Castletown Bridge – Protestant graveyard outside Ballylynam
Church of Ireland Anglican.
Diocese of Leighlin
Castletown Church – Killabban
Church stands sideways to the road
Behind church:
Ffolliott/Hovendon In / loving memory / of / Lieut. Colonel William Hovendon Folliott / D.L. / of Tiernene Queen’s Co. / died 1st August 1930 (?50) / aged 58 years. / This table is erected by his wife Violet Ffoliott / peace perfect Peace / With loved ones far away. Jesus keeping we are safe and they / blessed are the pure in heart / for they shall see God.
Stone beside this: In / loving memory / of / Julia Ffoliott /of Tierna Queen’s county / widow of / the Rev James Robert Ffoliott, M.A. / and daughter of / Charles Warner Hovendon / of Ballylehane / who died 8th September 1925 / Aged 74. / this memorial is erected by / her sorrowing son and daughters
ENGLISH: In loving memory/of/her dear daughter / Lelia E. English, / who died July 5th 1913 / aged 32 years. / Can’t read bit at bottom / Nora English
BEALE: In loving memory of/Isabella Beale/late of Castletown / died 22nd May 1960
EDGE/BOOKER: In loving memory of / Esther Anne / the beloved wife of Benjamin Booker Edge / of Clonbrock /born the 17th March 1809 / died the 3rd March 1879 / and of her husband Benjamin Booker Edge / born the 12th April 1810/died the 28th April 1887 / This poor tribute to the memory of the / best of mothers and of fathers / is erected by their son.
EDGE: In memory / of / Esther Frances / the beloved child of / John and Laura Edge / who died in ? Hill Surrey/can’t read rest of stone, it’s broken
SHELLIE: In/memory of/Thomas Shellie / who died on the 14th of March 1877 / aged 79 years / Elizabeth /his wife who died on the 28th June 1883 / aged 81 years. / Thomas their eldest son who died on / the 26th Dec 1852 aged 23 years. /William / their third son who died on the / 13th Feb 1854 aged 21 years. / Herbert Wilkin, / their second son who died on the / ? Oct 1898 aged 67 years.
MAY/HOVENDON : Here lie buried / the remains of / Nicholas Stevenson May / who died on 11th / March 1874 aged 83 years / Annie May (born Hovendon) / his wife who died 21st April 1886 / aged 75 years. / Abraham Hovendon their eldest son / who died 28th Jan 1889 / Christiana Jane May / their youngest daughter / who died 10th April 1871 / aged 20years / Also the remains of / Nicholas S. May’s father, mother, brother and infant children / Waiting for the resurrection / the trumpets shall pound / and
Inside Gate: GLOSTER : Sacred to the memory of Bessie / the dearly beloved child of / John & Bessie Gloster of Athy / who fell asleep in Jesus 31st October 1873 / aged 14 years & 3 months. Of such is the kingdom of heaven / Beside this sacred spot rest also / the remains of an infant sister / Louisa who died 2nd April 1861 / A lamb of the fold of Jesus / Also those of / her affectionate aunt / Elizabeth Kehoe an aged servant / of Christ who entered into rest / the 19th April 1870 aged 82 years / Rec. c XIV v15 / and her husband Edward who ?dies / 16th Nov 1877 aged 86 yrs also in / memory of John T. Gloster Belovd /son of John & Bessie who died on / ??8 March 1880 aged ?6 years & 2 months / and on Bessie the belov’d wife of / John Gloster died ?31st Jany 1887 / aged 30 yrs. Bagnalstown / and of above John Gloster / died 12th Novr 1897. (Some more on stone too difficult to read)
BULFIN (under tree on left hand side) : Erected / in loving memory of / Margaret Bulfin Ballylinan who died Jan 4th 1919 aged 63 years / also her husband John Henry Bulfin / who died 30th April 1919 aged 69 years / also his sister Elizabeth Meredith / Maryborough / who died 22nd June 1919 aged 76 years. / Also Sarah Davis / who died 15th June 1858 aged 71 years / also Alick Bulfin / who died 4th Jan 1977 / also George Bulfin / who died 13th May 1979.
SMITH : Erected by George, William & Alexander Smith / to the memory of their parents / William & Anne Smith / of Ballylinan / William Smith died April ?7th 1877 aged 74 years / Anne Smith died Dec 26th 1877 aged 69 years / Their son Henry / who died Dec 4th 1879 / is buried on the left side / Their children who died before them / are buried here / Margaret Smith died April 8th 1838 aged 6 years / Margaret Smith / died May 24th 1843 aged 2 years / James Ormsby Smith / died Feb 12th 1844 aged 8 months / Maryanne Smith / died April 29th 1848 aged 15 years/ The hour is coming in the ?? which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice. St. John v. 28
Same plot: In / Loving Memory of / Sydney Smith / Crettyard / died Oct 9th 1957 aged 90 / Peace perfect Peace / Erected by his nephews / Harold & Sydney Smith.
DOOLEY: In Loving Memory of / Isabella Dooley / late of Castletown / died 22nd May 1960/ RIP
There are other stones in this graveyard which may possibly be read with some cleaning & others that will never be read – flat, worn. Some of the standing stones are too covered in the white lichen to read.
The surname Tunstead was on one of the stones.