IN MEMORY OF
CHRISTOPHER HEFFERNAN
GORTACLOONA
DIED FEB 17th 1941
HIS SON EDMOND ( NED )
DIED OCT 17 1990
AGED 64 YRS
INTERRED AT
WINCHCOMBE CHELTENHAM
Christopher Heffernan was born on the 15th Jan 1901 in Monemore, Emly, Co. Tipperary to parents Edmond Heffernan (1838-1909) a farm labourer and his wife Catherine Kelly (1855-1924). He was the youngest of eight boys and six girls.
He married Catherine O'Brien (1903-1993) on the 27th Jan 1926 in Ballylanders RC, Co. Limerick. Catherine was born on the 8th Aug 1903 in Kilgarriff, Ballylanders, Co. Limerick to parents William O'Brien & Margaret O'Gorman.
Their son Edmond (Ned) Heffernan (1926-1990), who is recorded at this memorial was born on the 8th Sep 1926.
Christopher Heffernan died , aged 40 of tuberculosis. His widow Catherine remarried to Denis Hinchy in Ballylanders RC, Co. Limerick on the 30th Sept 1945. She is interred at the adjacent memorial 0235.