County Graveyard Inventory Name of Fieldworker & Date of Audit Jimmy Lennon: July 2005 Name of Graveyard Mostrim Dedication Saint John Townland Parish Mostrim Diocese & Clonmacnoise R.C. Kilmore, Elphin & Ardagh. C. of I. Nearest National Primary National N4 Secondary or Current Status Closed Graveyard Description C of I Church, Edgeworth family Vaults. Box, Table, Flat & Standing memorials. Denomination C of I & RC burials Place of Worship Yes, Saint John’s Church of Pattern Day None Owner C of I Number of inscribed memorials 210 Date of oldest inscription For the soul of Mary O’Ferrall brothr (error) of the said Dainel who departd. This life the 14th day of Octobr. 1705 Being the 24th year of her age. Date of latest inscription Conal O’Ferrall died 20th January 1933 aged 65 years. Access Private. Access Form Tar. Gateways & Stiles 1 large wrought iron gate to church and Graveyard. 1 smaller gate leading to rectory. Wheelchair Access Yes, to church Parking Space None Pathways Tar to church and to gate leading to rectory. Boundary Type High stonewall Boundary condition Good Terrain Mixed Growth of vegetation Ash & Yew Trees. Grasses well managed Overall condition Excellent Historical Ruins or Artefacts Graves memorials of Edegworth family, grave memorial of Catholic , Rev. Dr. Thomas O’ Beirne 1746. O’Ferrall family, Camblisk burial memorials. Grave memorials to two centurions ‘ Doyle & Burnett.’ Memorial to member of Circus family (Lloyd) killed by accident in 1892. Directional Signage and its condition None Information Panels and their condition On outer wall (fair) Church board inside

1 entrance gate (good) Signs of vandalism None Recorded in Irish Church Temporalities No Commission Report for Period 1869- 80 RMP Number LFO15-06302 Church & Graveyard RPS Number Not Listed Caretaker & contact number Mr. J.H.L. Stuart. 043-71017 Graveyard Committee & contact number Mrs. Abbott, Whitehill, Edgeworthstown. Tel. 043 – 71119. Clergy & contact number Rev Janet Catterall. 043-46442 Burial registers & their location and dates Mr. J.H.L. Stuart. 043-71017 & RCB Library 01 4923979 Published references & location Ordnance Survey of the County Longford John O’Donovan 1836-37

Topographical Dictionary of Ireland Samuel Lewis. Vol. 2

History of the Diocese of Ardagh Revd. Dr. James McNamee. 1954.

Mr. Edwin Jeffers Field Notes Available at Local Studies Section Longford Library HQ. Memorial inscription documentation Mr. Edwin Jeffers Location of transcripts Edgeworthstown Heritage Committee C/o Matthew Farrell Bracklin 043 71155

2 Saint John’s Cemetery Mostrim

Church

Main Entrance

3 Edgeworth Family Vault.

Information Panel

4 Overview of Section of Cemetery

Memorial to Member of a ‘Circus’ Family

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