Bodyke Gravestone Transcriptions, Co. Clare

** Date/name could be wrong.


***** Can’t be read.

Bodyke 1: Brady: Pray for the soul / of / Very Rev. James Brady / Born Tuaim-Greine 189?8 / Ordained for Nebraska 19(?1)7 / Pastor Plainview 1919-1939 / Pastor St. Edward 1939-1969 / Died at Tuaim-Graine 1973.

Bodyke 2: Brooks/Ryan: In loving memory of / Michael Brooks / Died 31st January 1973 / Bridget Mary R. Brooks / Died 16th Feb 1992 / Her sister Margaret Ryan / Died 6th Sept 2001.

Bodyke 3: Brooks: In loving memory of / James M. Brooks / Bodyke / Died 8th Nov 1993 aged 74 yrs.

Bodyke 4: Browne/Moloney: In / Loving memory of / Patrick Browne / Who died 20th July 1941. / His sons / Basil, Died 9th March 1952. / Stephen, Died 15th June 1955. / And his wife Bridget / Died 17th Oct 1968. / His sister-in-law / Anne Moloney / Died 10th sept 1969. / Patrick Browne / Died 28th May 1978. / John Joe Browne / Died 29th Jan 1981.

Bodyke 5: Cant read.

Bodyke 6: Connellan: In loving memory of / Michael Connellan / Annaghneal / Died 3rd Jan 1971 / His brother Denis / Died 7th april 1980. / R.I.P / Sacred heart of jesus / Have mercy on their souls / Erected by / Their loving sister Nora.

Bodyke 7: Cooney: In loving memory / of / John Cooney / Coolreagh, Bodyke / Died 20th june 1980 aged 87 yrs / His wife Kate / Died 19th Jan 1952 aged 50 yrs / Their son Sean / Died 13th jan 1978 aged 39 yrs / Their son Paddy / Died 30th July 2002 aged 68 yrs.

Bodyke 8: Cooney: In / Loving memory of / Michael Cooney / Caherhurley / Who died 24st Dec 1935 / His wife Kate / Died 15th Nov 1943 / His sister Mary / Died 25th Nov 1944 / His Daughter Bridget / Died 25th Dec 1932 / Patrick Cooney / Died July 15th 1988.

Bodyke 9: Culligan/Stuart: In loving memory of / Patrick Culligan / Pencil Hill 8 Northampton / Died Feb 21st 1972 / Patrick Stuart / Coolreagh / Died March 29th 1985 / Mary Stuart / Died March 22nd 1995.

Bodyke 10: Curtin/McMahon: In loving memory of / Mrs Bridget Curtin / Who died 3rd July 1939 / And her daughter / Mrs Bridget McMahon / Coolreagh / Died 17th Jan 1971 / And Patrick McMahon / Died 1st Oct 1972 / Their Daughter Bridget McMahon / Died August 8th 1997 / Their Daughter Eileen McMahon / Died July 28th 2004.

Bodyke 11: Egan: Cherished memories of / Patrick Egan / Ballyvannon, Tuamgraney. / His Brother John / Ex Garda Siochana / Died 26th Mar 1984 aged 87 yrs / His brother William / Died 22 Dec 1985 aged 81 yrs.

Bodyke 12: Fahey: Erected / In loving memory of / Patrick Fahey of Bally***** / Who died Sept 29th 1933** / And his daughter Bridget / Who died Jan 22nd 1935** / His wife Mary / Who died 9th Oct 1951 / Their son John / Who died 25th Oct 1986 / His wife Bridget / Who died 15th Dec 1993**

Bodyke 13: Cleeson: Sweet Jesus have mercy / on the souls of / Patrick Cleeson / Who died 11th April 1970 / And William Cleeson / Died 11th April 1971 / Michael Cleeson / Died 20th July 1976 / Their sister Rose** / Died 26th Sept 1982.

Bodyke 14: Gunning**: In loving memory of / Ann** Gunning** / *********** / Who died April 29th 1976**

Bodyke 15: Hogan: Pray for the soul / of / Very Rev Patrick Hogan / *************************************************************************

Bodyke 16: Hogan: In Memory of / Timothy Hogan / Coolreagh / Died 1st Dec 1937 age 76 yrs / His wife Bridget / Died 1st may 1937 age 66 yrs / Their daughter in law / Bridie** Hogan / Died ** Feb 1983 / Her husband Tim Hogan / Died 10th** September 1994.

Bodyke 17: Kennedy: ********** Rev.James Kennedy **********cant read

Bodyke 18: Liddy: In / loving memory / of / our dear parents / John Liddy / Clogher / Died 28 May 1977 / Aged 89 years / His wife Margaret / Died 16 April 1979 / Aged 90 years / Their son John / Died 27 Sept 1985 / Marie Liddy / Died 6 Feb 1988.

Bodyke 19: Lynch: In loving memory / of / My dear wife / Margaret Lynch / Coolreagh, Bodyke / Died 4-June 1978 / Her husband John / Died 4-Sept 1980.

Bodyke 20: Malone: In Loving Memory of / Michael Malone / Bodyke / Who died ****** 1969 / And of his parents / Michael Died ** March 19** / ****** died ** January 1962.

Bodyke 21: Malone: In loving memory of / Thomas Malone / Caherhurley, Tuamgraney / Died 29th Dec 1958 / Aged 76 years / His wife Eileen / Died 29th July 1938 / Aged 50 years / Kathleen Malone / (Nee Mulqueen) / Died 13th May 1993 / Her husband / John Malone / Died 20th Feb 2003.

Bodyke 22: McGrath: In loving memory of / Timothy McGrath / Derrymore house / Died 4th Nov 1971 / Aged 62 Years / His wife Anne / Died 13th Feb 1987 Aged 68 yrs.

Bodyke 23: McKenna: LEFT SIDE : Michael McKenna / Died 26th Jan 1902 / His wife Bridget / Died 16th Nov 1933 / Edward McKenna / Died ** April 1963 / His wife **** died 19th Nov** 1978**. RIGHT SIDE : In loving memory of / Pat McKenna , Bodyke / Who died April 15th 1993 / Aged 55 years.

Bodyke 24: Minogue/O Reilly: In loving memory of / James Minogue Caherhurley / Died 1st Jult 1953 / His wife Eileen died 10th March 1933 / Tom Minogue Ballyvannon / Died 25th Oct 1970 / Connie O’Reilly (nee Minogue) / Died 26th March 1983.

Bodyke 25: Murphy/Hannon: In loving memory of / Michael Murphy / Lisbarreen / Died 24th Oct 1980 / their nephew Christy Hannon / Bodyke / Died 27th April 1994.

Bodyke 26: Nash: In loving memory of / John Nash / who died May 5th 1932 aged 74 years / And his daughter / Mary Nash / Died Oct 18th 1931 aged 24 years / Patrick / Died 3rd Aug 1938 aged 34 years / Kate / Died 28th Oct 1955 aged 88 years / John / Died 23rd Aug 1960 aged 52 / Michael / 22 Oct 1963 aged 64.

Bodyke 27: Noonan: Erected By / Peter & Frank Noonan / In loving memory of / our dear parents / Mrs Bridget Noonan / Died *** 1902 / Patrick Noonan / Died Dec 1938 / Our brothers / William died Oct 1954 / John died *** 1958 / Joseph died June 1971 / James died Jan 1972 / And sisters / Bridget died June 1941 / Margaret died March 1966.

Bodyke 28: O Brien: Pray for the soul / of / very rev. Martin O’Brien / Born Ruan 1911 / Ordained priest March 1937 / Parish priest Bodyke / Died 29th July 1972.

Bodyke 29: CANT READ_ IN IRISH

Bodyke 30: O Donnell: In / loving memory of / Daniel O’Donnell / Coolreagh / Died 11th June 1933 / His daughter Jospehine / Died 18th Feb 1965 / And his wife Mary / died 10th Dec 1955**.

Bodyke 31: O Connor: In loving memory / of / Mary O’Connor / Died 1st Oct 1975 / Thomas E. O’Connor / Died 14th Feb 1976.

Bodyke 32: O Gorman: Pray / for the repose of the soul of / Rev John O’Gorman / who died in the 99th year of his age / and was parish priest of ************cant read.

Bodyke 33: O Brady: In loving memory of / Mary O’Brady / Caherhurley / who died Oct 13th 1971 / her husband Michael / died 15th April 1988.

Bodyke 34: Purcell: In / loving memory of / Patrick Purcell / died 26th june 1936 / and of his wife Mary / died 29th January 1948 / and their daughter-in-law / Mrs Ann Purcell / died 5th June 1967 / her husband Peter / died 23rd Sept 1961** / and his brother Patrick / died 26th march 1981** / their sister Ann / died ** Dec 19**.

Bodyke 35: Rochford: In loving memory / of / James Rochford / died 6th Feb 1950 / his wife Margaret / died 29th July 1962 / his brother Patrick / died 3rd March 1937 / Martin Rochford / Ballinahinch / died 14th October 2000 / aged 84 years.

Bodyke 36: Rodgers: In loving memory / Michael Rodgers snr / Annaghneal Bodyke / died 20th March 1972 aged 75 / His wife Sarah / died 18th April 1984 aged 82 / their son Michael / died 30th March 1970 aged 34.

Bodyke 37: Walsh: In loving memory of / Anne Walsh / Ballinahinch / died 19th Oct 1931 aged 60 yrs / her husband Patrick / died 27th Jan 1942 aged 75 yrs / their son Tom / died 13th March 1998 aged 87 yrs / Patrick Walsh / Ballinahinch / died 11th Dec 2000aged 96 yrs / his wife Molly / died 5th Sept 2001 aged 85 yrs / their daughter baby Marie / died 4th Nov 1950 / rest in peace.