Ballymacormack (Mullaghvorneen)
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County Longford Graveyard Inventory Name of Fieldworker & Date of Audit Jimmy Lennon: August 2005 Name of Graveyard Ballymacormack Dedication Not Known Townland Mullaghvorneen Parish Templemichael Diocese Ardagh & Clonmacnoise RC Ardagh, Elphin & Kilmore. C of I County Longford Nearest National Primary National R397 Secondary or Regional Road Current Status Open Graveyard Description Church ruins, flat and standing memorials. Later sections are planned. Caretaker’s office, and modern toilets Denomination RC & C of I Place of Worship No Pattern Day No Owner Longford Town Council 043- 46474. Number of inscribed memorials 1930. 1 Date of oldest inscription God be merciful to the soul of Patrick Alard who departed this life Jany. 1745 aged 67 years. Also his wife Mary. *Rest underground Date of latest inscription William McKenna, Newtownforbes, Co. Longford. Died 5th July 2005 Access Public Access Form Gravel & Concrete Gateways & Stiles From Aughafad rd. there are six gates of varying type and size and one stile. On the Ballymacormack rd. there is one large and one smaller gate Wheelchair Access Yes to certain sections Parking Space None designated. Wide section of Aughafad road is generally used for parking Pathways Well interspersed with gravel & concrete paths Boundary Type Concrete wall with capping along Aughafad road. Majority of southern boundary is stonewall clay embankment with mature timber for a section leading to the Aughafad road. Part of western boundary is of block wall (Remainder consists of embankment and hedging. The Northern boundary (Top of Graveyard) consists of concrete fencing 1 Some of the graves here have a multiple of memorials on the same plot. Of these extra memorials we have included in our count only those that are; (a) permanent fixture and (b) those that commemorate the life on an individual who is not included on the main memorial. 1 posts and mesh wire. Boundary condition Good to Fair Terrain Sloping Growth of vegetation Some mature yew trees, hedging at sections of the perimeter. Overall condition Very well maintained Historical Ruins or Artefacts Church ruins and Stone artefact Directional Signage and its condition None Information Panels and their condition Longford UDC signs (some lettering missing) Signs of vandalism None that we can see Area Engineer Longford Town Council 043 -46474 Recorded in Irish Church Temporalities Yes Commission Report for Period 1869- 80 RMP Number LFO13-032. Church & Graveyard. RPS Number Not listed Caretaker & contact number Brendan O’Rourke. 043-45378 & 087 - 8378716 Graveyard Committee & contact number No Committee Clergy & contact number Rev. Thomas Healy. Longford Presbytery. 043-46465. Protestant Rector. Rev. David Catterall. 043-46442 Burial registers & their location and dates 1926 to present Available at Longford Town Council Offices. 043 - 46474 Published references & location History of the County Longford By James P. Farrell. 1891 Stonepark School, Ballymacormack Parish. 100 Years and Beyond. Luke Baxter 1993. History of the Diocese of Ardagh Revd. Dr. James McNamee. 1954. Ordnance Survey of the County Longford John O’Donovan 1836-37 The Legend of Ballymacormack Page 55 Longford Year Book 1929 McManus Exploring Family Origins and Old Longford Town Harry Farrell 1990. 2 Guardians of the Flame. 2000 * All of the above available at Local Studies Section, Longford Library HQ. Memorial inscription documentation Jimmy Lennon (Rough Proof Only) Location of transcripts Curracreehan, Moydow, Co. Longford. 3 Ballymacormack Cemetery Church Artefact 4 Overview Part of Boundary 5 Part of Boundary RMP Map 6.