KILLERRIG
A small burial
ground by the road side 3 1/2 miles to the north west of
Tullow. All that remains of the old church is a portion
of the east gable end. A walled in enclosure was built by
the Humfrey family (Dublin), on the foundations of the
church. A tablet had the inscription:
- This
Burial Place was enclosed
- by
- JOHN
HUMFREY of Dublin Esqer.
- for the
use of his family in the year of Our Lord 1808.
- The
Remains of an amiable beloved wife,
- and five
of their children are here interred,
- to whom he
hopes to be united in happiness
TULLOW
In the Church
at Tullow (Protestant) there is a monument to the memory
of John Humfrey, of Killerrig (ob 1827), and his wife
Anne Mary (ob 1811), dau. of Elias Caulfield-Best, of
Bestfield.
-
- On a
headstone:
- Here Lyeth
ye Body of Timothy Donovan Aged 63
- Also his
wife Catherin Bryan Aged 56
- who
departed this Life in the year of 1765
- [Remainder
below the ground]
Near the west
wall of the churchyard there is a granite stone,
apparently the base of an old cross. On the south side
lies a large fractured slab, bearing this (difficult to
decipher) inscription:
- Here
Interred the Body of St John Brewster
- January 1st
1729 Aged 80 Years
- &
- Mary his
Daughter October 21st 1770
- Aged 0 or
6 Years.
- (Page
blurred) Note St could be Sr.
TULLOW
CHURCHYARD
On a headstone
with a conical shaped top on the south side:
Here Lyeth
the Body of Richard Walsh
of Tullow
who
Departed
this Life
April the
17th day 1765 Aged 64 years
with 6 of
his children
as also
Richard Moore his Grandson
who
Departed this life April 26 1764 Aged 7 ys
May they rest peace Amen
On a slab:
- Thomas
Brewster of Tullow
- Departed
this life the 8th day of March 1754 in the 65th
year of his age
- Margaret
Brewster wife of said Thomas Brewster
- Departed
this life the 6th day of May 1769 in the 75th
year of her age.
- Here lieth
also the Body of John Brewster Esqr
- son of the
above mentioned Thomas and Margaret who
- Departed
this life on the second day of March 1786
- Aged 63
years.
On a small
headstone at the west end near the wall:
- Here lies
ye Body of
- Ellinor
Dougherty who
- Departed
ye 1 day of June 1750.
- Aged 53
years.
A slab at the
west end, near the church tower (hard to read):
- Here lieth
the Body of
- Mary Iames
the wife of
- William
Iames
- who
departed this life May the 1st 1817
- Aged 96yrs.
A table tomb
at the west end:
- Erected by
Christmas More
- In Memory
of his Father and Mother.
- Underneath
Lieth the
- Body of
Mary Moore wife of John Moore
- who
departed this life the 22d of Desbr [sic] 1797
- Aged 98
years.
On
a flat slab at the west end:
- Here lieth
the Body of Alice Burgefs
- who
departed this life May the 1st 1793 in the 76th
year of her age.
- also her
hufband William Burgefs who
- Departed
this life Septr the 13th 1799
- his
daughter-in-law Jane Burgefs depd this life Decr
27th 1837 aged 77 years.
- Also his
son Henry Burgefs depd this life June...
- Aged 24
years.
- Source: Journal of the Memorials
of the Dead in Ireland Vol IX. Dublin. FHL #1279285.