St.Peter's Old Cemetery, Pt. 4, Bray Co.Wicklow. Ireland
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ST. PETER'S OLD CEMETERY, LITTLE BRAY, CO. WICKLOW, Part 4, Nos. 451 ' 523

Photo No. 451
Erected by PT. HOEY | in memory of his beloved | child BERNARD died |
18 Oct 1891 | aged 0 | R.I.P.

Photo No. 452
(A Headstone lying on the grave. Parts of the inscription are illegible.)
In | Loving Memory | of | his parents | TIMOTHY & ANNE HIGGINS | Also
of --- | ISABELLA (CISS) | --- | Also | PATRICK J. HIGGINS | died 13th
April ---.

Photo No. 453
In Loving Remembrance | of | my | dear wife | ANNIE BYRNE | who died
26th August 1949 | aged 69 years | Also my son | OWEN | died 26th
October 1918 | aged 3 years | and my daughter | MARIA | died 8th
November 1916 | aged 7 years | Also OWEN (ODIE) BYRNE | died 11th
November 1952 | aged 72 years | Requiescant in Pace. | Erected by |
OWEN BYRNE and Family.

Photo No. 454
Erected | by their nephew and niece | CHRIS and ANNE | in loving
memory of | LAURENCE and ELLEN FAGAN | their grandparents. | Also
their Uncles and Aunt | WILLIAM FAGAN | JOSEPH FAGAN | MARY FAGAN. |
ANNIE EVERARD | 1903 ' 1997 | R.I.P.

Photo No. 455
O'CARROLL Family Headstone
(See Nos. 456, 457 and 458 for the Inscriptions)

Photo No. 456
(The main Inscription on Headstone No. 455)
Erected | by | HUGH T. O'CARROLL, Bray | in memory of his beloved wife
| ELIZABETH | who died 9th January 1917 | On whose soul Sweet Jesus
have mercy. | Also his loving children | MARY JOSEPHINE, aged 4' years
| and ITA MARY, aged 17 days.

Photo No. 457
(The Inscription on the base of Headstone No. 455)
Also the above | HUGH T. O'CARROLL | died 9th August 1919 aged 51
years | R.I.P.

Photo No. 458
(The Inscription on the side of Headstone No. 455)
Also | EILEEN O'CARROLL | died 10th January 1980 | Also | MOLLY
O'CARROLL | died 9th August 1981 | Also | her beloved husband | GERARD
| died 13th December 1982.

Photo No. 459
In Loving Memory | of | KATE KELLY | who departed this life | 3rd?
February 1885? | May she Rest in Peace.

Photo No. 460
HANVEN Family Headstone
(See No 461 for the Inscription)

Photo No. 461
(The Inscription on Headstone No. 460)
Erected | by | EDWARD HANVEN | of Shankill | in memory of JOHN BUTTLER
| who died 27th Dec. 1896 | aged 72 years | Also his beloved wife |
ESTHER HANVEN | died 8th April 1908 | aged 86 years | Also the above |
EDWARD HANVEN | died 8th Aug. 1911 aged 91 years | MARY BUTLER | died
8th July 1942 aged 83? years

Photo No. 462
DEMPSEY Headstone
(See No. 463 for the Inscription)

Photo No. 463
(The Inscription on Headstone No 462)
Erected by | CATHERINE DEMPSEY of Bray | in memory of her beloved
husband | EDWARD DEMPSEY | who died 3rd Feby. 1863 aged 42 years |
Also her daughter ELLEN who died | 3rd Decr. 1853 aged 3 years | Also
MURTHA DEMPSEY | Father of the above EDWARD | who died 26th Sepr. 1860
aged 82 years | Also her son EDWARD | who died 27th Novr. 1886, aged
41 years | Also MARY wife of MURTHA DEMPSEY | who died 19th May 1876,
aged 77 years | Also the above CATHERINE DEMPSEY | died 5th Feb. 1893,
aged 73 years | Also MAURICE the beloved son of the above | CATHERINE
DEMPSEY died 22nd Nov. 1900 | aged 51 years | Also her granddaughter
KATHLEEN M. DEMPSEY died 20th Oct. 1899. | Requiescant in Pace.

Photo No. 464
LONG Family Headstone
(See No. 465 for the Inscription)

Photo No. 465
(The Inscription on Headstone No. 464)
Erected by | WILLIAM LONG | of Bray | in memory of his beloved
children | JOSEPH who died 3rd June 1884 | aged 27 years | MARY who
died 9th Aug. 1877 | aged 18 years | ELLEN who died 21st Aug 1865 |
aged 4 years | BRIDGET who died 24th Sep. 1877 | aged 8 years | and
WILLIAM died 24th July 1877 | aged 3 years | Also his beloved wife |
BRIDGET LONG | who died 16th April 1887 aged 55 years | Also the above
| WILLIAM LONG | who died 11th April 1912 aged 81 years | Also his
daughter | ELIZABETH LONG | who died 25th March 1923 aged 53 years

Photo No. 466
Some of the inscription on this headstone is illegible. The names
appear to be: -
Lord Have mercy on the souls | of |
WALTER FORTUNE
Mr. JOSEPH ALLEN
MARGARET NOLAN
JOSEPH ALLEN
MARY JANE ALLEN

Photo No. 467
BYRNE Family Headstone
(See No. 468 for the Inscription)

Photo No. 468
(The Inscription on Headstone No. 467)
Erected | by | JAMES BYRNE | of Bray | in memory of his beloved
brother | CHARLES who died 1st Jan. 1864 | aged 28 years | Also his
brother DANIEL | died 30th Oct. 1880 aged 26 years | Also his beloved
mother | FRANCES BYRNE | died 14th Dec. 1897, aged 83 years | Also his
nephew CHARLES BYRNE | who died young. | Also the above JAMES BYRNE |
died 11th April 1906, aged 66 years | and his wife ANN BYRNE | died
20th April 1928, aged 76 years. | R.I.P.

Photo No. 469
In Loving Memory | of | MICHAEL McCARTHY | died 2nd Feb. 1942 | His
wife | MARY | died 24th April 1970 | Their daughter | ELIZABETH (LILY)
| died 20th August 1973 | and their son | JOHN | died 11th November
1999 | Rest in Peace.

Photo No. 470
Erected by | PATRICK SHIELDS | in loving memory | of | his parents |
brothers and sisters.

Photo No. 471
REILLY Family Headstone
(See No. 472 for the Inscription)

Photo No. 472
(The Inscription on Headstone No. 471)
Erected by | MICHAEL REILLY | in memory of his beloved son | WILLIAM |
who died 7th Augt. 1876 | aged 34 years | Also the above named |
MICHAEL REILLY | died March 27th 1883 | aged 73 | Also his beloved
wife | JULIA REILLY | died 8th Jan. 1897 | aged 78 years.

Photo No. 473
TOFT Family Headstone
(See No. 474 for the Inscription)

Photo No. 474
(The Inscription on Headstone No. 473)
Erected by | PATRICK TOFT | in memory of his beloved wife ANNIE | who
died 1st July 1901 aged 36 years | Also his son WILLIAM JOHN | died
25th April 1901 aged 3 months | (Verse) | Sacred Heart of Jesus have
mercy on her.

Photo No. 475
McAULIFFE Family Headstone
(See No. 476 for the Inscription)

Photo No. 476
(The Inscription on Headstone No. 475)
Erected | in Affectionate | and Loving Memory | of | HENRY LEO
McAULIFFE P.C. | called to his Heavenly Home | May 12th 1972 | Veteran
War of Independence O.I.R.A. | 'In Heavenly Love Abiding' | His dearly
loved sister | MARY McAULIFFE | went asleep in Jesus | April 4th 1971
| 'At Rest' | His beloved mother | ELIZABETH MURRAY | Entered her
Eternal Rest | August 19th 1951 | Lovingly remembered as the years
unfold | and his dear step-sister | SARAH MURRAY | went to rest |
March 19th 1970 | 'Till the day break | and the shadows flee away' |
May their souls rest in peace.

Photo No. 477
DOYLE Family Headstone
(See No. 478 for the Inscription)

Photo No. 478
(The Inscription on Headstone No. 477)
Erected | by | DANIEL DOYLE | in memory of his beloved wife | SARAH
DOYLE | who died 27th Jan. 1921 aged 71 | Also their three children |
who died young. | Also the above | DANIEL DOYLE | who died 1st July
1923, aged 76 | Also their daughter | ANNIE DOYLE | wife of JOHN DOYLE
| who died 4th May 1939 | R.I.P.

Photo No. 479
SHERIDAN and HEGAN Family Headstone
(See Nos. 480 and 481 for the Inscription)

Photo No. 480
(The Inscription on the upper part of Headstone No. 479)
Erected by | PATRICK SHERIDAN | Little Bray | in memory of his beloved
children | MARGARET | who died 20th May 1878, aged 14 years | MARY
HEGAN | died 12th May 1880, aged 26 years | Also his grandson | JAMES
HEGAN | died 20th July 1880, aged 1 year.

Photo No. 481
(The Inscription on the lower part of Headstone No. 479)
Also the above | PATRICK SHERIDAN | who died 13th Sep. 1885, aged 70
years | Also his son JAMES | died 10th Aug. 1891 aged 43 years | Also
MARY the beloved wife of the above | PATRICK SHERIDAN | died 3rd Oct.
1893, aged 74 years | Also the great grandchildren of the above |
ESTHER BYRNE who died young | and | MAUREEN BYRNE died 13th Feb. 1915
| aged 5' years.

Photo No. 482
BURKE Family Headstone
(See Nos. 483 and 484 for the Inscription)

Photo No. 483
(The Inscription on the upper part of Headstone No. 482)
Erected | by | WILLIAM BURKE of Castle Street Bray | in memory of his
beloved father | TOBIAS BURKE | who died 13th January 1894, aged 84
years | Also his beloved mother | ANNE BURKE | died 23rd October 1895
aged 74 years | and his brother DAVID died 5th May 1890 | aged 33
years | Also his beloved wife | MARY JANE BURKE | who died 1st August
1920, aged 57 years | Also his son | Capt. E. J. A. BURKE R.C.A.F. |
who died in Canada B.C. Novr. 20th 1930 | aged 40 years

Photo No. 484
(The Inscription on the lower part of Headstone No. 482)
Also the above | WILLIAM BURKE | who died 19th March 1946 aged 83
years | Also his two grandchildren | who died young | Also his son |
WILLIAM FRANCIS BURKE | who died 10th April 1956 | in Los Angeles
California | aged 59 years | R.I.P.

Photo No. 485
In Memory of | MICHAEL BRIEN | who died 18 Dec 1941 | Also his wife |
MARY BRIEN | who died 28 May | 1945 | R.I.P.

Photo No. 486
CRUISE Family Headstone
(See No. 487 for the Inscription)

Photo No. 487
(The Inscription on Headstone No. 486)
Erected by | PETER CRUISE | in memory of his | beloved wife |
CATHERINE | died Jan. 7th 1878 | aged 50 years | Also his beloved |
children | CATHERINE | died April 30th 1882 | aged 22 years.  Also|
MARY died May 19th 1883 | aged 21 years Also | ELIZBT. died Apr. 30th
'87| aged 23 years  | R.I.P.

Photo No. 488
LAWLESS Family Headstone
(See No. 489 for the Inscription)

Photo No. 489
(The Inscription on Headstone No. 488)
Erected by | T. H. LAWLESS | in memory of his sister | LUCY KINSELLA |
who died 24th Septr. 1881| aged 65 years.

Photo No. 490
CRENLY/CRANLEY Family Headstone
(See Nos. 491 and 492 for the Inscription)

Photo No. 491
(The Inscription on the upper part of Headstone No. 490)
Erected by | JOHN CRENLY of Bray Strand | in memory of his beloved |
Mother ALICIA CRENLY | who departed this life | 20th June 1865 aged 76
| And his dear son | HENRY | who died 20th March 1860 | aged 23 | and
CATHERINE | died 10th March 1857 aged 10 | Also MARGARET | died 11th
March 1858 aged 4 months.

Photo No. 492
(The Inscription on the lower part of Headstone No. 490)
Also the above JOHN CRANLEY | died 1st Sep. 1882 | Also his beloved
wife | HANNAH CRANLEY | died 8th Nov. 1885 | Also his son | PATRICK |
died 19th Nov. 1903 | And his daughter | ALICIA | died 9th Nov. 1917 |
Also his son | MATTHEW | died 4th Mar 1928 aged 75 | Also MARY wife of
MATTHEW | died 16th Sep. 1935 aged 73 | R.I.P.

Photo No. 493
CROSS Family Headstone
(See No. 494 for the Inscription)

Photo No. 494
(The Inscription on Headstone No. 493)
Erected by | MICHAEL CROSS in memory of | his beloved father MICHAEL
CROSS | died 20th July 1876 aged 65 years | Also his beloved mother
ROSANA CROSS | died 4th Aug 1857 aged 53 years | Also their son
MICHAEL CROSS | who departed this life on the 17th Jan 1892 | aged 51
years

Photo No. 495
JONES Family Headstone
(See No. 496 for the Inscription)

Photo No. 496
(The Inscription on Headstone No. 495)
Erected | by | WINFRED JONES | in memory of her beloved husband |
THOMAS JONES | who died 24th Dec. 1884 aged 57 | Also her daughter
CATHERINE | who died young. | Also her beloved son | JAMES | died 16th
May 1897 aged 28 years.

Photo No. 497
SHORTT Family Headstone
(See No 498 for the Inscription)

Photo No. 498
(The Inscription on Headstone No. 497)
Erected by | JOHN SHORTT | in loving memory of his four children | who
died young | Also his daughter | MARGARET MARY | died 23rd Oct. 1918
aged 17 years | Also my beloved wife | ALICE | who died 31st Dec.
1946, aged 73 years | JOHN SHORTT, died 22nd Nov. 1952 | Also his
daughter | ANNA SHORTT | died 15th May 1985.

Photo No. 499
DOYLE and DEMPSEY Family Headstone
(See No 500 for the Inscription)

Photo No. 500
(The Inscription on Headstone No. 499)
Erected | by | PATRICK DOYLE | Quinsboro Road, Bray | in memory of his
beloved wife | MARY DOYLE | who died on the 8th Sep. 1902 | aged 50
years | Also ROSE DEMPSEY | Mother of the above | died 22nd Jan. 1907
aged 82 years | And also DENIS DOYLE | son of the above MARY DOYLE |
died 11th April 1914, aged 31 years | Also the above | PATRICK DOYLE |
died 4th November 1918, aged 68 years | R.I.P.

Photo No. 501
A Broken Headstone lying on the gound.  Letters in brackets are
presumed to be correct.
(Ja)nuary | (de)ar fath(er) | DEMPSEY | 10th May 194(-) | (ag)ed 85
years | Our dear brother | (R)ev. MURTAGH J. DEMPSEY | Aston
Birmingham | who died 10th December 1945 | aged 50 years | R.I.P.

Photo No. 502
BYRNE Family Headstone
(See No. 503 for the Inscription)

Photo No. 503
(The Inscription on Headstone No. 502)
Erected by | SARAH BYRNE | to the memory of her beloved sister |
ESTHER BYRNE who died 21st April | 1853 aged 52 years

Photo No. 504
(The upper part of this Headstone is illegible)
And his youngest daughter | KATE TERESA | who died on the 13th? Sep
1884 | Also his beloved wife | CATHERINE | who departed this life | on
Easter Saturday | the ' April 1886?

Photo No. 505
DEMPSEY Family Headstone
(See No. 506 for the Inscription)

Photo No. 506
(The Inscription on Headstone No. 505)
Erected | by | MICHAEL DEMPSEY | of Bray | in fond memory of his
beloved children | ANNE who died 20th Dec. 1868 | aged 2 years and 5
months | SARAH died 30th Jan. 1890, aged 25 years | FANNY died 1st
Aug. 1890, aged 18 years | NANNIE died 31st Jan. 1892, aged 21 years |
and also MICHAEL died 18th Feb. 1896 | aged 20 years | Also their
beloved father the above | MICHAEL DEMPSEY | died 4th July 1897, aged
72 years | Also | BRIDGET | the beloved wife of the above | MICHAEL
DEMPSEY | died 28th Nov. 1918, aged 87 years | also their son MURTAGH
| who died 15th Dec. 1940 aged 73 years.

Photo No. 507
HARRISON Family Headstone
(See No. 508 for the Inscription)

Photo No. 508
(The Inscription on Headstone No. 507)
Erected | by | CATHERINE HARRISON | of Little Bray in memory of | her
beloved husband | THOMAS HARRISON | who died 18th Nov. 1889 | aged 55
years | Also their son THOMAS HARRISON | died 18th Oct. 1892 aged 5
years | Also his son SAMUEL | died 11th Jan. 1912 aged 35 years | Also
the above | CATHERINE HARRISON | who died 30th Dec. 1921 | aged 65
years | Also ELIZABETH | daughter of the above | died 10th Oct. 1974 |
R.I.P.

Photo No. 509
SOMERS Family Headstone
(See No. 510 for the Inscription)

Photo No. 510
(The Inscription on Headstone No. 509)
Erected | by | Mrs. ELIZABETH SOMERS | Richmond Terrace, Meath Road,
Bray | in loving memory of her daughter | KATHLEEN | who died 17th
July 1917 aged 17 years | Also her beloved son | JOHN | died 22nd May
1897 aged 2 years.

Photo No. 511
Erected by | MARGARET BYRNE of Bray | in memory of her beloved husband
| GARRET | who died 18th Feb. 1855 | aged 67 years | Also the above
MARGT. BYRNE | who died 7th March 1855 | aged 57 years.

Photo No. 512
Fragment of a Headstone lying on its side.
(See No. 513 for the Inscription)

Photo No. 513
Only part of the Inscription on Headstone No. 512 is visible.
---ember 1943 | BYRNE | (Feb)ruary 1947

Photo No. 514
In Loving Memory | of | my dear parents | PATRICK and CATHERINE HOEY

Photo No. 515
DOYLE Headstone
(See No. 516 for the Inscription)

Photo No. 516
(The Inscription on Headstone No. 515)
Erected by | MARGARET DOYLE | Little Bray | in memory of her dearly
loved husband | MICHAEL DOYLE | who died 12th Nov. 1881 aged 65 years
| Also the above | MARGARET DOYLE | who died 12th Jan. 1889, aged 77
years.

Photo No. 517
(Only the lower part of this Memorial appears to currently exist)
PATRICK died June 1877 | and of their daughter | MARGARET O'CONNOR |
Coleraine, Derry | died 26th January 1934 | whose remains are interred
here. | Also their eldest son | JOHN J. SHEAHAN | who died 10th May
1943 | R.I.P.

Photo No. 518
(A fragment of a Headstone)
12 Oct 192- | Also her son | SEAN McGARRY | 28 Oct 1953 age 30 ys. |
R.I.P.

Photo No. 519
In Loving Memory | of | PATRICK BOLGER | who was killed in the |
Dublin & Banagher Distillery | 111 Gt. Brunswick St. | 19th May 1898,
aged 31. | Erected by his fond wife | MARCELLA BOLGER | 26 Lr. Erne
St. | Here also are interred | his father and two aunts. | R.I.P.

Photo No. 520
(This is an update of the information contained in Nos. 402 and 403 in
Part 3)
Plaque now lying on grave.
In | Loving Memory of | SYLVESTER BYRNE | who died 22nd March 1906 |
aged 53 years | Also his children | DANIEL GEORGE and TERENCE | KEVIN,
who died young | and ANNE beloved wife of above | SYLVESTER BYRNE |
who died 7th July 1923 | R.I.P.

Photo No. 521
MAGUIRE Family Headstone
(See No. 522 for the Inscription)

Photo No. 522
(The Inscription on Headstone No. 521)
Erected | by | Mrs. MARY MAGUIRE | in memory of her beloved son |
ANTHONY | who died 19th March 1876? | aged 19 years | Also her beloved
husband | JOHN MAGUIRE | died 18th July 1899, aged 79 years | Also the
above | Mrs. MARY MAGUIRE | died 14th June 1900.aged 78 years | Her
daughter | ELIZABETH SWEENEY | died 11th March 1930 | R.I.P.

Photo No. 523
Left side: - In | Memory of | my | loving husband
Right side: - JOSEPH --- | died 25th Sept. 1951 | aged 77 years



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