Headstones: Cannistown Graveyard, Ardsallagh, Navan, Co. Meath
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CANNISTOWN GRAVEYARD, ARDSALLAGH, NAVAN, CO. MEATH, IRELAND
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Photo No.0
Cannistown Church– This is said to be the site of a monastery
founded in the 6th Century by St. Finian of Clonard. The present
church was probably built in the 12th century by the Nangles, an
Anglo-Norman family to whom the Cannistown area was granted by
Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath. The church was two parts – the nave,
the main part of the church where the congregation worshipped,
and the chancel where the alter was placed.  There are slight
remains of a double bell-cote on the western gable.
Although the church was largely rebuilt in the late 15th or early
16th centuries there are still some original features.  The arch
which leads in the chancel is a find example of Anglo-Norman
architecture, the capitals which support the arch are carved with
foliage typical of the Anglo-Norman Gothic style.  Carved stones
on each side of the arch show three dogs pouncing on a fox or
otter, and an image of three figures with the central one holding
a staff in his hand {this could be the arrest of Christ}.

Photo No.1
Sign- Cannistown Church

Photo No.2
Church View

Photo No.3
In Memory of | JANE | Wife of PATRICK BYRNE Who died Nov 26 1890
| Aged 30 years | The above PATRICK died Apr 20 1896 aged 86 |
Also MARCELLA Died Oct 17 1877 Aged 27 | PETER and MARY | who
died young, children of | PATRICK and JANE BYRNE | Also for the
soul of | PATRICK BYRNE who died Aug 22 1922 | and his wife MARY
BYRNE | who died May 27 1941.

Photo No.4
See Number 3 for text

Photo No.5
See Number 3 for text

Photo No.6
See Number 3 for text

Photo No.7
In Loving Memory of | LAURENCE BYRNE | Died 16th January 1964
Aged 62 years | His wife NORA | Died 4th June 2006 aged 83 years
| THOMAS BYRNE | Died 3rd January 1930 | KATE BYRNE | Died 25th
January 1924 | MAGGIE BYRNE | Died 2nd June 1900.

Photo No.8
In Loving Memory of | MAISIE BYRNE | Died 22nd November 1974 aged
70 years | JOHN BYRNE | Died 22nd December 1970 aged 68 years |
THOMAS BYRNE | Died 2nd March 1969 Aged 62 years | LENA BYRNE |
Died 17th July 1980 aged 63 years | PATRICK BYRNE | Died 27th
April 1960 aged 52 years | Rest in Peace

Photo No.9
In Loving Memory | of | MATTHEW BYRNE | Commons Road. | Died 13th
July 1988 | aged 78 YRS. | R.I.P.

Photo No.10
In Loving Memory | of | Our Devoted Parents | JANE and THOMAS
Cahill | Late of Grange Bective | JANE departed this life on |
26th June 2011 Aged 79 years | And her husband | THOMAS departed
this life on | 8th December 2011 aged 83 years | Rest in Peace |
Deep in .... | Loved ...

Photo No.11
Erected by | CHRISTOPHER CREGAN Navan Commons | In Memory of his
father | mother and brother | Also his daughters ANNE CREGAN |
Who died Feb'ry 2nd 1872 (?) | Aged 17 (?) years | His wife
MARGARET died Dec 1915 | The ... CHRISTOPHER died Jan 1922 |
MARGARET died Dec 1935 (?)

Photo No.12
(illegible) File named (DALTON FOLEY)

Photo No.13
In Loving Memory of | CHRISTOPHER DOWDALL | Cannistown. | Died 17
July 1965 Aged 66 | His infant daughters | MARGARET & FRANCES |
His mother MARGARET | Died 22. Nov. 1932 | His uncle | CHARLES
DOWNS | Died 23. June 1939 | His wife MAUD DOWDALL | Died 23.
March 1978 (?) Aged 75 | STANNY DOWDALL | Died 2. Feb. 2002 Aged
65 | R.I.P.

Photo No.14
In Loving Memory of | Mrs ELIZABETH DOWDALL | Died 25th Feb 1960
| Aged 62 years. | CHRISTIE DOWDALL | Died 8th March 1932 (?)
aged 65 years | Mrs KATE DOYLE died 1941. | JOHN DOWDALL
Kilcarne. | Died 20th April 1964. | Erected by JOHN DOWDALL

Photo No.15
Cherished Memories | of | Terry Dowdall | Cannistown | Gone to
rest on | 15th April 2001 | Aged 56 years | ... love you

Photo No.16
Dowdall | Cherished | Memories of | TOM DOWDALL | A loving
husband, | Dad and Grandad | Trim Road | Navan | Died 22nd August
2007 | Aged 77 years | Rest in Peace | We miss your smile, your
cheery way, | We miss the things you used to say | And when old
times we often recall, | ...then we miss you most of all.

Photo No.17
In loving memory of | SANDRA EGAN O'BRIEN | Died 16th Feb 2010 |
Rest in Peace

Photo No.18
In Loving Memory | of | JIM FITZGERALD | Grange Bective | Who
departed this life 5th July 2001 | Aged 36 years | ...|

Photo No.19
 Here lieth the body of | ... FITZPATRICK who Depd | this life
 ... Aged | 10 (?) Years And his wife JOAN (?) | ... Who Departed
 this | life ... ... |

Photo No.20
Erected | In | Loving Memory of | JAMES FOLEY | Died 30th of July
1906 (?) | Age 77 years | Also his niece | ANNIE AGNES DORAN |
Died 1oth (?) Jan 1945(?) age 78 (?) years | R.I.P.

Photo No.21
In Loving Memory of | JOHN FOLEY| Cannistown. | Died 31st October
1906 aged 68 years | His wife MARY | Died 29th January 1948 aged
87 years | Their son JOHN | Died 8th June 1975 aged 80 years |
And his wife KATHLEEN | Died 13th May 1977 aged 76 years | And
their son FRANK | Died 20th May 2001 aged 68 years | Rest In
Peace | FOLEY

Photo No.22
In Loving Memory |of | MARY FOLEY Cannistown | Died 29 Jan 1948
aged 87 yrs | Her son JOHN | Died 8 June 1975 aged 80 yrs | His
wife KATHLEEN | Died 13 May 1977 Aged 76 yrs | Also their son
FRANK | Died 20th May 2001

Photo No.23
Treasured Memories | of | EOIN | who died 5th July 1988 |aged 3
years | Guihen

Photo No.24
In Loving Memory |of | PADDY HEERY | 38 St. Benildus Villas,
Navan & late of Ardsallagh | Who departed this life | 13th July
2002 Aged 85 years | Rest in Peace

Photo No.25
Erected | In Loving Memory of | JAMES HEGARTY | Who died ...
February (?) 1873 (?) | ...| HEGARTY |...

Photo No.26
Who died ... July 1918 (?) | Also JAMES HEGARTY | Who died ...
March 1936 | ... years | Also MARY J HEGARTY | ... ... 74 years

Photo No.27
In Loving Memory | of | JOSEPH KEATING | Ardsallagh | Died 19th
August 1996 | Aged 78 years | Rest in Peace | KEATING

Photo No.28
In Loving Memory of | JULIA KEATING died 26th Nov 1960 | Aged 80
years. | Also her husband JAMES | Died 2nd April 1963 aged 89
years. | Their daughter ANN | Died Dec 1989 | Also her husband
LEO | Died June 1984. | Erected by her son VINCENT | R.I.P.

Photo No.29
KEATING | In | Loving Memory of | NANCY KEATING | Died 24th Sept
1989 | Aged 64 years | Also her husband | VINCENT | Died 10th May
1996 | Aged 73 years | We have loved her in | life, let us not
forget | Her in death. | God grant us the | serenity to accept
things | we cannot change | courage to change | the things we can
| and | wisdom to know | the difference

Photo No.30
In Memory of | PATRICK KEATING | Died July 15th(?) 1939(?), |
Also his wife | ANNE KEATING, | His father and mother

Photo No.31
With | Love we remember | A loving son and brother | JOSEPH
PATRICK KETT | Balreask New Navan | Died 15th March 2009 | Aged
22 years | Rest in Peace

Photo No.32
LYNCH | St. Finian's Tce., Navan | In Loving Memory of | PATRICK
died 9-8-1911 | His wife ANNE died 11-8-1920 | Their daughter
LILY died 20-3-1930 | Their sons THOMAS died 7-3-1949 | (Interred
in Huddersfield, England) | PATRICK died 19-4-1962 | Rest in
Peace

Photo No.33
In Loving Memory of | A dear husband, father and grandfather |
JAMES McCABE | Cannistown. | Died 29th July 2007 | Aged 65 years.
| He was a father so very rare, |Content in home and always there
| Unselfish ways and a heart ... | No finer father this world
could ... | Rest in Peace

Photo No.34
Pray | for the soul of | MARY ELIZABETH | The beloved wife of |
EUGENE McLOUGHLIN | Shanghai Villa, Sydenham, Kent | Who died at
Belmont Navan | 28th July 1888, aged 25 years. | On whose soul |
Sweet Jesus have mercy

Photo No.35
Full view of Number 34

Photo No.36
In Loving Memory | of | EAMONN MITCHELL | Balgill Bective Navan |
Died 28th Oct. 1995 aged 23 years | R.I.P. | Mitchell

Photo No.37
In Loving Memory of | JAMES MITCHELL | Died 23rd October Dec 1911
| MARY MITCHELL | 19th Feb. 1930 | KATHLEEN MITCHELL | Died 19th
Oct 1942 | BERNADETTE MITCHELL | Died 15th Aug 1952 | THOMAS
MITCHELL died 7 Jan 1960 | PATRICK (?) MITCHELL died 5th May
1973 | MARY MITCHELL died 6th June 19__ (?)

Photo No.38
In | Memory | of | MONAGHAN | Family | ... ...

Photo No.39
Erected by PATRICK | MOORE of Navan in | memory of his father |
RICHARD MOORE who | Dep this life ... | ... aged 58 years

Photo No.40
This stone was | Erected by E__RD (?) | MURTAGH for his |
Children MARY | MURTAGH who | Departed March | Ye 8th 1793 and |
HENRY MURTAGH | Who departed | December Ye 25th | 1726.

Photo No.41
Erected | By | THOMAS MURTAGH of K... ... | As a Token of
affection  for ? his dep - | arted Friends & Relations | Parents
? | His Father JOHN ... | this Life ... March 17__? ...aged  |
81? years ... Also his Mother ... | MURTAGH who dep this life the
4th ?_ | of December 18__? aged 59? years. BRENDAN MURTAGH 1946 –
2000 | ALBERT and THOMAS MURTAGH died 1892.
(Top of stone very faded)

Photo No.42
Erected | By PATRICK JOSEPH NICOLLS M. D. and his | wife
ELIZABETH of Belmont Navan | Sacred to the memory of their
beloved | Child AGNES ELIZABETH who died on the | 22nd of
November 1857 aged 5 years | Also their daughter MARY aged 5
years | and JOSEPHINE aged 8 (?) years | Also her uncle L. MOLLOY
and her mother | E WILLIAMS who died 17th January 1878 | Here
also lieth the remains of | the above named PJ NICOLLS MD who
died | 25th April 1887 aged 77 years | Also the remains of their
daughter | MARY E McLOUGHIN who died on the | 28th July 1888 aged
24 years | Also JOHN P NICOLLS Surgeon, (?) who died | 15th March
1890 aged 34 years | ... ARTHUR NICOLLS died 28 (?) March 1897 |
at Rosdohen Kenmare aged 40 | R.I.P.

Photo No.43
IN LOVING MEMORY | SANDRA O'BRIEN | Died 16th February 2010 | May
she rest in Peace

Photo No.44
In | Loving Memory of | KATHLEEN O CONNELL | Commons Rd Navan |
Died 13th June 1967 | Also her parents | JOHN and ROSE BYRNE |
Her brothers | LAURENCE THOMAS JOHN | Her husband JOHN O'CONNELL
| Died 23rd March 1979 | R.I.P.

Photo No.45
In Loving Memory of | MATTHEW O'HARA Ardsallagh | Died 20th Feb.
1923. | His wife ELIZABETH died 4th Dec. 1957. | Their daughter
TONY died 12th Feb. 1969. | Their son GUSSIE died 16th April
1971. | PEGGY O'HARA died 2nd Mar. 1983 | R.I.P.

Photo No.46
In Loving Memory | of | BRIDGET REILLY | Cannistown. | Died 24
Oct. 1943 | Aged 68 years | Her son Tom | Died 8 Dec 1934 | Aged
28 yrs. | Her husband CON | died 10 Dec 1922 | R.I.P.

Photo No.47
Loving Memory of JOSEPHINE ROWE | Boyne Hill Navan | Died 24th
Jan 1972 | Her husband | THOMAS ROWE | Died 1st Sept 1979

Photo No.48
In Loving Memory of PATRICK | SHEILS ... ... | [rest illegible]

Photo No.49
In Loving Memory of | THOMAS SHERIDAN | Grange Bective | Died 7th
Aug. 1965. | Also his wife Bridget | Died 19th Jan 1939 | R.I.P.




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