Fermanagh - Derryvullan Old Church Cemetery 278-284
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DERRYVULLAN OLD CHURCH CEMETERY 278-284
[From Lady Dorothy Lowry-Corry.]
No. 27 Headstone, not a Cross: --
THIS CROSS WAS ERECTED BY JAMES | BRESLAND IN MEM| ORY | OF HIS WIFE |
MARGARET, WHO DIED AUGUST | 8th 1752 AGED 48 | YEARS.
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No. 28. Irish Cross: --
HERE L | IETH THE | BODY OF MARY MARTIN WHO DIED | APRIL THE 4 1722 |
AGED 52 | YEARS.
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No. 29. Flat stone: --
This Stone & burial place belong | eth to James Cleary of Tempo
and | his posterity | Here lyeth (the bo)dy . . . . . . |
Cleary who died 9th . . . . . . 1762 | aged 22 years.
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No. 30. Headstone: --
I H S
THIS STONE ER | ECTED BY TERENCE | CALLAN IN MEM | ORY OF
HIS SON | JOHN WHO DIED | FEB THE 5TH 1764 | AGED 19 YEARS.
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No. 31. Raised slab: --
This Tomb | is inscribed by the Revd Mark Charters | In memory
of his Father | John Charters | Who died 15th February 17 . . |
Aged 66 years | His mother Jane Charters | Who died 5th
October . . . . | Aged _6 years | And his brother William
Charters | Who died 27th June 1810 | Aged 57 years | I shall
hear the voice of the Son of God | and all that are in the grave
| shall live again in him.
N.B. -- There are in this churchyard three other tombstones to this
family with more modern inscriptions.
No. 32. Raised slab: --
Here lyeth the Body of Robert Black who | Dep this life May 3rd
| 1800 Aged 86 years.
N.B. -- There is in this churchyard another tombstone to this family
with a more modern inscription
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No. 33 Headstone: --
I H S
HERE LYETH | YE BODY OF |MURTAGH C|ORRAN WHO DIED FEB
RY | YE 29 1718 AG | ED 57 YEARS.
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No. 34. Headstone: --
I H S
This stone was Erected | by John Carolan in | memory of his
Father | John Carolan | [The remainder of the inscription is
buried.]
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No. 35. Headstone: --
I H S
THIS STONE | WAS ERECTED | BY JOHN AND JAMES CASSIDY IN
MEMORY OF | THEIR FATHER | [The remainder of the inscription is
buried.]
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No. 36. Headstone: --
I H S
HERE LYETH THE | BODY OF THOM | AS MAGUIRE WHO DIED | NOVEMB
THE . . . TH 1722 | AGED 56 YEARS.
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No. 37. Flat stone: --
HERE LIETH THE BODY | CATRINE McCAHEY WIFE TO JAMES WILSON
WHO | DYED MAE THE 29 1738 | AGED 34.
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No. 38. Irish Cross: --
HERE | LYETH | THE BODY | OF OYNE ONISON | WHO DYED MAR |
CH THE 19 17 . . | AGED 64 YEARS.
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No. 39. Raised slab: --)
Archibald ) Aged 74
Carothers, > Sept
of ) 1790
Farnagh )
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William ) Carothers
and > of
Elizabeth) Farnagh
Wm died Dec 12th 1836 | aged 82 years Eliza | died June 24th
1834 | Aged 62 years | William Carrothers, Farnaght, | died
February 1883 aged 85 years | Also his wife Elizabeth died
13th | August 1868 aged 55 years | Also JOHN CARROTHERS | WHO
DIED 7TH JANUARY 1888 | AGED 39 YEARS
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No. 40. Vault.
The entrance to this vault is closed by two stone slabs, one
being placed in front of and partially concealing the other. On
the outer one is the following inscription: --
Herein is intered [sic] the | Body of Mr. James Mtgo | mery of
Carvy who | Departed this life the | First of November 1791
| Aged 85 years
On the inner stone, which is now built into the entrance of the
vault on its side, is carved a coat-of-arms surmounted by a
helmet, mantling, and crest. Immediately above the crest is a
skull, on the dexter side of which is an hour-glass, and on the
sinister side cross-bones. The arms (as far as they can be
seen) are a sword and lance, or two swords crossed saltirewise,
in chief three (or one) fleurs-de-lis, and on the dexter side three
amulets. The rest of the shield is hidden. The crest is a
man's hand . . .
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. . . holding a spear. The arms and crest are somewhat similar
to those borne by certain branches of the Montgomery family, but
it is unknown to which branch the owners of this vault belonged.
Carry (not Carvy) is a townland in Inishmore Island in Lough
Erne, then in Derryvullan Parish. Near by is Derrybrusk, where
a branch of the Montgomery family was settled early in the
seventeenth century by George Montgomery, Bishop of Clogher. At
the western end of the churchyard.
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No. 41. Headstone: --
Here lyeth |the body of | Jno ? Andi | Jeffers Who
Dep|arted this life|1783.
N.B. --There are in this churchyard three other tombstones to
this family with more modern inscriptions.
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No. 42. Flat stone: --
. . . Lieth the body of | [P]atrick L. . . who Departed
this life January 1817 . . . . . . . . | . . . Lieth the
Body | . . . . Son to the above |. . . Patrick who
departed | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . His Age | This
Tombstone was erec|ted by . . . . . . | of Ch . . . . .
. | in token of his gratitude | . . . . . . . father.
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No. 43. Flat stone: --
Here lyeth the body of Alexander Lindsay | who departed
this life | September the 13th 1776 | aged 82 years |
ANNE LINDSAY DIED | SEPT 30th 1878 AGED 92.
Underneath the old church at the west end is situated
the vault of the Corrys of Castle Coole. The walls at
this end of the church have entirely disappeared. The
site of this vault, the entrance to which is filled up,
is marked by an altar-tomb.
No. 44. Vault surmounted by an altar-tomb: --
This stone was erected by | SOMERSET RICHARD LOWRY CORRY
| EARL OF BELMORE | to the memory of the following
members of his family who were interred in the vault
beneath | or in this church yard | John Corry | formerly
of Belfast settled at Castle Coole 1655 | Died . . .
Herein is intered [sic] the | Body of Mr. James Mcgo |
mery of Carvy who | Departed this life the | First
of November 1791 | Aged 85 years
On the inner stone, which is now built into the entrance
of the vault on its side, is carved a coat-of-arms
surmounted by a helmet, manting, and crest. Immediately
above the crest is a skull, on the dexter side of which
is an hour-glass, and on the sinister side cross-bones.
The arms (as far as they can be seen) are a sword and
lance, or two swords crossed saltirewise, in chief three
(or one) fleur-de-lis, and the dexter side three
amulets. The rest of the shield is hidden. The crest
is a man's hand . . .
1683 cir. | Colonel JAMES CORRY | formerly M.P.
for this County | Died 1718 | Colonel JOHN
CORRY | formerly M.P. for Enniskillen and this
County | died 1726 Aged 60 and | SARAH his wife
daughter of WILLIAM LESLIE | LESLIE CORRY |
who Died 1741 Aged 28 | Colonel
MARGETSON ARMAR | Died cir. 1773 | and MARY his
Wife Sister and Coheir of the above
LESLIE CORRY | Died cir 1774 | Master LESLIE
CORRY | Son of EDMUND and MARTHA LESLIE-CORRY |
Died 22nd March 1743 | JOHN LOWRY | Second
son of GALBRAITH and SARAH LOWRY | Died at
Castle Coole in 1752 | Aged about 17 years.
This stone is modern, being erected by the
fourth Earl of Belmore. He subsequently thought
that Sarah Leslie, who died in 1747, and was
wife of John Corry, was not buried at
Derryvullan, but that her sister, Elizabeth
Leslie, who died in 1733, was buried in the
vault. Master Leslie Corry's Christian name was
John. Armar, first Earl of Belmore, inherited
Castle Coole from his mother Sara, daughter of
Colonel John Corry, and wife of Galbraith Lowry,
of Aghenis, Co. Tyrone. Colonel James Corry in
his Will desired that his son John should erect
a monument at Derryvullan to him and his
ancestors; no trace of it now exists, if it was
ever erected.
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On the North side of the church.
45. Headstone: --
I H S
Here lies ye body | of Denis McCaf | ry who died
April ye | 19 1762 aged 22 years.
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46. Flat stone: --
Here Lyeth the Body of | Lawrens Corry Deped
this | Life M R H the 1, 1799 agd 66 yrs |
Also his son | JAMES CORRY | who departed this
life | 21st April 1806 | Aged 54 years.
This tombstone belongs to the family of Corry,
of Carrowmacmea, Co. Fermanagh. They were
tenants of the Corrys of Castle Coole, and may
possibly have been a junior branch of that
family. The two Corry families were, however,
related through the Crawfords of Carrowmacmea.
No. 47 Vault at est end of old church
The Crawford family, of Carrowmacnea, Co. Fermanagh, had
a vault in this churchyard, which is believed to be this
one. Members of this family who are known to be buried
at Derryvullan are firstly, Laurence Crawford of
Carrowmacmea, who died 1731; secondly, Laurence, third
son. Henry Crawford of Mallwood, Co. Fermanagh, who
died 1755; thirdly, Henry's wife, who was a daughter of
Captain Alexander Acheson, and predeceased her husband,
fourthly, Jason Crawford (son of Lawrence's second son,
Robert Crawford, of Aughnacloy, Co. Fermanagh), of
Laurencetown. Co. Meath, who died 1769; and fifthly,
John Crawford (second son of the above Jason), of
Laurencetown, Co. Meath, who died circa 1808, and
desired to be buried with his ancestors in the family
vault at Derryvullan. Probably other members of the
family are also buried here.
There is no inscription on this vault.
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No. 48. Flat stone: --
HERE LIETH THE | BODY OF ARTHUR D[ICK[SON | WHO
DEPARTED THIS LIFE FEBRUARY | 23D 1769 AGED 25 YEARS |
Also the body of Anne | Dickson of Drumoda | who
departed this life | . . . . . 39 . . . . | . . . .
years.
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No. 49. Flat stone: --
Job Dickson | Aged 62 years | Died 16th Feb. 1798 |
Served 20 years | 8th Dragoons | and | received a
pension | as Corporal | for 22 years.
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No. 50. Vault, inscription on stone closing entrance: --
This stone was erected | by Mrs Elizabeth Auchen | leck
in memory of her | Brother Lesley Auchen | leck,
Esq., who departed | this life January the 15 in
| the year of our Lord 1785 | aged 49 years.
The Auchenleck family resided at Thomastown and
Killyreagh, which town lands were in the parish of
Derrybrusk. This church was in ruins since the
Reformation, so the Auchenlecks probably attended
Derryvullan. They were descended from an old Ayrshire
family, and they held lands from, and were related to,
the Corrys of Castle Coole. James Auchenleck senior, of
Thomastown, m. circa 1698 Elizabeth, daughter of Col.
James Corry, of Castle Cool. His son, James Auchenleck,
junior, was father of Elizabeth & Leslie Auchenleck
mentioned in the above inscription.
This stone is modern, being erected by the fourth Earl
of Belmore. He subsequently thought that Sarah Leslie,
who died in 1747, and was wife of John Corry, was not
buried at Derryvullan, but that her sister, Elizabeth
Leslie, who died in 1733, was buried in the vault.
Master Leslie Corry's Christian name was John. Armar,
first Earl of Belmore, inherited Castle Coole from his
mother Sara, daughter of Colonel John Corry, and wife of
Galbraith Lowry, of Aghenis, Co. Tyrone. Colonel James
Corry in his Will desired that his son John should erect
a monument at Derryvullan to him and his ancestors; no
trace of it now exists, if it was ever erected.
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No. 51. Flat stone: --
HERE LIETH THE BODY | OF WILLIAM CRANSTON | WHO
DEPD THIS LIFE | NOVEMBER THE | 27 1729 | AGED
72 YEARS | ALSO Ye BODY OF WILLIAM | CRANSTON
JUN. WHO | DEPD THIS LIFE NOVEMr | Ye 11 1750
AGED 56 years | AS ALSO THE BODY OF | ELIZABETH
CRANSTON |
HIS WIFE WHO | DEPD | The LIFE FEB. Ye 21 17 --2 AGED
| 58 YEARS.
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No. 52. Flat stone: --
HERE LYETH THE BODY | OF JEAN CARRITHERS | WHO
DYED APRIL | THE 27 1723 AGED 22 | YEARS.
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No. 53. Raised slab: --
Here Lieth the Body | of Jane Irvine of |
Foxwood Who Depd | This Life Sept the 3 |
172_ Aged . . . . . | Also the Body of | Walter
Irvine of | (Fo)xw(ood) | Who Depd | This
Life Aug the 11 18_2 Aged 33 years | AND ALSO
THE BODY OF | Alise Irvine wife of | Mr
James Irvine of | Foxwood who Depd | this
life Jany the 23 1791 Aged | _6 years | Also . .
. . Irvine of | Foxwood who departed | this
life July 17, 181_ Aged 76 years
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No. 54. Headstone: --
Here lyeth the Body | of Robt Wilson | who Died
Feby | the 9th 1776 Aged | 54 years.
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No. 55. Altar-tomb with long, modern inscription
(abstract): --
Rebecca Collum died cir. 1790, her husband Hugh
Collum of Tullyharney died Feby 7th 1818 aged
cir. 92. This stone was erected by their
grandson John Collum of Beloue, who died
12th Dec. 1873, to various relatives.
There is another tombstone to this family in the
churchyard.
Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the
Memorials of the Dead in Ireland Vol IX. (FHL # 1279285)