Headstones: DERRY, Enagh Old Church.
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ENAGH OLD CHURCH

Inscriptions:

Enagh Old Church
The gable ends are all that remain of the church.

To find the graveyard, take the A2 Limavady Road from Derry, turn left off the
dual carriageway (Judges Road), following the signs for City of Derry Rugby Club
and Oaks Fishery. Just before the fishery you'll find the graveyard on your
right.

 
    BOYCE
  
    Sacred to the Memory of
    William Boyce
    Who Departed This Life 9th January 1875.
    Also His Wife
    Jane Boyce
    Who Departed This Life 4th January 1870.
    Also His Son
    Who Departed This Life 2nd March 1874.
    Also His Daughter
    Mary Ann Boyce
    Who Departed This Life 20th December 1880.
    Joseph Boyce
    Who Departed This Life ?? December 1901
    Aged 75 Years.
    Elizabeth Boyce
    Who Departed This Life 25th February 1897
    Aged 60 Years.
 
 
    BOND
 
    Sacred
    To The Memory of
    John Bond Esq.
    of Pennyburn
    Who Died 12th January 1849
    Aged 46 Years.
 
 
    GILFILLAN
 
    The two headstones above are immediately on you right as you enter the
    graveyard. The one furthest from you has the following inscription :

    Here lie the remains of
    Alexander Gilfillan Surgeon R.N.
    who departed this life at Gorty Cross
    27th March 1838 aged 45 years.
    He had been surgeon in H.M. Ship
    Trent in Sir John Franklin's First Arctic Expedition.
    Also the remains of his father
    Joseph Gilfillan of Gorty Cross
    who died on the same day
    27th March 1838 aged 81 years.
    Also his son Joseph
    who died in January 1836
    aged 3 years and 4 months.
    Also of Eliza, wife of Alexander Gilfillan
    who died at Bowdon Cheshire
    February 21st 1897 aged 88 years.
    
    HEGARTY
     
    Precious in the sight of the LORD
    Is the death of his Saints
    Psalm 116th 15th verse.
     
    Here leith the remains of
    Anne Hegarty
    Who departed this life Nov 7th 1843.
     
    She by Grave was enabled,
    To embrace the doctrine of GOD her Saviour
    In all things.
    And Died, as she lived, trusting alone in the
    Merits of her REDEEMER for SALVATION.
     
    This stone erected to her memory
    By her grateful and attached Friend,
    Mary Bond.
     
    Absent from the body, present with the LORD
    2nd Cor 5:8.


    KNOX
     
    In Loving Memory of our Dear Father
    James Knox
    Who Died 26th Sept 1936.
    Also Our Dear Mother
    Margaret Knox
    Who Died 8th March 1938.
    And their Daughter
    Mary
    Who Died 19th November 1907.
    Also their three children,
    John, Joseph and Eileen,
    Who Died in Infancy.


    LYNCH
 
    The memorial is to James LYNCH and family
 
    James Lynch of Maydown who died on the 20th January 1852 , aged 61,
    and his wife, Jane Lynch who died on the 21st April 1869, aged 76 years,
    also his sons William Getty Lynch who died on the 27th December 1857, aged 29 years
    Robert John Lynch who died on the 20th March 1865, aged 42 years

    Before visiting the graveyard I'd been told that there were Getty ancestors
    buried there so I can only assume that this is their grave.

    MCGREGOR
  
    12/27872 Private
    W. J. McGregor
    Royal Inniskilling Fus.
    10th May 1918
 
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