St. Anne's Graveyard, Easkey, Sligo, Ireland
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ST. ANNE'S GRAVEYARD, EASKEY, SLIGO, IRELAND

Photo No.0
Church View St. Anne

Photo No.1
Interior View

Photo No.2
Here Lieth the Body of | JOHN ATKINSON who | departed this
life March | the 18th  1800 aged 32 years.

Photo No.3
In Loving Memory | of | JOHN BOYD | Finod | Who Departed
This Life | 13th August 1926 | Aged 74 Years | Also His Wife
| ELIZABETH JANE BOYD | Who Died 15th Sept 1947 | Aged 85
Years | Also Their Sons | SAMUEL | Who Died 11th Nov. 1956 |
Aged 58 Years | JOHN B. | Died 11th Oct. 1966 Aged 77 | And
Daughter | MARGARET ANNE BOYD | died 9th Feb. 1995, Aged 92
| 'Thy will Be Done'.

Photo No.4
ANNIE | CONSTANCE | BRINKLEY | Born May 1889 Died July 1889

Photo No.5
In | Loving Memory of | MAY CARNEGIE | Roslea | 18th March
1906 - 16th Jan. 1985 | Her Husband | GEORGE A. CARNEGIE |
31st Aug. 1905 - 25th Dec. 1999.

Photo No.6
JOHN CHRISTIE | of Rathlee in this Parish | Born 10th
Sepr 1820 Died 1st July 1889 | Also of SARAH FRANCES His
Widow | Who Died at Rathlee | August 13th 1900 Aged 86
Years

Photo No.7
(Close up of Number 6)
JOHN CHRISTIE | of Rathlee in this Parish | Born 10th Sepr
1820 Died 1st July 1889 | Also of SARAH FRANCES His Widow |
Who Died at Rathlee | August 13th 1900 Aged 86 Years

Photo No.8
... | KATE CONNOLLY | Kilmacurkan (?) | Died 4th April 1929
| And Her Husband | JOHN J. CONNOLLY | Died 24th Sep 1936.

Photo No.9
In Loving Memory | Of | GEORGE HENRY DUNBAR | Ballymeeney,
Dromore West | Who Departed This Life | 9th August 1955 |
Also His Wife HANNAH | Who Departed This Life | 29th March
1984 | His Sister SARAH RICHARDS | Departed This Life | 19th
August 1958 | 'Safe in the Arms of Jesus' | DUNBAR

Photo No.10
EWART | WILLIAM JAMES | Died 24th March 1969 | Rector of
Easkey & Kilclass | Archdeacon of Killalla & Achonry | And
His Wife | HARRIE | Died 8th April 1968.

Photo No.11
... MICHAEL FENTON | Castletown House | Died 29 Dec 1872
Wife JANE Died 25 Jul 1887

Photo No.12
In | Loving Memory of | DINAH FERGUSON | Rathlee |
Who Died 1st Feb 1996 | Aged 35?

Photo No.13
Cherished and Loving | Memories Of EDWARD FERGUSON | Rathlee |
Who Passed Away 1 Dec 1974 | Also His Wife DIANA PEARL | Who
Passed Away 26 Sept 1986?

Photo No.14
Here lieth the body of JAMES GILGAN who | departed
this life 10 Septr 18__? aged 31 years | Also his Mother
JANE GILGAN alias McMUNN | who departed this life 18th July
1877 aged 66 | Erected by her Husband THOS GILGAN.

Photo No.15
MARIA ELEONOR GRAFF | 13th June 1917 | Amoneburg | 20 July
1990 | Easkey.

Photo No.16
Here lies the Remains of JOHN GROVE | who departed this life
the 30th day of | August 1813 aged 80 years | Also the
Remains of MARY GROVE | alias ALEXANDER who departed | this
life the 25 day of April 1823 | aged 32 years.

Photo No.17
Sacred to the memory | of WILLIAM HASTINGS | Died Sept The
28th 1898 | Aged 68 Years | Erected By His Sorrowing | Widow
ELIZEBETH HASTINGS

Photo No.18
By | Their Mother | In Loving Memory of her (?) Dead Son |
JOHN HICKS | Who died 8th August 1886 | Aged 23 years | Also
(?) | RICHARD {rest illegible]

Photo No.19
In Fond Memory | Of | MARY (MINNIE) HIGGINS | Died
Peacefully at Home | 15th October 1995 | in her 88th year |
50 Years Organist in this Church.

Photo No.20
With Love Forever | Baby STEPHEN HIGGINS | 12th Jan. 1986 -
13th Jan 1986

Photo No.21
To the glory of God | and in commemoration of FREDERICK
CHARLES JAMESON | much loved Rector of this parish | 24th
October 1969 - 24th November 1980 | who instigated the
restoration | of St Anne's Church | In grateful memory | 7th
November 2004.

Photo No.22
FREDERICK CHARLES JAMESON | 30th November 1913 |
24th November 1980 | Rector of Easkey and Ballina |
Beloved Son and Brother.

Photo No.23
In | Loving Memory of | EILLEN JOHNSTON | Rathlee | Died
28th June 1933 | Aged 17 Years | Her Parents | SARAH
JOHNSTON | Died 22nd Dec. 1933 | Age 55 Years | and |
WILLIAM JOHNSTON | Died 20th Feb 1936 | Age 71 Years |
HANNAH HARRIET JOHNSTON | Died 11th July 1977, Aged 72 | Her
husband JOHN JOHNSTON | Died 1st May 1983, Aged 83 |
JOHNSTON

Photo No.24
In Loving Memory | of | MABEL JOHNSTON | Killeenduff, Easkey
| Born 20th January 1910 | Died 6th March 1996 | also her
beloved husband | JAMES JOHNSTON | Born 9th July 1912 | Died
20th July 2000.

Photo No.25
JAMES MACMUNN MD died Nov 24 1883 aged 88 years ... Also his
children MARY ALEXANDER died 6 Jan 1868 aged ?  months ...
ANNE died 15 Jan 1868 aged 21 years ...  BERTHA died 25 May
1872 aged ? years ...  Also JANE wife of above died May 5
1899 aged 82 years.
**Per Irishgenealogy.ie Bertha died 7 May 1872 Age 3 weeks.
Other death dates from Eileen Hewson survey of graveyard per
descendant.

Photo No.26
Sacred To The Memory of |  ... MAGUIRE ... 1804? |
... 1880 | [rest illegible

Photo No.27
In | Everlasting Beloved | Memory | Of | Darling TOMMIE |
aged  13(?) Years | McMUNN.

Photo No.28
Here lieth the body of SAML MC | NAIER Esq late of Seafield
who | Departed this life the 24th of Decbr | 1817 in the
61st Year of his Age
(*Samuel McNair Esq.)

Photo No.29
Here lieth the body of WILLIAM | MCNAIER who departed this |
Life on the 14 of Febr in the year | of our Lord 1798 aged
70 years.

Photo No.30
In Loving Memory | of | JAMES McNAIR | Died August 5th 1933 |
Also His Beloved Wife | ELLEN | Died May 24th 1936 |
And their Son | SAM | Died April 14th 1942 | MC NAIR

Photo No.31
(Baptismal Font)
To the Glory of God | And in Loving Memory of | SAMUEL
MORRIS FITZGERALD | HEWAT M.A. | Who Died at Rathlee House |
23rd November 1902

Photo No.32
In Loving Memory | of An Affectionate | Husband and Father |
ROBERT MORRISON | Who Departed This Life the 14th May 1891 |
Aged 68 Years | His Wife ANN | Died 11th Feb 1907, Aged 90 |
Their Son THOMAS | Died 10th May 1949, Aged 88 | And His
Wife ELIZABETH | Died 5th Jan 1961, Aged 88 | of
Carrigeens.

Photo No.33
See Number 34

Photo No.34
(Close-up of Number 33)
Erected to the Sacred Memory | of our Beloved Father
| WILLIAM MORRISON | Who Departed This Life | The 7th Day
of July 1891 | Aged 75 Years

Photo No.35
Here lieth the body of | GEORGE RUTLEDGE who departed | this
life June the 21 1813 | in the 88 (?) year of his age

Photo No.36
Here lieth the body of ORMS | BY RUTLEDGE Esqr of
Green | wood Cottage who departed | this life the 3rd of
April 1818 in | the 27th year of his life | This monuement
is Erected by | his beloved Wife ____? | RUTLEDGE
[illegible}

Photo No.37
In | Loving Memory of | My Dear Husband | THOMAS RYAN |
Roslea | Died 13th Oct 1973 | Erected By His Wife GRETTA |
Who Died 18th June 1995 | His Parents | RICHARD RYAN | Died
11th Nov 1948 | BELINDA RYAN | Died 22nd Oct. 1938 | And
His Infant Sister BELINDA.

Photo No.38
Left side:
In Loving Memory | Of | JAMES SHANNON | Leaffoney | died 2d
Oct 1927 | aged 49 Years | And His Beloved Wife | SUSAN |
died 14 Jan 1962 | Aged 75 Years.
Right side:
In Loving Memory of | ROLAND SHANNON | Leaffoney, Kilglass |
Died 6th March 1978.

Photo No.39
... | of | THOMAS SHERIDAN | Careenrush | died 15 September
1940 | Aged 65 Years | Also his brother | JAMES SHERIDAN |
Died 12 September 1975?

Photo No.40
Sacred | To the memory of HANAGH WALKER | Who died Augt |
the 10th 1832 | aged 45 yrs THOMAS WALKER died Novr | 1st
1855 aged 88 yrs WILLIAM J. SOMERVILLE Died Octr 3rd 1857
aged 17 yrs ANNE RUSSEL CHRISTIE died July | 11th 1865? agd
33 yrs   erected by | JOHN S. WALKER New York | Also in
Memory of ELIZABETH WALKER SOMERVILLE | Who died on 9th
March 1865 and of her Hsband | WILLIAM SOMERVILLE who Died
on 30th January 1872 | 'Blessed Are The Dead Who Died in
the Lord Rev 14:13'

Photo No.41
Here Lieth The body of JEREMIAH WALLACE | Who departed
This life on The __ of | March _ Aged 45? years | Also ...
[illegible] WALLACE who departed this Life on | The 11th (?)
of Febuary 18__? aged _0 ? year | Erected by his beloved
Wife ELIZABETH | WALLACE

Photo No.42
Erected To The Memory of | ROBERT WALLACE | Who Died Nov
22nd 1899 Aged 62 Years | And of MARGARET his Daughter | Who
Died Jan 24th 1902 Aged 33 Years. Also of ANNE the Beloved
Wife of | ROBERT WALLACE | Who died Jan 4th 1908 Aged 72
Years | 'For Ever With the Lord'.
Broken Bottom: See Number 43

Photo No.43
Erected By EMILY the Loving | Daughter of ROBT & ANNE WALLACE

Photo No.44
In Affectionate| Remembrance of | JOHN H... WALLACE | Who
died .. June ... [rest illegible]
*a John H. Wallace from Easkey died 21st June 1884. 26
Years old.
Source irishgenealogy.ie