TS-EMOG-0274

Record Date: 
19 May 2015
Graveyard: 
Emly
Exact wording of epitaph: 

PRAY FOR THE SOULS OF

 MARGARET  MCGRATH, NEE O’BRIEN,

EMLY,

DIED 23RD NOV 1921, AGED 64 YEARS.

HER HUSBAND,

CORNELIUS  MCGRATH,

DIED 27TH JUNE 1925, AGED 81 YEARS.

THEIR SONS,  WILLIAM  MCGRATH,

DIED 25TH JAN 1957, AGED 71 YEARS.

TOM MCGRATH

DIED 3RD MARCH 1960, AGED 72 YEARS.

THEIR DAUGHTERS, JOSIE  MCGRATH,

DIED 3RD FEB 1972, AGED 90 YEARS.

KATHY MCGRATH

DIED 4TH APRIL 1973, AGED 80 YEARS.

R.I.P.

 

 

 

Memorial Type: 
Celtic Cross
Grave location
County: 
Tipperary
Latitude: 
52.462845
Longitude: 
-8.3516483333333
Number of people commemorated: 
6
People commemorated: 
Name: 
Margaret
Surname: 
McGrath
Date of birth - year: 
1857
Date of death - day: 
23
Date of death - month: 
November
Date of death - year: 
1921
Age: 
64
Address: 
Emly
Relationship with first person: 
Self
Name: 
Cornelius
Surname: 
McGrath
Date of birth - year: 
1844
Date of death - day: 
27
Date of death - month: 
June
Date of death - year: 
1925
Age: 
81
Relationship with first person: 
Husband
Name: 
William
Surname: 
McGrath
Date of birth - year: 
1886
Date of death - day: 
25
Date of death - month: 
January
Date of death - year: 
1957
Age: 
71
Relationship with first person: 
Son
Name: 
Tom
Surname: 
McGrath
Date of birth - year: 
1888
Date of death - day: 
3
Date of death - month: 
March
Date of death - year: 
1960
Age: 
72
Relationship with first person: 
Son
Name: 
Josie
Surname: 
McGrath
Date of birth - year: 
1882
Date of death - day: 
3
Date of death - month: 
February
Date of death - year: 
1972
Age: 
90
Relationship with first person: 
Daughter
Name: 
Kathy
Surname: 
McGrath
Date of birth - day: 
4
Date of birth - month: 
April
Date of birth - year: 
1893
Date of death - day: 
4
Date of death - month: 
April
Date of death - year: 
1973
Age: 
80
Relationship with first person: 
Daughter
Notes: 

NB, Cornelius McGrath (1844-1925) was recorded as a draper & vintner in both the 1901 & 1911 census for Emly village. His house and premises are currently owned by  William (Bill) McInerney & his wife Phil.

Cornelius McGrath (1844-1925), son of John Mcgrath, married Margaret O'Brien of Chancellorsland, Emly on the 8th Feb 1877 in Emly RC.

Children born to them in Emly were  John McGrath 25-11-1877. He was ordained a priest in Paris in 1902 and was PP of Moycarkey, Co. Tipperary 1935-1955  and was a Canon when he died there, aged 77 years on the 10th Feb 1955. He was interred in Moycarkey church grounds.

John McGrath's  siblings, who never married were Johanna (Josie) Mcgrath 1881-1972, Patrick 1884-1884, William 1886-1957, Thomas (Tom) 1888-1960, Daniel 1889-1890 & Catherine (Kathy) 1892-1973