Donagh Old Cemetery, County Monaghan, Ireland 
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DONAGH OLD CEMETERY, COUNTY MONAGHAN, IRELAND 

Photo No.0
The High Cross was recovered from a nearby bog by one of
the LESLIE family, no family named on it.

Photo No.1
The "Baptist Johnston" stone inserted in the walls of the 
old ruined church.  Baptist Johnston was second in command 
of the Williamite forces at the Battle of Drumbanagher in 
1688 - both Williamite & Jacobite leaders were buried in the 
same graveyard.

Photo No.2
Erected | By | JOHN ASKIN, Donagh | In Loving Memory of | 
Hist Mother CATHERINE ASKIN, | Who Died 16th August 1898 | 
His Daughter CATHERINE SMYTH, Who Died 19th October 1910 | 
His Son FRANCIS | Who Died 9th August 1914. | And His Wife 
MARY, | Who Died 6th June 1915 | Also MARGARET Wife of | 
Patrick ASKIN, Who Died 27th Dec 1919 | Also The Above JOHN 
ASKIN | Who Died 21st June 1920 | Also His Son PATRICK | Who 
Died 9th Jan. 1949 | And His Son EDWARD | Who Died 11th 
August 1954 | And His Wife MARY ANN, | Who Died 18th May 
1951. | R.I.P.

Photo No.3
Full view of McKenna Grave plot.
See No. 4 for close up.

Photo No.4
Here Lieth The | Body of  ... | PHELEMY MA | KENNA Dece |
ased the 16 (?) of | April 1666.
(Phelimy McKenna, McKenna Chiftain. He & four sons were killed by
Cromwell's forces.) 




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