Murrisk Cemetery

Murrisk Cemetery

Murrisk Cemetery

Murrisk Cemetery is located on the south shore of Clew Bay across from the base of Croagh Patrick. The cemetery is located around the ruins of Murrisk Abbey, which was founded in 1456 by the Augustinian Friars.

Transcribed by Bernie McCafferty in July 2004. For additional information and photos of the gravestones, please visit

Last Names / Transcription
Balough / MARY ELIZABETH BALOUGH (nee MCCONNELL) wife of NORMAN died August 12, 1912
Bowen / In loving memory of PATRICK BOWEN Mullagh. Died 17th May 1975.
Bradley / In loving memory of JOHN BRADLEY Murrisk Died 12th Sept. 1947. His sister SARAH NEVIN died 21st Feb. 1960.
Bradley / Pray for JAMES BRADLEY Murrisk. Died 19th March 1960. And his wife SARAH died 16th March 1981. And their son JAMES died 12th April 1988.
Bradley / In loving memory of JOHN BRADLEY Murrisk, died 29th December 1995 aged 79 years. Always remembered by his family.
Bradley / In loving memory of BRIDGET BRADLEY Murrisk, died 10th Mar. 1986.
Brennan / In loving memory of MARY BRENNAN Kiltimagh. Formerly MARY GANNON Kilsallagh, Westport. Died 19. Aug. 1994 aged 62 years.
Burke / In loving memory of JOHN BURKE Carrowkerran, and his wife BRIDGET.
Burke / In loving memory of AUSTIN BURKE, Carrowkerran. Died 29th June 1957 aged 76 years. His wife MARIA, died 13th Jan. 1961, aged 78 years.
Burns / O Lord have mercy on the souls of MARY BURNS who died 29th Aug. 1900 aged 74 years. Also of NORAH BURNS who died Dec. 26, 1900 aged 38 years. Also of JOHN BURNS who died 10th July 1910 aged 90 years. Also of JOHN JOSEPH BURNS who died June 1884 aged 4 years Also JOHN BURNS who died 11th Sept. 1923 aged 64 years. Erected by their son JOHN BURNS. Kate Kilcoyne died 17th Oct 1965
and her brother James Burns
died 23rd Nov 1969
Campbell / In loving memory of MARY E. CAMPBELL Murrisk. Died 17th July 1977 and her sister JEAN died 16th April 1992
Campbell / In loving memory of THOMAS CAMPBELL Shankill Dublin and Murrisk. Died 4th Aug. 1994. And his mother MARY died10th July 1995.
Campbell / In loving memory of WILLIAM CAMPBELL Kilmeena. Died 26th Dec. 1993. And his beloved wife ROSALEEN died 7th Aug. 1994
Cannon / In loving memory of MARGARET CANNON Kilsallagh. Died 31st Oct. 1958. Her daughter MARY ELLEN died 17th Dec. 1981..
Cannon / In loving memory of our darling baby son JOHN CANNON died 17th Feb. 1982. “The clouds dispersed, our child we see playing with the angels joyfully.”
Carney / In loving memory of MARTIN CARNEY Ayle Westport died 7th Dec. 1966. And his wife MARY (nee GRADY) died 6th Feb. 1967
Carney / Treasured memories of a loving wife and mother CHRISTINA CARNEY Breaffy, late of Murrisk. Died 3. Dec. 1998 aged 54 years.
Carroll / Pray for the soul of MARY CARROLL Murrisk. Died 22nd Jan. 1952 aged 43 years. And her husband JOSEPH F. CARROLL died 18th Dec. 1964.
Carroll / Pray for the soul of JOSEPHINE CARROLL Murrisk. Died 10th April 1969. JOHN CARROLL died 19th Nov. 1983.
Carroll / In loving memory of THOMAS CARROLL, The Pier, Murrisk. Died 25th Jan. 1995 aged 94 years.
Clavin / Much loved, sadly missed IMELDA CLAVIN, wife and mother,. Died, Murrisk, Dec. 18th 1999 aged 55 years.
Conway / In loving memory of PATRICK CONWAY Killsallagh, and his wife SARAH
Conway / Pray for the souls of PATRICK GILL, Kilsallagh, died February 1963. KATE CONWAY died 23rd April 1974.
Conway / In loving memory of SADIE MURPHY nee CONWAYYardley Wood, Birmingham and Kilsallagh. Died 28th Nov. 1993. And her husband PATRICK died 10th July 2001.
Conway / In loving memory of PETER CONWAY Kilsallagh Died 10th May 2002 aged 87 years.
Conway / In loving memory of Fr. MICHAEL (THADY) CONWAY S.M.A. Kilsallagh and Lagos. 1918-1997. Rest in peace dear loved one until we meet again.
Cummins / Cherished memories of our dear and much loved parents JACK CUMMINS Thornhill, Murrisk. Died 12th April 1999. His wife SARAH died 16th June 2000
Duffy / Pray for the souls of MICHAEL DUFFY Culleen. Died 19th Jan. 1957 aged 77 years. And his wife HONORIA died 12th Dec. 1959 aged 78 years.
Fadden / JOHN FADDEN died 1st Aug. 1920 aged 65 years. JAMES FADDEN died 27th Feb. 1923 aged 62 years.
Fadden / In loving memory of our dear parents MICHAEL FADDEN, Kilsallagh, died 24th April 1961. And his wife MARY died 2nd May 1967. Their daughter MARY died 14th Aug. 1979
Fadden / Sacred Heart of Jesus have mercy on the soul of PATRICK JOSEPH FADDEN Lecanvey. Died 1st June 1986. His wife KATHLEEN died 21st June 2001.
Fahy / Sacred Heart of Jesus have mercy on the soul of MARY AGNES FAHY, James Street Westport, who died 17th July 1926. and of her motherMary O'Boyle Hughes
Ballyglass House Co. Galwaywho died 1870. Erected in fond remembrance
by her niece & nephewAmy & J.F. Moran
Fair / In memory of ANNIE FAIR, Gloshpatrick, Murrisk. Died 10th July 1931, her brother PADDY died 19th Aug. 1993.
Fair / In loving memory of JAMES FAIR Gloshpatrick died 16th Oct. 1964 aged 74 years, and his wife BRIDGET died 31st Oct. 1963 aged 73 years.
Fair / In loving memory of MARGARET FAIR Gloshpatrick, died 21st July 1982.
Fair / In loving memory of EDDIE FAIR Gloshpatrick. Died 24th Feb. 1991. PATRICIA FAIR nee CAMPBELL died 30th Oct.1999. Also remember in your prayers KATHLEEN MARY FAIR nee WALSH interred in Mostow Manchester died 13th Jan. 1969.
Fair / GEORGANNE came to us 9th Jan. 1982. Went to God 6th Nov. 1995.
Farrell / Farrell
Farrell / In loving memory of MARGARET FARRELL, Lecanvey, Westport. Died 15th April 1978. And her daughter THERESA died 28th February 1994. And her daughter ANNE, died 19th November 2001.
Feeney / In loving memory of COLM FEENEY Sligo and Lecanvey. Died 28th February 1999 aged 63 years.
Fergus / In loving memory of NORA FERGUS Mullagh. Died 26th Dec. 1971. And her brother PATRICK died 5th June 1987 aged 77 years.
Fergus / In loving memory of JAMES FERGUS Mullagh. Died 26th Oct. 1973. Erected by his nephew PETER FLANAGAN.
Fergus / In loving memory of WILLIAM FERGUS Culleen. And his wife ELLEN.
Fergus / In loving memory of PATRICK FERGUS Mullagh, died 6th Jan. 1951. And his wife BRIDGET died 28th April 1953. Erected by their son PATRICK.
Fergus
Fergus / In loving memory of MARGARET FERGUS ? died 25th M? 1946
Fergus / PATS BRIDGET FERGUS
Fergus / KATHLEEN FERGUS Culleen died July 7th, 1987
Fergus / In loving memory of THOMAS FERGUS Mullagh, died 15th August 1978 aged 85 years. And his wife ROSE died 29th June 1982 aged 80 years. Also their son SEAN died 15th Sept. 2000 aged 54 years.
Flanagan / In loving memory of MICHAEL FLANAGAN Kilsallagh & Chicago U.S.A. Died 4th April 1977.
Flanagan / In loving memory of PAT FLANAGAN A devoted husband and father. Birmingham and Kilsallagh, died 22nd May 1996. Also MOLLY his loving wife and a cherished mother died 23rd February 1999.
Flanagan / In loving memory of TOM FLANAGAN Blackpool, England and Kilsallagh. Died 10th February 2003 aged 86 years.
Flanagan / In loving memory of PETER FLANAGAN Kilsallagh died 3rd Feb. 2000
Flanagan / In loving memory of MARGARET REILLY (nee FLANAGAN) Murrisk. Died 3rd August 2003.
Foy / JAMES FOY, Murrisk. Died 28th April 1969. And his wife KATIE, died 1st June 1972. Also EUGENIA FOY, died 16th Sep. 1934. Her husband MICHAEL, died 4th Sep. 1942. On their souls sweet Jesus have mercy.
Gallagher / In loving memory of AUSTIN GALLAGHER Murrisk. And his wife MARY. Also their son PATRICK.
Gannon / In loving memory of THOMAS STAUNTON Thorhnill, died 7th Mar. 1943 aged 61 years. And his wife ANNE died 20th Jan. 1968 aged 83 years. AUSTIN GANNON died 1900, MARY GANNON died 1936.
Gannon / In loving memory of AUSTIN GANNON died 26th Sep. 1923 and his wife MARGARET died 30th Aug. 1923, also their son JAMES died 18th Oct. 1909. AUSTIN GANNON died 31st Dec. 1939 and his wife CATHERINE died 30th July 1973. Erected by their daughter MARGARET, U.S.A.
Gannon / Pray for the souls of AUSTIN GILL Murrisk and his wife JULIA. And her brother THOMAS GANNON. Erected by MARTIN GILL.
Gannon / In loving memory of JOHN GANNON Carramagloughlin. Died Jan. 1972. And his wife MARY died Sept. 1973. And their sons JAMES died Apr. 1969, JOHN died Mar. 1991, and their daughter MOLLY died Nov. 1991.
Gannon / In loving memory of FRANK MAGUIRE Culleen. Died 8th May 1981 aged 84. His sister BRIDGET GANNON Gloshpatrick died 24th Jan. 1974, aged 82
Gannon / In loving memory of KATIE GANNON Lecanvey died 27th Oct. 1965. And her husband JOHN died 9th April 1967. Also their son MICHAEL died 30th April 1995.
Gannon / In loving memory of SEAMUS GANNON, Lecanvey and Ballintleva. Died 10th Oct. 1988, aged 62 years.
Gannon / In loving memory of PETER GANNON Lecanvey, 1875-1960, and his wife CATHERINE 1880-1966. And their son PETER died 12th May 1975. Their daughter ANNIE died 16th April 1998. Erected by their son GEORGE.
Gannon / In loving memory of EDWARD GANNON Gloshpatrick. Died 19th Feb. 1961. And his wife LUCY died 8th June 1975. Erected by her sister.
Gannon / In loving memory of KATIE GANNON Kilsallagh who died 31st July 1953
Gannon / In loving memory of AUSTIE GANNON Thornhill died 1st October 1983. And his wife CATHERINE died 28th Dec. 1989.
Gannon / In loving memory of MARY BRENNAN Kiltimagh. Formerly MARY GANNON Kilsallagh, Westport. Died 19. Aug. 1994 aged 62 years.
Gannon / In loving memory of PADDY GANNON Lecanvey, Westport. Who died 15th May 2000
Gannon / In loving memory of JOSEPH GANNON Kilsallagh and London. Died 18th Oct. 2002 aged 66 years
Garvey / In loving memory of JOHN GARVEY of Murrisk Abbey. Elder son of GRACE & FRANCIS GARVEY. Born Sep. 17, 1875 died Mar. 27, 1952.
Garvey / TERENCE GARVEY born 7 December 1915 died 7 December 198
Gavin / In loving memory of PATRICK GAVIN, Hillside. His wife SARA, their son MARTIN. And daughter BRIDIE
Gavin / In loving memory of MARY GAVIN Murrisk died 11th Nov. 1911 and her husband WALTER died 22nd Sept. 1926
Gavin / In loving memory of JOSEPH GAVIN Hillside, died 25th Jan. 1965, aged 57 years. MICHAEL GAVIN died 29th Nov. 1999 aged 85 years.
Gavin / In loving memory of MICHAEL GAVIN, Murrisk, died Mar. 1945. And his wife MARGARET, died May 1961, Also their son MICHAEL, died Nov. 1961
Gavin / In loving memory of MICHAEL GAVIN Murrisk. Died 27th Feb. 1966. And his wife MARY LOUISE died 15th Dec. 1966.
Gavin / In loving memory of MICHAEL GAVIN Murrisk. Died 18th May 1967. Mrs. MARY KELLY (nee GAVIN) died 8th April 1972. Also his brother JOHN GAVIN died 28th July 1976. And his wife MARY GAVIN died 9th Aug. 2001.
Gavin / In loving memory of MARY GAVIN Murrisk Na Bol Died 4th Feb. 1965. And her husband MICHAEL died 17th Mar. 1979.
Gavin / Pray for the soul of MARY KATE GAVIN, Murrisk, died 1st Feb. 1964(New York). Her brother JAMES, died 29th Nov. 1968. And their brothers MARTIN died 8th Sept. 1995 and MICHAEL JOHN died 22nd Nov. 1995. On her soul Sweet Jesus have mercy.
Gavin / Sacred Heart of Jesus have mercy on the souls of MICHAEL GAVIN, Murrisk, died 23rd Jan. 1955, and his wife CATHERINE died 1st May 1955. And their sister AGNES died 21st Aug. 1995.
Gavin / Cherished memories of JOHN GAVIN Murrisk. Born 23rd June 1905 died 24th May 1957. And his wife ????
Gavin / Treasured memories of a loving husband and father AUSTIN GAVIN, Murrisk-na-boll. Died 14th April 1998, aged 87 years. And his wife BRIDGET, died 11th Jan. 2000 aged 84 years.
Geraghty / In loving memory of JOHN GERAGHTY Lecanvey died 10th Mar. 1943 and his wife MARGARET died 17th Nov. 1967.
Geraghty / In loving memory of PAT & SARA GERAGHTY of Aluach and his parents PAT and BRIDGET. WILLIAM GERAGHTY. SAL GARAGHTY.
Geraghty / Sacred Heart of Jesus have mercy on the soul of BRIDIE GERAGHTY N.T. Kilsallagh. Died 10th March 1976. Also MARY GERAGHTY died 5th Nov. 1978. Her husband MICHAEL, died 11th September 1991.
Geraghty / In loving memory of MARTIN GERAGHTY Culleen. Died 6th Dec. 1972. And his sister MARGARET died 11th Sept. 1977. Also their brother THOMAS died 31st May 1988. Also their sister BRIDGET died 24th Nov. 2000
Geraghty / In loving memory of MICHAEL GERAGHTY Lecanvey 1878-1973. And his wife KATE 1886-1973.
Geraghty / In loving memory of ? GERAGHTY Lecanvey, died 18th Feb. 194?
Geraghty / In loving memory of PATRICK GERAGHTY Furrigal. Died 20th Mar. 1950 aged 77 years. ELLEN GERAGHTY died 24th June 1957. Baby JOHN PAUL died 8th May 1980. JAMES GERAGHTY died 1st Jan. 1998 aged 24 years.
Geraghty / In loving memory of WILLIAM GERAGHTY Furrigal. Died 6th Jan. 1994. His sister MARY, died 4th Jan. 1996. TOMMIE GERAGHTY died 27th Mar. 2002.
Geraghty / Sacred Heart of Jesus have mercy on the soul of a loving brother and uncle AUSTIN GERAGHTY Murrisk died 17th Dec. 1978 aged 68 years.
Geraghty / In loving memory of AUSTIN GERAGHTY Furrigal. Died 10th Jan. 1981. And his wife BRIDGET died 2q3rd Dec. 1987.
Geraghty / In loving memory of ANNE MARY GERAGHTY, Lecanvey. Died 1st May 1982. And her sister BRIDIE, died 27th Jan. 1986,. Also their brother JOHN PATRICK died 30th July 1987.
Geraghty / Treasured memories of AUSTIN GERAGHTY Lecanvey. Died 13th June 1985.
Geraty / In loving memory of MARY E. GERATY died 18th Oct. 1922, her daughter MARY died 11th Feb. 1925. Also her husband PATRICK GERATY died 22nd Aug. 1943, their son MICHAEL JOHN died 6th Nov. 1991.
Geraty / In loving memory of JOHN GERATY (PETER) Lecanvey. Died 26th July 1987 aged 80 years. His wife MARGARET (AGGIE) died 20th Oct. 1994 aged 88 years.
Geraty / Pray for the soul of MARY GARETY Lecanvey. Died 20th Aug. 2000
Gibbons / In loving memory of BILLY GIBBONS Inishlyre died 28th Oct. 1989 aged 74 years
Gibbons / In loving memory of JOHN GIBBONS Inishlyre died 8th Nov. 1938, and his wife MARY died 20th May 1926, also their son PETER died 20th June 1926, his sister MARY died 18th Oct. 1946
Gibbons / In loving memory of WILLIAM GIBBONS Mullagh died 8th Jan. 1944 aged 86 years. His wife HONOR died Feb. 1911. Also their son MICHAEL died 1912, aged 2 years.
Gibbons / In loving memory of PHILIP GIBBONS, Boris, Kilsallagh. Died 4th May 1988
Gibbons / In loving memory of MARY GIBBONS, Mullagh. Died 22nd Nov. 1992, aged 77 years. Her husband ANTHONY, died 4th Mar. 2001 aged 94 years.
Gill / O Lord have mercy on the souls of JAMES J. GILL, died 28th Oct. 1921, aged 54 years. HENRY GILL, died 23rd Feb. 1907, aged 34 years. ANTHONY J. GILL, died 28th Mar. 1928, aged 52 years. AUSTIN GILL, died 25th April 1938, aged 70 years. SARAH GILL died 4th May 1964. Erected by their brothers and sisters. ANNIE M. GILL died 1st June 1971 aged 80 years.
Gill / Pray for the souls of AUSTIN GILL Murrisk and his wife JULIA. And her brother THOMAS GANNON. Erected by MARTIN GILL. Baby BERNARD Oct. 1990.
Gill / In loving memory of MARGARET MARY WALSH Thornhill, Lecanvey. Died 7th Sep. 1994, aged 74 years. JAMES GILL, died 21st May 1977.
Gill / In loving memory of JOHN GILL Thornhill. Died 23rd Nov. 1972. And his wife JANE died 8th April 1997.
Gill / Pray for the souls of PATRICK GILL, Kilsallagh, died February 1963. KATE CONWAY died 23rd April 1974.
Gill / In loving memory of Baby ANTHONY GILL died 26th Oct. 1956. God called unto him an Angel.
Gill / Pray for the soul of THOMAS GILL Thornhill, who died 9th March 19?1 aged 80 years. PATRICK GILL died 23rd Oct. 1950 aged 78 years. BRIDGET GILL (Relict of THOMAS) died 19th Aug. 1968 aged 80 years
Gill / In loving memory of JOSEPH GILL Thornhill 1863-1946. And his wife CECELIA 1865-1946, also their grandson JOSEPH FRANCIS 1936-1962. And their son THOMAS JOSEPH 1899-1971. His wife NELLIE died 6th Oct. 1981 aged 75 years. Erected by THOMAS P. GILL Jr.
Gill / In loving memory of SARAH GILL Murrisk, died 26th June 1991. And her much loved husband MARTIN (MARTY) died 20th Feb. 1995.
Gill / In ever loving memory of a dear husband and father EAMON GILL Thornhill who passed away 7th December 2001 aged 66 years
Gormley / In loving memory of CATHERINE GORMLEY, died 7th Jan. 1975. And her husband MARK GORMLEY. Died 5th May 1990.
Grady / In loving memory of JACK GRADY Murrisk died 23rd Jan. 1938. And his son JOHN.
Grady / In loving memory of AUSTIN GRADY died 1946 and his wife MAUD died 1960
Grady / In loving memory of MOLLY GRADY Murrisk and her husband JOHN B. also their son PATRICK and their daughter MARY. Erected by their son MARTIN.
Grady / In loving memory of MOLLY GRADY Murrisk and her husband JOHN B. Also their son PATRICK and their daughter MARY. Erected by their son MARTIN.
Grady / In loving memory of SEAN GRADY Murrisk Died 6th March 1976. His father MARTIN died 1st May 2000.
Grady / In loving memory of MARTIN CARNEY Ayle Westport died 7th Dec. 1966. And his wife MARY (nee GRADY) died 6th Feb. 1967
Grady / In loving memory of THOMAS GRADY, Murrisk. Died 28th June 1989. His sister-in-law MARY GRADY died 5th April 1995. And her husband JOHN died 8th Aug. 1996
Grady / In loving memory of AUSTIN GRADY Murrisk-na-Boll. Died 3rd Jan. 2003 aged 60 years.
Grady / Treasured memories of ANDY GRADY Murrisk. Died 4th October 1995 aged 30 years.
Grady / Cherished memories of a loving wife and mother NORA GRADY Murrisknaboll died 31st Dec. 1995 aged 62 years.
Grady / Treasured memories of a dear son and brother COLIN GRADY Murrisknaboll died 16th April 1998 aged 22 years. And his brother DAMIEN died 11th Aug. 2001 aged 19 years. Also their brother PETER died 18th Aug. 2002 aged 19 years.
Groden / In loving memory of JOHN GRODEN Murrisk died 25th May 1959. And his wife CATHERINE died 28th July 1917.
Groden / In loving memory of EDWARD GRODEN Murrisk, died 28th May 1928. And his wife CATHERINE died 28th Dec. 1955. Also their son EDWARD died 18th June 1970 aged 60 years