Old St. Mary’s Church, Held at Christ the King Church (Gortahork)
Burial Records 1849-1863

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The following 575 burial entries are a work in progress
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| Date | First Name | Family Name | Townland |
| July 15, 1862 | Barny? | -- | The Mines |
| August 31, 1862 | Old Woman | -- | Fanawee |
| April 15, 1860 | Mary | Boyce | Baltoney |
| June 5, 1853 | C. | Boyle | |
| October 29, 1852 | Cate | Boyle | |
| October 12, 1857 | Denny | Boyle | |
| February 9, 1857 | Doalty | Boyle | Baltoney |
| August 10/11?, 1857 | Donald | Boyle | |
| August 10, 1851 | Grace | Boyle | Forth |
| October 16, 1850 | M. | Boyle | |
| February 17, 1855 | Michael | Boyle | |
| April 20, 1859 | Mother of Bryan | Boyle | |
| July 2, 1862 | Mother of James | Boyle | Crossroads |
| January 3, 1862 | Sara | Boyle | Ards |
| January 1, 1861 | Shane | Boyle | Alt |
| February 24, 1857 | Sheely | Boyle | Gortahork |
| May 17, 1862 | Una | Boyle | Alt |
| June 10, 1856 | Andy | Brogan | |
| January 17, 1859 | Anna | Brogan | Clenbachen, Clunbracken? |
| November 8, 1854 | Bridget | Brogan | + Manus O’Donnell (is this marriage entry by mistake?) |
| February 17, 1860 | Catherine | Brogan | Ards |
| February 5, 1854 | Daniel | Brogan | |
| February 14, 1862 | Hugh | Brogan | Meenclevy |
| 1849 | Margaret | Brogan | Dunmore |
| November 5, 1853 | Margaret | Brogan | |
| November 24, 1852 | Mary | Brogan | Rye |
| April 21, 1857 | Paddy | Brogan | |
| February 15, 1860 | Pat | Brogan | Dunmore |
| July 1, 1850 | Philip | Brogan | Killult |
| September 7, 1858 | Francis | Byrne | |
| December 28, 1849 | Mary M. | Calloy | Meenagappog |
| May 15, 1854 | -- | Cannon | Meencore? |
| May 21, 1862 | Daughter of Micky | Cannon | Upper Baltony |
| September 1, 1854 | Hugh | Cannon | |
| October 4, 1863 | John | Cannon | Meenwee |
| March 29, 1860 | Magy | Cannon | Clonbara |
| March 8, 1863 | Magy | Cannon | Innisboffin |
| December 7, 1863 | Mary | Cannon | Gatetown |
| December 31, 1852 | Mary | Cannon | |
| November 29, 1853 | Michael | Cannon | |
| June 6, 1857 | Michael | Cannon | |
| January 13, 1862 | Widow | Cannon | Upper Baltoney |
| April 11, 1851 | Manus | Cannon? | Rocktown |
| March 22, 1852 | Daniel | Canon | Sroohan |
| July 27, 1852 | John | Canon | |
| September 29, 1852 | Mary | Canon | |
| May 26, 1859 | Michael | Canon | |
| February 22, 1859 | Jimmy/Jenny? | Carrey | Oldtown |
| November 29, 1856 | Bryan | Carrol | |
| July 2, 1853 | Catherine | Carrol | |
| August 14, 1854 | Rose | Carroll | |
| November 17, 1860 | __( no name listed) | Coll | Innisboffin |
| October 14, 1859 | Anna | Coll | Ards |
| April 8, 1852 | Anne | Coll | Innisboffin |
| July -, 1863 | Biddy | Coll | Magheroarty |
| March 27, 1858 | Cate | Coll | Lower Keeldrum |
| April 2, 1851 | Denis | Coll | Innisboffin |
| April 14, 1850 | Dennis | Coll | Innisboffin |
| June 18, 1863 | Hugh | Coll | Innisboffin |
| April 4, 1863 | Jack | Coll | Innisboffin |
| August 22, 1863 | Jack | Coll | Innisboffin |
| January 26, 1861 | John | Coll | Innisboffin |
| April 15, 1851 | Magy | Coll | Innisboffin |
| January 23, 1850 | Thos. | Coll | Innisboffin |
| December 12, 1857 | -- | Collum | Binineya? |
| May 3, 1860 | Anne | Collum | Meenawaddy |
| September 4, 1859 | Daniel | Coyle | Baltony |
| December 2, 1851 | Grace | Coyle | Ards |
| June 23, 1851 | Grania Mor (Big Grace) | Coyle | Ards |
| March 16, 1851 | Leo? | Coyle | Drumnatinny |
| June 11, 1854 | Mary | Coyle | Ballyness |
| April 13, 1858 | Mary | Coyle | Inishdooey |
| August 14, 1862 | Mickey | Coyle | Gatetown |
| May 22, 1857 | Mickey | Coyle | |
| May --, 1854 | Mrs. | Coyle | Baltony (Bealtinny?) |
| September 16, 1860 | Neddy | Coyle | Baltoney |
| December 21, 1861 | Paddy | Coyle | Ards |
| October 26, 1858 | Patrick | Coyle | |
| March 2, 1863 | Peggy | Coyle | Alt |
| July 11, 1859 | Peter | Coyle | |
| July 22, 1851 | Sheely | Coyle | Derryconnor |
| January 5, 1851 | Sophy | Coyle | Innisboffin |
| January 15, 1862 | Thomas | Coyle | |
| May 25, 1862 | Molly | Cunaghan | |
| July 19, 1856 | Old Hudy | Cunaghan | Meenlara |
| October 14, 1858 | Biddy | Curran | |
| July 1858 | Darby/Dolty? | Curran | |
| June 1, 1863 | Hugh | Curran | Sroohan |
| June 5, 1855 | James | Curran | |
| June 21, 1859 | Margaret | Curran | |
| February 26, 1857 | Mary | Curran | Derryconnor |
| March 11, 1850 | Mrs. John | Curran | Whanabee |
| March 14, 1863 | Sara | Curran | Oldtown |
| January 21, 1863 | Sheila | Curran | Meencarrighea |
| June 1, 1855 | Tague | Curran | |
| November 8, 1852 | Magy | Curran? | |
| February 13, 1854 | Mary | Curren | |
| February 29, 1852 | Manus Rua(?) | Curren (Cannon?) | |
| January 6, 1850 | Denis | Densiner | |
| July 20, 1855 | -- | Dinsmor | Oldtown |
| May 9, 1856 | Isabella | Diver | |
| February 27, 1857 | Denis | Dixon | Meenlara |
| December 13, 1860 | Sophy | Dixon | Meenlarach? |
| May 29, 1861 | Ellen | Dogherty | Packhome |
| October 5, 1863 | Billy | Doherty | Ballintemple |
| November 1, 1862 | Billy | Doherty | Ballynacregga |
| January 29, 1854 | Bridget | Doherty | |
| November 26, 1863 | Catalina | Doherty | Rye |
| February 19, 1863 | Cate | Doherty | Newtown |
| February 11, 1853 | James | Doherty | |
| May 22, 1853 | Margaret | Doherty | |
| January 27, 1858 | Mickey | Doherty | Crossroads |
| August 5, 1860 | Mother of Hugh | Doherty | Parkhone |
| March --, 1858 | Nora | Doherty | Killult |
| February 22, 1857 | Owen | Dohery | Forth |
| August 1, 1861 | Anne | Doogan | Dunmore |
| June 11, 1862 | Anne | Doogan | Moira |
| March 28, 1863 | Briney (Rua) | Doogan | Middle Keeldrum |
| February 16, 1857 | Collumb | Doogan | Lower Keeldrum |
| June 20, 1863 | Ellen | Doogan | Clonbara |
| March 28, 1857 | Ellen | Doogan | |
| June 12, 1861 | Fargle? | Doogan | Derryreel |
| March 28, 1855 | Grace | Doogan | |
| December 27, 1855 | Hugh | Doogan | |
| October 22, 1863 | James | Doogan | Ballintemple |
| March 27, 1853 | John | Doogan | |
| September 29, 1855 | John | Doogan | |
| August 8, 1857 | John | Doogan | |
| January 10, 1852 | Kate | Doogan | Derryconnor |
| March 16, 1855 | Manafes | Doogan | |
| May 29, 1863 | Mary | Doogan | Ballina |
| February 16, 1861 | Mary | Doogan | Calhame |
| August 1, 1852 | Nora | Doogan | (crossed out) |
| April 27, 1857 | Nora | Doogan | |
| June 15, 1856 | Owen | Doogan | |
| March 21, 1860 | Paddy | Doogan | Derryconnor |
| November 25, 1853 | Patrick | Doogan | |
| February 13, 1855 | Patrick | Doogan | |
| December 22, 1853 | Shane | Doogan | |
| March 11, 1858 | Sheelly | Doogan | Killult |
| November 21, 1850 | Willy | Doogan | |
| March 9, 1857 | Denis | Doohan | |
| August 5, 1862 | James | Doohan | Moira (out of order?) |
| January 23, 1855 | James | Doohan | |
| March 30, 1852 | Jas. | Doohan | Ards |
| July 4, 1856 | John | Doohan | |
| November 23, 1850 | Magy | Doohan | Ballyboes |
| March 31, 1859 | Mary | Doohan | Innisboffin |
| March 7, 1856 | Mary | Doohan | |
| November 22, 1855 | Nora | Doohan | |
| January 17, 1855 | Paddy | Doohan | |
| September 26, 1852 | -- | Dugan | Of Eastwick? |
| February 13, 1850 | Daughter of Jas. | Dugan | |
| August 1, 1852 | Hanah | Dugan | |
| September 25, 1851 | Sean | Dugan | Baltony |
| November 7, 1849 | Sheila | Dugan | Upper Keeldrum |
| October 19, 1861 | Neal | Duggan | Dunmore |
| February 4, 1863 | Wife of George | Dunboy | Clonbara |
| December 13, 1856 | Widow | Dunmore | |
| February 3, 1859 | Belle | Ferry | Ballyness |
| July 20, 1859 | Bryan | Ferry | |
| January 28, 1863 | Catherine | Ferry | Fanawee |
| July 29, 1861 | Daniel | Ferry | Calhame |
| November 23, 1861 | Hannah | Ferry | Ballyboes |
| June 4, 1862 | James | Ferry | Fanawee |
| September 18, 1860 | John | Ferry | Keeldrum |
| September 15, 1862 | Manus | Ferry | Ards |
| February 20, 1852 | Mary | Ferry | Dinnareel |
| January 17, 1858 | Mary | Ferry | Rye Upper |
| March 6, 1855 | Maureen | Ferry | |
| January 29, 1851 | Ned | Ferry | Newtown |
| August 18, 1854 | Nelly | Ferry | Derryreel |
| December 4, 1850 | Owen | Ferry | Ards |
| February 1, 1860 | Owen | Ferry | Dunmore |
| February 6, 1863 | Peter | Ferry | Ballyness |
| March 14, 1855 | Shane | Ferry | |
| September 13, 1853 | Sheely | Ferry | |
| February 16, 1853 | Susy | Ferry | |
| March 21, 1854 | -- | Ferry? | |
| March 30, 1850 | Billy | Forisky | |
| December 3, 1861 | Daniel | Forisky | Crossroads |
| March 28, 1853 | Mrs. | Forisky | Gibbings |
| February 17, 1855 | James | Friel | |
| February 15, 1863 | Magy | Friel | Clonbara |
| May -, 1861 | Neddy | Friel | Killult |
| April 9, 1852 | Grace | Gal. | Baltoney |
| March 19, 1852 | James | Gal. | Tullaghobegley |
| February 26, 1860 | ___ | Gallagher | Clonbara |
| May 15, 1858 | ____ | Gallagher | Cashelnagore |
| May 14, 1853 | Biddy | Gallagher | |
| February 25, 1856 | Bridget | Gallagher | |
| June 10, 1860 | Briney | Gallagher | Dunmore |
| February 15, 1857 | Bryan | Gallagher | Dunmore |
| April 16, 1857 | Bryan | Gallagher | |
| February 1, 1861 | Cate | Gallagher | Fanawee |
| December 3, 1859 | Cate | Gallagher | Meenderry |
| November 18, 1860 | Catherine | Gallagher | Dunmore |
| January 18, 1860 | Catherine | Gallagher | Meenlara |
| April 10/16?, 1859 | Catherine | Gallagher | Upper Baltony |
| August 12, 1860 | Daniel | Gallagher | Oldtown |
| October 30, 1853 | Daniel | Gallagher | |
| December 8, 1853 | Daniel | Gallagher | |
| April 25, 1853 | Denis | Gallagher | |
| December 2, 1849 | Edward | Gallagher | Meenalea |
| February 6, 1853 | Filamy | Gallagher | |
| May 3, 1862 | Filomey? | Gallagher | Tullaghobegley |
| March 7, 1861 | Francis | Gallagher | Ards |
| February 10, 1853 | Grace | Gallagher | |
| February 15, 1857 | Hanah | Gallagher | Bedlam |
| January 20, 1861 | Hannah | Gallagher | Upper Killult |
| May 10, 1853 | Hugh | Gallagher | |
| July 7, 1855 | Hugh | Gallagher | |
| February 8, 1860 | James | Gallagher | Ballyboes |
| May 10, 1860 | James | Gallagher | Bedlam |
| November 14, 1855 | James | Gallagher | |
| May 11, 1852 | Jas. | Gallagher | Meenacreeve |
| April 22, 1855 | John | Gallagher | |
| October 10, 1858 | Joseph | Gallagher | Meenderry |
| February 23, 1855 | Magy | Gallagher | |
| September 8, 1858 | Mary | Gallagher | Alt |
| November 16, 1860 | Mary | Gallagher | Dunmore |
| February 29, 1860 | Mary | Gallagher | Meencaveoffver |
| March 5, 1853 | Mary | Gallagher | |
| February 13, 1856 | Mary | Gallagher | |
| December 21, 1860 | Michael | Gallagher | |
| March 25, 1860 | Nancy | Gallagher | Crossroads |
| January 9, 1857 | Nelly | Gallagher | Fanaboy |
| July 14, 1859 | Nora | Gallagher | Meenlara |
| April 22, 1862 | Owen | Gallagher | Ards mountain |
| February 8, 1860 | Owen | Gallagher | Ballyness? |
| December 2, 1861 | Owen | Gallagher | Meenacreeve |
| August 4, 1858 | Paddy | Gallagher | Cashelhill |
| October 10, 1863 | Paddy | Gallagher | Meenlara |
| June 9, 1858 | Patrick | Gallagher | Cloonbara |
| June 23, 1852 | Philip & Margaret | Gallagher | |
| May 18, 1851 | Rose | Gallagher | Derryreel |
| April 30, 1859 | Sara | Gallagher | Dunmore |
| January 31, 1859 | Sarah | Gallagher | Crossroads |
| July 14,1851 | Sarah | Gallagher | Meenlaragh |
| January 8, 1858 | Sheely? | Gallagher | |
| March 10, 1860 | Sheila | Gallagher | Cashelhill |
| June 21, 1861 | Son of Cahir/Colin? | Gallagher | Meenlara |
| August 25, 1861 | Susy | Gallagher | Oldtown |
| March 26, 1859 | Teague | Gallagher | |
| May 5, 1862 | Una | Gallagher | Tullaghobegley (Do ¾) |
| February 12, 1851 | M. | Gaudy? | Clonbara |
| December 25, 1856 | Peggy | Hagney | |
| August 14, 1852 | Anne | Harkan | |
| September 25, 1852 | Bridget | Harkan | |
| February 25 1854 | Bridget | Harkan | |
| January 27, 1863 | Catherine | Harkan | Innisboffin |
| March 16, 1853 | Daniel | Harkan | |
| May 5, 1851 | Donchy (?) | Harkan | -- (out of order) |
| October 18, 1863 | Grace | Harkan | Fanawee |
| November 3, 1853 | John | Harkan | |
| March 1, 1858 | John | Harkan | |
| November 6, 1855 | Margaret/Bridget? | Harkan | (crossed out) |
| November 10, 1852 | Mary | Harkan | |
| May 23, 1858 | Mary | Harkan | |
| September 12, 1850 | Neil | Harkan | |
| May 17, 1863 | Rose | Harkan | Rye Dunahys |
| July 28, 1857 | Sarah | Harkan | Fanaboy |
| February 23, 1863 | Sheila | Harkan | Lower Dunmore |
| August 26, 1862 | Shoney? | Harkan | Carrowcannon |
| January 8, 1862 | Sophia | Harkan | |
| May 29, 1860 | Sophy | Harkan | Derryconnor |
| January 8, 1854 | Sophy | Harkan | |
| July 16, 1854 | Harkan | Dunmore | |
| January 3, 1861 | Brian | Harkin | Fanawee |
| June 20, 1856 | Dennis | Harkin | Ray |
| January 23, 1850 | Ed | Harkin | Derryconnor |
| February 27, 1859 | James | Harkin | Derryconnor |
| October 2, 1850 | Jas. | Harkin | Rye |
| April 27, 1851 | Maggie | Harkin | Keeldrum |
| February 17, 1860 | Mary | Harkin | Derryconnor |
| February 16, 1851 | Sally/Billy? | Hayney | -- |
| May 27, 1850 | James | Heraehty | |
| February 2, 1854 | Anne | Heraghty | |
| January 19, 1862 | Cate | Heraghty | Lower Baltoney |
| June 12, 1850 | J. | Heraghty | |
| April 22, 1854 | Mary | Heraghty | Killult |
| August 21, 1850 | Mary | Heraghty | |
| January 29, 1855 | Mary | Heraghty | |
| March 30, 1858 | Mary | Heraghty | |
| April 18, 1852 | Catherine | Kelly | Oldtown |
| July 2,1858 | Edward | Kelly | Oldtown |
| July 27, 1857 | Owen | Kelly | Larikasko? |
| April 1, 1860 | Mickey | M (?) Carroll | Alt |
| May 11, 1859 | Anna | Magee | Meenacreeve |
| April 18, 1851 | Ed | Magee | Innisboffin |
| September 29, 1862 | Ellen | Magee | Innisboffin |
| April 14, 1851 | John | Magee | Crossroads |
| April 5, 1854 | Mary | Magee | |
| September 17, 1851 | Pat | Magee | Ballyboes |
| May 2, 1859 | Roger | Magee | |
| January 21, 1859 | Daughter of John | Mahays/Iohuy(?) | |
| August 7, 1862 | Nora | Martin | |
| March 4, 1862 | Una | Martin | Meencarracappia |
| December 5, 1858 | Catherine | McAnulty | |
| February 26, 1857 | Edward | McAnulty | Rye |
| October 24, 1859 | Mary | McAnulty | |
| March 5, 1852 | Ned | McAnulty | |
| April 11, 1853 | Peggy | McAnulty | |
| September 6, 1857 | Charles | McBride | Island Dooey |
| August 2, 1868 | Hugh | McBride | Crossroads |
| May 13, 1850 | Jno. | McBride | |
| January 15, 1861 | Nora | McBride | Meenala |
| August 10, 1857 | Sara | McBride | |
| July 31, 1862 | Fanny | McCafferty | Ards |
| August 12, 1853 | Francis | McCafferty | |
| January 25. 1850 | Jas. | McCafferty | Ards |
| June 4, 1855 | John | McCafferty | |
| March 10, 1860 | Mary | McCafferty | Magheroarty |
| September 13, 1853 | Mickey (Macky?) | McCafferty | |
| January 30, 1861 | Shane | McCafferty | Oldtown |
| March 24, 1860 | Cate | McCalloge | Meenacreeve |
| March 22, 1862 | McCalloge | Fenmore for R. McGroarty Quarta (?) Hoes? | |
| November 22, 1861 | Sophy | McCanny (McCarry?) | Clonbara |
| January 25, 1863 | Wife of Charles | McCauley | Middle Keeldrum |
| July 9, 1858 | Cate | McClafferty | |
| December 7, 1862 | Catherine | McClafferty | Derryreel |
| May 16, 1855 | Catherine | McClafferty | |
| April 18, 1863 | Charles | McClafferty | Lower Dunmore |
| April 22, 1856 | Daniel | McClafferty | |
| October 17, 1862 | Edward | McClafferty | Derryreel |
| April 4, 1859 | Hugh | McClafferty | |
| November 25, 1862 | Jno.? | McClafferty | Crossroads |
| November 25, 1861 | John | McClafferty | Of this town |
| November 27, 1856 | John | McClafferty | |
| March 8, 1857 | Magy | McClafferty | |
| May 20, 1860 | Nelly | McClafferty | Ballyness |
| March 18, 1863 | Owen | McClafferty | Lower Dunmore |
| March 28, 1859 | Paddy | McClafferty | Crossroads |
| November 29, 1860 | Sara | McClafferty | Cashelhill |
| February 1, 1863 | Sara | McClafferty | Meenlara |
| November 28, 1855 | Shan | McClafferty | |
| March 29, 1857 | Una | McClafferty | |
| April 7, 1853 | Elizabeth | McConnell | |
| August 9, 1856 | John | McConnell | |
| March 4, 1855 | Shane | McElheran | |
| April 15, 1851 | Edward | McElroy | Alt |
| February 28, 1858 | Fanny | McElroy | Lanakoch? |
| February 26, 1863 | Hugh | McElroy | Magheroarty |
| April 6, 1856 | John | McElroy | |
| December 11, 1852 | Margaret | McElroy | |
| November 25, 1856 | Margaret | McElroy | |
| January 21, 1862 | James | McElwain | Ards |
| January 5, 1855 | -- | McFadden | Derryreel |
| March 19, 1859 | -- | McFadden | Upper Baltoney |
| January 20, 1862 | Anne | McFadden | Lower Kelldrum |
| March 30, 1854 | Anne | McFadden | |
| July 8, 1851 | Bridget | McFadden | Ballyboes |
| December 4, 1852 | Bridget | McFadden | |
| January 17, 1853 | Bridget | McFadden | |
| October 25, 1853 | Bridget | McFadden | |
| December 30, 1859 | Bryan | McFadden | Ballyboes |
| February 21, 1855 | Catherine | McFadden | |
| April 17, 1856 | Charles | McFadden | |
| March 14, 1857 | Cormick | McFadden | |
| May 28, 1863 | Fanny | McFadden | Crossroads |
| December 25, 1853 | Grace | McFadden | |
| July 11, 1858 | Hugh | McFadden | Carrowcannon |
| December 21, 1857 | Hugh |