ME-ARCH-0397

Record Date: 
27 October 2021
Graveyard: 
Ardcath
Exact wording of epitaph: 

IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
THOMAS & MARY MANGAN
THEIR SON
CHRISTOPHER
HIS WIFE
JOSEPHINE
AND THEIR SON THOMAS
ALSO PATRICK ROONEY
AND THOMAS MATTHEWS
1896       -       1972 

REST IN PEACE

 

Memorial Type: 
Cross
Grave location
County: 
Meath
Latitude: 
53.607238888889
Longitude: 
-6.3934861111111
Additional details
Inscription legible: 
Yes
Number of people commemorated: 
7
People commemorated: 
Name: 
Thomas
Surname: 
Mangan
Address: 
Mooretown, Ardcath.
Name: 
Mary
Surname: 
Mangan
Date of birth - year: 
1859
Address: 
Mooretown, Ardcath.
Relationship with first person: 
Wife
Name: 
Christopher
Surname: 
Mangan
Relationship with first person: 
Son
Name: 
Josephine
Surname: 
Mangan
Relationship with first person: 
Daughter-in-law
Name: 
Thomas
Surname: 
Mangan
Relationship with first person: 
Son
Name: 
Patrick
Surname: 
Rooney
Relationship with first person: 
unknown
Name: 
Thomas
Surname: 
Matthews
Date of birth - day: 
28
Date of birth - month: 
November
Date of birth - year: 
1874
Date of death - day: 
22
Date of death - month: 
February
Date of death - year: 
1952
Age: 
78
Address: 
Greenanstown, Stamullen
Relationship with first person: 
unknown
Notes: 
  • Not Verified:
  • Mooretown, Ardcath
  • Married around 1885.
  • 1911 Census - Mary a widow at this stage aged 52.(House on John Howards land.)
    1911 Census - Christopher a labourer aged 15  in Mary Moran's house, Mooretown.
  • Community Historian Brendan Matthews: “Musicians of Times Past”.           

A very rare photograph depicting, on the left the late great Tom Matthews of Greenanstown, Fiddle Maker, Fiddle Player, Uilleann Piper and Harpist, while on the right is his great friend and neighbour at Greenanstown, the late great Anthony Carton, who also played both the Harp and the Fiddle. Both men are pictured here standing at the Jackstones at Greenanstown. They were taught how to make and play a variety of traditional Irish musical instruments by Tom`s father, also called Tom “The Crow” Matthews of Davidstown & Greenanstown. The younger Tom, also wrote a number of Irish Jigs & Reels, copies of which are held at the Irish Traditional Music Archives in Dublin . The Reels & Jigs were collected by the late Jack Wade, music collector from Monaghan, who passed away in 1967 following a car accident. The old black-thorn stick that can be seen here in the right hand of Tom Matthews is now in the care of Community Historian Brendan Matthews, Tom`s Great Grand Nephew. Anthony Carton passed away in 1951 and was laid to Rest at Kilsharvan Graveyard, while his friend and neighbour, Tom Matthews passed away just over four years later in 1955 and was laid to Rest at Ardcath Graveyard.