ME-ARCH-0127

Record Date: 
25 August 2021
Graveyard: 
Ardcath
Exact wording of epitaph: 

I H S

Erected by Catherine Flanagan

alias Courtney of Drogheda

for her pofterity.  Here

lieth her Mother Judith Courtney.

Also her Father William Courtney

and her Brother Richard and

her brother John who died

the 12th Dec 1798 aged 71 yrs

Memorial Type: 
Headstone
Grave location
County: 
Meath
Latitude: 
53.607180555556
Longitude: 
-6.3939694444444
Additional details
Inscription legible: 
Yes
Number of people commemorated: 
5
People commemorated: 
Name: 
Catherine
Surname: 
Flanagan
Address: 
Drogheda
Name: 
Judith
Surname: 
Courtney
Relationship with first person: 
Mother
Name: 
William
Surname: 
Courtney
Relationship with first person: 
Father
Name: 
Richard
Surname: 
Courtney
Relationship with first person: 
Brother
Name: 
John
Surname: 
Courtney
Date of death - day: 
12
Date of death - month: 
December
Date of death - year: 
1798
Age: 
71
Notes: 

December 12, 1798, falls during the aftermath of the major Irish Rebellion of 1798, a widespread uprising by the Society of United Irishmen against British rule, which largely failed by late 1798 but profoundly impacted Irish history and led to the Act of Union in 1800. While the main fighting ended months earlier, in May-September, this date marks a time when the British consolidated control, rebels surrendered, and discussions about future governance (like the Act of Union) began, though specific major events on this exact day are less prominent than the earlier battles.