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Burial plots information

This is our first draft of the list of burials at St. Mary’s. It is not complete, but a very good start. As you can imagine, many olds stones are either not legible or hard to read. We have limited the list to burials up to 1976. If you need more recent information, do contact us.

To begin, this is a rough map of the plots. Use this map in conjunction with the table below. Some entries in the table have links to photos of the headstones on the plot.

Full name	Family name	Abode	When Buried	Year	Age	Plot Ref	Plot Image
Frederick Henry Aldhouse	Aldhouse	The Glebe	31-Aug-49	1949	75	28	View plot 28
Frances Helen Baker	Baker	Malahow	14-Aug-17	1917	52	17	View plot 17
Thomas Keppel Henry Baker	Baker	Malahow	30-Nov-54	1954	88	29	View plot 29
Georgina Baker	Baker	Malahow	23-Jan-24	1924	80	17	View plot 17
John Begg	Begg		26-Jan-59	1959		31	View plot 31
Annie Begg	Begg		25-Aug-64	1964		31	View plot 31
David Begg	Begg		19-Jan-72	1972		31	View plot 31
David Begg	Begg		21-Feb-71	1971		31	View plot 31
Anastasia Begg	Begg		07-Dec-68	1968		31	View plot 31
Sean Begg	Begg		06-Mar-72	1972		32	View plot 32
Michael Begg	Begg		(no date given)		Baby	32	View plot 32
Mary Anne Begg	Begg	Cabra, Oldtown	20-Nov-20	1920	33	40	View plot 40
Gerald Begg	Begg	Cabra, Oldtown	20-Jul-61	1961	78	40	View plot 40
Anastatia Begg	Begg		04-Mar-39	1939		71	View plot 71
Thomas Butler	Butler		2 December 1810	1810	58	59	View plot 59
Anne Byrne	Byrne		December 1806	1806	53	56	View plot 56
John Byrne	Byrne		February 1803	1803	60	56	View plot 56
Jane May Cameron	Cameron	Portobello, Dublin	25 January 1898 (died 23 January 1898)	1898	69
Elizabeth Deane Deane	Deane	Newlawn, Co. Dublin	19 September 1896 (died 17 September 1896)	1896	70	23	View plot 23
Alexander Sharpe Deane	Deane	Dublin 4	05-Mar-17	1917	82	23	View plot 23
Reginald Deane	Deane	Dublin 4	08-Jan-18	1918	45	23	View plot 23
Edith Maude Adelaide Deane	Deane		July 1892	1892		23	View plot 23
William Hargrove Deane	Deane		(no date given)			23	View plot 23
Edward Deane	Deane		(no date given)			23	View plot 23
Mary Deane	Deane		(no date given)			23	View plot 23
James Devine	Devine		15-Oct-53	1953		53	View plot 53
Thomas Devine	Devine		05-Feb-50	1950		53	View plot 53
Jane Devine	Devine		27-Apr-54	1954	60	53	View plot 53
Wm. Lloyd Digby	Digby	Clonmethan Lodge, Oldtown	(no date given)
William Donnelly	Donnelly		19-Sep-50	1950	66	70	View plot 70
Mary Donnelly	Donnelly		14-Jul-56	1956	80	70	View plot 70
Christopher Donnelly	Donnelly		04-Jul-51	1951	39	70	View plot 70
Kathleen Donnelly	Donnelly		21-Aug-09	2009	29	70	View plot 70
Julia M. Frances Donovan	Donovan	Newlawn, Co. Dublin	29 March 1897 (died 27 March 1897)	1897	58
Thomas William Dreaper	Dreaper		28-Apr-75	1975		34	View plot 34
James Dreaper	Dreaper		28-Mar-34	1934		34	View plot 34
Harriet Dreaper	Dreaper		12-Dec-60	1960		34	View plot 34
Patricia Eager	Eager	Late of Lusk	(no date given)			43	View plot 43
Matilda Jane Finlay	Finlay	Springhill, Co. Dublin	14 April 1894 (died 12 April 1894)	1894	42	6	View plot 6
Georgina Finlay	Finlay	Springhill, Co. Dublin	11 July 1896 (died 9 July 1896)	1896		6	View plot 6
Mary Finlay	Finlay	Springhill, Co. Dublin	November (day/year not given)		81	6	View plot 6
Wliiam Finlay	Finlay		27 October 1867	1867	69	6	View plot 6
Albert Finlay	Finlay		15 May 1856	1856	14	6	View plot 6
Margaret Louisa Finlay	Finlay	Springhill, Oldtown, Co. Dublin	16-Jul-21	1921	45	6	View plot 6
Marriott Finlay	Finlay	Springhill	29-Jan-27	1927	76	6	View plot 6
Elizabeth Flynn	Flynn		26-May-69	1969		30	View plot 30
Peter Flynn	Flynn		30-Apr-37	1937		30	View plot 30
Anne-Marie Flynn	Flynn		(no date given)		Baby	30	View plot 30
Daniel Gaffney	Gaffney		4 October 1870	1870		63	View plot 63
Mary Gaffney	Gaffney		25 April 1835	1835		63	View plot 63
Thomas Gaffney	Gaffney		27-Jan-23	1923		63	View plot 63
Bill Gannon	Gannon		(no date known)			68	View plot 68
Anna Harper	Harper	Rathdown Road, Dublin	17-Jan-10	1910		18	View plot 18
Emily Hudson	Hudson		5 July 1879	1879	23	6	View plot 6
Bryan K.	K.		(no date given)			55
Partner of Bryan K.	K.		(no date given)			55
Joseph Kavanagh	Kavanagh		(no date given)			68	View plot 68
Queenie Kavanagh	Kavanagh		(no date known)			68	View plot 68
Billie Kavanagh	Kavanagh		(no date known)			68	View plot 68
Issac Kavanagh	Kavanagh		(no date known)			68	View plot 68
Margaret Kavanagh	Kavanagh		(no date known)			68	View plot 68
Harriet Ada Kelly	Kelly		27-Oct-40	1940	73	17	View plot 17
Mrs. Kelly	Kelly	Greenoge	27-Oct-40	1940	70
John Kennedy	Kennedy	Finglas	Feb-44	1944		50	View plot 50
Margaret Kennedy	Kennedy	Finglas	Feb-72	1972		50	View plot 50
Patrick Kennedy	Kennedy		29 August 1857	1857	62	74	View plot 74
Elizabeth Kennedy	Kennedy		25 July 1857	1857	65	74	View plot 74
Christina Keogh	Keogh		06-May-79	1979		58	View plot 58
Thomas Keogh	Keogh		25 January 1872	1872	80	58	View plot 58
Jane Keogh	Keogh		30 December 1860	1860		58	View plot 58
Mary Keogh	Keogh		(no date given)		11	58	View plot 58
Patrick Keogh	Keogh		6 February 1889	1889	70	58	View plot 58
Elizabeth Keogh	Keogh		14-Jun-09	1909	22	58	View plot 58
Jane Keogh	Keogh		14-Aug-21	1921	78	58	View plot 58
Peter Keogh	Keogh		18-Dec-33	1933		58	View plot 58
Thomas Keogh	Keogh		(no date given)			58	View plot 58
Catherine Keogh	Keogh		22-Feb-47	1947		58	View plot 58
Mary Jane Keogh	Keogh		19-Feb-54	1954		58	View plot 58
Anne Keogh	Keogh		06-Apr-55	1955		58	View plot 58
Bridget Keogh	Keogh		14-Apr-55	1955		58	View plot 58
John Kincaid	Kincaid	Dolphin’s Barn, Dublin	29-Sep-00	1900	59	12	View plot 12
Mary Rebecca Kincaid	Kincaid			1924		12	View plot 12
Not Legible	Legible		1762	1762	60	54
Robert Leslie Leith	Leith		1929		2	69	View plot 69
Guy Percival L’Estrange	L’Estrange	Clonmethan Rectory	26 June 1893	1893	84	5	View plot 5
Henrietta Maria L’Estrange	L’Estrange	Adelaide Road, Dublin	29-Jul-01	1901	49	5	View plot 5
Peasley L’Estrange	L’Estrange				83	5	View plot 5
Horatio Nelson Lloyd	Lloyd	Clonmethan Lodge, Oldtown	18 January 1886	1886	76
Patrick Marky	Marky		15 January 1831	1831	74	57	View plot 57
Ellen Marky	Marky		30 January 1840	1840	77	57	View plot 57
Charley Marky	Marky		13 September 1857	1857	69	57	View plot 57
Ellen Marky	Marky		16 April 1827	1827	27	57	View plot 57
Rebecca Margaret Mathews	Mathews	New Market Street, Dublin	28 August 1884	1884	9
Richard McGartland	McGartland		17 November 1871	1871		61	View plot 61
Margaret McGartland	McGartland		30 November 1871	1871		61	View plot 61
David McGinn	McGinn		12 May 1775	1775	51	62	View plot 62
Pam McGinn	McGinn		23 January 1782	1782	63	62	View plot 62
Thomas McGuire	McGuire	Naul	18-Dec-03	1903	70
Patrick Joseph O’Brien	O’Brien		02-May-66	1960	24	39	View plot 39
Christopher Stephen O’Brien	O’Brien		22-Dec-71	1971	60	39	View plot 39
Helen Pennycook	Pennycook	Malahow	30-Oct-06	1906		17	View plot 17
John Power	Power		19-May-54	1954		73	View plot 73
Edward Ross Power	Power	Naul	23-Jan-04	1904	88
William Tate	Tate	Cabra Farm, Oldtown	12 November 1891	1891	88
Frances Tate	Tate	Cabra, Oldtown	20-Apr-03	1903	82
Henry Thompson	Thompson		(no date given)			64	View plot 64
Catherine Thompson	Thompson		(no date given)			64	View plot 64
Peter Walsh	Walsh		28-Jul-22	1922	52	38	View plot 38
Mary Walsh	Walsh		24-Jun-54	1954	81	38	View plot 38
John Walsh	Walsh		17-Sep-23	1923	71	61	View plot 61
Ellen Walsh	Walsh		17-Dec-22	1922	73	61	View plot 61
Thomas Walsh	Walsh		2 April 1857	1857	64	61	View plot 61
Mary Walsh	Walsh		12 April 1886	1886	34	61	View plot 61
Laurence Ward	Ward		2 June 1833	1833	73	65	View plot 65
Anne Ward	Ward		9 March 1856	1856	82	65	View plot 65
Anne Ward	Ward		(no date given)			65	View plot 65
Bernard Ward	Ward		(no date given)			65	View plot 65
Frances Ward	Ward		May 1842	1842	65	66	View plot 66
Christopher Ward	Ward		March 1845	1845	74	66	View plot 66
John Ward	Ward		1848	1848	50	66	View plot 66
William Ward	Ward		26 June 1872	1872		66	View plot 66
Patrick Ward	Ward		26 May 1882	1882		66	View plot 66
Anne Ward	Ward		3 March 1872	1872		66	View plot 66
Ellen Ward	Ward		7 June 1880	1880		66	View plot 66
William Ward	Ward		05-Sep-29	1929		66	View plot 66
Margaret Ward	Ward		17-Jun-39	1939		66	View plot 66
Robert Wilson	Wilson		10 November 1865	1865	12	6	View plot 6
Mary Hudson Wilson	Wilson		3 October 1850	1850	63	6	View plot 6
Thomas Wilson	Wilson		13-Dec-45	1945	63	6	View plot 6
Anna Wilson	Wilson		18 March 1831	1831	9	6	View plot 6
Jane Wilson	Wilson		23 January 1898	1898	69	6	View plot 6
Jonathon Yeates	Yeates		1777	1777		60	View plot 60
Susanna Yeates	Yeates		Not Legible			60	View plot 60
Martha Yeates	Yeates	Late of Naul (Naul churchyard)	11-Aug-14	1914	74
Albert Yeates	Yeates	Late of Naul (Naul churchyard)	08-Oct-17	1917

History News

Local school gets a guided tour

Post author By martinjquinn
Post date 1 May 2021
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This week, children from the local primary school in Oldtown – the nearest village to Clonmethan – got a tour of the church and graveyard as one of their school tours. In normal times, a school tour might be to a museum in Dublin or further afield. With the global pandemic, things are of course a little different, but Clonmethan is ideal as it is not only outdoors, but has some interesting local history.

Some Friends of Clonmethan volunteers were on hand to give the children some insights on local history. The pictures below show, in order, the school children being informed about locals who fought and died during World War 1, and about Tom Dreaper and the great horse Arkle.

It is wonderful to see the fruits of the efforts and labour of the Friends of Clonmethan being put to use, and to the benefit of the local school too. Let’s hope this is the first of many such local history trips. And a word of thanks to local firm Keogh’a crisps for some lunch time goodies.

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A summary of achievements for 2020.

Post author By martinjquinn
Post date 15 Jan 2021
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While 2020 has been a strange year, as what the Friends of Clonmethan do is mainly outdoors, a fair bit has been achieved in the first year. The group set up on foot of a meeting in St David’s Church, Killsallaghan on 3rd January 2020. Since then, volunteers have cleared most of the graveyard, the old church is ivy free, and the gates were shot blasted and painted.

Reverend Aldhouse finaly got his tombstone (71 years later), we set up this website and work started on our application for funding to save the tower. A flood light has been installed and the straightening of headstones has begun. Finally a memorial to those who fought and fell in the First World War was erected.

Tanks so much to all involved in making this happen. A special thanks to Fingal Farm Home and Garden for donating flower bulbs and to Colm Flynn for helping with the gates.

Not bad for the first year. Onwards and upwards.

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That big tree…..

Any of you who have ever visited the church and graveyard at Clonmethan would certainly have seen the large beech tree (below). It was measured recently and has a circumference of 232 inches. Based on a calculator at tree-guide.com this puts it at 346 years old. This calculator has a tolerance of about 10% either way, giving a range of 312- 380 years old.

Assuming an age of 346, this tree was a seedling in 1674. Have a look here for some key facts of that year.

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Restoration – the beginnings

Post author By martinjquinn
Post date 22 Jul 2020
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Last week, the Friends of Clonmethan started to work on the outside of the church. The task at hand was to remove the old plaster ( a dashed finish which covered the original stone work ). Some of it could be “talked down” but some was quite stubborn. Teamwork prevailed, and as you can see from the photos below, the outside is quite clean and looking more like it’s original self. In time, we would hope to re-point the original stone work.

As you may notice in the photos, there is a ring of concrete around the top of the stone work of the nave of the church. This was poured when the roof was taken off in the 1950s. It has done its job and preserved the stone work very well.

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The history of Clonmethan church (St Mary) and the surrounding area

Post author By thomasfpmurphy
Post date 18 Jun 2020
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We are starting a historical blog on the parish of Clonmethan on the website. If you have any stories or photographs of funerals, weddings, christenings or any other events which took place in the church or grounds, we would like to hear them. If anyone has any family ties with Clonmethan Church (St Mary’s) or the surrounding area. please let us know, and we will include them.

We have recently made connections with relatives of Fredrick Henry Aldhouse the last Rev of Clonmethan (St Mary’s) who died on the 30 August 1949 and is buried in the church. I will be writing a longer article on Fredrick Henry Aldhouse and his connection with the Church of Clonmethan (St Mary’s).

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Pictures paint a thousand words

Post author By martinjquinn
Post date 17 Jun 2020
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The Friends of Clonmethan have been working very hard in recent months generally tidying up the inside of the building. This not only makes things look better, but it also has revealed how solid the structure of the building is. It also reveals work to be done of course ! Below are a few pictures which reveal the extent of work done much better than words can.

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What goes up, must come down.

Post author By martinjquinn
Post date 16 Jun 2020
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It is an old saying, but also a statement by Isaac Newton, what goes up must come down. This week, it is the gates at Clonmethan which are coming down, probably for the first time in a century or more – and who knows, maybe since they first went up. Here is a video of some of the Friends of Clonmethan at work taking down the gates for restoration. Brilliant work!

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