Monasterboice MIs

[sgrollitt]

Records of the following memorial inscriptions at Monasterboice are freely available on the internet:
- Alice Boden
- Catherine Boden
- Edward Boden
- James Boden
- John Boden
- Mary Boden
- Mary Boden
- Patrick Boden
- Patrick Boden
- Patrick Boden senior
- Anne Bodin (McGill)
- Julia McDonnell (Boden)

I'm probably related to some/most or all of these people and would love to know the dates on the MIs and any other details. How would I find out this information?

Thanks,
Simon

[jbhall]

No sooner requested than .....

BODEN: Erected by Alice Boden in memory of her father and mother James and Anne Brady.

BODEN: Erected by John Boden, Monasterboice in memory of his mother Mary, 8th Aug. 1894. Also his sister Catherine, 27th April 1900. Also the above John Boden, Aug. 13th 1916. His brother Edward, 5th April 1930. His  nephew Patrick, 7th April 1932.

McDONNELL: Julia McDonnell, Patrick Street, Drogheda who died 23rd Sept. 1961. Her brother Patrick Boden who died 8th Aug. 1957 and their parents Patrick and Mary Boden, Kearneystown, DUnleer, 6th April 1918 and 3rd Oct. 1921 respectively.

Source: James Garry, 'The Monasterboice Inscriptions',  Seanchas Ard Mhacha 1990

I hope that is of some assistance.

Brendan

[sgrollitt]

Thanks very much for the quick reply. I can't make much of it yet, but hopefully later I will.

Ta,
Simon

[sgrollitt]

Brendan,

Of the above inscriptions, I'm really interested in the following one:

"BODEN: Erected by Alice Boden in memory of her father and mother James and Anne Brady."

Do you have any idea of the date of this inscription? If there's no date, is it an old one? My great-great-great-grandfather James Boden died some time between 1847 and 1860. He had been a farmer and had been married to a lady called Anne.

Thanks,
Simon