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Curraclone
Churchyard - Queen's
County:
This churchyard contains the ruins of a
modern Protestant church which was replaced by one on another site about half a
mile away. This churchyard lies within the Parish of Curraclone. A
large over-ground vault belonging to the Walsh family of Ballykilcavan, is
situated at the east end of the churchyard. Over the built-up entrance is
a small tablet inscribed:
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SURNAME |
INSCRIPTION |
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Colinan |
The
following inscription is very rudely cut on a small headstone, not
far from the entrance gate.
"Here lies the / Bodie of Catherine / COLINAN of Margare
/ COLINAN
and of / John COLINAN
who / departed this life / in April & May / 1727." |
|
Greenham |
Two
table tombs, beside one another, at the west end of the ground, bear
the following inscriptions:
"Here lieth the Body of
Henry / GREENHAM
who departed this life December 22nd 1808 aged 74 / years." |
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Greenham |
"Here lieth the Body of
Miss / Anne GREENHAM
who departed / this life January 4th 1814 Aged 32 / years. / Also
her Sister Rachel COSBY
who / departed this life January 15 1805 / Aged 29 years." |
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Kelly |
On
the south side of the above vault is a flat slab with this
inscription:
"Here lieth the Body of William KELLY / who departed this
life July ye 21st / 1763 Aged 82 years. Also his
Grand-daughter / Maria McLOUGHLIN of Cloneybacon." |
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Neale |
On a
flat slab on the south side of the church ruins is:
"Here lieth ye Body of
James NEALE
/ depd. June ye 18 1764 Aged 68 years. / Also Esther NEALE
alias STORY depd. 8ber /
23rd 1764 Aged 27 years." |
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