Gravestone Inscriptions in Ballymakenny, Co. Louth.
Transcribed by James McGarry and published in Seanchas Ardmhaca.
'Ballymakenny graveyard is situated on one of the old north roads, three miles from Drogheda.....around the 1785 church of St. Nicholas (Church of Ireland)' Mr. Garry gives a reference to Fr. Thomas Gogarty 1908 and that there was a church of St. Patrick at the Ford of the Two Forks only two hundred yards from the present church.
Some transcriptions from this paper
Crutum prote Morientem parcator aspice. Here lies the remains of the Revd. James Read, Parish Priest of Termonfeckin who died on the 2nd of June 1815 aged 52 years. And the remains of Revd. Richd. Trenor, Pastor of Dyzard who departed this life the 13th June 1816 aged 62 years. And also the Revd. Patrick Murphy, Parish Priest of Haggardstown who died on the 8th Sept 1831 aged 80 years.
Rev. James Silcock for 20 years Rector of Ballymakenny. Born May 9th 1809. Died April 19th 1887 and his wife Ellen who died Nov 3 1911 aged 86 years.
Lieut. Col.
George Smith and Luielia Stella Marguerite McIlwraith married
Trinity Church, Melbourne 7th Oct 1897. (stone lists dates of birth and death
of children and relatives)
Lieut.-Col St. George Alexander Smith b. 26-1-1841 d. 27-10-1916
Capt. Henry Tichbourne Smith, b. 21-1-1845 d.13-5-1917
Winters In loving memory of Kevin Winters Foxhall who died 2nd Sept 1978. (following an accident) Erected by his brother and sister.
Winters
John Winters, Hamlinstown who died 25 Feb 1968 (following an accident). Erected
by his father James, his brothers and sister.
Winters
Nicholas Winters, Fieldstown who died 18th Dec 1968 (following an accident).
Erected by his father James, his brothers and sister.
Winters
In loving memory of Patrick Winters and his wife Mary Anne, The Glen, Monasterboice,
their son John died 20 Nov 1974. Jane died 19th March 1979.
Winters
Erected by James Winters, Fieldstown in memory of his mother Mary who died
6 Aug 1920, his father Patrick died 8 Aug 1920. his wife Alice died 28 Oct
1948. his daughter Ann Jane died 4 Jan 1951. The above James died 14th Oct
1872.
Winters
Erected by John Winters, Brownstown in memory of his beloved wife Mary Winters
(alias Kirwan) who departed this life 18th June 1826 aged 62 years.
Winters
In loving memory of Patrick Winters, Brownstown, Monasterboice, his wife Mary
Jane, his sister Catherine also his daughters Elizabeth and Mary Kate.
Winters
Erected by James Winters of Fieldstown in memory of his brother Patk. Winters
who departed this life the 18th August 1842 aged 78 years. Also the above
James Winters died 8th December 1861 aged 83 years. Also his wife Catherine
Winters who died 1st of April 1868 aged 92 years. His son Nicholas who died
4th Aug 1901 aged 81 years. His wife Mary Winters 8th March 1916 aged 80.
Their daughter Jane Winters died 24th May 1916 aged 86 years . Also their
son Nicholas died 7 March 1923 aged 54 years. And James who died 9 April 1930
aged 65 years. Gertrude Winters, Greenhills, Drogheda who died 17 Sept 1953
aged 73 years. And their son William died 5th Jan 1955 (Note:
Jane Winters is probably sister to Nicholas - J.)
Winters
In loving memory of John and Anne Winters, Hamlinstown, also their son Patricj
who died 19th Feb 1969. his wife Margaret 8th Dec 1969.
Winters
In loving memory of Thomas Winters, Hamlinstown died 12th March 1962. his
brother William died 13th March 1977.
Winters
In loving memory of Patrick Winters, Fieldstown who died 5th July 1979 aged
52.
Index to
surnames in this graveyard (and transcriptions published in this paper.
Ball
Bellew
Brabazon
Brady
Branigan
Callan
Cannon
Carberry
Carroll
Chichester
Clarke
Commerfort
Conly
Coogan
Cullins
Darby
Dillon
Doggett
Dooly
Doonan
Drew
Duffy
English
Evans
Fahy
Farrell
Fetigan
Finegan
Finlay
Flinn
Flitcroft
Flynn
Gannon
Gargan
Garron
Greer
Hand
Harmon
Harty
Healy
Heeney
Heeny
Hoey
Hueston
Kirk
Kirwan
Lamb
Lambe
Landy
Levins
Lynn
Maguire
Malone
Manning
Marry
McCullin
McDannel
McDonneld
McDonnell
McEvoy
McGough
McGuinness
McIlwraith
McKeon
McKeown
McKeowne
McQuail
McQuillan
McQuillian
McQuillin
Millar
Moonan
Moore
Morgan
Munster
Murphy
Newman
Norris
Pentony
Quinn
Read
Reid
Reynolds
Roberts
Roche
Rock
Rodgers
Rogers
Roy
Sheridan
Silcock
Smith
Sullivan
Tallon
Treanor
Trenor
Verdon
Ward
Whelan
Woods
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