The Abbey Graveyard, Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Wicklow Index Copyright Contributed by: Emma Cullen Photos _________________________________________________ THE ABBEY GRAVEYARD, ARKLOW, COUNTY WICKLOW, IRELAND Brian J. Cantwell's (F.R.S.A.I. & F.I.G.R.S.) excellent transcription for this cemetery from 'Memorials of the Dead', was used to help in the reading and transcribing of these headstones. Permission was kindly given by his son Ian Cantwell. Photo No.0 Sign Photo No.1 Cross Photo No.2 Rose Garden Photo No.3 Names A-K Photo No.4 Names K-W Photo No.5 Abbey Cemetery Rose Garden sign Photo No.6 Mosaic Photo No.7 The Holy Rosary sign Photo No.8 Here Lieth | The Body of DA | NIEL (DAVID?) DELAP? W | ho | Dyed The 8th | of March Aged 39? years | 1728 (Very old and hard to decipher) Photo No.9 Here lieth | ye body of DA | NIEL (or DAVID DELAP? W | ho dyed the 8th | of march aged | __? years | 1738. Photo No.10 (Broken stone) This stone was erected by JOHN | ALLIN in memory of his | wife ANN ALLIN who departed | this life 17th March 1809 aged 31 | years Lord have mercy on ther | soul amen. Photo No.11 Erected by THOMAS BEAKEY | in memory of his wife CATHA | RINE BEAKEY depard this life | Decbr the 19th 1808 aged 32 yrs. Photo No.12 Here lieth the | Body of DANIEL | BERGIN who depd this life ye | 29th November | 1777 aged 68 years. Photo No.13 IHS | Here Lieth the | body of MARY | BROWN deceasd | February the 2 | 1767 aged 61 yrs. Photo No.14 Here Lyeth the | Body of MICHAEL? | BROWN deceased | in the 66 year of | his age also | RICHARD BROWN | to Children. Photo No.15 MARGERY BURK | Departed This Life Octr ye 28th | 1746 Aged 45 yrs. Photo No.16 IHS | Her lies the Body of GARRET | BYRNE who Dept. this life | May 31st 1786 Agd 22 Yrs | Lord Have Mercy on his Soul. Photo No.17 Erected by EDWARD BYRNE OF Bonagure (?) | in memory of his father MAURICE BYRNE | Who depd this life April 16 1816 aged 50 yrs | also his mother MARY BYRNE who depd | this life Febry 25th 1839 aged 90 years. Photo No.18 Here lieth the body | of CHRISTEN BYRNE who | departed this life March | ye 28 1787 agd 54 yrs. Photo No.19 IHS | Here lies the body of DANIEL | BYRNE Who depd this life | March 20 1808 agd 37 yrs. (Much of the stone is hidden by a bush. The visible words match this inscription.) Photo No.20 Here | Lyeth the bod[y] | of JAMES BYRNE WHO | Departed Mar the | 7th 1747 aged 22 yr. Photo No.21 Erected by JOHANNA REYNOLDS of Arklow | in memory of her father JOHN BYRNE | who depd this life Nov 19th 1818 aged 75 years | Also her mother MARY BYRNE who depd | this life March 26th 1840 aged 85 years | and also her son JOHN REYNOLDS WHO | Depd this life August 19th 1843 aged 13 years. Photo No.22 IHS | Here lieth the body of | JUDITH BYRNE who departd this | life September 25th 1785 agd 68 yrs | Lord Have Mercy on her Soul | Amen. Photo No.23 Here lieth the body of | LEWIS BYRNE Who departd this | life September 25th 1782 agd 55 years | Also his wife CATHERINE BYRNE | Who departed this life Novembr | the 12th 1784 agd 45 years | Also his son MICHAEL BYRNE who depd this life the 30th | January 1790 aged 32 years. Photo No.24 Here Lieth the | Body of MICHL | BYRNE Who Depd this Life | Janry 9?th 1785 Agd 63. Photo No.25 [H}ere lieth the bod[y] | [o]f MORGAN BYRNE | Departed this Life the | 28th October 1790 | Aged | 67 (?) Years Lord have | Mercy on his ... Photo No.26 Erected by DENIS BYRNE of Arklow | in memory of his father THOMAS BYRNE | Who depd this life Oct 30 1822 aged | 46 years. Photo No.27 Erected by GEORGE BYRNE Ballyroan | in memory of his son THOMAS BYRNE who | depd this life April 7th 1832 aged .. years | Also his son GARRET BYRNE Who depd | This life May 11th 1836 aged 46 years. CAVANAY See KAVANAGH Photo No.28 Here lyeth ye | body of MATTH | EW CARNEY De|ceasd Febry the | 22d 1756 aged 22 years. See also KARNEY Photo No.29 Here lieth the body of JOHN CHARLES Who departed | this life February the 19 | 1773 aged 21 years. Photo No.30 Here lieth the body of NICHOLAS | CHARLES who depd this life | Feb 16th 1796 agd 40 yr. Photo No.31 Erected by WILLIAM COUGHLIN | in memory of his beloved wife | MARY COUGHLIN | Who departed this life 23rd June 1855 | aged 40 years | also in memory of his son | AUGUSTIN aged 19 years | who lost his life in the heroic act of | trying to save the passengers & crew | of the "Armenian" wrecked on Arklow | Bank 24th January 1865. Photo No.32 Erected by PATRICK | CRANE In memory of | JOHN CRANE departed | this life August 12th | 1799 aged 60 years | Also BRIDGET CRANE | departed this life March 16th 1798 agd 59 | years. Photo No.33 Erected by ANNE CRANLY of Arklow | as a token of affection to her | dearly beloved parents | ANNE & GEORGE CRANLY | the former departed this life on | the 20 August 1841 aged 27 years | the latter died on the 25th day of | November 1859 aged 46 years | Also her son DANIEL GEORGE DOYLE | Who departed this life January 25th | 1863 aged 5 months also her son THOMAS Who died young. Photo No.34 Erected by JAMES CULLIN in me | mory of his son JAMES who depd | this life August 4th 1844 aged 3 | years also | JOSEPH and PETER who | died young. Photo No.35 Erected by Mrs ELIZABETH DOYLE of Arklow as a testament of affection to her beloved husband MARTIN DOYLE who deped this life Aug 16th 1837 aged 44 yrs also her son MICHAEL DEPD THIS LIFE May 6th 1838 aged 3 yrs also two of her children who died young also her son MARTIN DOYLE Died Feb 13th 1841 aged 3 yrs. Photo No.36 Erected by MICHAEL DOYLE in memo | ry of his wife JANE DOYLE who depd | this life May the 15th 1832 aged 30 years | also his mother ANN DOYLE depd April | the 6 1829 aged 71 years | also his bro | ther | MURTHEY depd October the 14 | 1818 aged 23 years. Photo No.37 Here lieth the body of | DANIAEL DOYLE depd this | life March 18th 1789 aged | 16 (?) years also MARTIN | DOYLE Uncle to the above | Who depd this life May | the 5th 1780 aged 50 Years | Lord Have Mercy on the[i]r Souls. Photo No.38 Here lieth the body of MARY | DUNN who Deptd this Life | May the 9th 1806 aged 18 Years | Lord have mercy on her Soul. Photo No.39 ... body of | ... DUNN Deceasd Jan | .. 1755 Aged 27 Yr | Have Mercy on His Soul. Amen. Photo No.40 Erected by ELIZABETH DWAN of | Ballinclay in memory of her Beloved | husband JAMES DWAN who depd | July 29th 1854 aged 61 years | and of her son THOMAS who died | July 11th 1854 aged 24 years. Photo No.41 Here lieth the bo|dy of GAROT EDWAR | DS deceasd January | the 12 1747-8 Aged 67 | years also the body of ONOUR EDWARDS | Deceasd March the 4 | 1752-3 aged 67 years. Photo No.42 Erected by PHILIP BOLGER | in memory of JOHN EDWARDS who depd | this life Febry 15th 1838 aged 45 years | Also his wife MARGARET EDWARDS died Sept 11th 1838 (?) aged 34 years also two | of their children that died young. Photo No.43 Pray for the soul of PATRICK FITZWILLIAM Who depd this life 3rd day of Dec 1765 aged 84 yrs | Also his Brother PETER NEILL | departed this life Julay 13th 186? | Aged 74. Photo No.44 Erected by LAURENCE FURLONG | In Memory of his Father JOSEPH [broken) | FURLONG Who Depd this life July | 1833 (?) Aged 64 yrs | Also hie brother PETER NEILL depd this life July 13th 186_? | aged 74 yrs. Photo No.45 Erected by JOHN FURLONG of Arklow | in Memory of his beloved wife | ELIZABETH FURLONG | Who died April 7th 1852 aged 39 yrs | And his son MICHAEL died May 10th 1851 aged 5 yrs and | his son EDWARD | Died June 28th 1851 aged 7 years and his | grandson JOHN DOYLE died June 27th | 1862 aged 8 months | Also his daughter KATE FURLONG who | departed this life November the 25th | 1865 in the 25th year of her Age. Photo No.46 This Stone is erected in Memory | of HONORY HACKET dept this | life 23rd August 1832 aged 65 years | Also her niece | MARGARET RICHARDSON | Died July 27 1832 39 years. Photo No.47 Here lieth the Bo | dy PATRICK HANON (?) decead | July the 19th 1756 | Aged 22 yr. Photo No.48 Here lieth the body of JUDEY KARNEY Who | depd this life Feb the 15 1810 aged 52 yrs | JAMES KARNEY depd April the 3d 1797 aged 6 | yrs MARK KARNEY depd May the 30th 1809 | aged 22 yrs EDWARD KARNEY depd May | the 3d 1812 aged 24 yrs CATHARINE KARNEY | depd June the 3d 1818 aged 18 years. Photo No.49 Here lieth the bo | dy of MICHAEL KAVANAUGH deceasd Decemr | the 12 1740 aged 24 yr Photo No.50 Here lieth the body | of TIMOTHY KAVANAGH | Who departed this life | May the 1st 1772 agd 49 | years | Lord Have Mercy on his Soul. Photo No.51 Erected by | JAMES KAVANAGH | of Arklow | in memory of his beloved wife | BRIDGET Who departed this life Octr 3rd | 1865 aged 28 years | also his daughter | BRIDGET who died young. Photo No.52 Here Lyeth the | Bodey of JOHAN | KAVANAGH Desc | ed Desember 3? Eaged 72 (?) 1727. (Probably Johanna Kavanagh) Photo No.53 Erected by PATRICK | KAVANAGH for his son | JOHN who departed this | life June 11th 1797 aged | 25 year (Much of the stone is hidden by a bush. The visible words match this inscription.) Photo No.54 IHS | Here Lieth the Bo | dy of MATTHEW | KAVANAGH Who Depd | the Life September | the 23d 1776 Agd 66? (age partly covered) Photo No.55 Here lyeth | the body of | MARY CAVENAY Wh | o departed this li | fe April the 11th | 1777 aged 60 years | To MORAS CAVENAY. Photo No.56 Here Lyeth ye | body of MORR | IS KAVANAUGH | decd October ye | 28th 1765. Photo No.57 This stone was Erected by | CATHERINE KAVANAGH in | memory of her husband | PATRICK KAVANAGH who | departed this life the 5th | February 1820 aged 43 years. Photo No.58 Here lieth the body of | BARTHOLOMEW KAVANAUGH | Who departed this Life | April the 21st 1803 aged 58 years. Photo No.59 Erected by PETER CAVANAGH of Arklow | in memory of his beloved son PETER CAVANAGH who departed this | life 15th November 1866 aged 39 years. Photo No.60 Erected by MATHEW KAVANAGH | in memory of his two sons | JAMES KAVANAGH departed this | life 17th Octor 1813 aged 17 years | MAT KAVANAGH | died 30th August 1817 aged 15 years | also his wife | BRIDGET KAVANAGH | who departed this life March | 1823 aged 49 years also MATHEW | KAVANAGH depd this life | March 17th 1824 aged 74 years. (Much of this stone is now underground) Photo No.61 Gloria in Excelsis Deo | JOHN KAVANAGH departed this life | November 25th (?) 1840 aged 8 years | Also MARY KAVANAGH departed this life 10th November 1841 (?) aged 50 Years. Photo No.62 Here lieth th | e body of DENI | S KAVANAUGH | Who died Mar | ch 28th 1777 | aged 55 years. Photo No.63 Erected by MARGARET KEHOE of Lamberton | in memory of her beloved husband | WILLIAM KEHOE | who depd life 9th of May 1854 | aged 54 years. Photo No.64 This stone was erected by RICHARD | MICHAEL KELLY in memory | of his daughter MARY | KELLY depd this life Dec | 26 1795 aged 12 years. Photo No.65 Erected by MICHAEL KENNEY of | Ballymaurice in memory of his | beloved father JOHN KENNEY | who died 8th March | 1857 aged 70 years | Requiescat in pace. Photo No.66 Erected by | JOHN KINSLEY of Arklow | in memory of his beloved wife | ANNE KINSLEY | Who died June 2d 1860 aged 44 years | also 5 of their children who died young. Photo No.67 Here lyeth | ye body of | MATHEW | KINSLY decd | March ye 12 | 1764 agd 33 yr. Photo No.68 Erected by ANNE MAGRATH of Barrindar | in Memory of her beloved husband | JAMES MAGRATH Who depd this | life Oct 26 | 1839 in the 39 year of his age also her | daughter SARAH MAGRATH Who depd this | life Febry 25th 1839 in the 6th year of her age | and also her daughter CATHARINE MAGRATH | Who depd this life Febry 27th 1846 in the 9th | year of her age also her beloved daughter | ANNE MURRAY who departed this life | the 12th May 1850 aged 26 years. Photo No.69 Erected by FRANCIS MAGRATH | In memory of his son JOHN | MAGRATH depd June 7th 1827 | Aged 29 years | Also CATHERINE MAGRATH depd | the 2 of May 1836 aged 12 | years also the above named | FRANCIS MAGRATH departed this life the | 16 of June 1847 aged 80 years also | his wife MARY MAGRATH Departed this | life the 20 of April 1850 aged 75 years | Requiescant in pace Amen. Photo No.70 Erected by | Mr CORNELIUS MANIFOLD | of Harry St. Dublin | in memory of his beloved mother | Mrs MARY MANIFOLD | who died 24th Jany 1853 aged 71 years | also of three of his beloved children | MARY died 23rd Decr 1840 aged 1 year | CATHERINE 27th Jany 1844 aged 6 years | and ELLEN 2nd Feby 1844 aged 2 years. Photo No.71 Close up of Number 70 Photo No.72 Erected by JANE DUNN in Me | mory of her father | BENJAMIN | MANIFOLD DEPARTED This life | 1st June 1798 aged 60 years. Photo No.73 Erected by MICHAEL MANIFOLD in memory | of his father MICHAEL MANIFOLD | who depd | this life April 19 1846 aged 52 years. Photo No.74 Here lieth ... ... | Dep ... | ... | McDANNEL ... | ... the ... (Mostly illegible.) Photo No.75 Erected by ELEANOR MOONEY Of | Arklow in memory of her husband | WILLIAM MOONEY who depd this life | August 29th 1849 aged 36 years | also their children MARY and | JAMES who died young. Photo No.76 Here lieth the | body of PATRICK | MURPHY deceasd | Decem the 1 1732 aged 48 years. Photo No.77 (Next to Number 76) Here Lieth the | body of WILLI | AM MURPHEY Dede | May ye 20 1769 | agd 48 yrs. Photo No.78 Erected by EDWARD MURPHY in memory of | his father EDWARD MUR | PHY who depd this life | January 1 1809 agd 80 years | Also his mother | depd November 1 1818 agd | 70 years. Photo No.79 Erected by PATRICK MURPHY Of | Kilmichael in memory of his belovd | wife MARGARET MURPHY Who died | Decr 22nd 1853 aged 62 years | Also his son EDWARD who died June 16th 1852 aged 38 years. (This stone is very worn. The visible words match this inscription.) Photo No.80 Erected by | PATRICK MURPHY of Kilmichael | in memory of his beloved daughter | SARAH | who died Novr 5th 1857 aged 33 years | Also his brother OWEN | Who died Novr 19 1848 aged 75 years. Photo No.81 Here lieth the body | of EDWARD MURPHY | Who depd April the 3d | 1800 Aged 68 Years. Photo No.82 Here lieth the body of | JAMES NALTY | who depd this | life the 1st of January 1783 | aged 66 years & also his son in | law JOSEPH BYRNE who depd | this life the 21st of October | 1793 aged 39 years & also his wife | JUDITH BYRNE. Photo No.83 Here lieth the Body of | JAMES ONEILL departed | this life 27th of Sept 1812 | aged | 44 years also his sister | ELIZABETH COLVIN | died 12th of June 1820 aged | 55 years. Photo No.84 Dedicated by JOHN O'NEILL of Arklow | as a tribute to his beloved mother | Mrs. MARGARET O'NEILL who depd this life | April 30th 1847 in the 64th year of her age. Photo No.85 IHS | Here Lieth the body of JAMES | O'REILLY who depd this life | Augst 20th 1770 agd 70 years. [Remaining under ground] Photo No.86 Here lieth the | body of DANIEL | REDMOND Who | depd this life 1st of | December 1777 | Agd 30 years | also his brother MARTIN DOYLE depd | December the 1st 1777 agd 24 years | Lord have mercy on theire | Souls Amen. Photo No.87 Erected by JOHANNA REYNOLDS of | Arklow in memory of her beloved | children BRIDGET died March | 30th 1859 aged 25 years | JOHANNA Died July 8th 1850 | aged 22 years. Photo No.88 This stone was erected by JOHN REY | NOLDS who depd this life Jun the | 1?th 1811 aged 10 months also his brother | PATRICK REYNOLDS Depd this life April | the 2d 1813 aged 19 years likewise in | memory of his mother HONORA | REYNOLDS who depd this life February | the 11th 1814 aged 55 years. Photo No.89 IHS | Here lieth | the Boody| of GEORGE RU | SSELL who depa | rted this life | the 27th day of | August 1760 | Aged 84 yrs. Photo No.90 This stone Erected by JOHN | RUSSELL in memory of his father | JAMES RUSSELL of Ballycoolleen | departed this life | May 26th 1819 | Aged 60 years. Photo No.91 Here Lyeth The bo | dy of JOHN RUSSELL | Who departed this | Life the 7th day of | March 1758 aged 54 | Here Lyeth Also the Body | of ELIZABETH | RUSSELL who departed this life the | [rest under ground] Photo No.92 Here lyeth the | Body of PATRICK | TERRELL | Depa | rted This life | April the 7th 1750 aged 35 yrs. Photo No.93 Erected by JEREMIAH TIMMONS | In Memory of His Wife BRIDGET | TIMMONS Died A.D. 1805 Aged | 28 years. Photo No.94 Erected by | JOHN TOOLE of Arklow | in memory of his beloved father | JAMES TOOLE | Who depd this life 29th of Octr 1862 | aged 90 years | Also his mother BRIDGET TOOLE | who depd this life 5th of April 1855 | Aged 83 years. Photo No.95 Erected by | JAMES TOOLE of Arklow | in memory of his beloved wife | MARY TOOLE | Who depd this life 27th of March 1862 | aged 64 years. Photo No.96 Erected by JUDITH TOOLE of Arklow | in memory of her belovd husband | MICHAEL TOOLE | depd this life Sept 9 1851 | aged 44 yrs | Also her 4 children. Photo No.97 Here lyeth the body of LUKE | TOWEL deceased | Feb. the 22d 1716 aged 33 | CHARS TOWEL d | eceased Aug ye 15 1725. Photo No.98 Erected by PATRICK WILLIAMS in memory of | his children ELIZA WILLIAMS who depd this life | January 9 1846 | aged 18 years SARAH WILLI | AMS who died April 21 1846 aged 14 | years and MATHEW WILLIAMS Who died | young also his wife ELIZABETH WILLIAMS | who departed this life the 22nd of July | 1850 aged 47 | years also his son PATT | WILLIAMS who departed this life the 14 of June 1857 aged 18 years. Photo No.99 Erected by PATRICK WILLIAMS in memory of | his children ELIZA WILLIAMS who depd this life | January 9 1846 aged 18 years SARAH WILLI | AMS who died April 21 1846 aged 14 | years and MATHEW WILLIAMS Who died | young also his wife ELIZABETH WILLIAMS | Who departed this life the 22nd of July | 1850 aged 47 years also his son PATT | WILLIAMS who departed this life the 14 of June 1857 aged 18 years. Photo No.100 - 115 illegible. 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