This is the Funeral notice for William
The Derry Journal Friday February 10 1911
FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR WM GRIFFITH JP OF FALCARRAGH
On Wednesday last in the graveyard of Gortahork, was laid to rest the mortal remains of the late Wm Griffith, lately of Carrowcannon House, Falcarragh. The deceased gentleman was, in the extended use of the word, a man of the people and during the whole course of his twenty-five years residence in the parish he fully earned the title. Coming from the Rosses some years before the land war in Cloughaneely and Gweedore. Mr Griffith took his place in the forefront of the fighting and was sent to Derry Jail in the Balfour regime for his connection with the Plan of Campaign, then inaugurated on the Ophert estate. The late Father Stephens P P of Ardara was then in jail at the same time, being then C C in the Clonaghaneely parish. When the wholesale evictions of the Olphert, Stewart and Sweeney estates left hundreds of poor people homeless. Mr Griffith stepped into the breach and offered them houses and building ground on his freehold farm, which offer was gladly availed of. In later years he took an active part in the local affairs of the district, being for fifteen years a poor law guardian and on the passing of the Local Government Act he was unanimously selected as the first chairman of the new District Council at Dunfanaghy from which position he retired after three years. Mr Griffith was an upright and honourable member of the Petty Sessions at Falacarragh and his opinion often carried him so far that he left the Bench occasionally when he could not see eye to eye with his brother justices. The funeral cortege was large and representative of all creeds and classes, and his remains were carried shoulder high the whole distance of two miles from Falcarragh to Gortahork, which testified the esteem in which the deceased was held in the heart of the country people. The followoing were among those present or represented at the funeral- The Most Rev Dr O’Donnell, Bishop of Raphoe; Cannon McFadden, Glenties; Rev John Boyle P P Falcarragh; Rev James Scanlon, P P Dungloe, Rev J Sheridan C C Mountcharles; Rev M Ward C C Gortahork; Rev A Ward C C Falcarragh; Rev John Murray C C Gortahork; Rev P Sheridan C C Tory Island; Messrs C Quinn J P Stewartstown; C H Ward J P Barnesmore; Wm Kelly solicitor Ramelton; J E Boyle Dungloe; John Irvine J P Dunganaghy; DP McBeigh, J P DO;Wm Keown Bunbeg; Thomas McBride, Middletown; Hugh Dixon D C Meenlaragh; John D Kelso, Dunfanaghy; John Ramsay J P do; Charles Mahon, Wm Henderson and Thomas Patterson, of Murroe; Thos Cannon CoC Glena House; Charles McFadden D C Falcarragh ; Patrick McGinley, J P do; Dr McDonald J P do; John McBride do; John McClean do; John Sweeney do; Hugh Boyle do; Michael Colgan, J P do; Henry Walker do; John Wilkinson C P S , Robert Wilkinson Ardnadrean; Michael McFadden J P Gortahork; James Coll do; John McDonnell do; James Gallagher D C Baltoney; James Gallagher, Ballina; Daniel Cannon D C Carrowcannon; Dan McGowan D C Oldtown; Thomas McClintock Carrowcannon; Thomas Benson do P McElwaine NT Falcaragh P Carr N T Gortahork P Breslin N T Baltoney; A Doherty N T Falcarragh, J Brady N T Killnit; John T Sweeney Falcarragh’; Thomas Browne do; Jas, Browne do; James O’Donnell do; Thomas Cullatin do; Wm Mitchell do; John Boyle do; Frank Sweeney solicitor do; James Boyle do; Wm Griffin, do; Dan Gallagher do; Edward Gallagher do; John Breslin do; Pat McLaughlin do; Jack O’Donnell do; Wm Seweeney do; Neil J Ferry Derrybeg.
The following members of the family acted as chief mourners William, James and Joseph sons, Mrs Jordan, Annie and Rose daughters P Quinn nephew.
The funeral service was conduced by the Rec J Boyle P P assisted by the Rev A Ward, C C and at the close Father Boyle delivered an eloquent panegyric on the deceased in which he referred to the edifying life of the deceased and exhorted them to remember the late Mr Griffith in their prayers.
William married Rose Campbell at Stewartstown on May 10 1865 William was 25 and Rose was 16.
Roses' father was Pat Campbell.
I hope this helps a little
Regards
Wren
