Kevin J. O'Brien
The following is a list of gravestone inscriptions of O'Brien's buried in Killernan Graveyard. Killernan Graveyard is located about 3 miles East of the Crosses of Annagh in the Parish of Kilmurry-Ibrickane, County Clare, Ireland.
Over the years I have transcribed and recorded the gravestone inscriptions for the purpose of tracing my family genealogy. My ancestor, James O'Brien was buried there March 1845. My attempt was to locate and record with the best of accuracy all the O'Brien's buried in Killernan Graveyard. I have found that many of the O'Brien families in this parish are related. This has been proven and documented with church, civil and property records. There is also an O'BRIEN DNA Group with Family Tree DNA, Genealogy by Genetics, Ltd. There are four distinct families from this parish with matching Y-DNA.
My apologies to the family historian looking for an exact transcription of the following gravestones, not all the transcriptions are exactly as they were chiseled into the stone. Some were very hard to read and for these, I used my best guess. There are others where abbreviations were used, words and family names were hyphenated and letters and numbers were backwards or upside down. My intent is to record and preserve the message on the stone.
I would be glad to hear from anyone with and interest in these records and willing to made and additions or corrections to make these records as complete and accurate as possible.
Sláinte,
Kevin J. O'Brien
Killernan Graveyard, Kilmurry-Ibrickane Parish
County Clare, Ireland
(Taken from an airplane heading east)
1. IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE O'BRIEN FAMILY COORE ERECTED BY THEIR SON JOHN HIS WIFE AND FAMILY
2. IN LOVING MEMORY OF SYLVESTER O'BRIEN KNOCKBRACK DIED 27 JULY 1930 AGED 52 YEARS HIS WIFE NORA (NEE CURTIN) DIED 19 MAY 1958 AGED 59 YEARS THEIR SON MARTIN DIED 7 OCT 1991 THEIR DAUGHTER MARY DIED 1 DEC 1993 R I P ERECTED BY THEIR FAMILY
An altar tomb under the Sylvester O’Brien of Knockbrack stone.
3. ERECTED BY MARGARET O'BRIEN ALIS (stet) WHITE IN MEMORY OF HER BELOVED HUSBAND SILVY O'BRIEN OF SHANAWAY WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE LIFE AUGUST THE 25TH 1818 AGED 50 YEARS MAY THEIR SOULS REST IN PEACE AMEN
4. ERECTED BY BRIDGET O’BRIEN ALIAS MOLONY IN MEMORY OF HER BELOVED HUSBAND JOHN O’BRIEN KNOCKANALBAN WHO DIED MAR 13TH 1889 AGED 66 YEARS MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE AMEN
A flag with boxed I H S
5. ERECTED BY MARY FOX ALIAS O'BRIEN IN MEMORY OF HER BELOVED HUSBAND MARTIN FOX GLANDINE WHO DIED APRIL 1901 AGED 75 YEARS
MAY HE REST IN PEACE AMEN
6. ERECTED BY DAVID O'BRIEN SHANAVOE IN MEMORY OF HIS BELOVED WIFE BRIDGET O'BRIEN ALIAS HANRAHAN WHO DIED MAY 28th 1915 AGED 73 YEARS ALSO HIS MOTHER CATHERINE O'BRIEN ALIAS WALSH DIED FEB 1st 1890 AGED 67 YEARS AND FATHER LAWRENCE O'BRIEN WHO DIED MARCH 9th 1898 AGED 84 YEARS AND SON DAVID WHO DIED APRIL 21ST 1900 AGE 14 YEARS RIP AMEN
7. ERECTED BY TERENCE O'BRIEN DUNSALLAGH IN MEMORY OF HIS BELOVED WIFE HANNAH O'BRIEN ALIAS WALSH WHO DIED JAN 8th 1897 AGED 73 YEARS MAY SHE REST IN PEACE AMEN
Flag with I H S
8. ERECTED BY MICHAEL O'BRIEN OF MILTOWN IN MEMORY OF HIS FATHER JAMES O'BRIEN WHO DIED JUNE 4th (?) 1836 AGED 61 YEARS R I P AMEN
9. ERECTED BY PATT EGAN KILLERNAN IN MEMORY OF HIS BELOVED WIFE ELLEN EGAN WHO DIED 12TH JANUARY 1897 AGED 74 YEARS. ALSO HER BROTHER JOHN O BRIEN DIED MARCH 1889 AGED 47 YEARS AND SON PATT EGAN WHO DIED APRIL 2ND 1900 AGED 30 YEARS R. I. P.
Erect headstone IHS etc
10. ERECTED BY MICH O'BRIEN KNOCKBRACK IN MEMORY OF HIS BELOVED DAUGHTER MARGARET MORONY ALIAS O'BRIEN DIED OCT 10th 1884 AGED 29 YEARS MAY SHE REST IN PEACE AMEN
Small limestone plaque attached to the boundary wall
11. MOLLIE O'BRIEN KNOCKBRACK DIED MAY 8 1988 R I P
Flag with sunburst / I H S
12. ERECTED BY PATRICK O'BRIEN MILTOWN IN MEMORY OF HIS BELOVED WIFE SALLY O'BRIEN ALIAS MORONY WHO DIED DEC 1 1846 AGED 31 FOR HIM & POSTERITY MAY THEIR SOULS R I P AMEN
A flag with sunburst / I H S
13. O LORD HAVE MERCY ON THE SOUL OF MARY MURPHY ALIAS O'BRIEN WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE MARCH THE 8th 1837 AGED 80 YEARS ERECTED BY HER SON PETER MURPHY OF SHEAN FOR HIM AND POSTERITY GOD REST HER SOUL IN PEACE AMEN
An altar vault c. 3' high
14. THIS TOMB WAS ERd BY D ---- BOURK OF MILTOWN IN MEMORY OF HIS BELd WIFE BRIDGET BOURK ALIAS O'BRIEN WHO DEPd LIFE --- 3 SEPT 1843 AGED 30 YR FOR HIM & POSt MAY HER SOUL REST IN PEACE AMEN
15. IN LOVING MEMORY OF JAMES O'BRIEN DUNSALLAGH WHO DIED 13 JUNE 1916 AGED 61 AND HIS WIFE ANNE WHO DIED 20th DECEMBER 1916 AGED 57 ERECTED BY THEIR SON JOHN OF QUEENSLAND PETER O'BRIEN DIED MAR 9 1964 AGED 64 YRS PADDY O'BRIEN DIED DEC 20 1997 AGED 102 YRS R I P
Ornate flag with instruments of the passion
16. THIS TOMB WAS EREd BY JOHN MUGAVEN IN MEMORY OF HIS BELVd WIFE MARGARET MUGAVEN ALIAS O'BRIEN WHO DEPd THIS LIFE JUNE 13th 1811 AGE 35 YRS FOR THEM & POSty MAY THEY REST IN PEACE AMEN
A flag very faint
17. HERE LIES THE BODY OF MICl (?) O'BRIEN WHO DEP THIS LIFE MARCH 1820 AGED BY HIS SON JAMES (??) O'BRIEN FOR HIM AND POSTERITY REQUIESCANT IN PACE AMEN
18. ERECTED BY JOHN O'BRIEN SHANAWAY IN MEMORY OF HIS BELOVED WIFE MARGARET O'BRIEN ALIAS KEANE WHO DIED DEC 26th 1900 AGED 30 YEARS MAY SHE REST IN PEACE AMEN
19. ERECTED BY MICHAEL MURPHY RIGHANSKEHEEN IN MEMORY OF HIS BELOVED WIFE BRIDGET MURPHY ALIAS O'BRIEN WHO DIED MARCH 16th 1898 AGED 37 YEARS MAY SHE REST IN PEACE AMEN
20. HERE LIES THE BODY OF MARY O'BRIEN WHO DIED MAY 13th 1866 AGED 35 YEARS ERECTED BY HER BELOVED HUSBAND PATT O'BRIEN SHANAWAY FOR HIM & POSTERITY MAY THEY REST IN PEACE AMEN
21. MICHAEL OBRIEN
This stone is now broken and lays on flag stone with “MICHAEL OBRIEN”
22. ERECTED BY MICHAEL O'BRIEN KILLERNAN IN MEMORY OF HIS WIFE BRIDGET WHO DIED 25th MARCH 1941 AGED 82 YEARS R I P
23. ERECTED BY / MICHAEL O'BRIEN KILARNAN IN MEMORY OF HIS FATHER JAMES O'BRIEN WHO DIED MAY 8th 1899 AGED 75 YEARS AND MOTHER MARY O'BRIEN ALIAS MOLONY WHO DIED MARCH 11th 1880 AGED 36 YEARS MAY THEY REST IN PEACE AMEN
A flag with very faint ornament, instruments of the passion
24. ERECTED BY THOMAS McMAHON OF DONOGAN IN MEMORY OF HIS BELOVED WIFE MARY McMAHON ALIAS O'BRIEN WHO DIED MARCH 31st 1875 AGED 36 YEARS FOR HIM & POSTERITY MAY THEIR SOULS R I P AMEN
25. ERECTED BY PATRICK O'BRIEN KILARNAN IN MEMORY OF HIS FATHER JAMES O'BRIEN WHO DIED MARCH 8 1845 AGED 52 YEARS ALSO HIS MOTHER HONORA O'BRIEN ALIAS BURKE WHO DIED AUGUST 23rd 1893 AGED 90 YEARS MAY THEY REST IN PEACE AMEN
Erect limestone cross on plinth with kerb for single grave
26. IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELLEN O'BRIEN WHO DIED 2nd JANUARY 1914 AGED 35 ERECTED BY HER HUSBAND SYLVESTER O'BRIEN OF KNOCKBRACK RIP
White marble cross on plinth single limestone kerb
27. IN LOVING MEMORY OF CATHERINE BURKE (alias O’Brien) POWERSTOWN WHO DIED 25th AUG 1915 AGED 71 ERECTED BY GARRETT AND THOMAS BURKE R I P
(“alias Obrien” is the author’s notation)
ADDITIONAL PICTURES OF KILLERNAN GRAVEYARD
