CO-HCRS-0563

Record Date: 
30 July 2020
Graveyard: 
Holy Cross
Exact wording of epitaph: 

In Ever Loving Memory

of

A Dear Husband

Dad and Grandad

John  Pierce

( Jackie )

Died  24th Nov 1971

Aged 81 Years

His Son Paul

Died 1st Oct 2003

Aged 71 Years

His Son John

Died 8th Aug 2012

Aged 78 Years

Forever In Our Thoughts

Rest In Peace

Plaque in front of headstone reads as follows :

In Loving Memory Of

Jack Pierce 1891-1971

Paul Pierce 1932-2003

John Pierce 1933-2012

We Have Loved Them In Life

Let Us Not Forget Them In Death

Denis & Family

Memorial Type: 
Kerbed stone/memorial
Grave location
County: 
Cork
Latitude: 
52.350597222222
Longitude: 
-8.6778638888889
Additional details
Inscription legible: 
Yes
Number of people commemorated: 
3
People commemorated: 
Name: 
John
Surname: 
Pierce
Date of birth - year: 
1891
Date of death - day: 
24
Date of death - month: 
November
Date of death - year: 
1971
Age: 
80
Relationship with first person: 
Self
Name: 
Paul
Surname: 
Pierce
Date of birth - year: 
1932
Date of death - day: 
1
Date of death - month: 
October
Date of death - year: 
2003
Age: 
71
Relationship with first person: 
Son
Name: 
John
Surname: 
Pierce
Date of birth - year: 
1933
Date of death - day: 
8
Date of death - month: 
August
Date of death - year: 
2012
Age: 
78
Relationship with first person: 
Son
Notes: 

The plaque in front of the headstone refers to the same three people on the headstone. Denis & family refers to Denis Pierce, a brother of  Paul 1932-2003 ,John 1933-2012 & David (Dave) 1939-2014.

Pierce / Pearce

John (Jackie) Pierce was born on the 19-07-1891 in Buttevant, Co. Cork to parents John Henry Pierce / Pearce 1867-1893 and  Margaret  Mulcahy, who were married in Buttevant C of I church on the 30-08-1890 . Margaret was a daughter of David Mulcahy, a harness maker in Buttevant.

John Henry (1867-1893) was born in Middlesex, UK. He joined the 57th West Middlesex Regiment of Foot and was posted to Buttevant Barracks, Co. Cork, where he met his wife, Margaret. He died in Buttevant on the 21-12-1893, aged 26 years, having been certified with phthisis ( tuberculosis)  for two years.

His son, John (Jackie) 1891-1971, married  Julia Condon 1894-1963 on the 17-03-1931 in Buttevant RC.  Julia was born on the 04-12-1894 in Kilfinane, Co. Limerick to parents Paul Condon 1860-1911, a tailor & his wife Elizabeth Dunne 1864 - .

Julia Pierce, nee Condon, aged 69, died of double pneumonia at 30 Harrison Place, Charleville, Co. Cork on the 02-05-1963. Her husband John ( Jackie ) was also living at 30 Harrison Place, when he died in 1971.  Julia was interred  in Kilfinane's old cemetery, Co. Limerick at memorial  LI-KLFN-0064 on the historicgraves website.

John (Jackie) Pierce 1891-1971 & Julia Condon 1894-1963 had four sons all born in Buttevant, Co. Cork.

1. Paul Pierce 12-03-1932 - 01-10-2003. Died at 30 Harrison Plc, Charleville, Co. Cork

2. John  Pierce 02-10-1933 - 08-08-2012. A bachelor, died at 30 Harrison Plc, Charleville

3. Denis Pierce 22-05-1935 - 

4. David (Dave) Pierce  01-09-1939 - 14-05-2014. Died at 52 Orchard Heights, Charleville

See memorials LI-KLFN-0124, LI-KLFN-0125 & LI-KLFN-0126 in Kilfinane's old cemetery, Co. Limerick for siblings of Julia Pierce. nee Condon 1894-1963. She is interred there at memorial  LI-KLFN-0064