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Memorial to the Dead

In loving memory of all those buried in

Ballybrennan  Cemetery

      Inscriptions transcribed as close as possible to the originals,  with Names and Addresses as spelt on the stones.  Many of the place-name spellings have since changed. 

 

SKETCH OF CEMETERY  

INDEX OF SURNAMES

Gravestone No. 1

In Loving Memory of

PATRICK WALSH,

Craan,

died 10th August 1936 aged 33 yrs.

Also his wife MARGARET,

died 24th March 1979 aged 80.

R.I.P.

Gravestone No. 2

Headstone and White Cross

Erected by MARGARET WALSH, Craan.

In memory of her husband JOHN WALSH, died 5th March 1936 aged 55 years.

Also her son PATRICK, died August 10th 1936

aged 33 years.

Also her son PHILIP died Jan. 10th 1931

aged 19 years.

Also her daughter JULIA, died 30th April 1919

aged 11 years.

Also here children BRIDGET and WILLIE died young.

And her granddaughter MARGARET DUNNE, died young.

Gravestone No. 3

Headstone and Cross

Erected by MARY ELLEN HARTIGAN, Garrinstackle

In loving memory of her husband JAMES HARTIGAN, died 27th August 1949 aged 66 years.

Also her daughter MARGARET died 27th July 1969 aged 44 years.

His wife Mary Ellen died 26th July 1982 aged 82 years.

R.I.P.

Gravestone No. 4

In loving Memory of JAMES MCLOUGHLIN

died 13th June 1979, aged 71 years.

Also his wife BRIDGET, died 12th June 1992 aged 79 years.

R.I.P.

Erected by his loving wife and family.

Gravestone No. 5

In loving Memory of DAVID RING, Ballybrennan

died 14th September 1965 aged 3 weeks.

His great grandmother, ELLEN BOLAND, died 23rd January 1951 aged 81 years.

His aunt, ELIZABETH RUSHTON, died 5th September 1973 aged 37 years.

And her husband, PATRICK QUINN died January 1970 aged 36 years.

R.I.P.

Erected by his parents.

Gravestone No. 6

In loving Memory of JAMES KELLY Bree,

died 3rd May 1985

and his son MICHAEL aged 15 months.

WILLIE MCLOUGHLIN died in infancy.

R.I.P.

Gravestone No. 7

In loving Memory of KEVIN MCLOUGHLIN,

Ballybrennan, Bree, died 6th August 1993 aged 80 years.

Rest in Peace

Gravestone No. 8

Double grave - marked with a small wooden cross.

No inscription.

Gravestone No. 9

Triple grave - marked with a small cross and stone kerbing.

No inscription.

Gravestone No. 10

Erected by BRIGID CARBERRY Scarke,

In Memory of her sister ANNE CARBERRY

died 19th January 1929 aged 74 years.

Fortified by the rites of the Catholic Church.

On whose soul may Jesus have mercy.

Gravestone No. 11

In Loving Memory of

PAT BOLGER, Ballyeden

died 1st May 1988 aged 69 years.

His wife CONSTANCE died 16th January 1999 aged 74 years.

R.I.P.

Erected by his loving wife, CONSTANCE.

We loved him in life, let us not forget him in death.

Plaque on grave reads:

In memory of the BOLGER family, Ballyeden.

Gravestone No. 12

 

Single Grave marked by a small stone

No inscription.

Gravestone No. 13

Single Grave marked by a black cross.

No inscription.

Gravestone No. 14

 

ANNE CRIMMINS died January 1883

R.I.P.

By her son J.C.

Gravestone No. 15

 

PAT and MARGARET KAVANAGH 1934

R.I.P.

Gravestone No. 16

Commemorative Plaque

To the Memory of All Who died in 1798

WALTER DEVEREUX, Ballybrittas

JOHN CODD, THOMAS CODD, Ballygilliestown

PHILIP BRENNAN and others, Ballyelland

also PATRICK O’BRIEN from Donanore, buried in Clonmore

WALTER DEVEREUX - a native of Ballybrittas was executed in Cork.

Ar dheis dé go raibh a n-anam dílis.

Gravestone No. 17

Erected in Memory of

MICHAEL KELLY, Ballybrittas,

who died Dec 28th 1887 aged 84 years

And his wife JOHANNA KELLY, died Dec 29th 1889 aged 77 years

Also their grand-daughter ELLEN KEARNS,

died April 16th 1882 aged 13 years

Also their daughter CATHERINE KELLY,

died June 11th 1921 aged 70 years

And their son THOMAS died March 31st 1925 aged 90 years

Also their daughter BRIDGET died January 3rd 1928 aged 73 years

Also their daughter ALICIA died 27th January 1935 aged 80 years

R.I.P.

Gravestone No. 18

Erected to the memory of

JAMES KERWIN

Who departed this life October 17th 1825 aged 64 years,

late of Raheen

Gravestone No. 19

 

Old Style writing - Flat Tombstone

Gravestone No. 20

Errected by MARY KERRIVAN

In memory of her husband JOHN KERRIVAN

of the town of Wexford,

Who departed this life 27th November 1849 aged 54 years.

 

Gravestone No. 21

In loving memory of

RICHARD NICHOLSON, Ballyeden

who died January 25th 1906 aged 74 years.

Also his grandson RICHARD DUNNE died April 12th 1921 aged 8 years.

Also his wife MARY NICHOLSON died August 19th 1921 aged 89 years

Also his son PATRICK NICHOLSON died November 28th 1934 aged 74 years

Erected by his children

Gravestone No. 22

In memory of

GREGORY KENNY (Dononore)

died February 4th 1920 aged 73 years

Also his sister KATE KENNY died January 4th 1926 aged 67 years

Also JOHANNA KENNY died March 1st 1931 aged 79 years

R.I.P.

Gravestone No. 23

Erected by MICHAEL KENNY of Donanore

In memory of his parents

STEPHEN KENNY departed this life July 12th 1814 aged 88 years and his wife MARY KENNY who died June 11th 1834 aged 90 years.

Also her nephew PATRICK KENNY who died June 6th 1936 aged 60 years

May they rest in peace. Amen.

 

Gravestone No. 24

Erected by MARGARET KENNY Donanore

in memory of her husband MICHAEL KENNY

who died January 18th 1869 aged 76 years

Also their son NICHOLAS KENNY

who died in Australia July 1872 aged 32 years.

Also their daughter MARGARET KENNY

who departed this life February 19th 1876 aged 38 years.

Also his wife MARGARET KENNY

died July 20th 1887 aged 75 years

Also their son PATRICK KENNY

who died April 20th 1890 aged 50 years

Also MARY KENNY died February 21st 1931 aged 76 years

Rest in Peace

Gravestone No. 25

Erected by JOHN McHUGH

in memory of his wife ELIZABETH McHUGH

who died 20th October 1876 aged 29 years.

Also her sister ANNE MULLINS (alias KENNY)

formerly of Donanore

who departed this life August 28th 1885 aged 36 years

R.I.P.

Gravestone No. 26

Erected by JAMES KENNY of Ballybrittas

in memory of his brother PHILIP KENNY

who departed this life February 22nd 1911 aged 21 years.

PATRICK KENNY, Sparrowsland died 7th August 1958 aged 77 years.

And his wife ANNE KENNY died 8th June 1969 aged 76 years.

Gravestone No. 27

Erected by JAMES KENNY

in memory of his father NICHOLAS KENNY of Ballybrittas

who died April 4th 1850 aged 85 years.

Also his son PATRICK KENNY

who departed this life November the 7th 1851 aged 45 years

Also his son JAMES KENNY

who departed this life October 1885 aged 75 years

Rest in Peace

Gravestone No. 28

In loving memory of JOHN KENNY of Park

who died August 12th 1902 aged 86 years.

Also his wife BRIDGET KENNY

who died December 23rd 1906 aged 80 years.

Also his son JAMES who died February 6th 1877 aged 18 years

Also his son MICHAEL died March 13th 1922 aged 73 years

Also his son PATRICK died June 18th died 1935 aged 85 years

Also his daughter-in-law NORA KENNY died July 2nd 1935 aged 88 years

R.I.P.

Gravestone No. 29

Here lieth the body of MOGUE BRENAN

who died 27th March 1775 aged 64 years.

Lord have mercy on his soul.

Gravestone No. 30

Gravestone broken - inscription only partly visible

....Erected by her son LAURENCE HARTE CLO...

R.I.P.

Gravestone No. 31

Single Grave marked by stone

No inscription

Gravestone No. 32

Erected by THOMAS DOYLE of Ballybrittas

in memory of his mother MARY DOYLE

who departed this life August 6th 1854 aged 82 years?

His son PETER DOYLE, Wilton died 14th October 1939 aged

77 years

Requiescant in Pace. Amen

Gravestone No. 33

Headstone and Flatstone

Headstone Inscription:

Erected in loving memory of THOMAS and ANNE WICKHAM, Clonroche by their daughter MARY O’BRIEN, Philadelphia, U.S.A.

Sacred Heart of Jesus have mercy on them.

Flatstone Inscription:

Here lieth the body of BRIDGET WICKHAM alias LEACY departed this life December 21st 1800 aged 61 years.

Gravestone No. 34

3 Headstones surrounded by iron bars

First Stone Inscription:

Sacred to the memory of

MARGARET DOYLE alias WICKHAM of Wexford formerly of Sparrowsland who died April 23rd 1865 aged 55 years.

Also of her son JAMES DOYLE

who died March 15th 1850 aged 2 years.

Also or her son PATRICK DOYLE of Wexford

who died February 24th 1890 aged 39 years.

Also her daughter MARY DOYLE of Wexford

died September 20th 1926 aged 82 years.

Requiscat in pace

Second Stone Inscription

Erected by CATHERINE WICKHAM

in memory of her husband NICHOLAS WICKHAM late of Bree,

departed this life December 31st 1817 aged 56 years.

Lord have mercy on his soul.

Also his son PATT WICKHAM

who departed this life June 14th 1832 aged 19 years.

Also his wife CATHERINE WICKHAM,

May 13th 1850 aged 67 years.

Also her son John Wickham who departed

this life May 22nd 1876 aged 65 years.

Also her son James Wickham who died in

Dubuque, America June 16th 1893 aged 69 years.

Third Stone Inscription
Sacred to the memory of Mary Wickham alias Leacy of Bree

who died November 30th 1894 aged 79 years

Also her son Nicholas Wickham who died in Melbourne, Austrailia,

March 17th 1921 aged 69 years.

Also his brother Patrick died September 15th 1927 aged 73 years

R.I.P.

Gravestone No. 35

Erected by JOHN HANRAHAN

in memory of his father PATRICK HANRAHAN

who departed this life 28th November 1824 aged 85 years.

Also his mother MARY HANRAHAN alias CLEAR,

departed 22nd December 1824 aged 82 years.

Also the above mentioned JOHN HANRAHAN late of Macmine

departed this life 30th June 1832 aged 63 years.

Requiescate in Pace.

Gravestone No. 36

Erected by WILLIAM NEILL, Kellystown,

in memory of his father JOHN NEILL,

who died March 4th 1891 aged 77 years.

His mother ANNE NEILL died March 25th 1898 aged 76 years.

His brother NICHOLAS died November 13th 1882 aged 21 years.

And his wife MARY NEILL died June 1st 1919 aged 50 years.

Also the above WILLIAM NEILL died may 2nd 1928 aged 80 years.

R.I.P.

Gravestone No. 37

Erected by PATRICK NOLAN of Sparrowsland

in loving memory of his uncle PATRICK NOLAN

who departed this life October 15th 1873 aged 90 years.

Also his brother JOHN NOLAN

who departed this life May 20th 1888 aged 55 years.

Gravestone No. 38

Erected by Patrick NOLANN of Sparrowsland

in loving memory of his mother MARY NOLAN

who departed this life November 20th 1878 aged 72 years

Also his sister MARY CARL alias NOLAN

who departed this life at Clonroche November 10th 1896 aged 60 years.

Also the above PATRICK NOLANN November 8th 1913 aged 74 years

Gravestone No. 39

Here lies the body of MICHAEL NOLAN of Sparrowsland

who departed this life April 21st 1804 aged 20 years.

Also his mother MARY NOLAN alias HANLON

who departed this life October 22nd 1843 aged 81 years.

Also his father JOHN NOLAN

who departed this life June 15th 1838 aged 72 years.

Also his son DANIEL NOLAN

who departed this life October 11th 1870 aged 72 years.

Also his son DENNIS NOLAN

who departed this life April 9th 1885 aged 60 years.

Also ALFRED WILLIAM MULLANY, Clonroche,

who died December 25th 1923 aged 28 years

Gravestone No. 40

Erected by PATRICK NOLAN Sparrowsland

in memory of his brother JAMES NOLAN

who died in Dublin July 15th 1910 aged 76 years.

Also his sister in law JANE NOLAN alias O’ROURKE

who died in Enniscorthy, May 9th 1883 aged 40 years.

Gravestone No. 41

Here lieth the bodies of MARY WEEKIN alias BYRNE,

who died February 17th 1785 aged 64 years.

Also her daughter MARY MADEX alias WEEKIN

died February 11th 1789 aged 29 years.

Lord have mercy on their souls.

Also their father THOMAS WICKHAM......

(Remainder of stone buried)

Gravestone No. 42

Here lieth the body of JAMES WICKHAM late of Kellystown

departed this life November 25th 1826 agd 78 years.

Lord have mercy on his soul.

Also his wife JOHANNA WICKHAM alias DOYLE,

departed this life September 8th 1842 aged 79 years.

Gravestone No. 43

Only half of this stone is visible - obscured by another stone.

Here lies the body of......WEEKIN, who.....July 30th 1776 aged 34 years.

Also CATHERINE WEEKIN.

Lord have mercy on their souls

Gravestone No. 44

Here lieth the body of JAMES WEEKIN

died may 11th 1787 aged 84.

Also his wife CATHERINE WEEKIN alias Nolan

died June 11th 1774 aged 93 years.

Lord have mercy on their souls.

Gravestone No. 45

2 Headstones and an unmarked white cross

First Headstone Inscription:

Here lies the body of NICHOLAS WICKHAM late of Ballybrennan, departed this life April 15th 1825 aged 77 years. Lord have mercy on his soul.

Second Headstone Inscription:

Erected by JAMES WICKHAM in memory of his father PATRICK WICKHAM of Old Boley, departed this life February 15th 1812 aged 69 years. Also his son JOHN WICKHAM departed February 1819 aged 32 years. Lord have mercy on their souls.

Gravestone No. 46

Headstone and Heart Shaped Stone on Grave

Headstone Inscription:

Here lies the body of JOHN WICKHAM

departed this life April 10th 1800 aged 79 years.

Also his wife CATHERINE DOYLE

departed January 13th 1815 aged 79 years.

Lord have mercy on their souls.

Stone Inscription:

In loving memory of JOSEPHINE FURLONG Ballyhogue,

died 30th March 1978 aged 56 years.

Gravestone No. 47

Here lieth the body of MARY COWMAN, alias WICKHAM

departed this life September 6th 1805 aged 34 years.

Her brothers also, THOMAS WICKHAM

departed October 1815 aged 43 years.

And NICHOLAS WICKHAM

departed October 14th 1834 aged 52 years.

Also THOMAS WICKHAM son, JOHN late of Ballyhogue

departed this life November 30th 1843 in the 29th year of his age.

Also his daughter MARY WICKHAM

died October the 10th 1874 aged 66 years.

Lord have mercy on their souls.

Gravestone No. 48

Here lieth the body of JAMES WICKHAM late of Sparrowsland

departed this life June 22nd 1822 aged 72 years.

Also his wife MARY LEACY

who departed this life December 2nd 1830 aged 60 years.

Gravestone No. 49

Headstone is partly buried

.......body of FANNY.......alias BRENNAN who.....10th 1776 aged....year

Gravestone No. 50

In loving memory of RICHARD HENDRICK, Ballyeden

who died 14th August 1936 aged 73 years.

Also his son MATTHEW died June 10th 1951 aged 41 years.

Also his wife MARCELLA

died 22nd October 1958 aged 85 years.

Also their son PETER

died 13th October 1970 aged 66 years

 

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