Laois - St. John's Cemetery, Athy Parish 

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ST. JOHN'S CEMETERY, ATHY PARISH 
[From Lord Walter FitzGerald, F.R.S.A.I., &c., &c.]

"The churchyard of St. John's is a small one; it lies in the 
middle of that portion of the town of ATHY which is situated 
on the Queen's County line of the Barrow.

'The following inscription is the only one carved in relief; 
the "3" in the date might easily be mistaken for a "7" and 
would have been but for the same figure occurring in the day 
of the month' : -

			"WILLIAM - WATSON
			NOVEMBER 30TH 1635"        [Raised letters]
		             ________
'On another slab is the following' : -

	"HERE LYETH YE BODY OF MR. GEORGE HARMAN
	WHO DIED YE 24th OF JVNE 1720 - aged 57
	and of his son, HENRY HARMAN who died
	ye 25th of March 1728 - aged 30
	of Jane HARMAN wfe [SIC] TO Mr. George
	HARMAN WHO DIED THE 31TH [SIC] OF
	March 1728 - aged 72"
			     ________

		    EPITAPH'S IN ST. JOHN'S GRAVEYARD
[From the Most Rev. M. Comerford, Lord Bishop of Kildare and 
Leighlin, M.R.I.A., &c.]

		"In Memory of James FAULKNER, late Sergeant in the 
ancient British Light Drags. native of the City Chester, 
England who departed this life Febry. 8th, 1799 - aged 25 
years.

				 "WILLIAM WATSON 1672'

Qr.  Is this the same man as given above by Lord Walter
FitzGerald, under the date 1635 ? - Ed.

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	"Beneath this stone is deposited all that was mortal of
	Samuel WALLER Esqr., 2nd son of the late Sir Robert
	WALLER Bart.  He departed this life August 19th  1798
	aged 23 years.

		Adiew blest shade alas too early fled
		None knew the living but lament thee dead
		A soul .......... so free from stain
		So tried by sickness and so proved by pain
		His Christian pain against torture strove
		Till Heaven advanced him to the joys above.
        Mrs. Catherine CHAPMAN sister of the above and wife of
        John CHAPMAN of East . en .itohel, Esqr. Departed
        this life the 6th of March 1794 aged 23 years."

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	"Erected by the brethren of Lodge No. 356 in the 9th 
Regt. of Drag. in memory of their late dearly beloved 
brother Wm. ARMSTRONG who died 22nd March 1792 aged 30 
years."
				________
    "Near the Stone a tender infant lies
    Who left this world to live above the skies.
	John STRITH depd. this life Septd. 30th 1798, aged 10."
				________

	"Erected to William DOVE of Hinderstay in the County of 
Norfolk late a Private Soldier of Captain Bunbury's Company 
of the 80th Regiment who departed this life on the 15th 
November 1833.  Aged 35 years.
	This memento was placed at the joint expense of the 
officers and non-commissioned officers and Privates of his 
company to record their regret for the loss of a good and 
honest soldier.  Such was the deceased."


SOURCE: 
Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the 
Memorials of the Dead in Ireland FHL# 1279252