Headstone Inscriptions, St. Catherine's Church of Ireland Graveyard, Killybegs, Co Donegal
(Photograph by Marilyn)
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Notes:
The majority of these Inscriptions, plus the Graveyard Plan, are courtesy of the Donegal County Library
In their Local Studies holdings is un undated and unsigned survey of St Catherine's Graveyard, which was added to the library catalogue in 1986
There is a new book , on St Catherine's Church and Graveyard, which was launched on 22 Nov 2008 in Killybegs
It includes an interactive dvd and contains a lot more information & research than what I am presenting here
Greenlaw inscriptions and photograph submitted by Cheri
Hamilton inscriptions and photograph submitted by Marilyn & Muriel
(Also see Hamilton Graves in St Catherine's Graveyard by Marilyn)
The Inscriptions:
Asken
(See Brown)
Atherton
Sacred to the Memory of
William Henry Atherton
Died 5 Oct 1837 aged 37 yrears
(Upright sandstone slab)
Banks
In Memory of
Lieutenant Thomas Banks
His Majesty's Navy
Who Died Mar 13 1807
In Command of Maulinbeg Signal Station
He was born Aug 12 1777, had been in the service of his Country from his sixteenth year,
and bore a part in Lord Viscount Duncan's glorious victory over the Dutch Fleet 11 Oct 1797
(Note: Admiral Duncan defeated, in the battle of Camperdown, off the coast of Holland, a powerful Dutch fleet, prepared for an invasion of Ireland.
Eleven of the enemy's ships were taken)
(Broken sandstone tablet)
Black
Here Lies the Body of
Elizabeth Black
Who Departed this Life June 12 1783 aged 80 years
In Pace Requiescat
Also the Body of
Francis Black
Who Departed this Life 28th day of May 1789 aged 76 years
(horizontal sandstone slab)
Blain
Anne? Blain
.................1777
Here Lies the Body of
George Blain
Who Departed this Life Sep 26 in the 64 year of his age. Anno Domini 1721
(Broken sandstone slab with Coat of Arms)
Underneath
Are The Mortal Remains
of
George Blain
Who Died Jul 1792 Aged 60 Years
Also Charles Blain, His Brother
Who Died Jan 1 1822 Aged 66
Also of Thomas Blain, Son of
The Said George Blain
Who Died in Killybegs 14 Jul 1845
Aged 63 years
And In Respect of Whoes Memory
This Stone Was Erected
By A Friend
The Mortal Remains of
Margaret Blain
Repose Here
She died on 19 Mar 1847 aged 80 years
Also of Charles, eldest son of
William Blain
Who Departed this Life on 30 Jan 1850 aged 24 years
"He Cometh Forth Life a Flower and is Cut Down, He Fleeth Also As A Shadow And Continueth Not"
Phoebe Blain
Wife of William Blain
Died Jan 3 1873 aged 75 years
(Sandstone tablet)
Sacred to the Memory of
William Blain
Who Departed this Life on Saturday 16 Dec 1848 aged 49 years
"The Memory of the Just is Blessed"
Edward Blain
Son of William and Phoebe Blain
Died Jun 24 1878 aged 47 years
(Sandstone tablet)
Brice
In Memory of
Michael Brice
Who Departed this Life Jun 17 1781
Also the Body of
William Brice
Who Departed this Life 11 Mar 1785 aged 70 years
(Sandstone tablet badly weathered)
Brown
IHS
Underneath Repose the Remains of
Margaret Brown
Who Departed this Life Jun 2 1847
Being in the 44th year of her age
(Horizontal sandstone tablet with cross at the top)
Mary Brown alias Asken
Who Departed this Life Nov 5 1742
Aged 70 years
This Monument was erected by
Archibald Brown for his Father
George Brown
Who Departed this Life May 6 1758
Aged 74 years
(Horizontal limestone slab with Coat of Arms and Motto -
Pro : Patria : Semper (for fatherland always))
Note:
Archibald also erected a tomb for two of his sons
Francis d 1764
Alexander d 1770
See St Cartha's (Old) Graveyard, Kilcar
Carr
In Hoc Signo Vinces
Erected to the Memory of
James Carr
Who Died Apr 18 1847
By his Sons in America
Aged 70 years
Requiescant in Pace
(Horizontal sandstone slab with the letters IHS in a circle)
Conwell
Sacred to the Memory of
Mary Conwell
Who Departed this Life 27 Feb 1847 aged 69 years
Also Anthony Conwell
Who Died 11 Jan 1864 aged 80 years
(Sanstone tablet with the letters IHS and cross at the top)
Here Lieth the Body of
John Conwell
Who Departed this Life 1 Aug 1817 aged 56 years
(Horizontal sandstone slab)
Devenny
Here Lyeth the Body of
Mary Devenny
Who Departed this Life 7 Jun 1740 aged 59 years
(Horizontal limestone slab, flaking)
Dobin
Memento Mori
Doth Lie the Body of
John Dobin
Who Departed this Life and was interred under this stone
the 23 Apr 1784 aged 36 years
(Horizontal limestone slab)
Gallagher
Sacred to the Memory of
Francis Gallagher
Who Departed this Life 1 Sep 1856 aged 88 years
(Collapsed sandstone tablet with the letters IHS)
John Gallagher
Died Mar 26 1818 aged 50 years
This Tomb was erected by his Wife
(Horizontal limestone slab with cross at the top and the letters INRI)
(INRI = Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum = Jesus of Nazareth King of the Jews" John 19:19)
John Gay
Departed this Life Feb 5 1784 aged 79 years
(Horizontal sandstone slab, flaking)
Greenlaw
Archibald Robert Greenlaw
The only beloved son of Aaron & Susanna Greenlaw
Who fell asleep in Jesus' arms in the 32nd year of his age
Dec 18 1902 at Castlereagh
This tomb was erected by
Robert Greenlaw for his father
Alexander Greenlaw
Who departed this life Feb. the 26, 1741
Aged 46 years
(The coat of arms pictured on the head stone is the Devitt & Greenlaw family crest)
Hamilton
Here Lieth the Body of
James Hamilton Esq of Fintragh
Who departed this life on the 15th day of May 1815, aged 93 years
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| Photo by Marilyn in 1991 | Photo by Muriel taken after headstone was uncovered & cleaned |
Here Lieth the body of
James, eldest son of James Hamilton of Fintragh Esq
Who departed this life 26th September 1811, aged 50 (30?) years
(Badly weathered sandstone tablet with Coat of Arms in a circle, with the motto, "Through")
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Here Lieth the body of
Richard Hamilton Esq of Fintragh
Who departed this life the 22nd day of April 1817, aged 43 years
Also the body of his daughter Hannah Hamilton
Who departed this life on the 4th day of May 1816, aged 12 years.
This stone is erected to their memory by Ann Hamilton, the affectionate wife of the said Richard
(Limestone tablet, broken)
Hegarty
Erected by James Hegarty
To the Memory of his Beloved Wife
Catherine Quinn
Who Departed this Life
21st day of Jun 1858 aged 36 years
(Upright freestone slab with cross at the top and the letters IHS)
Henderson
Underneath are Interred the Remains of
James Henderson, Esq
Who Departed this Life at Killybegs
Jan 26 1836 aged 72 years
(Sandstone tablet)
Jones
Sacred to the Memory of
Margaret Jones
Wife of James Jones of Rushen
She Died Oct 23 1819 aged 65 years
(Sandstone tablet)
Kelly
Sacred to the Memory of
Mary Kelly
The Dearly Beloved Wife of Hugh Kelly
Who Departed this Life
Jul 10 1869 aged 74 years
(Sandstone tablet)
Kennedy
Sacred to the Memory of
Patrick Kennedy of Firbrega
Who Departed this Life
On the 17th day of Apr 1856 aged 62 years
This stone was erected by his son Charles Kennedy
(Upright freestone slab)
Sacred to the Memory of
Mary Kennedy of Firbrega
Who Departed this Life
On the 12th day of Nov 1855 aged 52 years
This stone was erected by her son Charles Kennedy
(Upright freestone slab)
Laphel
Sarah Elis Laphel
Born 16 Nov 1838
Departed 2nd Nov .......
(Upright slate slab, flaking)
Lindsay
Here Lyeth The Body Of John Lindsay
Being 27 Years Of Age
Deceased The 30th Day of June Ano. Dom. 1685
(A fine coat of arms at the bottom)
From Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead, Ireland - 1888
(Observation 1986 - broken sandstone slab inside Church southeast corner)
Long
(See Teelin)
Magee
Sacred to the Memory of
Mary Magee
Who Departed this Life
Feb the 14th 1804 aged 84 years
Also Her Husband Alexander Magee
Who Departed this Life
Aug 8 1804 aged 82 years
Also to the Memory of
Mary Magee, their Daughter
Who Departed this Life
Jan 12 1811 aged 38 years
(Horizontal sandstone slab)
Sacred to the Memory of
William Magee
And of Ann Magee, his Wife
The Former Died Jan 31 1811 aged 84
And the Latter Died Oct 12 1812 aged 74 years
(Sandstone tablet)
Mathews
To the Memory of Catherine
Daughter of Alexander and Isabella Mathews
Who Departed this Life
Jan 27 1858 aged 29 years
"Blessed are the Dead which Died in the Lord"
(Upright freestone slab)
McCarty
(See McLean)
McCloskey
In Memory of
John McCloskey
Who Departed this Life
May the 1st 1850 aged 63 years
He Lived Beloved and Died Lamented and Remembered
A Man More Just or True to Trust he has not left Behind
(Horizontal sandstone slab)
McFadden
Underneath this Stone Lyes the Body of
Feragal McFadden
Departed this Life
Feb 4 1806 aged 3 years
This stone erected by Feragal McFadden, his Father
(Horizontal sandstone slab)
McGhee
Sacred to the Memory of
Andrew McGhee of Killybegs
Who Departed this Life
Apr the 22nd AD 1815 aged 77 years
(Sandstone tablet)
McGill
Erected to the Memory of
Cornelius McGill
Who Departed this Life
29 Mar 1847 aged 47 years
Also his Wife Mary McGill
Who Departed this Life
On 8 Jan 1860 aged 37
(Sandstone tablet with the letters IHS in a circle)
McGuinnis
Here Lieth the Body of
John McGuinnis
Who Departed this Life
June 6 1841 aged 63 years
(Horizontal sandstone slab, broken)
McHugh
Sacred to the Memory of
Philip McHugh
Who Died Mar 3 1816 aged 80 years
(Horizontal sandstone slab with the letters IHS)
McIntyre
Erected in Memory of
William McIntyre
Who Departed this Life
Mar 30 1832 aged 65 years
(Sandstone tablet with cross at the top)
McLaughlin
Sacred to the Memory of
James McLaughlin
Who Departed this Life
On the 16th day of Mar 1837 aged 34 years
(Sandstone tablet)
McLean
Sacred to the Memory of
Mary McLean
The Beloved Wife of Michael McCarty, CG
Who Departed this Life
The 27th of Dec 1857 aged 29 years
(Upright sandstone slab with the letters IHS)
Meighan
Sacred to the Memory of
James Meighan of Killybegs and in York
Who Departed this Life
2 Sep 1857 aged 28 years
Also Patrick Meighan
Who Departed this Life
5th May 1858 aged 78 years
Also Kate Meighan
In Religion, Tiressa Joseph of Mt St Vincent in York
Who Departed this Life
Jun 1862 aged 24 years
Requiescant in Pace
(Upright freestone slab)
Mitcheal
Erected by
James Mitcheal
In Memory of his Son
John
Who Departed this Life
Nov 5 1840 aged 34 years
Also his Brother William
As above, aged 21 years
(Sandstone tablet)
Morrison
Memento Mori
Here Lieth the Body of
Mathew Morrison
Who Departed this Life
Mar the 12th 1826 aged 62 years
(Horizontal limestone slab with the letters INRI)
Here Lieth the Body of
James Morrison
Who Departed this Life
Feb 6 1836 aged 65 years
(Horizontal sandstone slab with the letters IHS)
Nesbit
Here Lieth the Body of
Alexander Nesbit
Son of N Nesbit of Drimannew
Who Died May 15 1719
O'Boyle
Here Lieth the Body of
Ann O'Boyle
Who Departed this Life
Nov 2 1808 aged 18 years
(Horizontal limestone slab with the letters INRI)
Pallock
Sacred to the Memory of
William Pallock
Who Departed this Life
Apr 16 1833 aged 28 years
(Horizontal sandstone slab)
Quinn
(See Hegarty)
Teelin
Memento Mori
Here Lies the Body of
William Teelin
Who Departed this Life
Aug 6 1785 aged 43 years
This stone was erected by Anne Long alias Teelin
For her Husband
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