Erected by Mary NOWLAND Alias CUMMINS in Memory of her husband Thomas NOWLAND who died the 6th of April 1811 aged 48 years also her son Garret NOWLAN died Oct. 15th 1882 aged 75 years His wife Mary NOLAN died Aug 4th 1884 aged 75 years and their son Thomas NOLAN died 1929 aged 82 years Lord have mercy on his soul ------- Errected by Bridget SMYTH in memory of her husband John SMYTH who dep'd this life the 7th of May 1813 aged 38 yrs. Lord have mercy on his soul Amen.  Also the above Bridget SMYTH died 10th April 1869 aged 84 yrs and their son John SMYTH died 11th May 1895, aged 89 yrs and his wife Anne SMYTH nee BLANCH, died 18th Feb. 1906, aged 86 yrs. and their daughter in law Anastasia SMYTH nee BREEN died Nov. 13th 1930 aged 75 yrs. ------- Erected by John TRAVERS, Killmurry in memory of his father Andrew TRAVERS, died 31st Dec 1914, aged 78 yrs and his mother Mary Ann TRAVERS died 24th May 1914, aged 68 yrs his brother James died 22nd Sept. 1909, aged 34 yrs his sister in-law Bridget TRAVERS died 14th Jan 1904, aged 24 yrs The above John died 3rd Jan. 1940, aged 69 yrs. ------- In loving memory of Philip KEALY Henry Jane Anne and Ellen O'NEILL Ballom their nephew William JORDON died 9th July 1905 niece Ellen KEALY nee JORDON died 24th May 1908 her daughter Ellen KEALY died 25th May 1900 her husband Maurice KEALY died 10th Dec 1904 her daughters Margaret died 25th Feb 1934 Kate died 5th Oct 1934 Mary Anne died 7th June 1947 their niece Mary DOYLE nee NOLAN died 16th May 1937 Cecilia NOLAN nee KEALY died 12th July 1936 her husband William NOLAN Kilenock died 2nd Nov 1944 ------- Erected by Michael and William PINDER of Rathrush in memory of their belov'd father, William PINDER who died 24th Nov 1843 aged 66 years. And of their mother Mary PINDER who died 4th Janr 1856 aged 69 years. And of their sister Mary who died 8th Nov 1853 aged 36 years. Also the above Michael PINDER died 16th Seot 1882 aged 60 yrs. ------- Sacred to the memory of Maurice NEILL Kilmurry who died 26 January 1879 aged 88 years also his son John who died 12th Sept 1880 aged 50 yrs also his wife Margaret NEILL who died 30th January 1887 aged 82 years and their son Thomas who died 18th Dec 1901 aged 78 yrs and his wife Ellen NEILL died 16th Feb 1924 aged 93 yrs also Ellen O'NEILL Ardristan died 28th June 1945 aged 77 years -------

Erected In loving memory of Kathleen BRENNAN Ballon died 30th November 1940, aged 26 years. And her mother Mrs. Catherine BRENNAN died 3rd May 1950, aged 73 years. ------- (This was on the ground in front) Erected in loving mempry of Kathleen BRENNAN Ballon died 30th Nov 1940 aged 36 years and her mother Mrs. Catherin e Brennan died 3rd May 1950 aged 73 years RIP Nolan - Ballon ------- In loving memory of Thomas BRENNAN  Ballykealy died 11th Sep 1926 also his wife Kate BRENNAN died 11th April 1937 their daughter Kathleen died 2nd Nov 1939 RIP ------- In loving memory of Lieutenant Sean NOLAN Laragh, Ballon E Company 3rd Batt. Carlow Brigade I.R.A. died 18th June 1924 aged 29 yrs. RIP ------- Erected by Thomas KEARNEY of Killane In memory of his beloved father John KEARNEY who died 3rd Aug 1875, aged 65 yrs also his mother Anne KEARNEY (alias) CUMMINS who died 5th July 1889, aged 67 yrs and his sister Mary who died young. Also his sister Alicia, died 15th May 1904 aged 50 yrs. The above Thomas KEARNEY died 17th April 1910 aged 62 yrs His brother Terence KEARNEY died 16th July 1922 aged 72 yrs.  -------  Sacred to the memory of Michael POWER Kilbride died 7th Feb 1890 aged 69 years also his wife Mary POWER nee NOLAN died 21st Feb 1891 aged 45 years and of their two children Felix & Mich'l who died young Gone but not forgotten.  ------ Pray for the soul of Thomas B. DOYLE Ballymogue Co. Carlow who died on the 12th March 1920 aged 66 years also his borther Aidan DOYLE died Dec 27th 1932 aged 69 years. ----- In loving memory of Jane Nolan Ballon Died Aug. 20th 1930 Aged 87 Also her son John Died Jan. 1 1951 Aged 74 Years Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Have Mercy on Her Soul. --------

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Kathleen Brennan of Ballon	Maurice Neill	William Pinder	Kathleen Brennan of Ballon
Thomas Brennan of Ballykely	Thomas Nowland	John Smyth	Mary Carroll
Philip  Kealy Henry	Edward Nolan	Jane Nolan Ballon	John Kearney

Lieutenant Sean Nolan

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Source: Maribeth Nolan 2012

The following inscription for a tombstone found in the old Ballon cemetery:

Here lieth the body of JAMES NOLAN

late of Kilgraney who departed

(RN: This Kilgraney is believed to be

the one close to the Ballyellin-Goresbridge area,

and not the one towards Kildavin)

aged 86 yrs.

Here are likewise deposited the

remains of his son JAMES NOLAN of

Kilglaus (RN: sic Kylemaglush)

who dep'd May 12th 1821 aged 66 yrs.

And also MARY daughter to the latter James

Nolan who died young.

Also PATRICK NOLAN brother [to the above

named] James Nolan who died April 1812 aged 71 yrs

and MARY wife to Patrick who dep'd April 1 1817

aged 71 yrs.

Here lie the remains of MURTHA NOLAN, late of

Grenada, son to the above PATRICK and MARY

(RN: Anna, Note that "Murtha" is often rendered as Maurice in English.

This particular "Murtha"/Maurice lived for a time on the spice island of Grenada in the West Indies and, at his death in the early 1830s he had a business in Carlow town. In  his will he also mentioned a Thomas Brett who I believe was somehow related.

 (there is more to this inscription, including a Rev. James Nolan who served Bagenalstown as PP and died in 1839)