Centre South Sector

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

Centre South sector - plan at bottom of page

Family names on stones: Black 1, Boyd 1, 2, Brown 1, Campbell 1, Cathcart 1, Diamond 1, Farrow 1, Forsythe 1, 2, Hatley 1, Haughey 1, Holliday 1, Howard 1, Humes 1, Kane 1, Kelly 1, Lighton 1, Longmoor(e) 1, 2, 3, 4,  Macaw 1, 2, Magee 1,  McConaghy 1, McCurdy 1, 2, 3, 4, McFerson 1, McGown 1, McIntyre 1, McKeeman 1, McKendry 1, 2, McMullan 1, Murphy 1, Patterson 1, Smith 1, Stewart 1, unknown 1.
All stones face East except where denoted W or horizontal
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Memento Mo. Here lyeth the body of WILIAM HATLEY rideing surveyor in th. district of Co Der.. ho departed this life the 14 of April? ...7 aged ..
CS02  -view image- Pillar with finial in surround
Sacred to the memory of ALEXANDER McCURDY, THE HAW, BILLY who died 21st Jan 1915 aged 73 years. Also his wife ELIZABETH CAMPBELL who died 26th February 1934 aged 71 years.
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Erected to the memory of ARTHUR MACAW, surgeon, BUSHMILLS who died 23rd June 1855 aged 57 years and his wife MARTHA who died the 8th January 1838 aged 40 years. MATILDA R MACAW wife of JAMES McCaw MD died 8th April 1882 and his son JAMES MACAW MD JP died 5th November 1889 aged 59 years.
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Erected to the memory of JAMES MACAW (of) CRAIG who died 20th January 1835 aged 89 years and his wife JANE who died 30th May 1835 aged 72. Also their son JAMES MACAW who died 7th Nov 1854 aged 64 years.
CS04 small stone
...MSN cRO MORI/HERE LYETH ...- BODY OF VCN.. U -....EY..U.D...C -. A ... ..A....- ... aged - ...
CS05 -view image- large upright slate
Erected by FRANCIS KANE, CAUSEWAY, in memory of his children viz JOHN SINCLAIR KANE, who died 25th August 1868 aged 3 years and 11 months. Also MARY JANE KANE who died 3rd Sepr 1868 aged 1 year and 10 months Also MARGARET KANE who died 11th Feby 1869 aged 7 months, Also ELLEN EMILY KANE who died August 30th 1882 aged 6 years and 10 months. The above FRANCIS KANE who died 7th Feby 1899 aged 79 years. Also his father JOHN KANE and his wife JANE KANE are interred here.
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Erected by JOHN McMULLAN, CARNON, in memory of his father RODGER McMULLAN who died 22nd Augt 1883 aged 78 years. Also his mother MARY McMULLAN who died 19th Decr 1885 aged 83 years. And his son JOHN McMULLAN who died 15th March 1909 aged 78 years.
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Sacred to the memory of WILLIAM STEWART late of Ballynaris who died 25 December 1848 aged 85 years. Also his wife ANN who died in June 1825 aged 70 years. Also his sons WILLIAM who died March 1811 aged 18 years and THOMAS who died Decr 25th 1845 aged 50 years.
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DANIEL McGOWN's burying ground. Also his niece ALICE LONGMOORE who departed this life Feb the 7th in the year of our Lord 1828 aged 19 years.
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Here lieth the body of MATTHEW LONGMOOR, late of Clogher, who departed this life the 26th of March 1804 aged 54 years.
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Here lieth the body of JOHN LONGMOOR who departed this life the 5th day of February 1790 aged 78 years. And his wife MARY LONGMOOR who departed this life the 30th of May 1803 aged 78 years. "Blessed are they who die in the Lord"
CS11 Stone obscured by tree.
..... wife MARY LONGMOORE ...
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Erected by ANN PATTERSON in memory of her son SAMUEL who died 8th April 1920 aged 45 years . The above ANN who died ..Feb 1923 aged 76?/74? years.
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WG FARROW Act. E.R.A. 4thCl. RN. M/20523, HMS "Racoon", 9th January 1918 age 32. From all his labour now he rests in God's Eternal Glory Blessed
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S SMITH Ch. Eng. R. Artfcr.2nd. RN. 269820 HMS "Racoon", 9th January 1918.
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In memory of JOHN McKEEMAN and family, PROLISK. Also his son WM JOHN McKEEMAN died 8th February 1920 aged 74 years.
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Erected by ALEXANDER McINTYRE, Straid, in memory of his children. JANE died Sept 1866 aged 3 years 7 months. Also JOHNNIE died 25th Sept 1891 aged 16 years and MARTHA died 17th March 1896 aged 18 years.
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Erected to the memory of WILLIAM HOLLIDAY late of Carnkirk who died 27th Decr 1864 aged 64? years. Also his wife Jane who died 18th July 1844? aged 41? years.
CS18a -view image- iron rail surround.
Erected in memory of DAVID FORSYTHE, Turfahun, who died 3rd May 1899 aged 79 years. Also his wife ELIZA HAUGHEY who died 24 May 1909 aged 78 years. Also his daughter ROSE ANNIE who died 9th January 1918 aged 57 years.
CS18b -view image- iron rail surround.
This stone is erected to mark the family burying place of JOHN FORSYTHE, late of Turfahun, who departed this life the 21st day of March 1842 in the 61st year of his age. Also in memory of his wife BETTY FORSYTHE who departed this life the 3rd August 1857 aged 72 years. Also their daughter NANCY FORSYTHE who died 10th October 1900 aged 83 years. Also their son JOHN FORSYTHE died 27th July 1901 aged 92 years.
CS19 -view image- recently refurbished
To the memory of JOHN McKENDRY of Ballylough who departed this life the 7th Febry 1852 aged 46 years. This stone was erected by his sorrowing widow MARGT McKENDRY. JAMES McKENDRY died 1958 aged 70 years. His wife MATILDA McKENDRY died 1971 aged 91 years.
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Here lieth the body of JAMES BOYD late of Carnkerk who departed this life the 29th of March 1799 aged 58 years. Also his wife SARAH BOYD who departed this life April the 18th 1803 aged 66 years.
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Sacred to the memory of ROBERT HOWARD late of Ballyloughbegg who departed this life the 31st day of October 1847 aged 79 years. Also his wife ANN HOWARD who departed this life the 23rd day of April 1849 aged 95 years. Also JANE, wife of ROBERT MURPHY, who died 29th December 1901 aged 87 years. Also ROBERT MURPHY died 15th April 1902 aged 82 years.
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Erected by JOHN LIGHTON, BUSHMILLS to the memory of his mother PEGGY BLACK who died 5th Novr 1851 aged 73 years. Also his aunt MARY BLACK who died 1st April 1854 aged 63 years. The above named JOHN LIGHTON died 27th May 1889 aged 72 years.
CS23 Slate stone, no inscription. Also ceramic base inscribed:
In Loving Memoery of: Our dear father JOSEPH McKENDRY died 29th September 1950. Our dear mother BELLA McKENDRY died 25th June 1951. Our dear brother JAMES McKENDRY.
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To the memory of ROBERT BROWN late of Flowerhill who died 25th Decr 1873 aged 67 years.
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In memory of JAMES McCURDY, Carncoggy, who died 20th June 1910. His wife HANNAH died 4th June 1907. And his brothers JOHN died 23 Feby 1876 and ALEXANDER died 4th Dec 1905. HENRY McCURDY late of the Devon Regiment died 10th January 1913.
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Erected to the memory of MARGARET MAGEE who departed this life the 19th September 1812 aged 70 years wife to JAMES McCURDY of CARNCOGY who died the - day of - 18-- aged - years.
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In memory of the McCONAGHY family
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Here lieth the body of ROBERT HUMES late of CASTLECAT who departed this life the ? August 1811 aged 73. Also his brother THOMAS HUMES who departed this life the 6 of March 1800 aged 74 years.
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Erected in loving memory of ELIZABETH CATHCART, BALLYNARIES who died 22nd July 1900 aged 67 years. Also her daughter SARAH ANN CATHCART who died 4th February 1878 aged 17 years. And her husband WILLIAM CATHCART who died 23rd February 1918 aged 89 years. And her son JAMES CATHCART who died 15th September 1936 aged 70 years. And her daughter ELLEN CATHCART who died 16th January 1960 aged 84 years.
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In memory of JANE DIAMOND who departed this life the 28th June 1816 aged 50 years. Also her son.
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Erected by JOHN McFERSON of ISLANDRANEY in memory of his beloved wife CATHERINE who died 27th Janry 1836 aged 52 years. Also CATHERINE McCURDY wife of JOHN McCURDY of TOBERKEIGH who died March 21st 1896 aged 73 years. "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord"
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Erected by JOHN KELLY in memory of his seven children. EDWARD who died 19 Decr 1867. BESSIE who died 3rd May 1882. MARY A who died 3rd Oct 1882. SARAH J who died 4th April 1887. JAMES W who died 15th June 1889. BESSIE A who died 13th July 1896. ELLEN who died 26th March 1897. The above JOHN KELLY who died 30 September 1911 aged 71. Also his wife ANN KELLY died 7th December 1919 aged 74 years. FANNY KELLY wife of JOHN KELLY died 21st Octr 1929.
CS33 Not used
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Erected to the memory of HUGH BOYD late of KILCUBIN who died the 1st April 1853 aged 79 years. Also his wife ELLEN who died the <blank> 18 <blank> aged <blank> years. "Beloved in life and lamented at death"
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