Gravestone Inscriptions-county Sligo

WGW Sligo County, Ireland

BALLYMOTE ABBEY COUNTY SLIGO

The following is not a full list of graveyards in County Sligo and it is not a full list of names for any graveyard. The details were collected over a number of years from graveyards and published sources but excluding those available online.
Caution: use only as a guide, may contain errors.
Jim McDonald, January 2004. culrua@iol.ie

BALLYMOTE ABBEY

Some names on gravestones:
MORRISON, HARRISON, KERINS.

Thos. FEEHELY d. 12/10/1833 aged 75
His grandson Jas. d. 14/1/1844 aged 17

Christopher TAAFFE Senior d. Jan 1811 aged 60
His wife Bridget alias DUNLEAVY d. 21/12/1831 aged 25
Christopher TAAFFE Junior d. 7/2/1820 aged 60
Erected by Catherine TAAFFE their sister.

Michael WARD d. 10/3/1891 aged 73
His daughter Kate Elizabeth WARD d. 24/9/1875 aged 11.
His wife Mary SHANLEY WARD d. 5/3/1905 aged 75

Visitors to graveyards should not clean gravestones. The best time to view headstones is at low light, early or late in the day and during winter when growth of weeds is restricted. A full record of gravestone inscriptions can be viewed in the Sligo County Library. In addition the desired information can be purchased from the Sligo Heritage & Genealogical Centre (online).

Contributor:
Jim McDonald
culrua@iol.ie

Disclaimer:there may be errors due to transcription of information from both early and late (current contributors) work.
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