Jim McDonald, January 2004. culrua@iol.ie
SLIGO TOWN CEMETERY
It was opened on the 23rd November, 1848, on part of the old commons of the town known as Widow TOUHY's Field. The trustees were: Right Honorable John WYNNE, Reverend Edward DAY, Rector of St. John's, Rev. Owen FEENY, Parish Priest of Riverstown, Peter O'CONNOR, Esq., J.P., Andrew WALKER, Esq., J.P., Robert McBRIDE, Esq., J.P., the Mayor of Sligo, Alderman LYONS, Alderman GALLAGHER, Alderman VERDON, and the clergymen of all denominations resident in Sligo. On the 22nd September, 1885, the Committee resigned their position and transferred their authority to the Sligo Corporation.
Willie ALLEN died at Owensound, Canada 11/1/1883 aged 25
Rebecca ALLEN died 15/10/1906 aged 85
Thomas ALLEN died 30/1/1907 aged 85
Patrick BANKS d. 9/9/1894 aged 9 mts.
Michael BANKS d. 3/3/1895 aged 4 mts.
Bridget BANKS d. 7/6/1895 aged 17
Thomas BANKS d. 4/4/1906 aged 20
Mary BANKS d. 11/3/1927 aged 78
Patrick BANKS d. 7/2/1939
His wife Bridget BANKS d. 24/3/1942
Their son John BANKS (no date).
James BARBER and family (no date).
Thomas BARRETT d. 25/3/1889 aged 83.
His children Letitan(?) d. 19/3/1855 aged 14
William d. 29/5/1856 aged 7
Their grandmother Elizabeth MASTERSON GOODMAN d. 10/3/1869 aged 99
His wife Isabella BOYD BARRETT d. 30/12/1896 aged 89
Erected by Patrick J. CAULFIELD, James F. CAULFIELD and Mary E. MARTYN in memory of parents:
James CAULFIELD d. 15/2/1901 aged 65
Ellen CAULFIELD d. 15/7/1910 aged 65.
Grandson P. James CAULFIELD d. 19/2/1915 aged 6.
Simon CULLEN d. 16/3/1897 aged 67
His wife Mary CULLEN d. 11/7/1929 aged 82
(Mary was the daughter of John TUCKER of Springfield)
John DARCY, Stephen Street d. 8/7/1904 aged 80
Michael FINN d. 3/3/1891 aged 58
His wife Margaret d. 9/7/1882 aged 50
Malachi GILGAN of Lahanagh d. early 1860's aged 106
Mary HOPPER d. 16/11/1899 aged 60
Michael HOPPER d. 8/2/1901 aged 68
daughter Mgt T. KILCULLEN d. 16/4/1908 aged 28
son Patrick HOPPER d. 11/10/1919 aged 33
Mary Anne HOPPER d. 12/1/1933 aged 60.
Bridget JENKINS born 4/1/1891 died 4/3/1891
her mother Mary JENKINS d. Sept 1898 aged 72.
Catherine JOHNSTON widow of the late William JOHNSTON of Killalee d. 11/11/1874 aged 57.
Annie wife of W.T. JOHNSTON d. 31/8/1904
Emily wife of Thomas JOHNSTON d. 25/1/1914
Thomas JOHNSTON d. 28/7/1925
William Thomas JOHNSTON d. 10/6/1954.
James KERR d. 20/7/1869 aged 52
Kate LINDSEY d. July 1957 (?) aged 18
David LINDSEY d. 14/8/1872 aged 96
His wife Jane d. 7/5/1874 aged 78
James LINDSEY d. 26/3/1896 aged 73
Sarah wife of A LINDSEY d. 22/3/1910 aged 66
Alexander LINDSEY d. 17/2/1914 aged 83
Here lie the ashes of
John Cumming MacDONAL of Hilbrie House, West Kirby, Cheshire
M.A. Trinity College, Dublin, and Barrister at law of the Middle Temple
A descendant of Bryan MacDonaghl the restorer of Sligo Abbey A.D. 1416
Member of the British House of ' Commons
for the Rotherlithe Division of London
for three consecutive parliaments
1892-1906
Originator of the Irish Guards
Died May 4th, 1907, aged 71
R.I.P
Like as the heart desireth the waterbrooks
so longeth my soul after thee, O God'. Ps. 42.1.
Thomas McMORROK d. March 1902
John ROSS d. 14/6/1915
His wife Ann CLARK d. 16/12/1910
Their son Archibald d. 17/11/1898
Their infant daughter Katie
(Margaret?) A.C. ROSS d. 19/3/1955 aged 82
(Note: This inscription needs to be checked again)
William WARD d. 4/3/1867 aged 65
Michael Francis EGAN d. 5/2/1870(6?) aged 19
Alfred Thomas d. 23/11/1864 aged 6
Mary Kate d. 5/4/1869 aged 16mts
Children of John EGAN.
Anne WARD d. 10/4/1899 aged 60
Myles WARD d. 24/3/1908 aged 9mts.
John WARD d. 22/7/1909 aged 68
Ellen Mary WHITE nee WALSH wife of Patrick N. WHITE of Breeogue d. 16/1/1904 aged 47
Patrick E.G. WHITE d. 11/12/1898 aged 9 days.