St Patricks Graveyard, Wexford Town, County Wexford, Ireland
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ST PATRICKS GRAVYEARD, WEXFORD TOWN, COUNTY WEXFORD, IRELAND

**Brian J. Cantwell's (F.R.S.A.I. & F.I.G.R.S.) transcriptions
for this cemetery from 'Memorials of the Dead', were used to
help in the reading and transcribing of the headstone below.
Permission was kindly given by his son Ian Cantwell.

Photo No.O
Church view

Photo No.1
Inside Church Ruin

Photo No.2
Another view

Photo No.3
Graveyard

Photo No.4
**Here liest the body | of | SARAH BLAKE wife | of ...
BLAKE | also | ... | who departed this life | on Monday
(?) the 9th day of Novembr | 178(7/) | ...
[My guess is the husband was William Todd? Blake.
From the Hibernian Journal 22 Feb 1775: At Wexford, the
Lady of William Todd Blake of a Son. Died.]

Photo No.5
Full view of Number 4

Photo No.6
**LIZZIE | The Beloved Child | of | THOMAS E. O'
CAVANAGH | born on the 14th of March 1846 | died on the
19th of March 1849 | aged nearly three years. [Number 6
& 7 are side by side]

Photo No.7
**ELIZABETH KENNY | Relict of | EUGENE O'CAVANAGH
(G.T.B.) | born Aug 11th 1784 | died July 22nd 1849 |
aged 65 years.

Photo No.8
In | Memory | of | JAS CODD | Who Died | Oct 19th 1895 |
Aged 24 Yrs | RIP.

Photo No.9
Full view of Number 8

Photo No.10
Erected by CORNELIUS COMMONS | In Memory of his Wife |
CECILIA COMMONS | Who depd this life Febr 12th 1857 |
aged 54 years.

Photo No.11
**Of Your Charity pray for the Soul of | MARY CONNOR who
depd this life on | the 19th of December 1860 aged 56
yrs | Also of her Daughter HONORA CONNOR | who depd this
life on the 5th of February 1856 | aged 17 yrs | Also of
her Daughter ISABELLA CONNOR | who depd this life on the
| 1st of May 1862 | aged 33 yrs | Also DANIEL CONNOR who
depd this | life May 4th? 1865 aged 77 yrs | Also
DANIEL MICHAEL CONNOR who depd | this life April 22nd
1865 aged 9 months.

Photo No.12
Sacred to the Memory of | JAMES CULLEN depd this | life
16th February 1832 aged 35 yrs | Also his wife ELIZABETH
CULLEN | depd this life 2nd June 1851 aged 57 yrs | Also
their son JOHN CULLEN who depd | this life 4th April
1854 aged 32 yrs.

Photo No.13
Of your charity | pray for the soul of | THOMAS CULLEN |
late of Mountrath ...? | ... died at Coolcots | Aug 27th
1882 aged 39? years | ... his son JAMES JOSEPH | Who
died June 17th 1882 | aged .. Yrs [rest illegible]
Per Irishgenealogy.ie Thomas Cullen died 27 August
1882 at Coolcots. He was 41 years. James Cullen died 17
June 1882 Coolcots. Age 13.

Photo No.14
IHS | Here lies the Body of JAMES | DEVEREUX who depd
this life | May 15th 1807 Aged 32 Yrs | Lord have Mercy
on his Soul.

Photo No.15
Here liest the Body of | DANIEL DICKSON Esqr late
Captain | of the Wexford Militia who dep'd | this life
20th Novr 1830 Aged 56 Yrs.

Photo No.16
**Of your Charity | pray for the soul of | EDWARD
DONNELLY | who depd | this life June 16th 1867 | aged 50
Years.

Photo No.17
**Sacred to the memory of | NICHOLAS FITZGERALD Esquire
| of Rathlee, County Sligo | and Hollyville Wexford |
who died 20th July 1842 aged 89 years | and DORATHEA
MORRIS His wife | died September 21st 1842 | aged 69
years | (verse follows)
Bottom:
Erected 1908 by | their grandson | Lieut. Col. HENRY
ROPER-CURZON HEWAT.

Photo No.18
Full view of Number 17

Photo No.19
LETTICIA GEFFORD Departd | this life the 19th of April |
1807? aged 28 Years.

Photo No.20
**To the memory | of | Mrs. ANNE HEPENSTALL | Who
departed this life the 31st | day of March 1853 aged 56
years | and of her sister MARY HINDS | who departed this
life the 16th | June 1855 aged 63 years.

Photo No.21
IHS | Here lies the Body of | JOHN HOLDBROOK Who dep'd |
this life 21st May 1830 agd 52 Yrs.

Photo No.22
**Beneath | are deposited | the mortal remains | of |
Miss FRANCES HYDE | who departed this life | the | 23d
day of May 1851 | aged 69.

Photo No.23
This tomb was erected | By FREDERICK JONES HYLAND | To
the memory of his beloved parent | WILLIAM HENRY HYLAND
| who departed this life | on the 9th day of March 1837
| At the patriarchal age of | ninety six years | His
last moments were marked | By exclusive reliance upon |
the Redeemers merits.

Photo No.24
Sacred to the Memory of JOHN JORDEN who depd this life
December 4th 1820 aged 68 yrs Also his Son JAMES JORDEN
who depd this life November 20th 1834 aged 28 yrs
MARGARET JORDEN died 4th October 1847 aged 80 years Also
PATRICK JORDEN son of the aforesaid JOHN and MARGARET
JORDEN who departed this life on the 5th of April 1860
aged 64 years. Reqt in pace.
(*This transcription is from Find a Grave.)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/245344712/james-jorden

Photo No.25
Erected | By | SUSAN McCORMACK | In loving Memory of her
Son | WILLIAM McCORMACK | Who died September 19th 1875 |
Aged 24 Years | Also her Loving Husband | JOHN McCORMACK
| who died May 15th 1896 | Aged 70 Years | Also The
above Named | SUSAN McCORMACK who died | July 11th 1899
Aged 75 Years.

Photo No.26
**Here lies the body of | NICHOLAS MEYLER | who de |
parted this life the 23rd day | of October 1781 aged 67
years.

Photo No.27
Here liest the body of | PATRICK MORAN who departed this
life | on the 30th December 1814 aged 75 years | his
wife CATHERINE MORAN alias WHITE | 12th June 1815 aged
73 years | their daughter-in-law MARGARET MORAN | alias
CODD | 10th April 1827 aged 44 yrs | and also 10 of
their children | also their son JOHN MORAN who depd |
this life 13th Oct 1845 aged 68 years.

Photo No.28
**ELIZABETH MUNRO died June 22nd 1823 aged 36 yrs | JOHN
RICHARDS died March 20th 1834 aged ... | ALICIA RICHARDS
died Dec 25th ... | GEORGE RICHARDS died on (the ... )
of | May 1844 aged 45 his wife (MARY?) JANE | Died 20th
of April 1845 aged 36 years.

Photo No.29
Sacred to the memory of | JUDITH MURPHY alias REA | who
departed this life Decr 3rd 1839 | aged 44 | Also her
daughter CATHERINE MURPHY | died Febry 2nd 1858 aged 30
yrs | and also of her husband | MARTIN MURPHY | who
departed this | life Janry 21st 1867 aged 78 years.

Photo No.30
**Here lieth the remains of | MARY ANNE POUNDEN | Widow
of the late | JOSHUA JOHN POUNDEN Esq. | of | Fairfield
Co. of Wexford | who departed this life | on the 12th
day of May 1832 | Aged 73 years | Also | the remains of
FRANCES NUNN HARVEY | wife of Captain J.W. HARVEY who
departed this life the 9th day of May 1835 | aged 41
years | also | MARIANNE wife of | EDWARD SOLLY FLOOD |
of Ballinaslaney | Died Aug 4th '96 aged 62 | Also
EDWARD SOLLY FLOOD | of Ballinaslaney | died June 17th
1897 aged 70 years | Also FLORENCE SOLLY FLOOD | Died
Nov 8th 1900 aged 37 years.

Photo No.31
IHS | Here lieth the Body of JOHN RONIN | of Wexford who
depd this life Oct | 15th 1838 Aged 35 Yrs. Also his
wife | ELIZA RONIN Depd this life July 6th | 1837 | Aged
26 Yrs And also three of | their Children Reqt in Pace.

Photo No.32
Erected by THOMAS SHERIDAN Co. Serjt | in memory of his son
THOMAS | Who died May 27 1871 aged 5 months | also his
daughter SUSAN | who died Decr 25th 1873 | aged 6 years
and 5 months | also his daughter ELIZABETH | who died
July 7th 1877 aged 3 yrs.

Photo No.33
A.M.D.G | Erected by | MARTHA SOMERS | Commnon quay
Street, Wexford | in memory of her Father | and Mother |
RICHARD and MARTHA McLOUGHLAN | May they rest in [pe]ace
| The above named MARTHA SOMERS | died Sept 16th ... |
Also her hus... MATTHEW | SOMERS ... died Dec. 9th? |
1899 aged 47 years.
Per Irishgenealogy.ie Martha Somers died 16 Sept 1886
at Common Quay St. She was 31. "Wife of Matthew somers a
grocer". Daughter Mary Jane Somers was present at death.






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