I think it is a great idea! Especially for those of us who are unable to travel to see for ourselves. Stephanie > From: webmaster@bhs.ie > To: beara@rootsweb.com > Date: Sat, 9 May 2009 08:59:05 +0100 > Subject: Re: [BEARA] Home from Bere Island... > > Hi Lisa, I think your idea of creating a Memorial Headstone Photosite to the > peoples of Beara a sheer stroke of genius, although the prospect of > attempting to photograph most possibly in excess of 50,000 headstones across > the graveyards of Beara somewhat daunting. (Perhaps Riobard could give us > some idea of the actual number) Still an old saying used by the older people > of Beara seems apt: - 'A Stone a Day builds a Castle' > I set up a computer database nearly thirty years ago now for a local council > in England to do very much the same, although without photos. Then it was > collated by using the long term unemployed as a sort of work rehabilitation > scheme. Maybe an idea would be to suggest it to local Schools as a long term > project? > There could be some problem with the more recent interments though as people > may well have objections over having their recent grief publicised. Maybe a > rule of thumb might be to photograph everything, but only display photos of > gravestones over 20 years old. > Beara Historical Society would be more than happy to contribute to this > project by offering free web-space and creating a separate PhotoSite where > everyone could upload their existing photos as a start. > Anyone else out there have any thoughts on Lisa's brilliant idea? > Best Wishes. John > > -----Original Message----- > From: beara-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:beara-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of Lisa O > Sent: 07 May 2009 18:21 > To: beara@rootsweb.com > Subject: [BEARA] Home from Bere Island... > > Thank you all for your sage advice! Our trip to Bere Island was fabulous > and my husband and I connected with Winnie Murphy, his dad's first cousin. > We are sorry to have missed meeting Riobard. My e-mails went unanswered and > we heard he was ill while we were there. Glad to see him back on the air! > I hope another day will come. Hurried as we were I neglected getting any > baptismal/birth/death certificates. What/where is the best place to > coordinate this? > > > > We did go to Saint Michael's and found his grandparents resting place. I > also took some pics of other tombstones there that might be of value to some > of you. If you're interested, please let me know. You can see most > clearly, though some noted below are all in one picture rather than a > specific pic of that stone. My pictures are pretty big so I can zoom in on > things in the background. Is there a good place to upload these?? Would you > suggest I upload to the Beara Historical site? Anyway specific stones or > those in the background include: > > > > Eugene O'Sullivan Ardagh, died 3 Feb 1980 his wife Mary nee Greene died 28 > Feb 1976 their son Paul died 30 Dec 1984. > > > > Timothy O'Sullivan Ardra, died 13 April 1983 his wife Margaret died 21 Nov. > 2006 They are Winnie's parents, the memorial is attached to Timothy's > parents marker, John and Brigid O'Sullivan, my husband's great-grandparents. > > > > Nora O'Sullivan Ballinakilla, died Nov. 1 1981 aged 72 years her husband > Michael died June 9 1991 aged 74 years, their son Donal died June 23 2003 > aged 54 years. > > > > Gerard O'Driscoll Castletownbere died Jun 16 19?? Aged 22 years > > > > C. Toohey Royal Garrison Artillery, Gunner (looks like) died Nov 1914 > > > > Padraig O'Sullivan, Ardagh, b. 29 Mar 1932 d. 18 Apr 2000 > > > > Alfred Orpen Ballinakilla died Jan aged 56 years his son Gerald died Dec > 1975? Aged 17 years? (I have this in more than one shot and could probably > decipher better) > > > > Michael Sullivan erected in memory of Mary who died July 27th 1891, then > notes also in memory of Michael Sullivan who died March 30, 1905 aged 96 > years and Marianne Sullivan who died May 18th 1913 aged 51 years and her > husband Michael M. who died July 1956? Their son James M and his wife > Elizabeth (more info I can't see right now.) > > > > Daniel B. Cahill who died April 30 1958(?) aged 70 years his wife Helena who > died Sep. 27 1952? Aged 80? Years. > > > > Patricia Sidley (?) and family > > > > Michael Mead Cloughland, died 3 May 1960 aged 79 years his wife Julia died > 18 Oct 1967, aged 74 years and their son Michael (Sonny) died 27 Nov. 1995 > aged 69 years. > > > > Erected by Catherine Doyle in memory of her beloved Daniel Doyle who died > June 1897 aged 71 and her sons Michael aged 31 and Cornelius aged 26 who > died at sea. > > > > Jeremiah D. Mahoney Ardra died (looks like Jun 1930) wife Maria died July > 1954 and sons James d. Sept 1928, can't read the other son's name but d. May > 1931. > > > > "In loving memory of our father John P. O'Sullivan died 18th August 1951? > Aged 70 and our mother Ellen died 16th November 1952 aged 66 years, also our > grandparents Michael O'Sullivan died 18 Oct 1968 [blank space then] Markie > O'Sullivan died 17 Nov 1964 his infant son John died 1(?) Feb 1947" > > > > "In loving memory of Michael O'Neill Ardra died 6 Feb 1959 his wife Mary > died 24 Feb 1959 and their sons Jeremiah died 22 May 1923, Cornelius died 6 > August 1980, John died 15th Oct 1944, Michael died 30th of Jan 1973 and > Donal died 13th Oct 1991" > > > > "In loving memory of Philip O'Sullivan Cloughland died Jan 10 1954 his wife > Brigid died Jan 9? 1965 their son James died May 30 1956 and infant daughter > their son Timmy died March 13 1996" > > > > "Loving Memory of John Joe Harrinton Derricreveen died May 17 1977 aged 39 > years also the O'Reilly family West End" > > > > "In Loving Memory of Cornelius O'Sullivan died 19 March 1962 his wife Maria > Died 16 Jan 1963 their sons Christopher died Mar 1975, Sonny died Feb 1955, > Michael died Feb 1945 their daughter Eileen died Aug 1935" > > > > You can see portions of Jeremiah Crowley Ballinakilla with wife Johanna and > son Denis As well as a Julia Crowley who died 23rd of August and her > husband Mi(chael?) > > > > Daniel O'Sullivan died Feb 16 1935?, wife Mary died Feb 3 1940? and daughter > Mary Agnes.kinda a rough shot, but some info avail. > > > > "In Loving Memory of Annie Lowney" > > > > Jeremiah Murphy Derrycreveen died June 1 19?? 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