 91 Years | Also of His Wife MARY
BOGGAN | Died 16th Oct 1919 Aged 77 Years | Also of his
Children PATRICK BOGGAN | Died 3rd July 1903, Aged 26 Years
| MARGARET BOGGAN | Died 5th Aug 1928, Aged 38 Years |
MICHAEL BOGGAN | Died 7th May 1931, Aged 56 Years | Also
MARYANNE BOGGAN | Who Died 5th Decr. 1939 | His Son JAMES
BOGGAN | Died 27th Dec. 1956 | And His Wife ANASTATIA |
Died 12th Dec 1959.

Photo No.10
In ... of | JOHN BOGGAN Pierceston who | died April __?
aged __? yrs | Also his wife (?) | BRIDGET ... | ...
December __? 1895 aged _0 years | [rest illegible].

Photo No.11
In Loving Memory Of | MARY BRETT | The Beloved Wife Of |
GEORGE BRETT of this Parish | Died April 19th 1893 | Aged
77 Years | Also Of | GEORGE BRETT Tanner Hill | Who Died
April 3rd 1898 | Aged 79 Years.

Photo No.12
In Loving Memory of | CATHERINE BROWNE | Rathmacknee | Died
6th May 1888 (?) Aged 60 | Her Husband JAMES | Died 26th
June 1918 Aged 87 Yrs | Their Son NICHOLAS | Died 20th Nov
1939 Aged 77 | And His wife MARY | Died 26th Aug 1953 Aged
84 Yrs.

Photo No.13
To | The memory of | Miss CATHERINE BURKE | Who died April
29th 1854 | & Mrs LOWISA JANE MULLAY | Who died May 10th
1857 | Both of Ballyregan in this County | Blessed are the
dead who died in the Lord | for they rest from their
labours. | Rev: XIV...

Photo No.14
Erected By | WILLIAM BYRNE, Newtown | In Memory of His Wife
MARY BYRNE | Died 15th March 1941 Aged 80 (?) Years | The
above WILLIAM | Died 11th Nov. 1941, Aged 78 Years | And
their Sons WILLIAM | Died 6th July 1924 Aged 24 Years |
MICHAEL BYRNE | died __? March 197_? Aged __? | Their
Daughter MARGARET | Died __? Jan 1987 Aged 82.

Photo No.15
Clancy Plot

Photo No.16
IHS | Here Lieth the Body of | PATRICK CLANCY who dept |
this life June th 25th 1780 | Aged 77 Yrs | ... | also M...
S... ... dept | this life May 15 17__? aged ..

Photo No.17
Of your charity pray for the soul | of RICHARD CLANCY who
died on the | .. (?) of February 1844 Aged __? years | Also
his daughter MARY O'CONNOR | who died on the 26th July
18__? | Aged 59 Years And also her son RICHARD | who died
on the __? April 18__? | aged __? years | Also PATRICK
CLANCY Gurtimanogue | Died 15th Dec 1932 aged 60 years |
THOMAS CLANCY died 29th April 1943 Aged 78 | WILLIAM
CLANCY, Died 9th Oct 1948 | BRIDGET CODD, died 22nd June
1953 aged 49 | WILLIAM CLANCY Gurtimanogue | died 23rd
February 1899 Aged 84 Years | Also His Wife MARY ..N (nee
SCALLAN ) | died 9th August Aged 72 Years.

Photo No.18
In Loving Memory | of | THOMAS CLANCY | Former owner | of
Kates Cross | Gurtimanogue Murrintown.

Photo No.19
Here lieth the Body of THOMAS | CLANCY who depd this life
28th April | 17__? aged 45 years Also His wife | MARY
SYNOTT alias CLANCY depd this | Life August 13th 1805 aged
66 years | Also MARGARET MURPHY wife of | RICHARD CLANCY
their son depd this | life 17th July 1814 aged 33 years.

Photo No.20
Here lieth the B... ... | GREGORY CLANCY of ... | this lfe
the 21 day of Dec... | 1821 in the 66th Year of his ... |
Also the Body of ANN CLANCY ... | REDMOND who depd this
life | 1830 (?) | Aged 80 Years | And also ... of JOHN
ROCHFORD? | departed this life on the 2nd of J... | 1860
Aged 82 years also his... | JOSEPH ROCHFORD of We... | this
life on the 9th ... [covered] | ...

Photo No.21
Her lies the Body of MARY | CODD who Dept this L[ife] .. |
June 13th (?) 17__ (?) [rest covered]

Photo No.22
Erected By | EDMOND COUSINS | In Loving Memory of his wife
| ALICE M. COUSINS | Knockingall | Who Died June 8th 1918 |
Aged 45 Years | Also The Above | EDMOND COUSINS | Who died
Dec. 18th 1935 | Aged 74 Years.

Photo No.23
** ... of NICHOLAS COUSINS | [who] departed this life Nov
[27]th | 1863 aged 67 years | Here lieth the Body of MARY |
COUSINS alias PENDERGAST | lat ... | Knocingall who depd
this life | Oct 23rd 1814 | aged 65 yrs also ... | Daughter
BRIDGET COUSINS Who " Dept April 23 1814 aged 24 y.. | And
also her husband EDMOND | cousins who depd this life Feb |
4th 1829 aged 82 yrs | Also CATHERINE COUSINS wife of above
| died May 20th 1909 aged [80] | The Lord ... Mercy ......

Photo No.24
In Loving Memory of | SOPHIA DAVIS | Rincaheen | Who died
March 28th 1911 | Aged 70 Years.

Photo No.25
No. 25
IHS | Pray | For | The | Soul | of | PATRICK (?) DO... |
Who died 8th October 1905 Aged 66 Years.

Photo No.26
In | Loving Memory of | BRIDGET FORTUNE | Cainstown | Who
died 12th June 1916 | Aged 61 Years | Also Her Son |
WILLIAM FORTUNE | Who died Feb. 16th 1922 | Aged 32 Years |
And Her Husband | JOHN FORTUNE | Who died April 3rd 1932 |
Aged 80 Years | And His Sister MARYANN FORTUNE | Died May
13th 1938, Aged 48 Yrs | Also DAVID FORTUNE | Son of
BRIDGET and JOHN | Died July 20th 1968 Aged 76 Yrs | R.I.P.

Photo No.27
Her Lieth ye Body | of PATRICK FORTUNE of | Clearestown who
| this Life Dpd July | 2nd 1786 Aged 77 | Yrs Lord have Mer
| cy on his soul.

Photo No.28
In Loving memory of | ELLEN HICKEY | Wexford | Who Died
Sept. 15th 1924 | Aged 49 Years | Also Her Husband |
MICHAEL HICKEY | Who died April 13th 1941 | Aged 82 Years.

Photo No.29
In Loving Memory | of | WILLIAM KEEGAN | Colestown Barntown
| Died Nov 5th 1945 aged 80 | Also his wife HELENA | Died
May 14th 1922 Aged 52 | Their Sons SIMON | Died in infancy
| WILLIAM died April 16th 1927 aged 21 | THOMAS Died March
9th 1963 aged 63 | JOHN Died Jan 8th 1976 | Aged 73 | Their
Daughter ELLEN | Died 23rd Dec 1983 Aged 86 (?)

Photo No.30
Also GREGORY KELLY | Died 21st Oct. 1982 Aged 69 | And His
Wife ELIZABETH | Died 12th Dec. 1971 Aged 84.

Photo No.31
IHS | THOMAS LAMBERT | MARGARET EASMOND | MARGARET LAMBERT
| ...ghter [rest covered]

Photo No.32
IHS | Here Lieth the Body of MARGRET | NEWPORT alias
REDMOND Who | departed this life December | in 1801 aged 31
years Also her | husband PATRICK NEWPORT | died May 6th
1840 aged | 77 Yrs.

Photo No.33
In Loving Memory | Of | SAMUEL NOLAN | Maudlintown | died 4th March |
1945 | His Wife | BARBARA | Died 18th July | 1964 | R.I.P.

Photo No.34
Erected by ELENOR PARLE in memory of | her husband THOMAS
PARLE who depd | this life April 8th 1847 aged 32 years |
Also the above ELENOR PARLE who | died March 24 1895 aged
82 yrs.

Photo No.35
Erected by ELENOR PARLE in memory of | her husband THOMAS
PARLE who depd | this life April 8th 1847 aged 32 years |
Also the above ELENOR PARLE who | died March 24 1895 aged
82 yrs. (Close-up)

Photo No.36
36 IHS | In Memory of | WILLIAM REDMOND | of Ballyinogue
(?) who | Died March 30 1915 | aged 22 Years.

Photo No.37
IHS | Here Lies ye body of PATRIK | ROSSETER who died July
... | 26 : 1776 aged 78 years | Also ELIZABETH ROSSITER Who
depd this | life Nov. the 9th 1807 Aged 21 Years | Also her
sister CATHERINE ROSSITER | who depd this llife May the
12th 1809 (?) | [ag]ed 21 (?) ... Requi... in Pace [rest
under ground]

Photo No.38
Erected by PATRICK ROSSITER in memory | of his Mother ANNE
ROSSITER of Killean | who departed this life Aug 17th 1858
| aged 68 years also her father and mother.

Photo No.39
Sacred to the memory of | PHILIP ROWE of Wexford | Who
departed this Life August 14th | 1850 aged 44 years | Also
his Sister BRIDGET HOWLEN (?) alias | ROWE who departed
this life May 9th | 1875 aged 67 years | Also her husband
RICHARD HOWLLN | who departed this life 24th of March |
1876 (?) aged 60 years | Requiescat in pace.

Photo No.40
IHS | Here lies the Body of WILLI | AM SCALLAN of Park who
| Depd this life June 2d 1791 | Age 96 Yrs | Lord have
Mercy on his Soul.

Photo No.41
Left side: RICHARD JAMES SEALY | of | Shortalston Co.
Wexford | Fell Asleep October 9th 1923 | Aged 55 Years |
And His Grandson | JOHN CECIL | Infant So of | CECIL and
MARGARET MILLER | of Shortalstown | died March 25 1935 (?)
| WINIFRED MARY SEALY | Wife of RICHARD | Died June 11th
1959, Aged 86.
Right Side: JOHN SEALY | of | Arbourfield,
Dundrum Co. Dublin | And of | Shortalston Co. Wexford |
Fell Asleep October 27th 1910 | Aged 86 Years | And his
Wife | MARGARET SEALY | Fell asleep July 4th 1920 | Aged 82
Years.

Photo No.42
In Loving Memory of | ELIZABETH | Relict of the Late |
Lieut Col. STOYTE | of the 24th and 17th Regiments | and
dearly loved sister of | Mrs ARMSTRONG Rathmacnee | who
fell asleep in Jesus | March 18th 1890 | For T Me To Live
is Christ | And To Died is Gain | Philippians 1 Chap 21
Verse.

Photo No.43
In | Loving Memory | Of | FANNY LOUISA TIMPSON | Of
Walshestown | Who Died November 9th 1903 | And Her Husband
| JAMES NAPPER TIMPSON | Who Died July 23rd 1934 | Aged 90
Years | Also His Beloved Wife | MARTHA JANE TIMPSON | Who
died May 12 19__? | In her Eighty Second Year | "Rest".

Photo No.44
IHS | ... lieth the body of | ... all otherwise | ... this
... | Aged .. (?) | ... will  ... | life the 23rd of Jan
... [mostly illegible stone]

Photo No.45
Erected by | JAMES WALSH | In Memory of his wife | SARAH
WALSH who departed | this life May the 27th 1884 | aged 78
years | Alos (sic) her sister | MARY KEEGAN who departed
this life March the 15th 1877 | Aged 48 years.

Photo No.46
IHS | Erected by EDWARD | in memory of his Brother | JAMES
WICKHAM ... | Two Sons PATRICK and GEORGE.






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