Headstones: MAYO, Cong Abbey, Co. Mayo, Ireland
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Contributed by Dympna Beckett Joyce dympnaj@gmail.com (No.0-17, 19-52)
& Michelle Peterson No.18)
Transcribed by C. Hunt & Marilynn Smeggil
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CONG ABBEY, ABBEY STREET, COUNTY MAYO, IRELAND

Photo No.0
Church view

Photo No.1
... Memory | of | THOMAS CROWE | died 16th (?) ... 1804 (?)
Aged _6 | Also His Wife | CATHERINE | died 19th (?) Mar 1804
Aged 80 (?)

Photo No.2
In Loving Memory of | JOHN FOX | Ar...? | Who Died 27th Sep.
1971 | His Wife DELIA | died 20th July 1980.

Photo No.3
JOHN HAIRE | Kildun | And His Wife | CATHERINE | R.I.P.

Photo No.4
In Loving Memory of | MICHAEL McGRATH | (?) Cong | Died 15th
Jan 1924 aged 86 | His wife KATE | died 25th Dec. 1934, Aged
85.

Photo No.5
In Loving Memory of | JAMES McVEIGH | ... | Died 18th ...
1970 (?) Aged 40 | His Wife CATHERINE | Died 2_ ... 1961 (?)
Aged 70 (?)

Photo No.6
In Loving Memory of | JOHN MORAN | Kildun | who died 3rd
June 1949 | His wife MARGARET | Died 8th Sept 1926 | their
Daughter MAY | died 1st Nov. 1926.

Photo No.7
Sacred Heart of Jesus | Have Mercy on the Soul | of | MARTIN
MORAN | (Kildun) | Who Died 28th June 1914 | Aged 52 Years |
Also His Son JAMES | Died 13th Jan 1909 | His Wife BRIDGET |
Died 28th Dec. 1964 | R.I.P.

Photo No.8
In Loving Memory of | MICHAEL J. MORAN | Kildun	 | died 1st
April 1969 | His Wife ANNIE | died 9th April 1937.

Photo No.9
In Loving Memory of | EDWARD MORRIN | Ballynalty | Died 3rd
Dec. 1924 | his wife MARGARET | Died 28th Sept. 1936 |
R.I.P.

Photo No.10
Pray for the Soul of | PETER SWEENEY | who died 1864 Aged 70
| Years | Also His Wife Who | Died 1881 Aged 60 Years |
R.I.P.

Photo No.11
In Loving Memory of | PATRICK VARLEY | Drumsheel | Died 19th
March 1940 | His sister MARY | Died 18th Jan. 1945 | And His
Wife ELLEN | Died 23rd Aug. 1968.

Photo No.12
View of Back

Photo No.13
Pray for the Soul of | Very Rev MICHAEL Canon CARNEY |
Parish Priest of Cong | Died 12th May 1969 | Requiescat
in Pace.

Photo No.14
To The Memory of | Revd JOHN HEANY | who died | full of
Works and Holiness | 9th August 1867 | And Whose Remains |
Repose in this Church | This Tablet is Erected | By His
Grateful | And Sorrowing Parishoners | R.I.P.

Photo No.15
Pray For The Soul | of | Revd PATRICK LAVELLE P.P. Cong |
Who, in Dark and Evil Days | Successfully Fought the Battle
| of Faith and Fatherland | He Died Novr 17th 1886 | Aged 59
Years | R.I.P.

Photo No.16
... Your charity | Pray For The Souls of | ELIZA MC..NELL OF
Aghalahard who Died | On the 30th (?) of April 1870 | ...She
Was ... For The | Beauty of _is House ... She Provided (?) |
For the ... in This Church | In ... of the Virgin | Also
Pray For The Soul of JAMES Mc DONNELL | who Died ... 186_?

Photo No.17
Pray For The Soul of | The Very Revd MICHL WALDRON P.P. of
Cong | V.F  And Dean of Tuam | Who Departed This Life The
2nd Sepber. A.D. 1869 | Aged 89 | His remains Rest in this
Church Beneath The Altar Which He Caused To Be Erected To
His Memory | Requiescat in Pace.

Photo No.18
In Loving Memory | MARTIN O'MAHONEY | Died 7th Dec. 1964 | His Wife
JULIA | Died 19th Nov. 1964 | Her Brother | JAMES CUMMINS | Died 27th
June 1951.

Photo No.19
To the memory | of | JAMES BURKE | Who died 16 November 1878 | Aged 68
years. | also his wife ELIZABETH | died 4th Jan 1894 aged 68 years. |
and their grandson | JAMES P BURKE O'DONOHOE | who died Septr 4th 1984 |
Aged 36 years | also his mother | BRIDGET A O'DONOHOE | who died August
25th 1911 | aged 63 years. | MARY AGNES O'DONOHOE COHOOF | died 14 June
1918 | Mother of DOLOURS | Pray for them | R.I.P.


Photo No.20
To the memory of | MARY BURKE | Who died at Moytura May 1870 | aged 85.
| she was for 50 years | the faithful servant and | attached friend of
the family of | SIR WILLIAM R. WILDE | by whom this tablet | has been
erected | In grateful recollection. R.I.P.

Photo No.21
Sweet Jesus | have mercy | on the soul of | PATRICK BURKE Cong. | Who
died December 19th 1906. | aged 62 years. | R.I.P. | erected by | his
loving wife and children.

Photo No.22
In loving memory of | MARTIN CASEY | Drumsheel | who died 27th Sep 1913
| and his mother ANNE | died 25th March 1927 | BRIDGET CONROY | died 9th
June 1865 | aged 80 years | her husband JOHN | died 7th Jan 1874 | aged
93 years. | R.I.P. | erected by BRIDGET CASEY

Photo No.23
In memory of | CATHERINE CLARKE | who died 20 December ? | aged 30 years
| also | FERFGUS and KATE | WALSH | their daughter MARY | and son PADDY

Photo No.24
In lovig memory of | JAMES CLARKE | Cong | died 7th June 1931 | his
daughter GERTIE | died 27th Feb. 1937 | aged 9 years | his wife ANN
CLARKE (nee FOY) | died 29th July 1956 | and his daughter | TESS MULLENS
(nee CLARKE) | died 10th June 2010 | R.I.P.

Photo No.25
In memory of | RICHARD CLARKE | who died Nov. 11 18?? | aged 15 years. |
also his brother | PETER | died Oct 16 1879 | aged 11 years | and their
mother | CLARKE alias WALSH | died Jan 22 1882 | aged 66 years

Photo No.26
O Lord have mercy | on | the soul of | MICHAEL CONROY CREEVACH | who
died 7th Nov 1907 | aged 79 years | also his wife JANE | who died ..
June 1907 | aged 70 years | PAT CONROY | died 4 April 1931 | R.I.P. |
erected by their son GEORGE | and daughter JANE

Photo No.27
Sacred Heart of Jesus | have mercy on | the soul of | PATRICK CONROY
Barna, | who died 6th October 1921 | aged 74 years | also his mother |
died 22nd Jany 1914 | aged 89 years. | also his wife BRIDGET | who died
7th Sept 1935. | his grandson BRIAN, | who died 6th April 1937. | R.I.P.
| erected by his son GEORGE

Photo No.28
In loving memory of | WILLIAM CUMMINGS | died 10 Oct 1945 | and his wife
SARAH | died 25 Dec 1960

Photo No.29
Pray for the soul | of | MARY DUFFY alias HOPKINS | who died 26th
September 1876 | aged 56 years. | also her husband JAMES DUFFY | who
died 18th June 1881 | aged 60 years. | THOMAS DUFFY died 2nd Feb 1919 |
aged 74 years. | BRIDGET DUFFY died 6th Jan 1918. | aged 72 years | MARK
DUFFY died 23rd June 1947. | aged 72 years. | DELIA DUFFY, wife of MARK
| died 6th Jan 1961 aged 95 years | and their sons  | TOMMIE DUFFY died
26th March ..| aged 19 years | VINCENT DUFFY died 5th March .. | aged 63
years | R.I.P.

Photo No.30
Pray for the soul of | JOHN EGAN who departed | this life on the 26th of
| May 1844 aged 40 years | also | his wife MARY who died | the 11th Novr
1889 aged 72 | erected by their fond son THOMAS | Inishmacatrer | R.I.P.

Photo No.31
In loving memory of | WILLIAM FARMER | Ardnageeha | who died 20th Feb
1895. | his wife MARY | died 8th Dec 19..| thier daughter-in-law | NORA
FARMER | died 17th April .. | and their son WILLIAM | died 10th Nov 19..
| R.I.P. | FARMER

Photo No.32
in loving memory of | JOHN GIBBONS | (Cong) | died 27th Feb 1962 | his
wife MARY | died 10th Sept 1974 | R.I.P. | erected | by their loving
family

Photo No.33
in loving memory of | MICHAEL GLYNN | died 16th Aug 1959 | his wife MARY
| died 4th June 1960 | their son JAMES | died 19th Feb 2001 | Rest in
Peace | GLYNN

Photo No.34
in loving memory of | PETER GOLDING | died 6th Nov 1899 | his wife MARY
| died 31st May 1910 | their daughter | MARY O'GRADY | died 27th May
1956 | her husband ANTHONY | died 5th Jan 1945 | R.I.P.

Photo No.35
in loving memory of | MICHAEL HALLORAN | Gross Ea.. | who died 22 April
1942 | and his wife ROSE | died 11th March 1974

Photo No.36
pray for the souls of | THOMAS HIGGINS his wife | MARY and children ANNE
| CATHERINE MICHAEL and | KILMEENA WEST

Photo No.37
in loving memory of | JOHN HOLIAN | died March 25 - 1935 aged 97 years |
his wife BRIDGET | died July 4 - 1940 aged 87 years | their
daughter-in-law FLORENCE | died Sept 8 1943 aged 37 years | her daughter
MARY ANN (NANCY) | died Oct 6 - 1954 age 12 years | her father FRANK |
died May 27 - 1986 age 86 years | his son TOM | died 22nd Jan 2007 aged
83 years | R.I.P.

Photo No.38
In loving memory of | MICHAEL HOLLORAN | Dringeen Cong | died 21st May
1920 | aged 76 years | his wife MARY | died 7th July 1913 | aged 71
years | their son JOHN | died 31 Jan 1933 | aged 52 years | his wife
KATE | died 25th May 1967 | aged 35 years | their daughter KATHLEEN |
died 25th Jan 1949 | aged 24 years | also their two infant sons

Photo No.39
JOYCE Family Drimelly Cross | Lord have mery on the | Soul of WILLIAM
JOYCE of | Drimelly who departed | This life on the 31 of May | 1869 Age
6_? years  May his | Soul Rest in Peace Amen | his wife HELEN 1869 |
BRIDGET 1894 | CATHERINE 19?2 her husband | JOHN 1913 MICHAEL 1925 |
WILLIAM 1952 his wife MARY 1982 | Erected by his beloved | sons for them
& Posterity.

Photo No.40
In loving memory of | ANDREW KENNY, | Moytura, | who died 20th Nov.
1913. | his wife MARY, | died 12th May 1954 | R.I.P.

Photo No.41
O Lord have mercy on the | soul of MICHAEL LANGAN | who died on the 7th
of August | 1874 aged 67 years | May he rest in peace.

Photo No.42
To the memory | of | BRIDGET LAVIN | who died May 11th 1869 | aged 39
years, | her mother-in-law ANNE | died 22nd April 1871 aged 80 yrs |
BRIDGETS husband PETER LAVIN | died 18th July 1898 aged 82 yrs | their
grand son MICHAEL | died 25th Jan 1913 aged 15 yrs | MICHAELS mother
BRIDGET | died 19th Nov 1925 aged 74 yrs | BRIDGETS daughter ELLEN |
died 12th March 1939 aged 43 yrs | BRIDGETS husband PETER LAVIN | died
10th June 1944 aged 81 yrs | R.I.P. | erected by | her loving daughter |
ROSE LAVIN

Photo No.43
In loving memory of | PATRICK LUSKIN | Ardnageeha, | who died 20th Oct.
1935 | his wife MARY | died 3rd June 1961. | their son JOHN, | died 25th
April 1970. | and their son JAMES | died 1st Oct. 1975. | their son TOM
| died 15th Sept. 1999 | R.I.P.

Photo No.44
pray | for the soul of PATRICK LYDON | who died on the 40th of May 1868
| aged 46 years. | ELIZABETH LYDON | 15th June 1866 — 19th Nov. 1880
MICHAEL LYDON | 21st Sept. 1926 — 27th Dec 2004 | erected by his son |
PATRICK LYDON

Photo No.45
In loving memory of | PATRICK MCDONNELL, | Ardnageeha, | died 8th Dec.
1936. | his wife ANNIE, | died 26th July 1979. | their daughter SALLY |
died 30th April 2012 | RI.P. | erected by the family

Photo No.46
in loving memory of | MICHAEL MCGRATH | Gorinacross Cong | died 15th Jan
1924  aged 85 | his wife KATE | died 25th Dec. 1984 aged 85 | rest in
peace | erected by ... | MCGRATH

Photo No.47
in loving memory of | DENIS MORAN, | Kildune, | who died 26th Aug. 1968.
| his wife MARY, | died 26th Dec. 1969.  | R.I.P. | erected by | his
wife MARY | MORAN

Photo No.48
pray | for the souls of | PATRICK MURPHY | Gullimor | died 13th Sept
1948 | aged 85 years | his wife ELLEN | died 14th March 1950 | aged 88
years | their son LUKE | died 10th Jan 1932 | aged 24 years | R.I.P. |
erected by their | family

Photo No.49
in loving memory of | PATRICK O'BRIEN | Dringeen, | who died 2nd Sep.
1956. | his wife DELIA, | died 11th Nov. 1973. | R.I.P. | O'BRIEN

Photo No.50
in loving memory of | JOHN O'MALLEY | D.. | who died 20th March 1958 |
and his mother, | BRIGID O'MALLEY | died 21st Jan 1962 | erected by his
brother | R.I.P. | O'MALLEY

Photo No.51
Lord have mercy | on the soul of | JOHN WALL | who died 7th May 1917 |
aged 78 years | also his wife MARY | died 29th Sepr 1916. | aged 86
years. | also WILLIAM WALL | Creevagh | died 18th September 1931 | aged
64 years | and his wife BRIDGET | died 11th March 1956 | age 90 years |
R.I.P. | erected by their son | WILLIAM WALL

Photo No.52
Have mercy O' Lord | on the soul | of | THOMAS WALSH | who died | 5 of
May 1833. | aged 78 years | also | his wife | MARY WALSH | died 12 of
July 1845 | aged 84 years | and their sons | STEPHEN and MARTIN WALSH |
MARY WALSH alias JENNINGS | died 7 of June 1849 | aged 30 years | R.I.P.
| erected by her husband | JAMES WALSH