Shankill Graveyard (near Elphin) - County Roscommon, Ireland Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Roscommon Index Copyright File contributed by: Dave Hall hallmarkone@gmail.com (0-12) & Patrice Nemetz-Gardner (13-23) Transcribed by Valerie Ackroyd Photos ----------------------------------------------- SHANKILL CEMETERY (NEAR ELPHIN) , ROSCOMMON, IRELAND Photo No.0 Cemetery view Photo No.1 In Loving Memory of | PATRICK BEIRNE Kilmaryal | Who died 1884. | And his wife ELIZA. | Who died 1901. | Also their son JOHN | Who died 17th March 1930 | Aged 93 years | His wife ELLEN | Who died 8th Feb. 1933 | Aged 97 years. | Erected by their son | JOHN BEIRNE | R.I.P. Photo No.2 In | loving memory of | JAMES DOLAN | Who died Oct 8th 1906 | Aged 65 years | Also his wife HANORIA | Who died February 10th 1907 | Aged 58 years Photo No.3 In Loving Memory of | OWEN DOYLE, Elphin, | Who Died Jan. 28th 1876, | Aged 73 years. | Also his loving wife | ANNE DOYLE, | Who Died Jan. 8th 1890, | Aged 84 years. | Erected by their son, | JOHN DOYLE. | R.I.P. Photo No.4 Pray for the souls | of | BERNARD DUKE, Drumullin, | And his wife ANNE Photo No.5 Sacred Heart of Jesus | Have mercy on the souls | of | JAMES FEENEY ...? | Who died Dec. 14th 1889. | And his wife CATHERINE | Who died Oct. 9th 1918. | Erected by their son | BERNARD JAMES FEENEY | R.I.P. Side: PATRICK FEENEY | Who died Jan. 8th ...? | KATE FEENEY | Who died Aug. 21st 1912 (?) Photo No.6 Lord have Mercy on the soul of | LOUGHLIN FLANAGAN who depd | this life October .. 18.. | aged .. Years | in whose Memory this stone was | erected by his affectionate wife | MARGARET FLANAGAN alias MURRAY | ans Loving Father MICHAEL FLANAGAN Photo No.7 ... by JAMES GORDON | .. the memory of his parents | JOHN GORDON | Died September 1895 | MARY GORDON | Died September 1906. | His brother MARTIN | Died 1917 | And his sister KATE | Died April 1950. | Also | ... ... | JAMES GORDON | ... Photo No.8 View of KELLY headstones Photo No.9 Pray for the soul of | GRETTA KELLY | of Ballyoughter | Died Sept 12th 1934 | Aged 25 years | And her husband WILLIAM KELLY | 1902 � 1995 | Interred at | Knockbridge, Co. Louth | R.I.P. | Erected by her fond | husband and ... Photo No.10 Sacred Heart of Jesus | Havae mercy on the soul of | THOMAS KELLY | Who died 30 Dec. 1899 | Aged 77 years | And his wife HONORIA | Who died 20th Nov 1875 | Aged 50 years | Also their daughter ANNE | Who died 11 Nov 1874 | Aged 18 years | And their son | PATRICK KELLY who died | 20th December 1921 aged 62 years | Erected by ... affectionate ... | THOMAS F. KELLY ... Photo No.11 Erected | in | loving remembrance | of | MARY A. LAVEN, | The | dearly-beloved wife of | JOHN LAVEN, Elphin, | Who died | 13th day of March, 1890, | Aged 48 years. | Also of his beloved | daughter, | NANNIE LAVEN, | Who died | 31st day of March, 1884, | Aged 12 years. | Rev. MARTIN J. LAVEN | Who died March 24, 1893, aged 25 years. | ELIZABETH J. LAVEN | Who died May 9, 1893, aged 22 years. | Sweet Jesus Mercy. Photo No.12 IHS | O Lord have Mercy on the soul of | RODGER MORAN of S... who | departed this Life April 18 1826 | Aged .. Years | ... tomb was erected by his | ... ... Photo No.13 In loving memory of | MARY O'CONNOR | Clooneybeirne | Who died 14th Dec 1922 | Aged 68 (?) years Photo No.14 ... | ... | ... aged 73 | ... erected | by her affectionate | ... EDWARD | DELIA BEIRNE (nee REYNOLDS) | 1879 - 1950 | And her husband PATRICK | 1865 (?) - 1940 Photo No.15 Pray | for the soul of | OWEN BEIRNE | Castlecole & Mantua | Died Nov 11-1951. | And his wife ANN | Died Nov 10-1954. | R.I.P. | Erected by His Loving | Children Photo No.16 O Lord have mercy on the | soul of THOS. BEIRNE who depd. | this life Jany. 13th 1841 aged 78 yrs | also his wife BRIDGET BEIRNE | died ... aged 75 years | may they rest in peace Amen | This Stone is erected to their | memory by their sons PATK. | OWEN, CONNOR (?), JOHN, RODGER | THOS. BEIRNE Photo No.17 Leftmost stone: In Loving Memory of | TIMOTHY DORR | Kilmaryal | Died 12 Dec 1936 | His Wife KATIE | Died 2 Aug 1963 | Rest In Peace. Middle stone front: In loving memory of | PATRICK J. DORR | Mantua | Died January 1932 | ... Middle stone side: His daughter | KITTY | ... | January 1919 (?) Right stone: In loving memory of | JOSEPH DORR | Jan. 4th 1928 | Aged 59 years | Daughter MARY T. DORR | ... Photo No.18 Pray for ye soul of CHARLES | DOYLE (?) who depd. ye life | May 6th 1778 | Also MARY DOYLE his wife | March ye 16 1763 Photo No.19 In loving memory | of | FARRELL HIGGINS, Elphin | Who died Oct. 15 1893 | His wife ELLEN | Who died July 24 1906 | And their children | MARY E. died April 24th 1891 | JOSEPH died March 12th 1950 | R.I.P. | Erected by their loving daughter | ANNA M. HIGGINS Photo No.20 In Loving Memory Of | Our dear father | PATRICK HIGGINS | Chanterland Elphin | Died 7. July 1972. | Aged 88 years. | Our dear mother MARY | Died 6. July 1929. | Aged 36 years | Their daughter MARY | Died 4. Dec. 2014 | R.I.P. | HIGGINS Photo No.21 In Loving Memory Of | KATE KELLY | ... Elphin | Died 2 Aug 1951 | Her husband JOSEPH | Died 14 Oct. 1953 | Her brother MICHAEL REYNOLDS | Died Jan. 1932 | Her brother-in-law LUKE KELLY | Died March 1940 | Her son | THOMAS JOSEPH KELLY | Died 12 May 1992 | R.I.P. Photo No.22 In Loving Memory Of | Our Dear Parents | PADDY McDERMOTT | ... | Died 2 July 1995 Aged 85 (?) years | His Wife MARY A (Nee MULLANY) N.T. | Died ... Aged ... Years | Her Parents JOHN MULLANY | Died 12 May 1913 Aged 59 Years | His Wife JANE (Nee DRURY) | Died 19 Oct 1904 Aged 28 Years | His Brother JAMES MULLANY | Died July 1945 Aged 90 Years | Rest in Peace | Erected By The Family | McDERMOTT Photo No.23 In | Loving Memory Of | JAMES OWENS | Lismacool | Died Dec. 1943 | His wife BRIDGET | Died June 1941. | Their son JOHN | Died Jan 1978. All images Copyright by Photographer