Cavan - Crosserlough Graveyard

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CROSSERLOUGH GRAVEYARD

HERE LYETH YE
BODY OF CECILY
McLOVGHLEN DI
ED JANry YE 13th 1735
AGE 70

HERE LYETH YE
BODY OF EDM
COOK DIED JAN
YE 15. 1736 AGE 86 
& OF MATT COO
K WHO DIED 8 ber
YE 28 1734. AGE .27

Pray for the Soul
of Philip Callegh
an who departd this
life July 26 : 1768 

PRAY FOR YE SO
VL OF DANIEL GA
FENY WHO DIE
D JANVARY YE 21st
1717 AGE 34 YRS 

PRAY FOR Ye SOUL
OF PATRICK FLOOD
WHO DIED JANUry
Ye 7th 1764 AGED 70
ALSO For SUSn CU
MUSKY WHO DIED
MAY 26 . 1765
AGED 70
Ereetd by E F. 

 SOUL OF THO
MAS GAFENY
WHO DIED 9 ber
27th 1742 AGEd
68
PRAY FOR Ye
SOUL OF EDMO
ND MAGLAUGH
LEN WHO DIED
9 ber 30th 1737
AGEd 50 : CATE
LYNCH DIED
ANo 1748.

PRAY FOR Ye
SOUL OF JAMES
GAFENY WHO
DIED MAY Ye 29
1752 AGEd 35

This Monument was 
Cooke in Memory of
His Father Connor Cooke
Who Departed this
Life February 15th
1782 Aged 75 Years.

This Stone was
Erected by Laurence 
His Son John Cook
Who Died March the
1st 1809 Aged 29 years
Also in Memory of
Their Posterity.

This Stone was
Erected by 'Cor
mick Cullan &
James Welch for
themselves & their 
and their successors 

Pray for the Soul
of Bryan McCabe
Who Died 10 ber ye 25
1717 aged 38 years
also for Margaret
McCabe alias Colun
Who died August
ye 1st 1759 aged 79
Erectd by Patrick 
McCabe 

PRAY FOR
THE SOUL OF
EDMOND GAFF
NY WHO DIED
8 ber YE 15th 1738
AGED 50 YEARS.

PRAY FOR THE
SOUL OF CONS
TANT SMITH WHO
DEPARTED THIS
LIFE MARCH
1734 AGED 60

PRAY FOR YE SOUL
OF CATHERINE SMITH 
WHO DIED
X ber 6th 1749
AGED 30

PRAY FOR YE SO
UL OF LAUREN
CE SMITH WHO
DECEASED MAY
YE 25th 1757 AGED
42 YEARS

PRAY FOR YE SO 
UL OF JUDY SM
ITH WHO DIED
FEBRUARY YE 8th
1758 AGED 45

PRAY FOR THE SOUL
OF JOHN SMITH WHO
DIED NOVEMBer YE 1st
1749 AGED 50. ALSO
FOR ROSE REILY 

PRAY FOR 
UL OF TERR
REILLY DIED NA
1741 AGED 65. ALSO
FOR CATHERINE REIL
LY DECEASED 
1737 AGEd 38

PRAY FOR YE
SOUL OF PATR 
ICK SMITH
WHO DIED Xber
YE 25 . 1746
AGEd 35 

This Mounment was
Erected by Mathew
Boylan in memory of his
wife Margaret Boylan alias
Reynolds who departed
this life the 26th of July
1787 aged 49 years

PRAY FOR YE SOUL
OF CONNER GAFF
NEY WHO DIED 8 ber
YE 27th 1744 AGED 46

PRAY FOR YE S 
OUL OF CONSE
GAFNY WHO D
IED MAY 1730
AGEd 63

PRAY FOR YE
SOUL OF PHI
LIP BEGGAN
WHO DIED DE 
CEMBr 7th 1748
AGED 40

PRAY FOR THE SOUL
OF JOHN GAFFNEY
WHO DEPARTED THIS
LIFE THE 17th OF FEB 
1757 AGED 64 YEARS 

PRAY FOR THE
SOUL OF PHILIP KE
LLERY WHO DIE
D DECEMBER YE 19
1766 AGED 73 Yrs

PRAY FOR YE
SOUL OF JOHN
FITZPATRICK
WHO DIED 9 ber 
YE 1st 1730
AGED 57 yrs

PRAY FOR YE SOUL
OF OWEN GAFNY WH
0 DIED SEPTBr YE 8th 
1752 aged 52 

PRAY FOR YE
SOUL OF PA
TRICK FERE
LY WHO DIED
APRIL 24th 1758
AGEd 60 & FOR
MAjRGt FITZ 
PATRICK

PRAY FOR YE
SOUL OF JAMS
FERRELY WHO
DIED 8ber 11
1758 AGED 21 YEARS

THIS STONE
WAS ERECTED
BY TERRENce SMI 
TH FOR HIS WIFE
ANN SMITH W
HO DIED JULY
27th 1755
AGED 40
Requiescat in Pace

PRAY FOR THE SO
OF EDMOND CAFF
RY WHO DIED APR
7th 1718 AGEd 35
 
Pray for the Soul of Charles
Cafry who deceasd Febry ye 15th
1776 Aged 62 yrs & his son
Peter Caffry who deoeasd
Aug ye 8th 1774 Aged 24 yrs
Erected by Terence Cafry
Requiescant in Pace

Pray for ye Soul of 
Edmond Caflrey
who deceasd Maroh
27th 1775 Aged 31 years

PRAY FOR YE
SOUL OF PAT
RICK CAFRY \ DIED FEB YE 15 
1732 AGEd 70

PRAY FOR YE
SOUL OF MICH
AEL BIRD WHO
DIED IN FEBRUARY
1756 AGED 60

PRAY FOR YE
SOVL OF BRIDG 
ET LYNCH WHO
DIED JVNE YE 12th
1744 AGED 47
PRAY FOR YE
SOUL OF BRYAN
SMITH WHO DIE
D MARCH YE 8TH 
1738 AGED 50

PRAY FOR
YE SOUL OF
CATHERINE
SMITH .WH
0 DIED AP 
RIL 1742
AGED 40

THIS STONE AND
BURIAL PLACE PERTA
INETH TO PATRICK
LYNCH -AND HIS 
POSTERITY . 1742 

Pray for the So
ul of Hugh
Daly who dep
artd this life A.
D. 1766 Aged
34 yrs. Also
Bridget Da
ly . Patrick & Ma
ry . Requiescant in 
Pace. Amen.

This Stone was Erct
By Jas Lynch in Memory 
 do. who Died March
30th 1779 aged 60 yrs
Also his Mother
Chatrine Lynch
Died May 10th 1783
Aged 66 yrs
Requiescant in Pace
 
PRAY FOR. YE
SOUL OF PA
TRICK LYN
CH WHO DI
ED JANUARY
1710 AGED 45

This Monument is erected by the Rev
Peter Maguire to perpetuate ye
Memory of his Father John
Maguire of Tougher and posterity who 
Departed this Life 9 ber ye 16th 1759
Aged 82. Requiescat in pace.

This Monument was Erectd
By Thos Smith in Memory
of his Dearly Beloved friend
and Parents, Viz. Tho. Smith
Depd this life April 24th 1829
Also Mary Smith alias Brady
Depd this life 30th Decr 1803
May they rest in peace. Amen 

Soul of Michael Murry who Depd
This life October 10th 1769 Aged 36 years.
Also his wife Ann Murry who depd.
This lie NoJ. the 8th 1793 aged 74
Years. Erectd by their Son John
Murry.

PRAY FOR YE SOUL 
OF THOMAS COO
K WHO DIED
MAY 1735 AGED
60. ERECTED  BY JOHN COOK

Pray for the Soul of the late
Revd Bryan Lynch who depd 
this life March 21st 1814
Aged 61 years
May the Lord- have
Mercy on the Soul of Philip
Lynch who Depd this life
May 14th 1810 Aged 59 yrs.
This Monut was Erected by his
Son Peter Lynch of Moylet to
Perpetuate the Memory of him 
Requiescant in Pace.

Erected by Mrs Mary O'Reilly
Meath St. Dublin to Comme
morate her dearly beloved
Husband Charles O'Reilly
who died Augt 5th 1793
aged 54 yrs. Also her two
Sons Thomas and James 0'
Reilly. Thomas died Septr
23rd 1827 aged 35 yrs. James 
3rd 1827 aged 35 yrs. James
died Decr. 9th 1830 aged 43 yrs.
Whose virtues when living
will Endear their Memory
to posterity

PRAY FOR YE SOUL
OF PATRICK COO
K WHO DEPARTED
THIS LIFE DECEMBr
YE 4th 1758 AGEd 55
ALSO FOR PHILIP
COOK

Here Lieth ye
Remains of Anne
Smith alias Lynch 
died Decbr the 13th
1787 aged 23 years
Engraved & Erected
by her husband

Here lyeth the Body of
Bryan Lynch who Departd
this life July the 20th 1772
Aged 38 years. Also the Body
of his wife Catherine Lynch
Alias Smyth who Departed
this life April ye 14th 1773 Aged 
50 years. Erected by their
Son Michael

PRAY FOR THE
SOUL OF EDMO
ND MAGLAUGH
LEN WHO DIED
JAN YE 4th 1740 
AGED 90

This stone was Erecd
By Philip Patk and John
McEnroe to Perpetuate 
the Memory of their
Father Patk McEnroe
who died April 1796 aged
70 yrs. Ma.y they Rest
in peace.


PRAY FOR YE
SOUL OF JAMES 
DEGENAN
WHO DIED
APRIL 26th 1758
AGED 40 

PRAY FOR THE
SOUL OF BRYAN
COOKE WHO DIED 1749
THIS STONE WAS
ERECTED BY COR,
NEY COOKE TO
POSESS HIS
BURIAL PLACE 
1856

PRAY FOR
THE SOUL
OF OWEN LY
NCH DIED JU
LY YE 18 1740
 AGED 57
PRAY FOR YE SO 
UL OF CATHERI
NE CUNY WHO
DIED 10 ber YE 9th
1759 AGED 60

HERE LYETH YE
BODY OF THOMs
LYNCH & LAURENCE
LYNCH WHO DIE
D APRIL 1747. PRAY
FOR THEIR SOULS
PRAY FOR THE SO
UL OF HARRY DA
VEN WHO DIED DE
CEMBr 29. 1771 AGE 68. 

This Stone was
Erd. by Thos. McCabe
In Memory of
His father John
McCabe who
Died March 7
1782 Agd 80 yrs

Pray for the
Soul of Mary
Sherdian who , 
Died Jan 12. 1814
Aged 45 yrs
& Catr' Smyth 

PRAY FOR YE
SOUL OF MAR
Y REILLY WHO
DIED MARCH YE
17th 1740 AGE 60

Pray for, the Soul of Bridget
Boylan who Depd this
life Octr 1783 aged 19 yrs
Also Francis Boylan who
Depd. this life Nov. 1787 
Agd 26 yrs. Erectd by
Matthias Boylan

This Stone was Erected
by Michael McCabe in me
mory of his Father Owen
McCabe who depd this life
the 10th of Feb 1799 aged 76
yrs. Also his Mother Mary MC
Cabe otherwise McGuara
ugh who depd this life Jan
the 10th 1788 aged B0 yrs like 
wise his Sister Margaret
McCabe who depd this
Life Sept the 20th 1790
Aged 40 years. May
they rest in peace.

PRAY FOR YE
SOUL OF MI
CHAEL SORE
CHAN WHO DI
ED FEBRUARY
YE 14th 1762 AGE
    
PRAY FOR YE SOUL
OF CATHERINE MA
GUIRE ALIAS BOYL
AN DIED MAY YE 1st
1745 AGED 91

THE LORD HAVE
MERCY ON YE SOUL 
OF EDMOND GIL
ROY WHO DEPARTd
THIS LIFE MAY YE
4th 1764 AGED 94
ERECTd BY HUGH GIL
ROY


PRAY FOR YE
SOUL OF MARY
DOWNS WHO
DIED JULY 19
1761 AGED 16
PRAY FOR THE
SOUL OF FRAN
CIS GAFENY WH
0 DIED DECEMBr
9th 1753 AGED 80

,PRAY FOR YE SOUL 
OF CATHERINE
GILLROY WHO DIED
FEBRUARY YE 12th
1743 AGED 70

PRAY FOR YE SOUL
OF ART GAFN
EY WHO DIED
lor YE 17 . 1742
AGED 75

PRAY FOR YE SOUL 
OF NELLY BOYLAN
WHO DIED FEBRU
ARY 1st 1758 AGE 37
PRAY FOR YE SO 
UL OF ONNER
McCABE WHO DI
ED FEB 8. 1769
AGE 95


PRAY FOR THE 
SOUL OF JUDY
GAFFNEY WHO
DIED SEPTEM
Br. 1770 AGE
31. CONNER
GAFFNEY DIED
NOVEMBER 30 
1770 AGED 28

Pray for ye Soul of Patrick
Gallagan who died July 6th
1770 Aged 39 yrs & for John Gallagao
who died Decbr 19th 1778
Agd 19 yrs.

The Lord have Mercy
on the Soul of Rose
Reilly alias Galligan
who departed this life
the 12th of April 1783
Aged 28 years. Erected
by her husband Patrick
Reilly in the .year 1784 

Pray for ye Soul
of Patrick Galli
gan who died Janu
ary 12th 1751 aged 

PRAY FOR YE
SOUL OF ROSE
FERRELLY WHO 
DEPARTED TH
IS LIFE DECEMBr
13TH 1753 AGE 57
 
Pray for ye Soul of
Rose McVoy who died
April 4th 1765 aged 35 yrs
Erectd by her husband
Charles Gallagan

PRAY FOR YE SO
UL OF MARY
COOK WHO DIED
9BER YE 20TH 1744
AGED 28 YRS. ORDERd
BY DANIEL DONOCHO. 

Pray for the Sou1 of
Peter Coyle who Dep
Srted this life the 4th of
January 1764 aged 53
years. Also his son
Patrick Coyle who. died
the 12th of August 1782 aged
38 years. Erected by his
three sons Thomas John 
& Bryan Coyle

PRAY FOR YE 
SOUL OF ED
MOND FLIN
WHO DIED
JULY YE 2nd 1760
AGED 23

PRAY FOR YE
SOVL OF NELLY
SMYTH ALIAS
BRADY DECEA
SED APRIL YE 11 
1744 AGE 55

PRAY FOR THE
SOUL OF. FARE
L REILY WHO
DEPARTED THIS
LIFE 10 ber 11th 1712
AGED 72

PRAY FOR THE
SOUL OF ELI
ZABETH REILY
WHO DIED AUG
THE 3rd 1761 AGED 
80 YEARS 

Source:
OLD HEADSTONES IN CROSSERLOUGH GRAVEYARD - TRANSCRIBED FROM 
OLD FAMILY PAPERS, Dec 2016 JGR 
BJD collection