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TUAM - ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL AND GROUNDS
[Kindly contributed by the Very Rev. Dean TOWNSEND]
The following inscription is engraved on a stone that is
cemented to the northern wall of the Cathedral:-
"The Memory of | Catherine Lindsay | who died April the 28th
1773 Aged 32 | She inherited the virtues of her grand-
mother Kate Crery | whose remains with those of the | Rev.
W. Crery are here interred | They all live the life | and
died the death | of the righteous | Reader go and do thou
likewise."
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The following five inscriptions are in the grass on slabs,
very near the east end of the old Cathedral:-
128 TUAM
Here lieth the body of Edmund Burton, the Very Rev. the Dean
of Killala, Rector of Hollymount, and Vicar-General of the
Diocese of Tuam, where he was a beneficed clergyman for 55
years. He departed this life on the 22nd March, 1817,
having attained his 80th year. During life he felt truly
thankful to Divine providence for the numberless blessings
he enjoyed; and when the hour of dissolution drew nigh, he
quit each vain scene without a tear, without a tremble or a
fear, and mingled with the dead.
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Under this stone | are interred | the remains of | the Revd.
Edw. Burton. | He died Septr. | the 2d, 1794 | in the 48th
year | of his age.
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Hes jacet corpus revenedi | Johannis Campbell, L.L.D. | qui
obiit decimo quarto | calenda Maii Anno Domini | 1772 etatis
quadrigessimo | Septimo.
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Under this stone lies | Catherine Burton who | died the 13th
May, 1782, | aged 57 years. | With tender gratitude | for 18
years of uninterrupted | Happiness | Her husband Archdeacon
| Edmund Burton | Erected this in memory | of her virtues |
and his affliction.
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Here lieth the remains of Harriet | Elizabeth Burton, fourth
daughter of the | Very Revd. the Dean of Killala. | Born
10th December 1790. | Died 18th February 1866.
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The following are the inscriptions, except one, under the
south walls of both churches:-
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To the memory | Barbara the wife | and Sarah the mother | of
| H. Campbell, A.M. | whose | mortal acts | are | recorded
in Heaven.
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Underneath this stone lies the | body of Francis Davis, of
Tuam, | Esqre, who died the 15th day of | September, 1816,
in the 38th year of his age.
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Sacred to the memory | of Captain Peter | McPherson, 66
Regiment, | who died the 21st | July 1805, Aged | 25 years.
| This stone has been placed over | his remains as | a mark
of the Re- | gard and esteem | of his Brother | Officers.
Sacred to the memory of | John Wright, | Sculptor, | a
native of Glasfow, | who departed this life at Tuam | on the
3rd day of July 1858, | aged 38 years. So teach us to number
our days | that we may apply our hearts until wisdom. - Ps.
90.
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Here lieth the body of Captain | Benjamin Hughes, late of
the | Carlow Militia, who departed | this life on the 9th
day of June, | 1809. | Aged 35 years. | This tomb is |
erected by the said Regiment in | testimony of their
veneration | for the deceased.
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Sacred to the memory of | George Benjamin, infant son | of
Benjamin Hill, R.M. | Born 17th March, 1868, | died the 25th
Octor. 1868. | The 6th Septr. 1869 | died Bessy, aged 7
years | and 9 months.
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To the memory | of Mary Caldon, | Daughter of John Caldon, |
Captain and Adjutant | of the Donegal | Regiment of Militia,
| who departed | this life | 16th March, 1808, | aged 21
months.
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To the memory of the | wife of Bernard Simpson, | who
departed this life on the | 28th May, 1800, | in the 16th
year of her age. | She was the eldest daughter ..
N.B.: The writer was unable to decipher this last memorial any further. Four
others, sunk in the grass, cannot at all be read, save these words on one :-
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In this tomb erected in memory of Thomas Blakeney, Esq.
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Sacred to the | memory of Arabella Stew- | ard Travers,
daughter of | Major Travres, Rifle Brigade, | who departed |
this life 18 May 1820. | Aged 4 months.
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Stranger, | I pray thee spare one moment | to mark the
monument of | departed worth, it contains the | ashes of
Doctor Michael Renoleds, | late Surgeon of the Donegal |
Militia. Erected to his memory | also by his afflicted
brother | officers, the last token of their | esteem and
regard. His virtues | were many, vices he had none, | ready
to sooth the sorrows of | his fellow creatures he became |
endeared to all, as an husband, | a father, a friend & was
tender, | affectionate, and sincere. | As he lived, live
thou the friend | of mankind, as he died mayest | thou die
in peace with God. | Beloved, respected, & regarded | By all
who knew him, | He departed this life the 24th | December,
1810, in the 43rd | year of his age.
Last of those nearest the old cathedral, south side :-
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Underneath this stone | rests the Relics of | Theobald Mill,
Surgeon and Apothecary.
N.B. The writer was unable to read this last memorial,
owing to the obliteration of the cutting by time, any
further than above.
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Agnes Collins | fell asleep in Jesus | 29th March, 1878, |
aged 60 years. Previous in the sight of the Lord is the
death of his saints. Ps. exvi. 15.
Erected by her sorrowing | Husband and Son.
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A token of love | and gratitude | to the memory | of Edward
Hadlock, | who died October | the 16th, 1797, | aged 52
years.
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Here lieth | the mortal remains of Christopher | MacDermot,
who departed | this life on the 19th of July, 1821, | in the
60th year of his age. | This tomb was erected by | his
affectionate son | Marshall MacDermott.
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Here lieth William | son of John and Grace | Madders. Born
January | 13th, 1846. Died July | 15th, 1851.
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Here lies the remains | of Anne Clayton | alias Winn,
departed life | the 24th September, 1833, | aged 33years. |
This tomb erected | By her beloved husband | William
Clayton.
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In memory | of | Catherine Allen, the beloved wife | of |
John Allen, late serjeant of the | Constabulary in Tuam, |
who departed this life on the 20th of | June, 1840, in the
40th year of her age. Bless are the dead which die in the |
Lord Rev. xiv. 13. Also their Beloved daughter | Jane
Allen, | who departed the 7th May 1812, | aged 13 months.
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Here lieth | Edward son of Felix and Eliza Nougher. | Died
April 19th, 1838. | Aged 3 years.
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Here lies the Body | of Alice Bradley, | wife of John
Bradley, | of Galway, who departed | this life year of 1785,
| in the | 34 year of her age.
Sacred | to the memory of | Mona Ankah | infant Daughter of
| Robert and Mary Corteen, | of Douglas, Isle of Man. | Died
30th March, 1861, | aged 7 months.
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In | the Blessed Hope | of a joyful Resurection | Here lies
the mortal remains of | John Edwards, | who departed this
life | July 30th in the year of our Lord 1818, | aged 74.
Source:
Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the
Memorials of the Dead in Ireland FHL# 1279252