The church and and graveyard at Eglish Castle in 2016. Some of the headstones are quite difficult to read. The grave layout and transcript of inscriptions are from Patrick Berry’s Eglish Castle page. To go back to the Eglish Castle page on this website, click here. I have matched the gravestones to the inscriptions recorded to the best of my ability. If you see errors, please contact me.
Gravestone Inscriptions recorded by P.F.B. in 2011
“Numbers corresponds to those in plan of Berry Burial enclosure above. Script is laid out as it is on the tombstones and I have tried to retain characteristics of the script used i.e. spelling, upper or lower case, underscored etc. ? denotes illegible.” PFB 2011.
(1) (No photo)
The Remains of Knight Berry
Who Died the 27th of March 1793
In the 79th Year of his age
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(tombstone broken along next line of illegible script and missing)
(2) (No Photo)
Sacred to the Memory
Of Mrs FRANCES BERRY
Wife of Thomas Berry of Eglish Castle Esq
She Departed this Life May 26th 1807
AGED 63 YEARS
And was the Sole Heir
Of the late Knight Berry Esq
And Sophia his wife
Sacred to the Memory
of
Robert Fleetwood Berry Esq
Who died August of 1822
Aged 45 Years
He won the enduring afection
Of his neighbours
Yet he sought not popularity
?through the awful impression upon his mind
Of the inestimable love of GOD
In a redeeming Saviour
Was ?vinced
In the integrity of his Transcention
The earnestness of his vigilance
For the Welfare
Of his Fellow men
He is laid in this Grave
To which he had himself
But three Weeks before his death
Committed the body of his daughter
Catherine was aged four years
Under This Tomb are interred the mortal remains of
Maria Berry who died on the 6th of November1824
Also
Of John Berry her twin brother who died on the 19th February 1825
Also
Of Frances Berry who died the 24th May 1825
In the 12th year of her age
Also
Of their Mother Mrs Dorothy Berry wife of
Sterling Berry Esqr of the City of Dublin
Who died on the 30 of July 1826 in the 46th year of living
And
Of Sterling Berry Esqr whom died on the 10th of April
1825 in the 57th year of his age
Within this Tomb
are deposited
the Mortal remains
of
Dorothea late Wife of
M P Berry
Tullamore
Who died 9th of November
1825
universally and deservedly
lamented
she assigned her pure soul
into the hand of her
MAKER
firmly relying on the
merits and intercession
of her generous and merciful
REDEEMER
for Salvation
and everlasting happiness
in a World
of
GLORY
Underneath this Stone Lie
the Remains of
Frances Berry
Daughter of Francis and Alice Berry
of Tullamore
Who died on the 12 July 1832
Aged 23 years
Also of her Mother Alice Berry
Who joined her Beloved
only Four* Months
on the 20th May
* apparently an error
Sacred To the | Memory
of Martha Berry|
Who Died March| 7th 1833
Like crowded forest trees|we stand
And some are marked| to fall
The axe will smite at G|ods command
And soon shall smi|te us all
God————–| on high
We leave |delighted
|o hand
—————-|——–
This Tomb|
Was erect|ed
By her husba|nd
Smith Mas|sy Berry
The Remains of the Late
James Armstrong Berry of Eglish Esqr
Are Interred Beneath this stone
He died July 10th 1833 in the
Sixty second year of his age
Also Margaret his Wife
Who depd this life June 30th 1851
In the 61st Year of her age
ALSO THEIR DAUGHTER
SOPHIA
WHO DIED 2ND FEB 1860
AGED 38 YEARS
GOD IS LOVE
In
Memory
of
MARLBOROUGH PARSONS BERRY Esq
Late Barracks of the Buffs 64 Reg of Foot
Who departed this life
The 28th of October1842
Aged 69 Years
Sacred
To the memory of
Mrs ELIZABETH Berry wife of the late
ROBERT FLEETWOOD BERRY Esq
Of Shannon Harbour in Kings Co
She died April ?—
Aged ?—-
SACRED
TO THEMEMORY OF
FRANCIS BERRY ESQUIRE
OF TULLAMORE AND EGLISH
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
ON THE 31ST OF OCTOBER 1864
AGED 85 YEARS
ALSO
SUSANNA HIS WIFE WHO DIED
AT MONKSTOWN COUNTY DUBLIN
ON THE 3RD OF JULY 1876
AGED 60 YEARS
“THEM ALSO WHICH SLEEP IN JESUS
WILL GOD BRING WITH HIM”
1 THESS. v 14
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ROBERT BERRY ELDEST
SON OF THE REV EDWARD BERRY RECTOR OF ATHLONE
AND OF PENELOPE HIS WIFE WHO DIED NOV 6 1864
AGED 18 YEARS ALSO EDWARD SECOND
SON OF THE SAMEWHO DIED JUNE 4 1869 AGED 21 YEARS
ALSO
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THE VEN
EDWARD FLEETWOOD BERRY
ARCHDEACON OF MEATH & VICAR OF TRAM
FORMERLY RECTOR OF ATHLONE
WHO DIED AT TREAM 29 APRIL 1875
AGED 58 YEARS
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
FRANCES
DAUGHTER OF
MARLBOROUGH P BERRY
CLONEEN
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
21 JULY 1882
AGED 12 YEARS
ERECTED BY
JAMES BERRY MITCHELL
IN REMEMBERANCE OF HIS BELOVED
MOTHER
MARGARET MITCHELL
DAUGHTER OF THE LATE
JAMES ARMSTROMG BERRY ESQR
DIED 18TH SEPTEMBER 1905
AGED 82 YEARS
WITH CHRIST IN PERFECT PEACE
