County Longford Graveyard Inventory Name of Fieldworker & Date of Audit Jimmy Lennon: August 2005 Name of Graveyard Newtownforbes Church of Ireland Dedication Saint Paul Townland Townspark , Newtownforbes village Parish Clonguish Diocese Ardagh, Kilmore & Elphin. County Longford Nearest National Primary National N4 Secondary or Regional Road Current Status Open Graveyard Description Church, Mausoleum, enclosed burials, flat and standing memorials Denomination C of I Place of Worship Yes Pattern Day No Owner C of I Number of inscribed memorials 225 Date of oldest inscription Unable to provide answer, many memorials illegible. Date of latest inscription Anne E. Stewart died 1st January 2004 Access Private Access Form Tar Gateways & Stiles Wrought iron gate Wheelchair Access Yes Parking Space None Pathways Tar to church Boundary Type Stonewall with iron rail on top next road, stonewall boundary for the rest. Boundary Condition Some breaches have been repaired others being repaired presently. Terrain Flat Growth of vegetation Mature trees around the boundary and in parts of Graveyard. Overall condition Good Historical Ruins or Artefacts None Directional Signage and its condition None Information Panels and their condition Yes, good Signs of vandalism None Recorded in Irish Church Temporalities No Commission Report for Period 1869- 80 RMP. Number Not listed R.P.S. County Longford Development Plan No. 24 (Church) is listed. 2003 -2009 Caretaker & contact number Not provided by Rev. Catterall Graveyard Committee & contact number Mrs. Joan Whyte, Derryharrow. 043- 45133 Clergy & contact number Rev. David Catterall. 043-46442 1 Burial registers & their location and dates RCB Library Dublin. 01 4923979 Published references & location Lewis Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. The Parish of Clonguish it’s People and it’s Culture Paddy Murphy 2000 Available at Local Studies Section Longford Library HQ. Memorial inscription documentation Simon de Montfort Location of transcripts Simon de Montfort, Ecuador. 2 Newtownforbes Church of Ireland and Cemetery Entrance Gate. Church 3 Section of Boundary Wall. Main Pathway. 4 Information Panel. Overview of part of Cemetery 5.