Cemetery: Clonroe & Termon, County Tyrone, Ireland Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Tyrone Index Cemetery Index Copyright Transcribed by C. Hunt __________________________________ COUNTY TYRONE. CLONOE CHURCHYARD, NEAR COALISLAND & TERMON CHURCHYARD, CARRICKMORE [Contributed by Rev. J. S. Monck, Incumbent of Clonoe.] 'From the old churchyard of Clonoe, near Coalisland. This is a pre-Reformation church, and very old. Tablet in the porch.':— "This Church Was Repaired Ye Rd WIL. DALGARNO Rector & THOS MORRIS Esqre Churchwarden An Dom. 1699. One Lord, One Faith, One Bap- Tism." ____ 'On a grey oblong stone set in the wall of the church, on the left-hand side':— "A coat-of-arms in colours. "THOMAS MORRIS Esqre - He & his ancestors - Burying place for 142 years -Anno 1700 .Laus Deo Addi Soli Gloria. Here lyeth the Body of THOS. MORRIS of Mountjoy Esqre - Who depar'd this life the 4 day of September Annoe 1712 Aged 62 years." 'On a similar stone in the opposite wall':— "Laus Deo Addi Soli Gloria. 'Then a very large head with thick hair on each side': — "Fear God , Honour the King, Love your neighbour- Pray alwyes. The gift of THOS. MORRIS Esqre, 1700. God is our portion & inheritance." ____ 'On the south side of the church wall, outside':— "Here lies the body of CORNET WM. CLEMENTS & LETTICE his Wife, his Mor, - & Grandmot er,- 2 Broth. 2 Sistrs,- & 12 Children all since 1700. Ys was set up 1752." ____ 'In the church yard':— "Here Lyeth The Bodies Of Major HUGH MER- GAUGH O'NEILL Who Desceased The 10th Of October Anno Domini 1671 Aged 50 Years. Also Of PHELIMY OGE O'NEILL Who Died 1714 Aged 79." 'Round the top of the stone': — "Omne Capax Movet Vrna Nomen." TYRONE. 311 "Beneath this stone lie the remains of -the Rev. Doctor EDWARD LILL -who departed this life the 29th of May 1791 -Aged 76 years -He was 52 years the Rector of this parish in which length of time -He uniformly sustained the character of the good shepherd - And in every other relation of life he was -the Good man. -Go reader and do thou likewise." 'On same stone ':— "Also underneath lie the remains of -Rev. WILLIAM- ERSKINE ATTWELL, D.D. -for thirty-seven years Rector of this parish -Born 26th November, 1807 Died 27th March, 1880-." 'On a mural tablet in the church':— "The REVEREND WILLIAM ERSKINE ATTWELL, D.D. for thirty-seven years Rector of this Parish of Clonoe -who died 27th March, 1880 - He was born 2Gth Nov 1807 - in the County Longford and educated at Trinity College Dublin where amongst other distinctions, he - obtained a Classical Scholarship, Law's Mathematical Premium and the Madden Prize - He bequeathed the sum of Five hundred pounds in trust -for the maintenance of the future ministry of- the Parish of Clonoe - but his most enduring monument is his work on the Pauline theory of Inspiration- Psa, XVII, 15." ____ 'From Termon Churchyard, Carrickmore':— "Beneath this stone -are deposited the mortal remains- of AMELIA the beloved wife of the -Reverend CHARLES COBBE BERESFORD -who departed this life March 14,- 1839 in the 66th year of her age -Also- the remains of her beloved husband the Reverend CHARLES COBBE BERESFORD - who departed this life-on the 13 day of December 1859.-in the 80th year of his age-having been 43 years-rector of this parish-." ____ "The Rev. Samuel ALEXANDER-Late Rector of this Parish- Born 12th April 1808-Died June 3rd 1889-After a ministry of 47 years and a residence of 57-Also CHARLOTTE FRANCES - his beloved wife- born January 14th 1812- Died January 27 th 1898 - St, John. 14 chapter. Heb, 4 chapter, 9 verse." SOURCE: Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland. Vol IV, 1898-1900 https://archive.org/