Churchtown Old Graveyard, Tagoat, Wexford, Ireland Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Wexford Index Copyright Contributed by: Laurence Doyle orchardpark1@hotmail.com & Michelle Meadows-Rousseau Photos _________________________________________ CHURCHTOWN OLD GRAVEYARD, TAGOAT, WEXFORD, IRELAND Photo No.0 View of Cemetery from Gate Photo No.1 Cemetery View Photo No.2 Table Grave Photo No.3 Sacred to the memory of | CHARLES JACOB Esq | Of Bushville | Who departed this life the 6th April 1847 | Aged 70 leaving an afflicted wife and | Children to deplore the loss of one of one of the | Most affectionate of husbands and the kindest | And most indulgent of parents | His demise will be long and deeply felt by | A large circle of friends and ... by | The poor the fatherless and the | Widow to whose wants he was ever ready | To administer with a liberal hand | This tribute of affection is erected | By his bereaved Partner who mourns (?) | But not as other no hope for | Is sustained the | That as Jesus died and rose again | Even so them that sleep in Jesus will | God bring with him | I shall go to him but he shall | not return to me | But now she has gone to him and here (?) | Rest the mortal remains of MARY his beloved | Wife who died 3rd day of July 1862 aged | 82 years and here also lies the mortal remains | Of ELLEN their daughter who died the 16th day of | April 1860 aged 12(or 42) years Also with him..... [rest illegible] Photo No.4 In | Loving Memory of | JOHN BARRETT | Rosslare | Who Died (?) October 19 - 1924 | Aged 53 Years | Also His Son JOHN who died ... | ... wife ELLEN (?) | [rest illegible] Photo No.5 In This Churchyard | of Rosslare | Lie the Remains of | JOHN and MARY | BARRY (nee KELY) | (Ref. W BELL CLARKE | U.S. Historian) | Parents of | COMMODORE | JOHN BARRY | Father U.S. Navy | 1745-1803. *KELLY? Photo No.6 IHS | Here liest the Body of GARRETT | BYRNE who Depd. this life | Decr 15th 1791 Agd. 66 Yrs | Also PATRICK BYRNE Oct 12th | 1792 Age __ Yrs ... | Lord Have Mercy on their soules (?) Photo No.7 ... Remembrance of | WILLIAM BYRNE | ... | who died ... 23 1894 | Aged 26 Years | Also His Mother | ELIZABETH BYRNE | Boadway (?) | who died Sep 12th 1922 | Aged __? Years | [rest illegible] Photo No.8 Erected by JULIA DELANY | In memory of her sister ALICE who | died April 26 1872 aged 16 Years | and her brother MICHAEL DELANY who | died Aug 25th 1878 aged 39 Years | also her sister MARGARET STACEY the | beloved wife of JAMES STACEY Who died Decr 16th 1878 aged 80 years. Photo No.9 Erected by NICHOLAS DUGAN | W... House Rosslare | ... memory of his Father | ... DUGAN who died 2nd | Nove ... aged 74 years Also his | died 1816 aged 7 yrs | [rest illegible] Photo No.10 Erected in memory of LAUR... | DUGGAN who departed this ... | Dec. 19th 1846, aged 72 years | also his wife SALLY DUGGAN | alias BOLGER who departed ... | life Nov, 1857 aged 75 years. Photo No.11 Erected to the memory of | JAMES HORE of Bolly... who died | September 22nd 1825 aged 76 years | Also his wife JUDITH HORE | ... J___? 16th 18__ | ... aged 80 (?) Years | MARY HORE alias (HOWES or HEYES?) who | ...life July 17th aged | ... JOHN HORE who de (?) | 1870 (?) aged 73 years. Photo No.12 ... MARGARET __C_? in | memory of her husband | PATRICK ___? who ... this | life ... | [rest illegible] Photo No.13 In Memory of | RICHARD JOYCE | Ballymacushan | who departed this life | Aug 28th 1865 aged 86 years | And of his son | ANDREW JOYCE | who departed this life March 14th 1883 aged 56 years. Photo No.14 Erected by JOHN McCOY | In memory of his Wife | ANNE McCOY Who depart'd this life | Jan'ry 26th 1872 Aged 65 years | Also his son RICHARD McCOY | who depart'd this life Nov'r 29th 1872 | Also his son JAMES McCOY | who died Aug'st 15th | 1880 aged 40 years | Also the above JOHN McCOY | Who died Nov'r 1st 1893 | Aged 96 Years | Dedicated by the JOHN McCOY & ANNE LA... | descendants in Topeka, Kansas. Photo No.15 In | Loving Memory of | THOMAS NOLAN | Drimagh | Rosslare Strand | Who died 1927 | His Wife CATHERINE | Who died 193_? Photo No.16 Here lies the Body of | PATRICK SCALLAN of Shilmane | who dept this life June _? 18__? | Aged 52 yrs Also his wife | BRIDGET SCALLAN alias STAFFORD (?) | Who departed this life October | the __? 1863 (?) aged _0 years. Photo No.17 Erected to the memory of | WILLIAM SCALLAN Jun. of | Ballynesker who depd | this life 25th of May 1832 | Aged 29 (?) years. Photo No.18 In | Loving Memory | of | JOSEPH SIGGINS, Ballyell | Who died 17th Dec 1930 | Aged 69 Years | Also his wife | ELLEN SIGGINS | ... Died 2_th Oct 1940 | aged 77 (?) Years | Also thir niece __RY SIGGINS | died 9th April 1966 (?) Aged 74? yrs. Photo No.19 Here lies the Body of | REDMOND SINNOTT of Gart | ormick who dept this life 16th | Jan 1830 aged 73 years | Also CATHERINE SINNOTT alias | FRENCH who depd this life 31st | Oct 1851 aged 90 years | Also their Son JOHN SINNOTT who | dept this life Novr 30th 1860 aged | 54 years and Also their grandson | REDMOND SINNOTT who depd this | life March 14th 1861 aged 8 months | Also their son PATRICK SINNOTT Who | departed this life Septr the 6th | aged 70 years. Photo No.20 WICKHAM Left side: Here lieth ye body of MARY | WICKHAM who Dep this | life Jan 5th 1789 Age 21 Yrs | Also ANASTASIA WICKHAM | Alias ROSSITER depd this | life | March 27th 1796 aged 63 yrs. Middle: Here lies the body of JAMES | WEEKHAM Depd this life March 4th | 1808 aged 46 yrs also his | son WALTER WICKHAM who | departed this life the 8th of | May 1828 aged 28 years | Also his wife ANASTASIA WICKHAM alias WHITTY who depd this life | August 25th 1844 aged 84 years | also his son NICHOLAS WICKHAM who | depd this life October 21st 1848. Right side: Erected by ELENOR WICKHAM | To the Memory of Her Husband | GEORGE WICKHAM who depd | this life March the 19th 1835 | aged .. yrs also the body of | ELENOR WICKHAM alias | REIGH depd Jan 23rd 1844 | agd 34 yrs. *Wickham stones aided by transcription of "Cantwell's Memorials of the Dead". Photo No.21 ... Memory of | ... M... Of M??? | ... age 80 (?) | ...wife MARGARET MURPHY (?) | ... age _5 Yrs | ... | ... son? ... | ... ... 56 Yrs (Stone covered in lichen) Photo No.22 [illegible] | SCALLAN | And his mother | MARGARET SCALLAN alias | and his children | JAMES ... CATHERINE. Photo No.23 Full view: Erected By | MICHAEL WHELAN in Memory of | His Mother | ROSEANNA WHELAN, Woodtown | Who Departed This Life June 11 | 1827 Aged 44 Years | Also Her Daughter | ANNE BENT Who Departed | This Life Feb 2 1840 | Aged 26 Years | Also WILLIAM WHELAN Husband | of the above Who Departed | This Life Feb 25 1865 | Aged 86 Years | Also MICHAEL WHELAN Son | Of The Above Who Departed | This Life June 30 1886 | Aged 87 Years. Photo No.24 Close up view of No. 23 Erected By | MICHAEL WHELAN in Memory of | His Mother | ROSEANNA WHELAN, Woodtown | Who Departed This Life June 11 | 1827 Aged 44 Years | Also Her Daughter | ANNE BENT Who Departed | This Life Feb 2 1840 | Aged 26 Years | Also WILLIAM WHELAN Husband | of the above Who Departed | This Life Feb 25 1865 | Aged 86 Years | Also MICHAEL WHELAN Son | Of The Above Who Departed | This Life June 30 1886 | Aged 87 Years. *With permission from Ian Cantwell All images Copyright by Photographer