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ME-ARCH-0159
Record Date:
19 August 2021
Graveyard:
Exact wording of epitaph:
1784 I H S
This Stone and Burial
place belongs to George
Flemming of Ardcath
for him and his posterity.
Here lies the Body of his
Beloved wife Mary Gan
nan and 4 of hur Chil
dren his Father and Mother
John Flemming & Mary Rogers.
God be marcyfull to them
And also Richard Dumigan who
died 28 Feby, 1885 aged 27 years
Renewed by James Domican
R. I. P.
Memorial Type:
Headstone
Number of people commemorated:
5
People commemorated:
Name:
George
Surname:
Flemming
Date of death - year:
1784
Address:
Ardcath
Name:
Mary
Surname:
Gannan
Address:
Ardcath
Relationship with first person:
Wife
Name:
John
Surname:
Flemming
Relationship with first person:
Father
Name:
Mary
Surname:
Rogers
Relationship with first person:
Mother
Name:
Richard
Surname:
Dumigan
Date of death - day:
28
Date of death - month:
February
Date of death - year:
1885
Age:
27
Relationship with first person:
unknown
Notes:
Four of George and Mary's children are mentioned on epitaph.
"Flemming of Ardcath" refers to a prominent family with historical ties to Ardcath, County Meath, Ireland, evidenced by old gravestones in the local cemetery for George Flemming (18th century) and other family members, linking them to this area for generations, though different individuals named Fleming from the region have made headlines, like highwayman Patrick Fleming or modern locals like John Fleming. The name signifies a local lineage rather than one single famous person, rooted in the Ardcath community. The surname Fleming (sometimes spelled Flemming) has a long association with the Ardcath area in County Meath, Ireland, with records indicating families living there over centuries.
The family were prominent in the region. The Flemings were the Barons of Slane, a title associated with County Meath from the Norman invasion period. They held significant land in the area, which included parts of Ardcath parish.
