Creeslough Cemetery

CREESLOUGH CEMETERY

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PHOTOS BY BOB YOUNG

This page contains various headstones in the Creeslough Cemetery. I would like to thank Bob Young for providing all the photos, information and for allowing me to include his email address here. Anyone with information on these people or wanting further info, may write to Bob at.


BOB YOUNG

"On the first marker to the left of the cottage door in the picture, we find:"
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
John Sweeney (unable to make out place name here)
And his wife Mary Sweeney
Who died in (date indistinct)
Their Sons
James died in 1925 Aged 74 Years
Charles died in 1940 Aged 71 Years
Denis Died in 1960 Aged 74 Years
John Sweeney (place name indistinct)>BR> Died ??th March 1948 Aged 70 Years
His wife Margaret
Died 18?th March 1942? Aged ?? Years
Their daughter Grace
Died 10?th Jan 1950? Aged 24? Years
Their son John
Died 25th Dec 1991 Aged 72 Years


IN LOVING MEMORY OF
My Dear Husband
Eddie McGinley
Creeslough
Died 23rd Nov 19?0 (might be 1965?)
Aged 22?? Years


IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Hugh Sweeney (The rest of this marker's engraving is very indistinct)
"I couldn't make out the engraving on the other markers
to the right of the cottage door."


IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Sarah McClafferty
Drimnakillew
died 15th Mar 1962
aged 45 yrs
her husband
Patrick
died 5th June 1980
aged 75 yrs
their son
John Joseph
died 5th July 1982
aged 41 yrs


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"This picture gives a view of one corner
of Creeslough Cemetery and the surrounding country-side.
I'm including the details of the John Sweeney grave marker again, because there is another view of this stone (extreme right of picture)
with a slightly better view of the engraving."
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
John Sweeney (unable to make out place name here)
And his wife Mary Sweeney
Who died in (date indistinct)
Their Sons
James died in 1925 Aged 74 Years
Charles died in 1940 Aged 71 Years
Denis Died in 1960 Aged 74 Years
John Sweeney (place name indistinct)>BR> Died ??th March 1948 Aged 70 Years
His wife Margaret
Died 18?th March 1942? Aged ?? Years
Their daughter Grace
Died 10?th Jan 1950? Aged 24? Years
Their son John
Died 25th Dec 1991 Aged 72 Years


"In front of the Sweeney marker, there is a McGee gravestone
and the top half of the engraving appears rather faint
while the bottom half of the stone is easier to read. There is one name that does show up in the top half, and that is:"
Mary McGee


"In the bottom half the name"
Catherine Jennings
can be seen, while the death-date info' is indistinct;
Her age is given as either 51 or 91 years."
Michael McGee
Died 8th Feb 1990 Aged 69/89 years
"Flymons???"


"To the left of these two plots & skipping one grave is a marker with
the name Boyle visible on the support stone at the bottom of the marker.
I can't make out the rest of the engraving.

At the left-front corner of the McGee plot is a white grave marker, and although
difficult to read, I believe I can make out"
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Frank Kelly
?asmass
Died? 4 - ??? 1824 or 74/1924 or 74


"The rest of the grave stones in this picture are either too far away, or at the wrong angle to read clearly."


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"Starting on the left, foreground:"
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
A Dear Wife and Mother
Rose Rodden
Creeslough
Died 25th June 1990 Aged 45 Yrs 1981


IN LOVING MEMORY OF
James Trearty
Kilmaclos
Died 12th Aug 19(5/6/8)7?


"In back on the left is a grave marker with the name "SHIELS". I believe there are
3 names on this stone, and the bottom one is James Shiels.
I can't make out any other information on the stone."


"There is a small marker just to the right of the 3 stones above.
I can just make out what may be the edge of the letter "Y",
then the letters "L" & "E" on the support stone.
I can't make out the husband's name or date, but the engraving for his wife is as follows:"
His wife Mary, Died 28th Dec 1956.


"The marker in back of above:"
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Hugh Harkin
Died 18?th October 1978?
Aged 69/89? Years


"The next stone to the right:"
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
A Dear Husband & Father
Charles Sweeney
Died 7th July 1992


"I can't make out the details on the marker behind."

"The next stone to the right:"
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
William McCourt
Drinnaraw
Died 10?th Feb 1968?
Aged 64? Years


"There is another marker behind the McCourt stone,
which I believe may be for Hugh Duggan, Creeslough
but I'm guessing at the surname & place name.
Can't make out the date at all."


"The next stone to the right is:"
INF LOVING MEMORY OF
Tony Toye
Died 14th October 1968?
Aged 63 Years


On the white marker behind the Toye stone I can just
make out the name of James, possibly Gallagher, or
Callahan? The rest of the engraving is too indistinct
to see.


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