CARLOW – Grange

Erected by
PATRICK & THOMAS NOLAN
Rathlyon,
to the memory of their beloved parents
JOHN NOLAN
Died 1st may 1863 aged 80 years
CATHERINE NOLAN
Died 10th Dec'r 1874 aged 80 years
Also their brother
JAMES NOLAN
Died 10th July 1877 aged 38 years
And also their sister
MARY NOLAN
Died 13th March 1879 aged 44 years
The above THOMAS NOLAN,
Died 20th Jan. 1904 aged 77 years.

R.I.P. ( click to view image )

Sacred
to the memory of PATRICK NOLAN
late of Slaneyquarter who departed this
life the ... October 1858 aged 75 years
Also his Sister CATHERINE NOLAN who
dep'd this life 26th Sept 1855 aged 72 years
Also his Brother THOMAS
dep'd this life 25th March 1857 aged 77 years
Also his Mother MARGARET NOLAN who
dep'd this life 24th Dec'r 1847 aged 99 years
Also his Brother JAMES NOLAN who
dep'd this life 15th? May 30? aged 40 years
Also his nephew JAMES NOLAN who
dep'd this life 14th? Jan? 1842
aged 22 years.
And his Wife? BRIDGET NOLAN who
dep'd this life 10th? Oct 1881 aged 66? years

Requiescant in pace. ( click to view image )

Erected by
JOHN NOLAN Busherstown
in memory of his beloved wife
ELIZABETH NOLAN
Died 7th April 1941? aged 68 years.
JAMES NOLAN Grangeford
Died 19th March 1923 aged 73 years.
THOMAS NOLAN
died 17th Sept 1924 aged 72 years.
The above JOHN NOLAN
Died 23rd ... 1951? aged .. years. ( click to view image )

In the most recent picture
of the small tombstone with a cross
it has regained the position it had in
the 1940s picture but the inscription
is almost unreadable. The transcription
taken in the 1970s is as follows:

"In memory of Michael, 
the beloved child of 
Thomas Nolan [and Agnes], 
died Aug 20, 1889, aged 9 yrs."

 ( click to view image )

In loving memory of
PETER BROWNE
Downings, Tullow
who died 27th July 1926
aged 85 years
His wife ANNE BROWNE
(nee NOLAN)
who died 27th May 1935?
aged 79 years
Their daughter MAY?
who died 23rd April 1954
aged 54 years
Their daughter CHRISTINA
died 3rd Oct. 1966 aged 71 years. ( click to view image )

Erected by
GEORGE NOLAN, Killerig,
to the memory of his beloved brother
HUGH NOLAN,
who died 10th July 1887 aged 23 yrs.
Also his Father
Died 24th June 1888 aged 72.
Also his sister MARGARET,
died 2nd March 1891 aged 29.
Also his Mother
died 14th Oct. 1893 aged 69.
Also his brother MARTIN,
Died 15th Dec. 1927 aged 70.
His sister ANNE,
died 14th April 1930 aged 79.
The above GEORGE
died 21st Dec. 1936 aged 82.
And his nephew MARTIN NOLAN
died 20th Feb. 1969 aged 72.
Also ELLEN NOLAN wife of the above MARTIN
died 5th Oct 1987

R.I.P. ( click to view image )

Erected by
CATHERINE NOLAN Rathlyon
in memory of her sister
ESTHER M. NOLAN
who died April 23rd 1926.
aged 54 years
The above CATHERINE NOLAN
died 11th March 1932 aged 58 yrs.
and her sister WINIFRED NOLAN
died 29th Aug 1948? aged 75? years. ( click to view image )

In the most recent picture of the large 
cross shown in the 1940s and 1970s pictures, 
we see that the lower two tiers at the base 
of the cross have been removed with only 
the following inscription showing:

"In loving memory of
MARY ANNE NOLAN
who died on March 11 1900
aged 18 years
R.I.P." ( click to view image )

Erected by BRIGID DILLON
Grange
in loving memory of
Her sister WINIFRED NOLAN
died 20th Dec. 1924
Her husband THOMAS
died 29th April 1947
And their son PATRICK
died 2nd Dec. 1948
And all relatives interred her
The above BRIGID DILLON
died 17th Dec. 1981
aged 90 yrs.

R.I.P. ( click to view image )

Erected by
JOHN NOLAN Tankerstown
in memory of his beloved wife
JOHANNA NOLAN,
who died 31st Aug. 1912,
aged 48 years.

Also the above JOHN NOLAN
who died 11th March 1924
aged 64 years. ( click to view image )

In loving memory
of
ITA McGRATH (nee NOLAN)
who died on 18th February 2003,
aged 67 yrs.

Rest In Peace. ( click to view image )

In loving memory of
JOHN NOLAN, Killerig
Died 24th Oct. 1945
aged 81 years.
His daughter
ELIZABETH NOLAN
Died 24th Dec. 1948
aged 42 years.
His daughter
MARY BROWNE
Died 20th Oct. 1951
aged 43 years.
His wife MARY
Died 19th May 1967
aged 81 years.
His son-in-law MARTIN BROWNE
Died 18th Dec 1991
aged 82 yrs ( click to view image )

In loving memory
of
MARGARET DOWLING,
Ballyhackett
who died 9th of Nov. 1948
Her husband FRANCIS CHRISTY
died 16th March 1967 aged 74 yrs.
Interred at St. Pancras?, London
Also SEAMUS NOLAN
died 12th Sept 1986 aged 64 yrs ( click to view image )

Sacred Heart of Jesus
In memory of the Souls
of
ANNIE NOLAN
Grangewatt
who died 17th Dec. 1937
aged 76 yrs
Also her beloved husband
PATRICK NOLAN
who died 19th Nov 1940
aged 88 yrs
And their daughter JULIA
who died ... Feb. 1958. ( click to view image )

Pray for the Souls of
PATRICK NOLAN
Ballyhackett,
who died 9th November 1945,
aged 77 years.
His wife MARY ANNE NOLAN
who died 25th December 1941,
aged 77 years.
Their son JOHN NOLAN
who died 22nd may 1928,
aged 27 years.
Their son-in-law
HENRY P. HYNES
Shamrock Square, Carlow,
who died 11th Feb. 1945,
aged 46 years.
And his wife KATHERINE HYNES
who died 15th July 1996,
aged 92 years.

R.I.P. ( click to view image )

In loving memory of
PATRICK NOLAN, Rathlyon,
who died 3rd Oct. 1909
aged 84 years.
Also his wife ESTHER NOLAN
who died 15th April 1913
aged 55 yrs.
Also their daughter BRIGID NOLAN
died 21st June 1910 aged 19 years
and their son
JAMES died 11th Feb 1930 aged 42 yrs
Also their daughter ALICE NOLAN
died 10th Nov 1954 aged 69 years
And their son JOHN
died 10th Dec. 1959 aged 64 years.
R.I.P ( click to view image )

Erected by
JAMES NOLAN, Ballyhackett,
in memory of beloved wife
MARGARET NOLAN,
who died 12th? Feb. 1924,
aged 73? years.
The above, JAMES NOLAN,
died 24th April 1933
aged 96? years.
His grandchildren
MARGARET J?. NOLAN,
Died 10th? Aug 1937? aged 6 months
EILEEN C. NOLAN,
Died 15th March 1938 aged 3 years
MICHAEL NOLAN
who died young.
JOHN NOLAN
died 18th Feb 1979 aged 93 yrs
MARY NOLAN
died 27th July 1979 aged 84 yrs

R.I.P. ( click to view image )

Picture, taken in the 1970s,
of same 3 tombstones showing
a change in their placement
compared to the 1940s picture ( click to view image )

Also, in the most recent pictures 
the tombstone originally to the left 
of the large cross in earlier pictures
is nowhere to be seen.  

Based upon a 1970s transcription
it is believed to have read as follows:

"Erected by Thomas Nolan of Graigue
in memory of his father Michael Nolan
Died May 16, 1878, age 78
Mother Julia Nolan, April 22, 186?, age 63
And sister Anne Nolan, May 11, 18??, age 35
Brother Matthew, died July 29, 1910, age 64" 
(no image)

Also
the belov'd Children
of
THOMAS NOLAN, Rathlyon
JOHN NOLAN
Died 2nd March 1874,
Aged 14 years.
ELIZABETH NOLAN,
Died 10th March 1879,
Aged 17 years.
Also his beloved wife
ESTHER NOLAN died Oct'r
19th 1890, aged 62 years.
MARY ANNE NOLAN,
Died 17th April 1902,
aged 34 years.

R.I.P.
(side view of previous tombstone
erected by Thomas & Patrick Nolan) ( click to view image )

In loving memory of
PATRICK NOLAN
Grangewatt
Died 23rd May 1971 aged 74 yrs
Also his Brother MICHAEL
Died 31st Dec 1971 aged 77 yrs

R.I.P. ( click to view image )

Erected
in loving memory of
ANNIE NOLAN
Downings, Tullow
Died 7th Oct. 1965 aged 76 yrs.
Her husband MICHAEL
Died 28th Feb. 1970 aged 74 yrs.

R.I.P.

Donated by
MICHAEL NOLAN
Grangewatt
and MICHAEL & Mrs. NOLAN
Downings ( click to view image )

Picture, taken in the 1940s,
of 3 tombstones for comparison as to 
placement depicted in the next picture ( click to view image )

In the 1940`s the base of
the elaborate cross consisted
of 3 tiers 2 of which bore the
following inscription:

"In loving memory of
MARY ANNE NOLAN
who died on March 11 1900
aged 18 years
R.I.P.

Also her mother AGNES NOLAN
Died 24th May 1908, aged 59 yrs.
And her father THOMAS NOLAN
Died July 29th 1911, age 65 yrs." ( click to view image )