RO-KLBG-0224

Record Date: 
14 May 2016
Graveyard: 
Kilbegley
Exact wording of epitaph: 

BRIDGET AND MICHAEL

McKEOWN AND SON

MARTIN LEO

R.I.P.

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THERE HAS BEEN A NEW HEADSTONE ERECTED

IN LOVING MEMORY OF 

MICHAEL McKEOWN

DIED 15TH JULY 1963 AGED 71 

HIS WIFE

BRIDGET McKEOWN

DIED 8TH MAY 1968 AGED 74

THEIR GRANDSON

ROBERT McKEOWN

SON OF VINCENT AND THERESA

DIED 3RD DECEMBER 1957 AGED 9

AN CUIL EILE SA TSIOCHAIN GO DEO

THIS HEADSTONE IS PLACED WITH LOVE BY YOUR FAMILY.

ALFRED, VINCENT & THERESA, PATRICK,  MICHAEL,

LEO, RITA, ROSALENE, PATRICIA,

AND THE REST OF THE CLAN McKEOWN WITH LOVE.

McKEOWN

Memorial Type: 
Wooden cross
Grave location
County: 
Roscommon
Latitude: 
53.322074166667
Longitude: 
-8.1431241666667
Number of people commemorated: 
3
People commemorated: 
Name: 
Michael
Surname: 
McKeown
Date of death - day: 
15
Date of death - month: 
July
Date of death - year: 
1963
Age: 
71
Address: 
Birchgrove
Name: 
Bridget
Surname: 
McKeown [nee Kelly]
Date of death - day: 
8
Date of death - month: 
May
Date of death - year: 
1969
Age: 
74
Relationship with first person: 
wife of Michael
Name: 
Robert
Surname: 
McKeown
Date of death - day: 
3
Date of death - month: 
December
Date of death - year: 
1957
Age: 
9
Relationship with first person: 
grandson of Michael & Bridget
Notes: 

The address for this headstone is Birchgrove.

Michael McKeown died on July 15th, 1963. He was born in Ardnaglug, Parish of Moore. 

Michael and Bridget's grandson, Robert was killed at Earlspark crossing the road while attending school aged 9 on 3rd December 1957. Interred on 5th December 1957 in Kilbegley. Robert was son of Vincent & Theresa McKeown.

Bridget McKeown was nee Kelly from Ardnaglug. 

1901 Census Record for Bridget Kelly ( misprint Helly on Census Transcription)

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Roscommon/Ballydangan/A...

1901 Census Record of Michael McKeown (Ardnaglug, later Birchgrove): 

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Roscommon/Ballydangan/A...

1911 Census Record of Michael McKeown (Ardnaglug, later Birchgrove):

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Roscommon/Ballydangan/A...