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question about Ballynoe Cemetery Headstone, County Cork

Does anyone know whether the three Hickey men sharing a headstone in Ballynoe Cemetery plot C213 were brothers? Photo of plot attached.

HEADSTONE NO C213

LEFT:-ERECTED BY CATHERINE HICKEY ALIAS CUFFE CURROREIGH
IN MEMORY OF HUSBAND ANDREW HICKEY DIED OCT 4TH 1836 AGED 48 ALSO HER
SON MICHAEL HICKEY DIED JUNE 6 1856 AGED 37

FRONT:-ERECTED BY JOHANNA HICKEY ALIAS COTTER CURROREIGH

IN MEMORYOF HER BELOVED HUSBAND JOHN HICKEY WHO DIED JUNE ? 1832 AGED 56 YEARS

ALSO HIS MOTHER JULIA HICKEY WHO DIED (CAN'T READ REST)

THIRD SIDE: ERECTED BY CATHERINE HICKEY ALIAS FLYN OF CURROREIGH IN MEMORY OF HER BELOVED HUSBAND PETER HICKEY WHO DIED DEC 8TH 1831 AGED 52 YEARS

 

kgryan@att.net

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K Ryan:

On the surface, it would appear they were brothers. The RC parish for Ballynoe civil parish was Conna. Baptismal records for Conna parish start in 1832 but marriage records start in 1844. Civil registration of deaths started in 1864 and Conna RC parish does not have any pre-1864 death records. So there are no church records to help answer your question.

An article of interest https://avondhupress.ie/funding-call-to-fix-crumbling-graveyards/

Roger McDonnell

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

Thank you for your reply. I am aware of the limitations of the parish records. That is why I was hoping a local might have knowledge through some other means - family word-of-mouth, etc. I know it's a long shot, but if anyone has this sort of information, please let me know.

kgryan@att.net

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