A very useful text which I have used for Mid-Louth is the
History of Kilsaran and Union parish of Louth, by Rev J.B.Leslie.
http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofkilsara00lesl/historyofkilsara00lesl_djvu.txt http://www.archive.org/details/historyofkilsara00lesl(The PDF file is worth the download if you have a wider interest in mid-Louth genealogy)
I find the following entries for Hoey's in Kilsaran parish:
Marriage record:
1822 June 6 — Hoey, Peter, to Anne Coleman.
Burial record :
[1822d.Au.30 — Hoey, Bryan, 83 ; see Tombstone Inscriptions.]
@ Kilsaran graveyard:
Hoey.— The Body of Bryan Hoey, wdtl. August 30th, 1822, a. 83 y.
is deposited underneath. Tsej^as a tribute of respect to his m. by his
youngest son, Peter H. [Headstone falling forward].
also :
Hand. — Tseb. John Hand im. his F. James H., Greenmount, wdtl.
on the third day of January a.d. 1754, a. 56 y. Also his W. Janet H.
(alias Hoey), wdtl. on the 15th day of Feb a.d. 1792, a. 95 y.
Hoey. — Eb. Edward Hoey, CB., im. his son James H., wdtl. 19th Sep.,
1814, a. 28 y. Also his dau. Margaret H. wdtl. 21st March, 1882, a. 80
y. Also abn. Edward H. and his bel. W. whose R. are interred here.
Hoey.— SM. James Hoey, Williamstown, wdtl. 11th May, 1882, a.
76 y. Also his dau. Rose (in religion Sister Mary of St. Johanna), wd.
on the 31st Jan., 1879, a. 18 y., and was interred in the Convent General
of Good Shepherd's, Angers, France.
Hoey. — [On pedestal] Erected by John Hoey and Charles D. King
a.d. 1880.
[On the four sides of Monument] —
(1.) OPS. Thomas Hoey, of the Lynns, died 6th Jany., 1839, a. 78 y. ;
his W. Margaret 14th March, 1854, a. 88. Their sons :— John, a. 20 ;
Patrick 21st Septr., 1851. Anne H. June, 1855. Her husband Thomas,
of CB., August, 1858. Anne H., of the Lynns, 29th Nov., 1878, a. 75.
(2.) OPS. Thomas H., d. 10th Janv., 1877, a. 75 y. Patrick John
H., 13th Septr., 1877, a. 77 y. Eliza, * wife of Patrick John H. 18th
Septr., 1900, a. 74 y.
(3.) OPS. John Hoey, of the Lynns, d. 2nd April, 1831, a. 67 y. His
wife Anne 28th May, 1849, a. 73 ; Their dau. Bridget 3rd Oct., 1828, a. 24.
Their son James 17th Feb. 1828, a. 19 ; Judith H. 1st Oct, 1837, a. 20.
{Key to above abbreviations:
Hlb.=Here lieth (or lies) the Body of.
Sm.=Sacred to the memory of ; Tm.=To the memory of ; Im.=In
memory of.
Eb.=Erected by.
Tseb.=This stone was erected by.
Tteb.=This tomb was erected by.
Tineb.=This monument was erected by.
PS. or OPS.=Pray for, or of your charity Pray for the soul of.
Wd.=Who died.
Wdtl.=Who departed this life.
A.=aged ; y.=years ; F.=Father ; M.=Mother; B. or Bs.= Brother
or Brothers ; S. or Ss.^Sister or Sisters ; H.=husband ; W.=Wife ;
D.=Daughter ; bel.=beloved ; abn.=the above named ; R.=the remains
of ; CB.=Castlebellingham.
}
There is a web page dedicated to the Hoy family of PA (USA) who have roots in Newragh and Darver parish , in particular. This is a good 10km or more North and West of Kilsaran. They were originally Hoeys who shortened the name, I assume, when naturalising in the USA.
--Ian
