Gravestone Inscriptions at the old burying ground beside Billy Parish Church in North Antrim

Centre Centre sector - plan at bottom of page

Family names on stones: Anderson 1, Boyle 1, Carnegy 1, Clarke 1, 2, Currie 1, Curry 1, (Cu?)rry 1, Fullerton 1, Getty 1, 2, Graham 1,   Hatt(e)y 1, 2, 3, 4, Johnston 1, Kere 1, Kerr 1, Laughlin? 1,  Leighton 1, McAllister 1, McAuley 1, McCaige 1, McCaughin 1, McCaw 1, McCawley 1, McCurdy 1, McKay 1, McKeige 1, McKinley 1, McLaughlin 1, 2, 3,  McNeill 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, McNinch 1, Mogey 1, 2, Patterson 1, 2, Reid 1, Ross 1, Sharp 1, Sinclair 1, Steel(e) 1, 2, 3, 4, Taylor 1, 2, Twadel 1, Wallace 1, 2, 3, unknown 1.

All stones face East except where denoted W or horizontal

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Here lieth the body of RACHEL McNINCH al� McKINLAY who departed this life the 27th day of August 1776 aged 22 years.

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Family burying ground of ALEXANDER and ROBERT TAYLOR, AIRD

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Erected to the memory of WILLIAM TAYLOR, BALLYMOY, born March 12th 1856 departed this life Oct 2nd 1874 aged 18 years.  Also his mother MARY TAYLOR who died at CLUNTICE 2nd July 1892 aged 76 years. Also his father ROBERT TAYLOR who died at CLUNTICE 25th August 1896 aged 72 years.

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Erected in memory of NEIL McLAUGHLIN, EAGRY who died 30th August 1834 aged 54 years And his son ARCHIBALD who died 15th July 1881 aged 89 years

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Sacred to the memory of JAMES HATTY, late of CLOUGHER who departed this life the 22nd day of November 1860 aged 39 years. 

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To the memory of MARGARET HATTY alias SHARP who departed the 1st October 1797 aged 66 years. Also to the memory of ALEXANDER HATTY late of CLOUGHER who departed this life the 5th day of January .... aged 86 years. Also his son ALEXANDER who departed this life 13 January 1887 aged 81 years.

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 Here lieth the children of PETER PATTERSON of BALLYLOUGH. Two ROBERTS and PETER. First ROBERT departed this life August 24th 1768 aged 6 months. Second ROBERT departed this life the 4th of May 1773 aged 5 months and PETER departed this life the 26th October 1770.
            
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Here �buried .. remains of  JOHN McCURDY late of BALLYLOUGH who departed this life the �. of July 1767 aged 69. Also his daughter ROSE PATTERSON who died the ..day of January in the year � aged 75 years.  Also her husband the late PETER PATTERSON who departed this life .. .. 1791 aged 49 years.  Likewise to the memory of the late WILLIAM PATTERSON who departed this life 21st � 1813 aged 37 years. Also his wife MARTHA LEIGHTON who died the 23rd of March �aged �years.  Also their son PETER died the .. August 1809.  . . . . . Lord.

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To the memory of JAMES CURRIE, MAGHERINTENDRY, BUSHMILLS. Died 7th July 1909 aged 75 years and his wife MARY CLARKE died 28th May 1918 aged 78 years.
S face: Also their son ROBERT H CURRIE died 8th April 1903 and their daughter MARY CLARK CURRIE died 21st July 1965.
N face: Also their daughter SARAH M CURRIE died 4th Decr 1877 and their daughter BEATRICE CURRIE died 6th March 1909.
 
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Erected to the memory of THOMAS ROSS, CARNMOON who departed this life 6th March 1844 aged 64 years

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Erected by MARTHA MAY GETTY in loving memory of her husband WILLIAM GETTY, DANESFORT, Garvagh died 19th December 1917 aged 67 years, his daughter ANNA ELIZABETH GETTY died 25th December 1900 aged 14 years. His father ANDREW GETTY died 25th October 1902 aged 85 years, his mother NANCY GETTY died 16th October 1904 aged 84 years.  I am the resurrection and the life.

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To the memory of  JOHN McNEILL of BUSHMILLS who departed this life the 16th January 1847 aged 82 years . Also his wife ELIZABETH McNEILL who died June 12th 1862 aged 76 years

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Erected to the memory of ISABELLA McNEILL who departed this life the 16th day of July 1841 aged 33 years. Also her brother JAMES McNEILL who died 12th June 1801 aged 32 years.

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In memory of HILL McNEILL of EAGRY who departed this life the 17th August 1821 aged 54 years

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To the memory of JOHN McNEILL who departed this life the 11th May 1798 aged 76 years Also his wife 
ISABELLA McNEILL alias ANDERSON who departed this life 11th June 1818 aged 78 years

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Here lyeth the body of ALEXANDER  McKAY who died May the 2:1767 aged 40 years. Also his wife JANE McKAY elias JANE McLAUGHLIN who died May the 28 1768 aged 53 years                    

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Erected in memory of MARY the beloved wife of ROBERT CLARKE, COSEY who departed this life 8th APRIL 1884 AGED 64 YEARS also her husband ROBERT CLARKE who departed this life 14th July 1893 aged 78 years Also their son WILLIAM JOHN CLARKE died 13th November 1901

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In memory of ANDREW GETTY, CARNMOON who departed this life 2-3 Feb 1837 aged 81 years also his wife MARGARET GETTY who died 6th May 1815 aged 56 years.  His grandchild MARGET GETTY who died Mar 6th 1837 aged 17 years Also his son ANDREW GETTY died 10th June 1849 aged 60 years.

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The family�..Mc/ LAUGHLIN. ��/mric -  . herein in/.��. /te -   been intir/  \d. his  - forefathe/rs since/ befone year 1690.
 (Heritage recorded something similar to the above.  John Maybin recorded: 'McLAUGHLIN  family herein our forefathers has been interred since the year 1690' - a fairly free translation.)

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Sacred to the memory of JAMES WALLACE late of BALLYNARIS who departed this life December the 23rd 1846 aged 76 years. Also his wife ELENOR who departed this life March 10th 1877 aged 81 years.  Also his son WILLIAM who departed this life the 3rd day of August 1879 aged 48 years and his son JOHN who died 13th Dec 1879 aged 55 years.

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Sacred to the memory of JAMES WALLACE late of CASTLECATT who departed this life September the 15th 1846 aged 36 years .  Also his daughter  MARG who departed this life Septr the 2nd 1846 aged 10 years likewise his daughter ISABELLA who departed this life February the 18th 1846 aged 8 years also his wife ELENOR who died on the 2nd June 1867 aged 55 years

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Erected to the memory of WILLIAM McNEILL of BALLYLOUGH who died June the 9th 1864 aged 75 years.

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HECTOR McNEILL late of LISNAGUNAGUE died the 15th Nov 1835 aged 76 years.

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In memory of SARAH ANN the beloved wife of WILLIAM WALLACE, CASTLECATT who died 27th Feby 1895 aged 59 years also his sister ISABELLA WALLACE who died 30th September 1916 also his daughter ELIZABETH who died in PHILADELPHIA USA Also above named WILLIAM WALLACE died 13th August 1928 aged 86 years and his son JAMES WALLACE died 20th March 1938 aged 67 years.

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Here lyeth the body of JAMES TWADEL who departed this life February the 19th 1767 aged 70 years also his son WILLIAM TWADEL who departed this life August the 23rd 1762 aged 20 years.

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Erected by DANIEL McCAW of Welland Province ONTERIO to the memory of his father JOHN McCAW who departed this life 20th February 1858 aged 83 years.  Also his wife JANE who departed this life 25th December 1841 aged 78 years and his son JAMES who departed this life  10th February 1861 aged 55 years 
 
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Erected by DAVID McCAUGHIN  of CARNHILL to the memory of his mother MARY McCAUGHIN who departed this life on the 4th February 1855 aged 78 years.

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Erected in memory of JOHN BOYLE, BUSHMILLS who died 26th April 1878 where also is interred WILLIAM and JENNIE BOYLE, also his daughter ANNIE who died 28th Jan 1869 and his son WILLIAM died in NEW ZEALAND 2nd Sept 1875.  Also his wife RACHAEL who died 26th June 1887 and his son JOHN who died 6th July 1900.  Also his daughter Jane  who died 9th June 1909, also his daughter ELIZA died 18th January 1918 and CATHERINE died 18th Jan 1935 and MARGARET died 21st Feb 1935.

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Erected by JOHN GRAHAM of MOYARGET in memory of his wife ELIZABETH GRAHAM who departed this life on 28th June 1856 aged 33 years

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Erected to the memory of ALEXANDER HATTY who died 13th February 1902 aged 62 years Also his wife ESTER HATTY who died 27th October 1913 aged 75 years.  Also their son OLIVER who died 1901 aged 36 years, also their son JOSEPH who died 27th March 1915 aged 53 years. Their grandson WILLIAM killed in action in France 15th August 1917 aged 24 years. 

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In memory of ANNIE HATTY, BUSHMILLS who died 15th Oct 1905 aged 55.  Her son SAMUEL died 12th March 1884.  Her daughters JANE died 17th Feb 1885 , CATHERINE died 3 Sept 1913. SARAH died 6th June 1919.  Also her husband SAMUEL HATTY died 22 December 1922 aged 81 years.

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Here lyeth (the body of?) JOHN (CU?)RRY who departed this life the 2 day of December 1772 aged 25? years.

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In memory of JOHNIE MOGEY who died 20th May 1889 aged 6 years. Also JOHN MOGEY died 12 Feb 1913 aged 70 years and also DANIEL MOGEY who died 19th Sept 1921 aged 83 years.

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Here lieth the body of SARAH MOGEY who departed this life the 13th of December 1807 (1803?) aged 17? years. Also her brother SAMUEL MOGEY who departed  this life the   . .of De� 1807 (1803?) aged 28 years

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Arms.
Here lieth the body of SAMUEL CARNEGY who departed this life January 7 aged 22 ye 1771 [numbers are doubtful]

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Erected by CATHERINE FULLERTON, BALLYOUGHLAGH in memory of  my father and mother ALEXANDER FULLERTON and his wife JANE also their son JAMES who died 30th Oct 1836 aged 49 also their daughter RACHEL who died 6th Feby 1879 aged 83.  CATHERINE FULLERTON died 10th Dec 1879 aged 90

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Here lieth the body of ROBERT STEEL who departed this life the 27th of November 1781 aged 82 years

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Sacred to the memory of  SAMUEL STEELE, STRAIDBILLY who departed this life 18th  Sept 1862 aged 67 years. Also his son JAMES who departed this life 6th November 1864 aged 27 years Also his wife MARY who departed this life 13th July 1879 aged 78 years. Also his grandson JAMES STEEL.

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Erected in loving and ever present memory of our fond mother MARY STEELE who ascendeded on the 5th Jan 1927 aged 72 years. Also our youngest and much loved brother JAMES who fell asleep in Jesus on the 27th Octr 1912 aged 17 years. Our father who passed over on the 20th Jany 1937 aged 92 years. Uncle SAM aged 86 years. Aunt SALLY aged 81 years. "In Jesus keeping"

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Erected to the memory of ALEX STEEL who departed this life 15th June 1815  aged 51 years. His son SAMUEL STEEL died 24th August 1834 aged 30 years Also his wife MARY STEEL who died 15th March 1875 aged 92 years.

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Sacred to the memory of JOHN REID late of CLOGHER who departed this life the 5th Sept 1854 aged 74 years also his beloved wife JANE REID who departed this life the 5th day of February 1855 aged 84 years Also his son JOHN who departed this life at DRUMADAM 13th May 1876 aged 63 years Also his son HUGH who departed this life 1st Oct 1878 aged 73 years

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Here lyeth the body of PATRICK CURRY who departed this life January the 19th 1767 aged 68 years. Also his wife FLORANNA CURRY alias  McCAWLEY who departed this life February the 14th 1766 aged 60 years. Likewise . . . . . . infant ?  JAMES.. . . . . 

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Here lieth the body of MARGREAT McKEIGE alias KERE  who died Febry the 2d 1739 aged 56 years. Also Ye place appointed for WILLIAM Mc........  and his .....

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Erected by CHARLES KERR, NEW YORK, America to the memory of his  . . .  MARY JANE who died . March 1876 aged 32 years . . . daughter ANNIE died . . . .7  aged 5 months.

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Erected in loving memory of my husband PATRICK (TH.S........KENY?) who died ....ember 18..

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Erected to the memory of ROBERT McALLISTER, late of GLASSINERAN, who died June? 27th 1871 aged 67 years. Also his wife JANE who died 20th April 1891 aged 89 years.

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Memento Mori. Here lie the remains of JAMES McCAIGE late of DERRYKEIGHAN who departed this life the 1 of July 1840 aged 45 years.


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Erected in memory of JAMES JOHNSTON, late of CASTLEAGREE who died 11th August 1908 aged 84 years Also his wife ISABELLA who died 5th November 1915 aged 71 years. Erected by his wife and family.

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In memory of CATHRINE SINCLAIR, CLOUNTICE who died May 19th 1863 aged 75 years   

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