The original Mount Ida Cemetery at the foot of Cypress Street had several headstones identifying people as having been born in Ireland “Mary Fitzsimons wife of Patrick Fitzsimons a native of the County of Down in Ireland died July 9 1828 aged 23 years and 6 months” http://members.tripod.com/~DERBYSHIRE_2/oldtroycem.html In a microfilmed scrapbook in the Troy Public Library, page 26 of a handwritten transcription of the disappeared headstones of the original Mount Ida Cemetery gives the above as: "I. H. S. “Sacred to the memory of Mary Fitzsimmons, wife of Patrick Fitzsimmons, a native of the County of Down, in Ireland, who departed this life July 9, 1828 aged 23 years & 6 mos.” [The Catholic Burying Ground in Lansingburgh (by the Village Burying Ground) wasn’t created until 1829, and the Mount Ida Catholic Cemetery wasn’t created until 1835. - CKP] There’s a little bit more detail throughout. The other entries for Irish: * “Nathaniel Wilson died July 21 1853 born in the County of Tyrone Ireland May 10 1810 aged 43 years 2 months and 11 days “Eliza Ann Wilson daughter of Nathaniel and Jane B Wilson born Nov 26 1833 died Aug 11 1834 aged 1 year 8 months and 23 days” http://members.tripod.com/~DERBYSHIRE_2/oldtroycem.html Page 2: “Erected to the memory of Nathaniel Wilson, by his beloved wife Jane B. Wilson, who departed this life, July 21, 1853 Born in the county Tyrone, Ireland, May 10, 1810, aged 43 years, 2 months and 11 days. Also Eliza Ann Wilson, daughter of Nathaniel and Jane B. Wilson, Born Nov. 26, 1833, died Augt. 11, 1831 aged 1 yr 8 mo. 22 days Looks at me as you pass by As you are now so once was I As I am now so you must be Prepare for death and follow me.” [The “831” in 1831 is circled and “4?” written by it. - CKP] * “David Lemmon, Killenechey County of Down Ireland died April 11 1828 aged 76 years Also his son John died March 13 1832 aged 10 years http://www.onentofl.com/tcsnyrenTROYold.html “David Lemmon, Killenchey, County of Down, Ireland, died April 11, 1828, aged 76 years Also his son John died March 12, 1832 aged 10 years.” [Killinchy, County of Down, Ireland] * “Mary wife of Joseph Resard formerly of Belfast Ireland who died April 27 1821 aged 31 years” http://members.tripod.com/~DERBYSHIRE_2/oldtroycem.html Page 6: “In memory of Mary, wife of Joseph Resard, formerly of Belfast, Ireland, who died April 27th 1821 aged 31 years.” * “Jane wife of Edward Donnelly died Jan 21 1832 in the 60th year of her age a native of the County Tyrone Ireland” http://members.tripod.com/~DERBYSHIRE_2/oldtroycem.html Page 6 “Sacred to the memory of Jane, wife of Edward Donnelly, who died Jan. 21, 1832, in the 60 year of her age. A native of the county Tyrone, Ireland” (8 line poem - legible) Another stone on Donnelly lot 1/2 broken - added to another strewn over flat, cannot be deciphered