Selskar Abbey, Ferrybank South, Co. Wexford, Ireland Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Wexford Index Copyright File contributed by: Michelle Michelle Meadows-Rousseau meadowsrousseau@gmail.com Transcribed by: Marie Gallagher Photos ----------------------------------------------- SELSKAR ABBEY, FERRYBANK SOUTH, CO. WEXFORD, IRELAND Photo No.0 Views of Abbey Photo No.1 Westgate Tower Photo No.2 Plaque with History of the Selskar Abbey Cemetery Photo No.3 Cemetery Plan map Photo No.4 View of the Cemetery Photo No.5 View of the Cemetery Photo No.6 View of the Cemetery Photo No.7 Unknown crest Photo No.8 Medieval sarcophagus Photo No.9 Graves Photo No.10 plaque illegible, perhaps in Latin? Photo No.11 JOHN ANGLIN | died 15th of January | 1846 | Also his two Sisters | SARAH STEVENSON who died June 12th 1879 | aged 77 years. And MARY ANGLIN who | died Feb 16th 1886 aged 74 years | The latter bequeathed a large sum of | money to (remainder covered) Photo No.12 View of Anglin-Stevenson plot Photo No.13 This stone | marks the place where the | remains of | MR. FRANCIS ATKIN _? | are deposited | who departed this life on the | 30th day of June 1883 | (remainder covered) Photo No.14 Sacred | to the memory of | THOMAS BARKER RIC | Constabulary | who died January 7th 187_? | aged 50 years | this monument is erected | by his sorrowing mother | C. BARKER ... | affectionate ... ... of The | ... Constabulary. Photo No.15 To the memory of | THOMAS BENNETT | who departed this life | February 27th 1861. Photo No.16 In | loving memory | of | PETER CONNOR | who departed this life | May 17th 180?5. Photo No.17 Sacred | To the memory of WILLIAM DANIEL | one of the unfortunate Ninety eight | who suffered on Wexford Bridge 20th of _? | 1798 aged 44 years | Father forgive them for they know not what they do | Mrs. SARAH DANIEL relict? of the above? | ... 17th of Jan 1830 aged 78 _? Photo No.18 ... | ELIZABETH DONNELLY |who died _? | _? age 5 _? | ... | JAMES DONNELLY | husband of the above | who departed this life | May _? 183_? 60 years? Photo No.19 ..| of | ELIZABETH DONNELLY |who died __? | __? age 55 _? | also | JAMES DONNELLY | husband of the above | who depd this life | May 24 __? Age 60 vears? No.20 In loving memory | of | EVA | widow of JOHN DUGGAN | formerly of | Mullinascorthy? | ... | ... | __ year. Photo No.20 In loving memory | of | EVA | widow of JOHN DUGGAN | formerly of | Mullinascorthy? | ... | ... | __ year. Photo No.21 Here lieth the body of | CATHERINE FOX | who departed this life __? | Feb __? Photo No.22 Sacred to the memory | of CATHERINE TALBOT FRENCH | who departed this life | March 17th 1865 | aged 70. Photo No.23 A tribute | of filial affection | to the memory of ELIZABETH FRENCH | who departed this life 13th of October __? | in the 49th year of her age | Also the remains of | ANNE FRENCHAM (?) who departed this life __?1864 age __? | Blessed are those __? | ... | She is not dead but sleepeth. Photo No.24 Beneath this __? | are interred the remains of | JOHN, JOHN EVANS and ELLEN HADDEN | children of MR. JOHN E. HADDEN | who all died under __? | three __? | also the __? | __? HADDEN __? | ... | nine lines unreadable. Photo No.25 Plot view of GEORGE, JOHN and FRANCES HADDEN Photo No.26 Sacred | to the memory of | GEORGE HADDEN | who died October 12th 1856 | aged 33 years | also his sons | JOHN E. HADDEN | who died June 6th 1849 | and | GEORGE HADDEN | who died December 6th 1852 | also | FRANCES JANE | widow of the above GEORGE HADDEN | who died July 10th 1911 | in her 50th year | Death where is thy sting | Grave where is thy victory | ... | ... | 1 Corinthians. Photo No.27 ...Also his wife ANN | who died Sept 6th 18?7 aged 77 years | and his niece ELLEN HAYES wife of | ROLAND HAYES __? | died June 20th __? aged 82 (?) years. Photo No.28 In | loving memory | of | JAMES HENRY HIGGINS | son of | THE REVEREND JOHN HIGGINS | Methodist Minister | died 30 June 1869 aged 20 years. Photo No.29 Sacred | to the memory | of | EDWARD HOPKINS JUN who departed | this life Sept 20th 1847 aged 30 years | This stone has been erected by | his brothers and sisters as the | last tribute of their love | Earthly cavern to the keeping | We commit our brothers dust | Keep it safely softly sleeping | Till our Lord demands thy trust | He that believeth in me though | He were dead yet shall he live | ... | Photo No.30 In memory of | FRANCIS HORE | who departed this life April 13th 1864 | aged 17 years | He was a loving husband fond father | generous friend and independent Irishman | and a good Roman Catholic. His death was | deeply regretted by all who knew him | His father | EDWARD HORE is also interred here | also his brother JOHN and sister ALICIA | Her husband MICHAEL FRENCH and their son | FRANCIS. Photo No.31 Here lie the remains | of | WILLIAM HORE | RIP. Photo No.32 16 lines unreadable ...And the remains of | MARY ANNE JOHNS | February 17th 1894 aged __? | and | MAGDALENE JOHNS | July 4th 1894 aged 28 (?) | __? and grand daughter | __? of the __? Photo No.33 as No 32 above Photo No.34 Plot view of JOHN and HENRY KELLETT Photo No.35 In loving memory of | HARRIETTE LOUISA L?AMIE | wife of FREDERICK L?AMIE who died | 8th Feb 1887 aged 55 years | also the said FREDERICK L?AMIE | who died 19th Oct 1891 aged 63 years | and also their four children | ST CLAIR, EDITH, LAVINIA, JOHN MOORE AND GEORGE OLIVER | who died young | Also | their daughter | HARRIETTE LOUIS L?AMIE | who died | 23rd April 1895 aged 25 years. Photo No.36 In memory of | GEORGE LUMSDEN | who died Jan 13th 1811 | aged 17 years | ELIZABETH LUMSDEN | his daughter who died Oct 9th 1812 | aged 22 years | JANE LUMSDEN | his wife who died June 27th 1875. Photo No.37 Erected | in affectionate remembrance | of | ALEXANDER MACKAY | who died on the __? January 1882 | aged 54 yeas | also of his children | ANNIE | who died on the __? 1869 | aged 6 years 2 months | MINA (?) CATHERINE | who died on the 2nd August 1869 | aged __? 9 months | and | __? GORDON | who died on the 24th October 1874 | aged 4 years __? months | ... | Photo No.38 Sacred | to the memory of | WILLIAM MALONEY | who died June 17th 1878 | aged 61 years | __? children | JANE and WILLIAM (?) | who died young | his wife SARAH died | Sep 12th 1892 aged 61 (?) years. Photo No.39 To the memory of | MRS. DORCAS CATHERINE MCGEE | who died in Wexford | August 22nd 1833 aged 41 years | This tomb is erected by | her sons in Ireland | America (?) and Australia | A woman perfect in every office of life | as a daughter sister __? mother | with talents unusual __? sex | she combined all these gentle and | gracious gifts which are the | peculiar endowments of her own | also | to the memory of her children | MARY MCGEE | died May 31st 1839 aged 24 years | BESSY MCGEE | died March 14th 1841 aged 24 years | LAURENCE MCGEE | died Dec 29th 1846 aged 27 years | also her husband | JAMES MCGEE | died April 4th 1864 aged 82 years | another of her children | THOMAS DARCY MCGEE | who became a founding father of Canada | and was assassinated in Ottawa | on April 7th 1869 aged 43 years. Photo No.40 As No. 39 above Photo No.41 As No. 39 above Photo No.42 As No. 39 above Photo No.43 Erected by ELLEN NEWLIN | in memory of her son | JAMES NEWLIN who departed | this life the 13th of Nov 1849 | aged 36 years | also the above named | ELLEN NEWLIN who departed | this life the 8th of March 1859 aged 75 years. Photo No.44 Here lieth the body | of | ROBERT RENWICK M D | who departed this life | the | 10th of June 1816 | aged 55 years | and | of his daughter | ISABEL RENWICK | who died October 13th 1833 | also | the body of his niece | MARGARET HATCHELL | who died October 7th 1838. Photo No.45 Beneath | this stone is deposited | the mortal remains | of | FRANCIS ROBERTS | the | affectionate and beloved | and | deeply lamented wife | of | JOHN ROBERTS ESQ | aged 65 years | ... | ... | ... | on the | 2nd day of January 1830 | Here also lies the body of | JOHN ROBERTS ESQ the affectionate | husband of the above who departed | this life on the 23rd day of March 1834 (?) | aged 70 years | also of ALICEA WADDY sister of the above | who died Nov 30th 1839 aged 86 | __? lie buried the remains of MARY __? PHELAN daughter of the above and | __? GORDON PHELAN ESQ (?) | __? Waterford | She __? 12th day of April 1832 in the 59th year of her age. Photo No.46 as No. 45 above Photo No.47 In memory of MATTHEW | KEATING SCRAGGS, A.M. | who departed this life | April 15th 1859, aged 83 (?) | in the certain hope of a | resurrection to life eternal | Also | of his beloved grandson | JOHN M. SPARROW | who fell asleep in Jesus | Sept 23rd 1849 | aged 3 years 7 months | Them that keep in __? | will God bring with Him. Photo No.48 ... | MARGARETT SPRATT who died | __? aged__? | __? who died __? | __? JAMES SPRATT | ... | ... | ... | __? 1883 __? Photo No.49 Erected by | JAMES C. VICARY | of Queensland Australia | in loving memory of his father | JAMES MICHAEL VICARY | of __? Street Wexford |who fell asleep May 23 1895 | aged 26 years | also of his dearly beloved | brother NATHANIEL VICARY | __? who fell asleep | __? 1897 aged 59 years | also | ... | JAMES (?) VICARY | __? son | __? Photo No.50 Erected by CARRO _? THO WHITE | in memory of | MICHAEL CARR__? | who departed this life 22nd __? | ... | ... | __? 1788 | ...| __? memory of __? their children. Photo No.51 Plot view of HENRY JAMES WHITE Photo No.52 MARY WHITE third eldest daughter | of JOHN WHITE OF Castle Hill Wexford | born May 26th 1794 died May 2nd 1865. Photo No.53 Plaque of WILLIAM WHITE ESQ. Photo No.54 In | loving memory | of | GEORGE WINDROSS | who died | November 10th 1886 aged 78 | "He walked with God" Gen 58, 22 | also FRANCES his beloved wife | who died August 22nd 1892 aged 74 | Forever with the Lord. Photo No.55 Unknown Photo No.56 Unknown Photo No.57 Unknown Photo No.58 Unknown Photo No.59 Unknown Photo No.60 Unknown All images Copyright by Photographer