Headstones: St.Finian's Graveyard, Clonard, Co. Meath
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SAINT FINIAN'S GRAVEYARD, CLONARD, COUNTY MEATH, IRELAND

Photo No.0
Clonard Cemetery overview

Photo No.1
(Side 1)
Erected | by | JAMES CONNELL | of Tovilaght | affectionate
remembrance | of his father | JAMES CONNELL | who died 15th March
188s8 | aged 70 years | his dearly loved mother | ELLEN | who
died 25th March1893 | aged 87 years | also his brother | HENRY |
who died in Ontario |  Wis. U.S.A.  13th April 1884 | aged 54
years. | ..aegue  JAMES CONNELL | who died .. Aug 1944 age 80x
years | R.I.P.

Photo No.2
(Side 2)
CATHERINE GILLIGAN | died Oct. 18th 1511 | aged 29 years. | Anne
Connell | died Aug 14th 1542  aged 70 years, | MARY SHERIDAN |
died Jan 8th 1825. | MARY GILLIGAN | died Dec. 2nd 1828 | JAMES
GILLIGAN | died April 25th 1931 | THOMAS GILLIGAN | died 39th May
1923 | aged 73 years | CATHERINE DOHERTY | died 10 Feb 1952

Photo No.3
Full View of Number 1

Photo No.4
Erected by | MARK FARRELL of Rossan | in memory of his beloved
wife | CATHERINE FARRELL | who died September 23rd 1864 | aged 39
years, also his son | LUKE FARRELL | who died young | KATE
FARRELL | died 2. Oct 1914, aged 62 | JAMES died 21. Oct 1925
aged 75. | MARK FARRELL | died 21. Jan. 1928 aged 39. | JAMES
FARRELL | died 29. July 1947 aged 59. | his wife | BRIDGET
FARRELL | died 29. Jan. 1994 aged 85 | their son EAMONN FARRELL |
died 16. July 1996 | aged 58. | May they rest in peace

Photo No.5
(Side View of Number 6)
This statue was erected for the | faithful of this parish | Aug
1960 by | V. REV EDWARD CRINION P.P.

Photo No.6
(Front View)
St. Finian was born 454 A.D.  | he was Educated by St. DAVID of
Wales | he founded his Monastery | at Clonard | and died 12th
December 563

Photo No.7
(Side View)
The monastery of Clonard | became famous for sanctity and
learning | St. FINIAN was given the title of tutor | of Irelands
saints | the monastery was suppressed | on the 14th January 1553.
| in the reign of EDWARD VI. Finian | is Patron of the Diocese of
Meath | molad le did m-ah-oira

Photo No.8
LYNAM | in loving memory of | JOHN LYNAM | Oakstown House Trim |
died 25 Jan. 1970 aged 80 | his wife ANNE | died 2 - Nov. 1981
aged 79

Photo No.9
In loving memory of | TOM LYNAM | Oakstown House, Trim | died 3rd
November 2001 | aged 64 years | rest in peace | LYNAM | To the
world he was just a part | To us he was all the world

Photo No.10
Erected by | Sylvester MCGUINNESS | of Annville. | in memory of
his father, | ANDREW MCGUINNESS | who died March 1842, | aged 52
years. | also his mother, | BRIDGET MCGUINNESS | who died 15th
Octr. 1874 | aged 65 years. | SYLVESTER MCGUINNESS | died 10 May
1914 aged 77. | PETER OLIVER MCGUINNESS | died 10. July 1950 aged
12 yrs | R.I.P.

Photo No.11
Pray | for the souls of | MARGARET WRENN | died 2. Feb. 1907. Age
.. | JAMES WRENN | died 29. Aug. 1940 age 87 | ANNE WRENN | died
.. Dec 1959. | age 47 | JAMES WRENN | died 22 Dec 1925 age 95 |
his brother GERALD | died .. Jan 1986 | age  83 | PATRICK WRENN |
died 25 Oct 1998 aged 68


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