KK-CONA-233

Record Date: 
14 January 2013
Graveyard: 
Conahy
Exact wording of epitaph: 

ERECTED BY
MARY DOWNEY
CONAHY
in memory of her Beloved Husband
Mr. MICHAEL DOWNEY
who died 13th of August 1845.
aged 56 years
_._
Also her Beloved son John. who
died 17th of May 1880
aged 37 years
the above Mrs. MARY DOWNEY
died 7th jany 1888 aged 80 years
her daughter Mrs EDWARD DOWNEY
died 27th june 1910 aged 63 years
MARGARET DOWNEY CONAHY
BELOVED DAUGHTER OF THE
ABOVE MARY DOWNEY WHO DIED
NOVEMBER 24th 1925 AGED 79 YRS 

EDWARD DOWNEY DIED 12TH SEPT. 1928
CATHERINE LALOR nee DOWNEY DIED 5TH JULY 1940
WILLIAM DOWNEY DIED 29th JAN. 1955
HIS WIFE MARY DIED 20th NOV. 1968 AGED 83 YRS.
EDWARD DOWNEY DIED 6 SEPT. 1986 AGED 66 

Grave location
County: 
Kilkenny
Latitude: 
52.760373055556
Longitude: 
-7.2874930555556
Number of people commemorated: 
10
People commemorated: 
Name: 
Mary
Surname: 
Downey
Date of death - day: 
7
Date of death - month: 
January
Date of death - year: 
1888
Age: 
88
Address: 
CONAHY
Title: 
Mr.
Name: 
MICHAEL
Surname: 
DOWNEY
Date of death - day: 
15
Date of death - month: 
August
Date of death - year: 
1845
Age: 
36
Relationship with first person: 
HUSBAND
Name: 
JOHN
Surname: 
DOWNEY
Date of birth - day: 
7
Date of birth - month: 
August
Date of birth - year: 
1844
Date of death - day: 
17
Date of death - month: 
May
Date of death - year: 
1880
Age: 
36
Relationship with first person: 
SON
Title: 
Mrs.
Name: 
EDWARD
Surname: 
DOWNEY
Date of birth - day: 
13
Date of birth - month: 
December
Date of birth - year: 
1842
Date of death - day: 
27
Date of death - month: 
June
Date of death - year: 
1910
Age: 
63
Relationship with first person: 
DAUGHTER
Name: 
MARGARET
Surname: 
DOWNEY
Date of birth - day: 
8
Date of birth - month: 
July
Date of birth - year: 
1847
Date of death - day: 
24
Date of death - month: 
November
Date of death - year: 
1925
Age: 
78
Address: 
CONAHY
Relationship with first person: 
DAUGHTER
Name: 
EDWARD
Surname: 
DOWNEY
Date of death - day: 
12
Date of death - month: 
September
Date of death - year: 
1928
Relationship with first person: 
SON IN LAW
Name: 
CATHERINE
Surname: 
LALOR nee DOWNEY
Date of death - day: 
5
Date of death - month: 
July
Date of death - year: 
1940
Name: 
WILLIAM
Surname: 
DOWNEY
Date of death - day: 
29
Date of death - month: 
January
Date of death - year: 
1955
Name: 
MARY
Surname: 
DOWNEY
Date of death - day: 
20
Date of death - month: 
November
Date of death - year: 
1968
Age: 
83
Relationship with first person: 
WILLIAM'S WIFE
Name: 
EDWARD
Surname: 
DOWNEY
Date of death - day: 
6
Date of death - month: 
September
Date of death - year: 
1986
Age: 
66
Notes: 

Michael Downey was probably one of the Conahy Church Downey Quartet, the "Nickys", the "Jackies" and the "Jims"
Michael's wife Mary was a Dunphy, possibly Cullohill.
Edward Downey, was Ned Downey "Dick" from Lower Conahy, he married Ellen, they had no family. Ned Dick left the place to his sister, Kate Downey Millea's,( Lisdowney),daughter, Mary Millea,William (Bill) Downey, son of Richard, Ballyroe. They had 7 children, Tom & Edward, Conahy, Pete, Lisdowney, Nora Tynan, Conahy Rocks, Lil Deevy, Ballycomey, Catherine Lalor, Cullohill, And Rev. Richard Downey, Hexham & Newcastle, Grave 236
Tom Downey, Bill's son often referred to as "Tom Bill" Tom is grave 001