Killea Parish Church Graveyard, Carrigans, Co Donegal
(Carrigans Church of Ireland)
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Inscriptions
ALLEN
1926
C : B
Here lieth the remains of
James BAIRD
Who departed this life the
2nd of March 1838 aged ?9 years
Also
Doctor John Baird
Who died
20th October 1857 aged 45 years
Also Margaret Baird
Died 2nd March 1872 aged 88 years
Also Deborah CUNNINGHAM
Who died 8th September 1898 aged 92 years
Erected by Catherine BLACK
In Loving Memory of her Father
James BEATTY
Also of her Mother
Margaret Beatty
Died 31st Dec 1882
In Loving Memory of
Frederick BORLAND
Died 15th Dec 1968 aged 68 years
Also his beloved wife Matilda
Died 20th July 1985 aged 71 years
In Loving Memory of
Catherine E. BRADLEY
Died 1st Nov 1951
Also her husband George
Died 2nd July 1958
“Thy will be done”
In Memory of
Annabell CARSON
Died Nov 22nd 1894
Also of
David Carson
Died Dec 28th 19??
J : Ck
Died November 17th 18??
Aged 72 Ys
AD: 1800
In Loving Memory of
Elizabeth COLE
Died 1st March 1932 aged 8 yrs
Annie Sarah Cole
Died 6th Sept 1936
Samuel Cole
Died 20th Aug 1938
Also his son
Samuel cole
Died 15th April 1989
In Memory of
Rebecca CUNNINGHAM
Who died 26th March 1844 aged 33 years
Also her husband
Alexander Cunningham
Schoolmaster and Postmaster
of Carrigans for 45 years
who died 14th May 1875 aged 75 years
Mary & Nancy & Lucy DEVLIN
Died young
1796
DONNELL
In Loving Memory of
Joseph ELDER
Who died 24th Nov 1939 aged 63 years
Also his wife Elizabeth
Who died 28th Feb 1964
Thy Will be done
In Memory of
James ELLIOTT
Died Septr 10th 1869 aged 65 years
Also his son
John Elliott
Died August 1859 aged 19 years
I am the Resurrection and the Life
To the Sacred Memory of
Henrietta M.E. FORSTER
Who fell asleep Oct 14 1911
Till He Come
Also of
Rev Wm. H. Forster
Rector of Killea for 26 years
Died Jan 10 1922
In God’s Keeping
HAMILTON
Erected by Robert Hamilton of Lisburn
In memory of his father
Robert died 28th May 1944
Also of his brother
William H. died 22nd July 1951
Also his mother
Sarah died 11th October 1957
Also the above Robert Hamilton
Died 2nd August 1958. Interred in Lisburn Cemetery
Here lieth the body of
The Revd John HARRIS
Who departed this life
The 12th of May 1816 aged 75 years
And was 22 years Rector of
The Parish of Killea
Sacred to the Memory of
Francis HERON Esq
Of the Honble the Hudson Bay Compy
Who died 11th April 1840
In the 46th year of his age
He was just and honourable in all
A kind husband …….father he lived
Beloved and died lamented?
This stone was erected by his widow as
A token of affection and sincere regard
Also Julia his daughter
Died 6th April 18?? (stone worn) aged 1 month
In Memory of
Kathleen Frances
Beloved daughter of
James and Frances IRWIN
Died 18th March 1902 aged 10 months
Also in Memory of
The above James Irwin
Died 8th February 1933 aged 63 years
And his wife Frances
Died 15th March 1939
Till he Come
Here lieth the body of
Miss Margaret KING
Who departed this life the
13th? of April 1818
Aged 60 years
Sacred to the memory of
Bessy the beloved daughter of
The Revd Wm LODGE and Anne his wife
Who departed this life
Janry 16th 1837
Aged 8 years and 4 months
Sacred to the Memory of
David McCLELLAND
Who departed this life
The 6th Sept 1869 aged 65 years
Also Sarah McClelland
wife of Samuel McClelland
Who died 4th Sept 1872 aged 45 years
To The Memory of
Jennie Margaret McCLINTOCK
Born 3rd Feby 1885 died 24th Septr 1938
And of William George McClintock
Lieut Royal Artillery
Born 22nd Septr 1913 died 24th Sept 1938
Dearly loved wife & son of
Colonel Robert Lyle McClintock, C.M.G., D.S.O
Royal Engineers
Of Dunmore
Born 26th March 1874 died 11th July 1943
“Sleep after Toyle, Port after Stormie Seas
Here rest the Mortal remains of
Robert McCLINTOCK, of Dunmore
Born 13th December 1804 died 6th December 1859
Also of
Margaret his wife
Born 7th October 1812 died 21st May 1893
Also of their eldest son
Robert McClintock, J.P.D.L., of Dunmore
Born 27th June 1838 died 24th April 1899
Also of their son
Major Benjamin McClintock 53rd Regiment
Born 27th August 1843 died 8th July 1911
Underneath are interred the remains of
William McCLINTOCK of Dunmore in this County
Who departed this life the
17th (month covered) 1825 in the 53rd year of his age
Erected by
Alexander McCORKELL
In memory of his beloved wife Mary
Who died 9th Jany 1901 aged 43 years
McCREADY
Loving Memories of
My parents
Alexander and Mary
Also my brothers
David and Tom
Worthy of Remembrance
McELHINNEY
In Loving Memory of
John
Died 2nd November 1957 aged 61 years
His wife Sarah Jane
Died 18th December 1977 aged 85 years
Their son Thomas James
Died 19th May 2000 aged 77 years
Peace Perfect Peace
In Memory of
William McELHINNEY
Died 26th July 1920 aged 70 years
Also his wife Mary
Died 10th Feb 19?5 aged 67 years
In Memory of
John MacILWAINE, Dunmore Lodge,
Who died Dec 30th 1886 aged 84
Also his wife Eliza
Who died Dec 2nd 1886 aged 75
Also their son James
Who died Oct 1st 1866 aged 28
And Robert Thompson, infant son of
F.W. & M.E. MacIlwaine
Who died July 10th 1899 aged 10 months
Also Mary Elizabeth, wife of
F.W. MacIlwaine
Who died April 10th 1908
And her daughter C.E.L. MacIlwaine
Who died April 13th 1966
Also John MacIlwaine
Who died 5th Nov 1974
In Memory of
Helen MACKWORTH
Who passed into the life eternal
On Sept 24th 1938 aged 24
Sacred to the Memory of
Jessie MOORE
3rd daughter of
John Nicholson HARVEY, Molenan
Died 23rd Mar 1924
Also her sister Georgina
Died 28th Feb 1929
Moore
Robert Maxwell LYON, D.B.E., D.L., J.P.
9th February 1906
24th April 1994
Of Molenan House
And his beloved wife
Ivy Henrietta
15th January 1925
7th June 2000
In Loving Memory of
The RAMSEY family
Sacred to the memory of
George ROBINSON
Who departed this life
3rd March 1854 aged 80 years
Also James his son who died
March 28th 1861 aged 58 years
In Loving Memory of
Annie Agnes RYAN
Died 4th Sept 1933
Her grandson
John Robert Ryan
Died 17th Feb 1932
Her husband
John J. Ryan
Died 17th April 1935
“Thy will be done”
Sleep in Jesus until He come
Mary the beloved wife of
Revd C. SEYMORE Rector of this parish
Obr Decr 29th 1839
Be ye also ready
Also Thomas Seymour
Lieut in the Galway Militia
Father of Rev C Seymour
Who died 2nd March 1845 aged 76
Know that my Redeemer liveth
SMITH
Molenan
In Loving Memory of
Elizabeth SMYTH
Born 1852 died 1944
Her son James
Born 1880 died 1963
And his wife Frances
Born 1892 died 1962
Also their sons
James born 1920 died 1925
Harold Francis born 1929 died 1951
William John born 1917 died 1979
In Affectionate Remembrance
The Rev. Richard SMITH, M.A.
Who for 9 years
Fed the flock of God in this Parish
And who fell asleep in Christ Jesus
November 8th 1871
“Them that sleep in Jesus
Will God bring with him”
“When the chief shepherd shall appear ye shall
Receive a crown of Glory that fadeth not away”
Erected by
Matilda SMYTH
In Memory of her husband
William Smyth
Who died 28th Feby 1888 aged 68 years
Also his son David
Aged 2 years
In Loving Memory of the
Rev. Cuthbert R. THOMPSON
Entered into rest
September 6th 1926 aged 53 years
In Loving Memory of
Fanny wife of
Sir George Casson WALKER, K.C.S.I.
Born 31st August 1855 died 15th Jan 1935
They shall be mine saith the Lord on the
Day when I make up my Jewels.
Joseph WALLACE
(no further info)
Sacred to the memory of
Elizabeth WILLIAMS
Who died 29th April 1847 aged 86 years
Also Martha Williams
Who departed this life
On the 18th of August 1851
Aged 78 years
Mary WILLIAMSON
Died February 1780?
Aged 55? years
Also
Jane Stewart
Died October 1818?
Aged 73? Years
In Loving Memory of
The WRAY family, Carrigans
Wee Norman (wee Montana)
Heavenly Love Abiding
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