WM-ACNY-0012

Record Date: 
4 April 2014
Graveyard: 
Ardnacrany North
Exact wording of epitaph: 

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

LAURENCE COUGHLAN

COOLVIN

DIED 17 OCT. 1959, AGED 73 YEARS.

HIS WIFE MARY

DIED 28 APRIL 1939, AGED 40 YEARS.

 

R.I.P.

COUGHLAN

Memorial Type: 
Headstone
Grave location
County: 
Westmeath
Latitude: 
53.523926388889
Longitude: 
-7.7535016666667
Number of people commemorated: 
2
People commemorated: 
Name: 
Laurence
Surname: 
Coughlan
Date of birth - year: 
1888
Date of death - day: 
17
Date of death - month: 
October
Date of death - year: 
1959
Age: 
73
Address: 
Coolvin
Name: 
Mary
Surname: 
Coughlan nee Mc Loughlin
Date of birth - day: 
15
Date of birth - month: 
December
Date of birth - year: 
1897
Date of death - day: 
28
Date of death - month: 
April
Date of death - year: 
1939
Age: 
40
Address: 
Coolvin
Relationship with first person: 
Wife
Notes: 

Laurence was originally from Walderstown Drumraney,and moved to Tang when he married Mary Mcloughlin (coolvin)

She is buried in Noughaval Cemetry.

His sons Patrick, Coolvin (1930-2012) and Frank, Carrick (1938-2005) are interred in Templeavally cemetry

His son  Larry ,Creggy (1933-1998)   is interred in Tubberclair cemetry.

His Daughter Rita(Duggan) 1929-2015 is interred in Templeavally

His Daughter Theresa (Tess Jones)  1932-2016. is interred in Templeavally.

His Parents were Patrick and Mary Doogan.

His brother Joseph  Walderstown.(1901-1983)

His sister Mary O Rourke Tubberclair 1890-1975

His sister Theresa Moran Ardnagrath 1894-

His sister Ellen McLoughlin Forgney  1896-1990

His sister Agnes married Dan Coghlan, Carrick  1904-1993

His sister Betty married Frank Farrell Ardnacraney 1907-2004

Laurence was a tall red-haired gentleman. He spent time with his Aunt Margaret in Brooklyn America in the early 1920s before returning to Ireland and  marrying Molly McLoughlin and moving in to Coolvin. He died sudddenly in Navan hospital afer his second hip replacement. 

Molly was the recepient of a Cumann na mban medal for her role in hiding  Liam Mellows an Irish Volunteer, from the Black and Tans during the War of Independence. She was also Captain of the Tang branch of Cumann na mBan  in 1922.