Cemetery: Crumlin Churchyard

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File contributed by:  C.Hunt and Celia Ewald

CRUMLIN CHURCHYARD.
    [From Mr. J. R. Fowler, Dublin.]

(Continued from Vol IV, page 232, 1900.)

	'Flat tomb dating 1798, and another near that of Mrs. 
Bradshaw.  With one exception, I did the entire north side. 
Mr. G. P. Farran and myself did the south side.'

	'South side.'
	"Here lieth ye body of CATHERINE DILLON wife to TOBY
	DILLON who died ye 12 of Janry 1725 in ye 82 year of
	her age.  Also 8 of their children."
					[A small upright stone.]
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		I H S

	"This stone & burial place belonged to Mr. RICHARD
	AYLMER of Crumlin and his Posterity.  Here lyeth ye
	body of MR. ANTHONY AYLMER Father to ye above who
	departed this life March ye 3rd 1742."
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		I H S

	"This stone was erected here and the ground purchased 
	by Mr. WILLM SHELLY of the City of Dublin Bucher for
	Him and his Posterity 1744.  Here Lyeth Inter'd his
	two Wives and 5 of His Children."
     'This inscription was either very badly cut, or else 
cut on top Of an ancient obliterated one.'

     'There are but few other interesting inscriptions on 
this side, so I subjoin a complete list of all visible 
inscribed tombstones':-

		"BYRNE of Cole Alley 1757."
		"COLLIFFON 1753-1765."

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		I H S

	"This Stone & Burial Place belonged to PETER'
	GILLEGAN of Frances Street & his Posterity and
	was Erected in memory of WILLIAM GILLEGAN his son
	& 4 More of his Children 1750."
									

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		I H S

	"Here lieth the Body of MARGRET BYRN Wife to JAMES
	BYRN of Butter Lane who departed this Life July the
	15th 1751 ~ Aged 18 years also two of hi children &
	her Father MICHL MAER Feby ye 17th 1755."
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	"MCEVOY of Ash Street,		MURRAY of Mill Street, 1760.
	1757-1774				DILLON of Dolphin's Barn,
	BYRNE of Mary's Lane,		1758-1824.
	Merchant, 1768			JAMES HEALY, 1759.
	ROOKE (MRS. ELIZTH, 1767	HALLAGAN  1768.
	ROBINSON of Bolton Street,	JAMES HEALY of Crumlin.
	1769.					No date."
	MORRIS SHEUMAKER, 1762.
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	"The Reverend Doctor FRANCIS WILSON . . . . . . .al 
Insulsum Conculcare."
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	"IGN PURCELL ESQa  HIS BURIALL PLACE.

	HIS FIRST WIFE MARGARET PURCELL
	ALIAS SWEETMAN DIED THE 13TH OF JUNE
	1682.  HIS SECOND WIFE . . . . . . PUR-
	CELL ALIAS PLUNKET DIED THE 6TH OF
	JANY 1691.

NOT LOST BUT GONE BEFORE IGNATIUS PURCELL, ESQ"
OBT 3RD  March 1794.
DIED 31ST OF DECR 1851 HENRIETTA FRANCES O'NEILL
DAUGHTER OF THE LATE MAJOR BRISTOW AND WIFE OF
IGNATIUS FRANCIS PURCELL ESQa.
ALSO IGNATIUS FRANCIS PURCELL
OF CROMLYN HOUSE  Co DUBLIN ESQa 14TH AUGT 1836
TRUSTING IN THE MERITS OF CHRIST.

Here also are deposited the remains of …………….Purcell Wife of 
Jno F. Purcell Esqr who departed this life on the 9th day of 
Octobr 1823 in her 22nd year."

	'This tomb is right up against the E. wall of the 
church.  It is A slab of limestone, supported on four square 
legs of granite.' 
(a cross, I H S and a heart in a circle)
	"Here lyeth the Body of RICHARD McCANN who dyed
	July the 27th 1782 aged 23 years."
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	"This Stone and Burial Place Belongeth to Mr EDWARD 
LAWLESS of Crumlin and his Posterity.  Here lyeth the Body's 
of 2 of his Brothers and 5 of his Sisters 1760."
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	"Here Lyeth ye Body of Mr JAMES TATE who Died ye
	26th day of August 1742 in ye 7th year of his Age and
	also his Father Mr. ADAM TATE who Died ye 31st
	Day of Janry 1748 in ye 50th Year of his Age.:
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			I H S
		"VAL RYAN. D. d E) may 1788 E & m.r."
					[All these are upright stones.]
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	"Here lyeth ye body of SARAH LEONARD Wife of JAMES 
LEONARD who departed this life ye . . . . . Of April 1740 
Aged 37 . . . . . Of her children of Re."
						[Remainder illegible.]
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	"To the Memory of ELIZAth FOLEY who died Octr 19th 72
	Aged 80 yrs Also her son THOMAS FOLEY who died Aple
	4. 59 agd 44 yrs."
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	"This Stone & burial p belonged to Mr SAMU JONES of
	Dalphins barn his Posterity 1749."
						[Stone cracked.]
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	"HERE . LIES . THE ~ BODY. OF . MRS . E LENOR
	HIGGINS, WHO DEPARTED THIS . LIFE . JULY . YE 
	20 . ANO . 1692."
						[Upright stone.]
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	"I .  .  .  .  C  .  .  .  .  .
	His Pious Wife | ………………………………....................
	…………..NATHL SHAW o ………………….. he Esqr
	………….. Ah WALTON Nece to LORD
	WILLOUGHBY …………d Maid …………………Queen
	……………. is one Child ………………….
	…………. s and Hah ………………………..
					IC."

	(A cross, IHS and a heart on this stone)

	"This Stone was | Erected by PATRICK | EUSTACE in mem | 
ory of his Father | WILLIAM EUSTACE | Who Departed this | 
life ye 29th of Sepbr | 1758 age 73 years | and also his 
Mother | MARGERY EUSTACE | ALIAS OBRIAN who | Departed this 
life | ye 11th of Augst 1775."
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			I H S
	"This Stone & Bu|rial place Belongs | to JOHN BROWN
	w: |: ho departed this | life May ye 3d and | in ye 67
	year of his | Age 1747."
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			I H S
	"Here Lyeth the bodys of | JOHN TOOLE & his wife CATH |
	ERINE TOOLE of Clandalken | who departed this life in
	the | year of our lord 1735.| aged 86 years."
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		17	I H S	62
	"Here lie ye bodies | of NICHOLAS & MARY | MORAN & 5 of
	their | Children Mr NICHOLAS | MORAN Died ye 13th of |
	Jany 1757 MARY his | W . . . .   (rest underground)."

LIST OF TOMBSTONES.

South Side.

C. Fitzpatrick, City of			
Dublin...............................1785	
Henry Stowell, Kilmainham............----   
P. Murphy............................1814	
A. Corcoran..........................1860	
J. Hughes Clondalkin.................1858	
Margaret Lumley, Red Cow.............1801	
W. Caldbeck .........................1803	
____Kearney		             1785	
J. Clarke, City of Dublin............----	
Dennis Cullen........................1772	
J. Butler, Grocer, Fishamble Street..1779
J. Keating...........................1772
C. Keating, Clondalkin...............1826
P. Knowles...........................1760
Dennis Behan.........................----	
Matthew Tighe........................1833	
Parr Sheil (and 13 of his children) 
City of Dublin.......................----	
Edward Kelly.........................1782
Eliz. Whittaker......................1883	
M. Kane, Castle Street, Dublin.......1779
Rev. William Pountney................1771		
William Spellman.....................----
       
"I0S: FIL " SEC " 10S " ET ANN DEANE NAT " APD
 RAVENSTHORP : IN COM " NORHAMP 60 DIE IAN :
 1648 ET NUP : ELIZ : FIL IOH : PARKER ARC EP.
 DUBLI & OBIIT APD DUB : DECIMO OCTA I   DIE
 IAN : 1698 ET SEP : APD CRUMLIN VIC [  ]  SSIMO
 DIE EIUS 2."

'Crest & Tortoise.'

	"ELIZ : FILIA MAU : CUFFE. AR : NAT .
	.. . APD : QUIN IN COM : CLARE IO : AUG : 162 . . .
	. . . NUP : 10S DEANE AR : 80 FEB : 1652.
	OBIIT 300 AP : 1698.
	108 : FIL : EDW : & ANN DEANE AR
	NAT : APD PINNOCK IN COM : GLOC 2
	DIE FEB : 1623
	OBIIT 210 DECEMBRIS 1699

IN MEMORY OF
GEORGE KNUDSON DEANE
SON OF
GEORGE DEANE
(OF ORCHARDTON)
LIEUT 4 HUSSARS.
WHO DIED 20 DECR 1875,
AGED 28 YEARS.

(picture of the deane crest and arms in Crumlin Churchyard,
Co. Dublin.)

ALSO
TO THE BELOVED MEMORY OF
GEORGE K. DEANE J.P. OF ORCHARDTON.
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE APRIL 9TH 1887
IN THE 75TH YEAR OF HIS AGE.
GONE BUT NOT LOST.

ALSO 
TO THE MEMORY OF
ISABELLA MARIA
THE BELOVED WIFE OF GEORGE DEANE ESQ. J.P. WHO 
DEPARTED THIS LIFE 29TH JUNE 1891 AGED 75 YEARS. HER 
CHILDREN ARISE UP & CALL HER BLESSED.
								Prov. 31.28"

'This tomb is a flat limestone slab, broken by being raised 
to place a coffin in the burial-place beneath.  It is the 
most ancient of the inscriptions.'
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SOURCE: 
Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the 
Memorials of the Dead in Ireland:  vol. V, FHL # 1279285