County Carlow Journals of the Memorials of the Dead DUNLECKNEY

County Carlow
Journals of the Memorials of the Dead
DUNLECKNEY

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The following details have been transcribed from the Journals titled, "Journal for the Memorials of the Dead" which can be found at County Carlow Library, Tullow Street, Carlow, Co Carlow IRELAND.

Dunleckney Old Churchyard.
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[From Sir Edmund T. Bewley, 1904.] .
'At the express wish of the contributor of the following/ inscriptions, an exception is made in inserting those of a date/ after the year 1850, because the old church and the enclosure/ containing the Newton tombs are kept locked/ and are thus/ inaccessible to the general public.―[EDITOR.] 'In the old church of Dunleckney there are the following mural/ JPMD, Vol VI, Issue 1904 -05 - 1906, CARLOW, Page 212. tablets in addition to those described in vol. iii, pp. 376, 378, 379, 380. 'On the south wall' :―.
	In memory of I Henry Newton I of Mount LeinsterI/ Died Oct. 30^th 1868, aged 63 I And of Elizabeth JaneI/ his wife I who died I 22^nd 1849, aged 36.I
I.H.S.
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	In memory of I John Newton I of Bagenalstown HouseI/ Died Oct. 21^st 1859, aged 64. .
'Henry Newton was the fifth son, and John Newton the fourth/ son of Philip Newton, Esq., of Dunleckney Manor, Co. Carlow, by/ his wife Sarah Bagenal. Memorial tablets to Walter Nugent, the/ eldest son, and Beauchamp Bartholomew Newton, the third son,/ are described in Vol. III, p. 367. A tablet to Philip Bagenal, the/ second son (who assumed, by Royal license, the surname of/ Bagnel), in Stapelestown Church is described in Vol. IV, p. 183.'
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	In loving memory of I Philip Charles Newton I of/ Mount Leinster, Co Carlow. I only son of the late Henry/ Newton I aged 64 I "Thy will be done" I Died 23^d Feb/ 1902. .
'The last-mentioned tablet is of white marble, and the others of/ slate. On the east wall there is a slate tablet with this inscription' :―
	To the memory of the I Rev^d C. W. Doyne I Rector of/ Fenagh, Co Carlow I Died March 1856, aged 69 yrs,I/ Also of Charlotte Jane I his widow, daughter of I Thomas/ Stannus I of Portarlington I Died Jan^y 1865, aged 70 y^rs.I / And of their daughter I Caroline, who died I Aug^t 1870,/ aged 49 y^rs.I
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'The Rev. Charles William Doyne was the father of Elizabeth/ Jane Newton, wife of Henry Newton, of Mount Leinster, named in/ the first tablets above described.
'Harriett Maconchy and Sophia Vigors, named in the tablet to/ the latter in the Old Church of Dunleckney, described in vol. iii,/ p. 380, were also daughter of the Rev. Charles William Doyne.
'Jane Mary Bathe, the subject of a tablet in the Old Church of/ Dunleckney described in Vol. III, p. 378, was the mother of the/ first wife of Mr. Philip Charles Newton, of Mount Leinster.
'The Blackney inscriptions, give on p. 379 of Vol. III, p. 379,/ are not (as might be supposed from the context) in what has/
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JPMD, Vol VI, Issue 1904 -05 - 1906, CARLOW, Page 213.
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been called the "Old Church of Dunleckney," but within the ruins/ of a far more ancient church close by.
'The two Blackney tombstones, together with the others/ described below, have been built in modern times into the east wall/ of the ancient church.
'The second of the Blackney inscriptions, given in Vol. III/. p. 379, appears to have been only partially copied, and the full/ inscription is as follows' :―
		Here lieth the body I of James Blackney I who departed/ this life I twenty-first of May I 1742 Aged 60 years I/ Also the body of Mary Blackney I Wife of Walter/ Blackney She dep^d I This life the 24^th of June 1754/ aged I 32 years I Also the body of Cathorine [sic]/ Blackn^ey I wife of James Blackney She dep^b [sic] This/ life the [blank] aged I 72 years I Also the body of/ George Blackne^y I Son of the Above Walter he dep^d I/ This life [blank] aged I 16 years I Also the body of/ Walter Blackney who dep^d I Sept^r y^e 29^th 1796 aged 83/ y^rs Also the body I of his Son John Blackney he dep^d/ in Sept^r I 1797 aged 49 years and Janes his eld I est son/ who dep^d 28^th I May 1796 aged 51 years And Catherine/ daughter to James who I dep^d in 1816 aged 32 years/ and I Jane also daughter to James dep^d this life in I 1837/ aged 58 years.
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'On the same wast wall' :―
[Cross and emblems of the Crucifixion.]
D.O.M.
		Here lieth the body of Jane I Meyler She Dep^d the/ 12^th I of August 1781 aged 55 years I Also the Body of/ Phillis I Blackney She Dep^d the 8^th I of August 1782/ Age^d 48 years I May the^y Rest in Pace [sic] Ameⁿ.
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'Also on the east wall' :―
† I H S [PICTURE]
		This Monument was erected by the I Rev^d Michael/ Prendergaft Parifh Prieft I of Dunleckney A.D. 1810 in/ memory I of his Uncle the Rev^d Michael Brophy I D. of
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JPMD, Vol VI, Issue 1904 -05 - 1906, CARLOW, Page 214.
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		Leighlin and P.P of Dunleckny I Who departed this life/ the 26^th of Feb. I A D. 1798 aged 63 years And also in I/ Memory of his Grand Uncle the Rev^dI Michael Brophy/ Doctor of Sorbonne I and P.P of Dunleckny who died/ the I 2^d of October A D. 1758 aged 63 years I Requiefcant in Pace. Amen.
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'The inscription referring to Margaret Browne, described in/ Vol. III, pl 379, is on a small headstone in this ancient church,/ close to the east wall ; and within a few paces of it is a flat slab,/ now broken in two, bearing this inscription' :―
† I H S GLORIA IN EXCELCIS DEO.
		Here lieth the Body of W^m Browne who I Dep^d this Life/ March the 12^th 1727 aged 74 y^rs I Also Margaret Brown/ alias Dillon his wife Dep^d I [broken off] n the 6^th 1743/ aged 79 y^rs Also Patt^k Browne son I [broken off] e above/ W^m and Margaret Browne Dep^d Decm^r I [broken off]/ aged [blank] y^rs also Mable Browne Daught^r I [broken/ off] Margaret Browne Dep^d Decm^br.
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'In a neatly-kept enclosure, shut off from the rest of the church-/ yard by low yew hedges, are a number of graves, mostly of members of the Newton family or of near connections of theirs. 'By an order of the Privy Council made on 17th December,/ 1878, the graveyard of Dunleckney was vested in the late Philip/ Jocelyn Newton, Esq., the then owner of the Dunleckney estate ; and/ his tomb is a prominent object in this enclosure. It is of granite,/ coffin-shaped, with a sloping cap, terminating on the top in a hand-/ some polished cross-flory. The inscription, which is in metallic/ letters, and runs round the base on three sides, is :― .
		In loving remembrance of Philip Jocelyn Newton who/ died April 20th 1895 Aged 76* years Until the day break/ and the shadows flee away. Cant. iv. 6.
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*This is an error. Mr. Philip Jocelyn Newton was born on 23rd March, 1818,/ and was consequently seventy-seven years of age at the time of his death. ― [E.T.B.]
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JPMD, Vol VI, Issue 1904 -05 - 1906, CARLOW, Page 215.

Dunleckney Old Churchyard.
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In a plot, surrounded by a granite border, there is at/ the head of the grave a Latin cross of white marble, bearing on the / base the following inscription :―

		In I Memory of I M.C.A. Newton I loved daughter I of/ Philip Jocelyn Newton I Born Sep. 22^nd 1842 I Died/ May 2^d 1888. I "Her sins which are many are I forgiven/ for she loved much." I St Luke vii, 47.
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'A similar cross in an adjoining plot similarly enclosed has on/ its base' :― .
		In I Memory I of I Adeline Sarah Newton I the beloved/ wife of I Arthur N. Forbes Gordon I of Rayne Aberdeen-/ shire I Died 21^st February 1879 I aged 30.
'Mrs Forbes Gordon was also a daughter of Mr. Philip Jocelyn/ Newton.'
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'A small plot has a marble upright headstone with the inscrip-/ ion' :― .
		In I loving memory I of I Dudleigh John Bagenal I/ infant son of I Philip H. and H. J. Bagenal I aged/ 5 months I And a little child shall lead them. I/ Isaiah xi, 6.
'Mr. Philip H. Bagenal was a first cousin of Mr. Philip Jocelyn/ Newton.'
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'Another small plot has a desk-like marble tablet inscribed' :― .
		In memory of I Charlotte Vesey I who died Dec. 20^th/ 1874 I aged 2 days I And of her infant brother I children/ of I William and Anne Vesey I "Suffer little children to/ come unto me" .
'Mrs. Anne Harriette Vesey, wife of William Muschamp/ Vesey, Esq., was a daughter of Mr. Philip Jocelyn Newton, and/ succeeded him at Dunleckney Manor.
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'Another plot enclosed, like the others, by a granite border, has/ at the head a low Celtic cross of granite, and at the foot a similar/ cross of smaller size. In the base of the/ cross, at the head of the/ plot, a white marble tablet is inserted with this inscription' :― .
		In memory of I Sir William Osborne Baronet I of Beech-/ wood Park in the County Tipperary who died on the/ 2^nd of July 1875 And of Maria his wife who died on/ the 26^th of October in the same year
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JPMD, Vol VI, Issue 1904 -05 - 1906, CARLOW, Page 216.
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'On a marble tablet, inlaid in the base of the cross, at the foot/ of the plot is' :― .
		Looking I unto Jesus I The author and finisher of I my/ faith.
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'Another plot in the enclosure has two similar granite/ crosses, also inlaid with white marble tablets, with these inscrip-/ tions":― .
		In memory of I Sir Charles Stanley Osborne I Baronet I/ of Beechwood Park Count Tipperary I who died/ 16th July 1879 I aged 54 years I The blood of Jesus/ Christ cleanseth me from all sin..
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'Sir William Osborne (12th Baronet) and Sir Charles Stanley/ Osborne (13th Baronet) were brothers of Emily Osborne, the second/ wife of Mr. Philip Jocelyn Newton. 'The memorial to the latter is a white marble Latin cross/ inscribed on the base' :― .
		In I memory of I Emily Newton I the beloved wife of I/ Philip Jocelyn Newton I Died December 31^st 1886 I/ "Be not afraid only believe"
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'Another plot in this enclosure has at the western end two/ handsome limestone Celtic crosses, with interlaced tracery on the/ shaft and head, bearing, respectively, at the base these inscrip-/ tions' :― .
		In loving memory I of I Walter Hore I who died at/ I Upton 26^th October 1902, aged 47. I I.H.S In loving memory of I Walter Hore I who died at/ Rathwade I on the 12^th of April 1893 I aged twenty nine years I I.H.S.
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'Another plot has at its head a white marble Latin cross with this inscription' :― .
		In I Loving Memory I of I Adelaide Georgina I youngest/ daughter of I Henry Newton I of Mount Leinster I Born/ 1845, Died 4^th May 1896 I "I believe in the Communion/ of saints."
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JPMD, Vol VI, Issue 1904 -05 - 1906, CARLOW, Page 217.
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