ME-ARCH-0153

Record Date: 
17 September 2021
Graveyard: 
Ardcath
Exact wording of epitaph: 

GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEO

I H S 

IN MEMORIAM                                                                                         MORI

THIS STONE WAS ERECTED 
ANNO DOMINI BY GEORGE MAGUIRE
OF SNOWTOWN FOR HIM AND HIS POSTERITY
HERE LIETH THE BODY OF 
HIS MOTHER ELIZABETH MAGUIRE WHO
DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE 4TH  OF DECEMBER
1802 AGED 71 YEARS
HERE ALSO LIETH THE REMAINS OF HIS
FATHER RICHARD MAGUIRE WHO DIED
4th April 1811 AGED 88 YEARS ALSO THE 
BODY OF HIS BELOVED WIFE MARY MAGUIRE
WHO DIED APRIL 1813 AGED 85 YEARS
LIKEWISE HIS CHILDREN WHO DIED 
YOUNG

REQUIESCAT IN PACE AMEN 

Memorial Type: 
Table tomb
Grave location
County: 
Meath
Latitude: 
53.607211111111
Longitude: 
-6.3938388888889
Additional details
Inscription legible: 
No
Number of people commemorated: 
3
People commemorated: 
Name: 
Elizabeth
Surname: 
Maguire
Date of death - day: 
4
Date of death - month: 
December
Date of death - year: 
1802
Age: 
71
Name: 
Richard
Surname: 
Maguire
Date of death - day: 
4
Date of death - month: 
April
Date of death - year: 
1811
Age: 
88
Relationship with first person: 
Husband
Name: 
Mary
Surname: 
Maguire
Date of death - month: 
April
Date of death - year: 
1813
Age: 
85
Relationship with first person: 
Daughter-In-Law
Notes: 

This headstone is difficult to read so we are not sure of date of death of Richard Maguire , also not sure
of age of Richard. It is not specified on the headstone how many children are interred in this grave.

Potential Records for Richard and George Maguire
  • Registry of Deeds: This is one of the most promising sources for this period, as it holds memorials (summaries) of deeds, conveyances, and wills from 1708 onward. If the Maguires were landowners or held long-term leases, their transactions might be registered here.
    • Records cover names, ages, family relationships, and specific parcels of land involved in transactions.
    • These records can be viewed in person at the Registry of Deeds in Dublin or accessed via microfilms at the National Library of Ireland or FamilySearch.
  • Catholic Parish Registers: The local Ardcath Catholic parish registers for baptisms and marriages start in 1795. These records are available as digitized microfilms on the National Library of Ireland website and could help trace George's children and other relatives.
  • Prerogative and Diocesan Wills: Before 1858, wills were proved in either the Prerogative Court of Armagh or local diocesan courts. While original wills were largely destroyed in a 1922 fire, abstracts and indexes were made beforehand.
    • Indexes for Dublin and Prerogative wills were published and might be available via the National Archives of Ireland or the Genealogical Office.
  • Tithe Applotment Books (post-1823): These records show who occupied land and how much they paid in tithes to the established church. This source starts after Richard's 1811 death, but George might appear in the Ardcath parish records if he still occupied the land in the mid-1830s. You can search these online at the National Archives of Ireland website.