Cemetery: Urney Churchyard

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File contributed by: C.Hunt

URNEY CHURCHYARD 
    [From the Rev. E. O'Leary, P.P.]

This tomb has been Erected by Richard | Dempsy Esqr. of 
Philadelphia to the | Sacred Memory of his beloved Mother | 
Grace Dempsy wife of Edward Dempsy | of Ballymacrossan who 
depd this life April | 15th 1827, Aged 77 years. Also her 
daughter | Mary Cooke wife of John Cooke, Portarlington | 
who depd this life Jan. 16th 1840. Aged 56 yrs.
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I H S
Here lyeth the body | of Mary Williams | who departed this | 
life February the 14th | 1758.  Aged 30 years
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I H S
Here lieth ye bo |dy of Patrick Ri-| Cheson who depd | this 
life May 14th | 1790. Aged 14 yrs.
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Lord have Mercy | on the Soul of Ann | Welch alias Dunn who 
| depd April 3rd 1795 agd | 19 years. Erected by her | 
father Daniel Dunn.
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Here lyeth the Body | of Dominick Higgins | who Departed 
this | life the 16th day of Jan- |uary in the Year of our | 
Lord 1760, And in 52nd | Year of his Age.
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Here lieth the | Body of John Cam- | mall who depd this | 
Life February 11th | 1780. Aged 35 years.
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Here lyeth the Body of | Richard Maxwell who de- | parted 
this Life the 19th Day | of January in the year of Our | 
Lord 1765. Aged 52 years | Lord Have Mercy on his Soul.


Source: 
Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the 
Memorials of the Dead in Ireland Vol. IX  (FHL# 1279285)