St. Catherine Graveyard, Tacumshane, Co. Wexford, Ireland
Graveyard, Kilturk, County Wexford, Ireland
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ST. CATHERINE GRAVEYARD, TACUMSHANE, CO. 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
View

Photo No.1
Cemetery View

Photo No.2
Grotto

Photo No.3
(Small marker in front of broken cross)
In Memory of | RICHARD & MARGARET | BROWNE | Ballymacane.

Photo No.4
**Erected by MICHAEL BYRNE in memory of | his father JOHN
BYRNE died 1878 | Aged 78 years | also his mother MARGARET
BYRNE | died 1848 aged 48 years also his sister ... BYRNE
died | 1842 aged 21 years | Also his sister MARY BYRNE died
18.. aged 25 years.

Photo No.5
WILLIAM BYRNE | Died Octr 5th 1906 | Aged 77 Years | Also
his Wife | MARY BYRNE | Died Decr 14th 1907 | Aged 63.
Years.

Photo No.6
In | Loving Memory of | ELLEN COGHLAN (Nee) MURPHY |
Sigginstowncastle | Who died 27th Nov. 1918 | Aged 75 Years
| Also Her Son MATTHEW who died | May  29th 1896 Aged 18
Years | Also BERNARD COGHLAN | died 19th June 1940 Aged 65
Years | His sister MARGARET HOWLAN | Died 27th April
1955 Aged 88 (?) Yrs.
Per Irishgenealogy.ie Matthew Coghlan's father was
William Coghlan.He was the informant on the death record
for Matthew. Bernard Coughlan died 19 Jun 1940. He was 56.
Sister Margaret Howlin present at death.

Photo No.7
**Erected by JAMES CODD | in memory of his wife ELLEN CODD
| alias JOHNSON who departed this | life Nov 18th 1860 aged
65 years | Also the above JAMES CODD | who departed this
life July | .. 1877 Aged 82 years.
Per Irishgenealogy.ie Jamed Codd Tacumshane, died 3 Jul
1877.

Photo No.8
In Loving Memory | of | Very Reverend | EDMUND Canon
CONNOLLY | Born Templetown | 20th November 1917 | Died
Tacumshanne | 16th February 2003 | Rest in Peace.

Photo No.9
In Loving Memory of | ELLEN DRUHAN | Who Died Auguest 21st
1895 | Aged 58 years | Also her husband MATTHEW DRUHAN |
Died August 19th 1907 Aged 71 Yrs | Also Their Daughter |
ANASTASIA DRUHAN | Died Feb 12th 1941 Aged 69 Yrs | Also
JAMES DRUHAN | Died 8th Jan. 1950 | ALICE STAFFORD | Died
4th March 1950 | JOHN DRUHAN | Died _? Aug. 1963.
Per Irishgenealogy.ie John Druhan died 6 Aug 1963. Aged
83. Matthew Druhan Present at Death.

Photo No.10
**Sacred to the memory of | MARTIN HERRON | who died 3rd
April 18(4?)1 aged 41 Years | Also his son | JOHN HERRON |
who died 21st July 185? aged 13 years  | also his wife
ANASTASIA HERRON alias MURPHY | who died 17th July 1873 |
aged 83 yrs.

Photo No.11
Erected by JOHN HOWLIN in Memory of his | Father ANDREW
HOWLIN late of Tacumshine | Who depd this life June 15th
1833 aged 45 yrs | Also his mother MARGARET HOWLIN who depd
| this life April 10th 1840 aged 47 years And | also his
brother JAMES who departed this | life March 8th 1856 aged
34 years | Also MARY HOWLIN the beloved wife of | JOHN
HOWLIN, Who departed this life 19th (?) of September 18__?
| Also the above JOHN HOWLIN Who died | March 23rd 1892
aged 78 years.

Photo No.12
Sacred | To | The Memory of | RICHARD MEYLER | Who departed
this Life Janry | 3rd 1893 aged 81 years.
Per Irishgenealogy.ie Richard Meyler died 3 Jan 1894 -
Sigginstown. He was 82.

Photo No.13
MORAN Monument. See No. 14 for transcription.

Photo No.14
A.M.D.G. | Erected | by JAMES MORAN of Fence | To the
memory of his Son | PATRICK MORAN who departed this life
October 19th 1849 | aged 18 years and his Son | JAMES MORAN
who departed | this life April 22nd 1850 | aged 12 years
and also | to the memory of his beloved Wife | MARGARET
MORAN departed | this life December 9th 1862 | aged 65
years also his Son | JOHN MORAN who departed | this life
March 30th 1865 | aged 25 years | Req' in pace Amen.

Photo No.15
1865

Photo No.16
A.M.D.G. | Also to the Memory | of JAMES MORAN who departed
this life Jan 21st | 1865 aged 64 years | Also his grand
dau | ghter MARGARET | MORAN who died | July 25th 1887 aged
| 11 years Also his | grand son JAMES | MORAN died Augest
(sic) | 31st 1890 aged 19 yrs | Reqr in pace.

Photo No.17
Also NICHOLAS MORAN | Died Dec. 14. 1904 | Aged 67 Years |
MICHAEL MORAN | Died Jan 18. 1950 | Aged 62 Years | Also |
JAMES MORAN | Died Nov. 20. 1967 | Also  his Sister | Mrs.
DOLLY NAUGHTON | Rosslare | Died Nov. 1. 1975.

Photo No.18
Erected By | NANNIE MORAN | In memory | of her Mother |
MARYANNE MURPHY | Who died Jan 4th 1878 |Aged 54 Years |
Also ANNIE MORAN died Oct 10th | 1905 Aged 53 Years | And
her Son NICHOLAS MORAN | Died _ April 1945 | Aged 60 years.
Annie Moran died 10 Oct 1905 Tacumshane. She was the
widow of a Spirit Dealer. Mary Murphy cousin was present at
death.

Photo No.19
In Memory of | WILLIAM MURPHY, Reedstown | Who died Sep.
6th 1886, Aged 66 Years | Also his wife DOROTHEA MURPHY |
Who died Nov. 28th 1914, Aged 72 Years | Also his son
WILLIAM | Who died April 7th 1895, Aged 26 Years | And his
Father WILLIAM MURPHY | Who died July 24th 1864, Aged 79
Years | Brother of the Late | Rev. GEORGE MURPHY, P.P. |
Ramsgrange | Erected By Their Children | R.I.P.

Photo No.20
Close-up of No.19

Photo No.21
In Loving Memory | of | CATHERINE NEWPORT | Sigginstown |
died 15th April 1979 | Aged 91 Yrs | Also her mother |
ANNIE REDMOND | Died 28th Feb 1942 Aged 79 | R.I.P. |
Erected by their family.

Photo No.22
In | Loving Memory of | JOHN PARLE | Ring Park, Tacumshane
| Died 16th April 1943 | Also his wife MARY | Died 12th
March 1944 | Also their Daughter MARY | Died 31st Aug. 1981
Aged 88 | Also their son PATRICK | Died 4th Jan. 1983 Aged
87 | And his wife KATIE | Died 16th July 2001 aged 80 |
R.I.P.

Photo No.23
In | Loving Memory of | BESSIE STAFFORD, Tacumshane | Who
died Oct. 22nd 1880 | Also her daughter | ELIZABETH
STAFFORD | Who died June 24th 1888 | Aged 18 Years.

Photo No.24
In Loving Memory | of | WILLIAM STAFFORD | Tacumshane |
Died 12th Feb. 1865 Aged 95.




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