William W. Moore who departed this life May 26th, 1816, aged 50 years. He left a wife and three children to lament the loss of a tender and affectionate husband & father and much regretted by his acquaintances
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A tender and affectionate husband and father
Posted in Dead Men Do Tell Tales, tagged epitaphs, mechanicsburg, pennsylvania, silver spring meeting house, silver spring presbyterian church, tombstone tales on February 2, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Curtis Wordless Wednesday
Posted in Dead Men Do Tell Tales, tagged cleveland, epitaphs, lake view cemetery, occupation, ohio, tombstone tales, wordless wednesday on September 18, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Scott Wordless Wednesday
Posted in Dead Men Do Tell Tales, tagged donegal, donegal abbey, ireland, occupation, tombstone tales, wordless wednesday on June 5, 2013| 1 Comment »
Aikins Wordless Wednesday
Posted in Dead Men Do Tell Tales, tagged donegal, donegal abbey, ireland, tombstone tales, wordless wednesday on May 15, 2013| Leave a Comment »
O’Brien Wordless Wednesday
Posted in Dead Men Do Tell Tales, tagged county clare, ireland, st. bridget's well, tombstone tales, wordless wednesday on May 8, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Banks Wordless Wednesday
Posted in Dead Men Do Tell Tales, tagged cause of death, donegal, donegal abbey, ireland, occupation, tombstone tales, wordless wednesday on May 1, 2013| Leave a Comment »
The Importance of Geography
Posted in Dead Men Do Tell Tales, tagged county meath, geography, hill of tara, ireland, places, tombstone tales on April 21, 2013| Leave a Comment »
One of the things that I noticed in Ireland last time I visited was that tombstones frequently list the deceased’s home – much more frequently than I see on tombstones in the U.S. I posted last week about Charles Bird, late of Bective House, a local estate.
Proudstown is nearby in County Meath. From what I can tell, the racecourse that was known as Proudstown Park is actually in Navan, but Proudstown was the name of the railway stop that used to service that area. My understanding is that Proudstown might not be an official town, but it refers to a neighborhood or area. Anyone with better knowledge is welcome to help me out with this.
There is a Killeen Road about 4 kilometers away from the Hill of Tara.
What I found most interesting about the place names on Irish tombstones is that they are not just cities, but neighborhoods, regions, and even streets.
Late of Bective House
Posted in Dead Men Do Tell Tales, tagged county meath, hill of tara, ireland, tombstone tales on April 16, 2013| Leave a Comment »
The notation “late of Bective House” caught my eye and I decided to do a little more research. I was able to find the obituary for Charles “Charlie” Bird III. Bective House is a large estate in County Meath that Bird’s father purchased in 1923 just after the Irish Civil War. American by birth, the elder Bird traveled to Ireland to hunt, and eventually he purchased the estate, which remained in the family until 1960. The younger Bird continued in his father’s footsteps, also engaging in hunting as well as horse-racing. Bird passed away in the United States, but he now lies buried in the cemetery on the Hill of Tara.
Lewis Wordless Wednesday
Posted in Dead Men Do Tell Tales, tagged cause of death, cleveland, lake view cemetery, occupation, ohio, soldier, tombstone tales, veteran, wordless wednesday, world war i, wwi on February 20, 2013| 1 Comment »
In memory of Karen Laurel Ball…
Posted in Dead Men Do Tell Tales, tagged celtic crosses, cleveland, cross, Crosses, epitaphs, lake view cemetery, ohio, tombstone tales on February 11, 2013| 1 Comment »
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