Cemetery: Delgany Old Churchyard & Kiltegan Parish
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Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives
Wicklow Index
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File contributed by: C. Hunt & C. Ewald
DELGANY OLD CHURCHYARD
[From the Rev. R. S. Maffett.]
Taken June, 1893.
'A flat stone near the centre of the boundary opposite to
the entrance To the churchyard, has the following
inscription to a member of the SCOTT Family, whose chief
burial-place was Kilcoole':--
"Here Lieth the Body of Elizabeth Scott
Daughter of iohn Scott Esq.r of Ballygannon
who Departed this Life the 22 of iuly 1774
Aged 35 years. Also Martha Pender Aunt of
the Above Elizabeth Scott who Departed
this Life the 29 of iuly 1785 Aged 68 years."
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'A flat stone near the same boundary, but lying farther
from the village, has the following inscription. If the
figure enclosed in brackets should be "0," the date would
seem to be the oldest extant in the churchyard':--
"Here . Lieth . The BODY . OF .
John . . Fox . DECEASD . FEBRU-
ARY . The . 1st . 17[8?]4 . Aged . 65 . YEArs."
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'An upright stone near the road, beyond the entrance to
the churchyard, bears the surname belonging to a small body
of Welsh settlers at Grey- stones. The name of "EVANS" is
at present the most frequently met with in that village,
"DOYLE" being also very common. The third line of the
inscription is partially covered with sod. The last two
letters of the first line, and the last of the second, are
smaller than, and above, the others':--
"HERE . LIETH . Ye BODY .
OF . THOMAS . EVANs.
DECEASD . SEPr . Ye . 4 . 1731."
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187 WICKLOW
'A small piece, with a date, has been broken off the
ELLIOT stone lately. I may perhaps anticipate the "Errata"
by saying here that "M" should have appeared in that
inscription (1892) instead of "Fii."'
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'It is a pity that the old stone with the Irish
inscription, which makes this churchyard interesting, is not
in its original upright position.'
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'Ware, under the date of A.D. 1022, says that "Ugair,
King of Leinster, overthrew Sitricus, King of Dublin. In a
battle at Delgne." Long before the defeat of the Danish
king, "Delgne" was known as the site of a ceil founded by
St. Mogoroc, the brother of St. Canoe, who lived at the
close of the fifth century. The credit of identifying this
place with Delgany, belongs, it seems, to Dr. Lanigan, the
eminent R. C. ecclesiastical historian.
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KILTEGAN PARISH
[Kindly contributed by Mrs. A. Long, Dublin.]
'Inside the church':
"To the memory of | The Revd. DOMINICK EDWARD BLAKE | who
during a period of 19 years | Was the beloved and venerated
Rector | of this parish. | His affectionate and afflicted
parishioners | have erected this monument as a testimony |
of their deep sense of his worth | and of their grief for
his loss. | He fell asleep in Jesus Oct. 2nd, 1823 | in the
51st year of his age.
'O death, where is thy sting.'
His last words were--- | 'I have Pisgah views.'"
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"This monument is erected | by his afflicted widow | and
children | to perpetuate the memory of | EDWARD WESTBY,
Esqre., | of High Park in this County, | who departed this
life | the 8th of October, 1838, | aged 86 years."
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"Sacred to the memory of | CATHERINE | the dearly beloved
wife of | WILLIAM JONES WESTBY, Esqre., D.L. | of High Park,
| who died Oct. 11th, 1881, | aged 79 years. | This monument
is erected | by her sorrowing husband | as a tribute of
affection for her, | and as a memorial of their long | &
happy married life. Also to three of their children |
EDWARD, GEORGE JONES, & ELIZABETH, | who died young. 'As in
Adam all die, ever so in Christ shall all be made alive.' 1
Cor. 15.27."
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"In memory of | WILLIAM JOSEPH WESTBY, Esqre, D.L. | of High
Park in this County, | Born Nov. 23rd, 1802, | Died Nov. 26,
1882. | Honorable, consistent and upright | During his long
life he faithfully fulfilled | the duties of his station and
gained the esteem | and respect of all. | He died
universally and deservedly regretted, | Resting his hopes of
eternal life solely upon | the merits of his Redeemer. | His
sons and daughters have | erected this monument | In loving
remembrance of him | who was always a kind and affectionate
Father, | and whose loss they deeply mourn." | [Ps. 17. 15.]
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"Sacred to the memory of | WILLIAM HOARE HUME, Esq., | of
Humewood, who succeeded | his Father as Representative of
the | County Wicklow in the Irish Parlia | ment, and
subsequently after the | Union, he sat up to his death in
the | Imperial Parliament. He died in | Dublin on the 15th
Nov. 1815, at | the early age of 42, to the | unspeakable
grief of those around | him. No commonplace words can | do
justice to one whose virtues render | ed him dear to all
that knew him. He was a devoted husband, a loving | father,
and a firm friend, the idol | of his family, and the beloved
of the people, | to his God and his country he was alike |
true, a pure Christian and a zealous | Patriot. This
monument is erected | 50 years after his death, by his |
eldest son WILLIAM WENTWORTH FITZ- | WILLIAM HUME, present
member for | the County, as a tribute of never- | fading
affection and as a | proof that time has not effaced | the
sorrow of his irreparable loss."
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"Sacred to the memory of | MARGARET BRENE, wife of W. | W.
FITZWILLIAM HUME, Esqre., of | Humewood in this County, and
eldest daughter of ROBERT CHALONER, Esqre., | of Gaisboro,
Yorkshire, and for many | years M.P. for the City of York.
Born in 1807, and died June 13th, 1837. Also to her three
children | WILLIAM CHALONER, who died an infant. FRANCES
LAURA, born in August, 1831, died | in May, 1835. WILLIAM
HOARE HUME, born in Feb. | 1834, died in 1843. This monument
is erected | in sorrowful remembrance of his loss. | By the
husband and father of the above."
SOURCE:
Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the
Memorials of the Dead in Ireland. FHL # 1279285