WM-ACNY-0004

Record Date: 
4 April 2014
Graveyard: 
Ardnacrany North
Exact wording of epitaph: 

In Loving Memory Of

William Nolan

Canninstown, The Pidgeons, Athlone.

Died 14th. Feb. 1978 aged 93 yrs.

His wife Mary

Died 3rd. Oct. 1974 aged 91 yrs.

 

Rest in peace

 

NOLAN

Memorial Type: 
Headstone
Grave location
County: 
Westmeath
Latitude: 
53.523917222222
Longitude: 
-7.7536416666667
Additional details
Stonecutter/monumental sculptor: 
O'Connor, Memorials Ltd.
Number of people commemorated: 
2
People commemorated: 
Name: 
William
Surname: 
Nolan
Date of death - day: 
14
Date of death - month: 
February
Date of death - year: 
1978
Age: 
93
Address: 
Canninstown, The Pidgeons, Athlone.
Name: 
Mary
Surname: 
Nolan
Date of death - day: 
3
Date of death - month: 
October
Date of death - year: 
1974
Age: 
91
Address: 
Canninstown, The Pidgeons, Athlone.
Relationship with first person: 
Wife
Notes: 

Billy  born in 1895, and at age of 17 years , he joined the British Army. He went to France and fought in World War 1, was injured and presumed dead as his family had no communication from him. The story is told he returned one May morning in 1920,after being sent to England to recover from his injuries.

He joined the War of Independence and was imprisoned in Ballykinder Camp for two years.

He was a tall gentleman and in later years road a bicycle to do his shopping every Saturday. He is fondly remembered by the children of The Pigeons as he use to buy them a big bags of sweets. R.I.P.