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I wonder if anyone could help with locating the memorial inscription for my great great aunts grave at All Saints, Salterhebble? Her name is Annie Marion Hirst and she died in January 1918, being buried there on January the 12th. She is buried with her husband, William Thomas Hirst, who died in 1952. I have what I believe to be the grave number which is 583.

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All good wishes,
Sarah

Sarah the Dunne Agri contracting business and farm is run by Brian Dunne and with the help of his brothers ,Brian's father who died in 2007 aged 87 was also named  William Dunne  but was known as Bill Dunne to his friends. The Dunnes in Kilcotton would have been Tenant farmers on the Alley estate until  around 1900 or 1910, when the estates were  broken up following the Land War , i can't say exactly but sometime in the early 1900's they became the owners of the farm they had been renting for many many years . The Dunne family Grave is in Knockaroo Church  Cemetery the head stone is relatively new the earliest date on it is around 1960 and the last is William Dunne in 2007 , beside is the grave of the Dunnes of Knockaroo who as far as i know are related to the Dunnes of Kilcotton  . Knockaroo Church is less than a mile from Kilcotton
hope this helps James

James, I am just so grateful for all you have told me.  There are so many Dunnes, with often the same christian names, that it had become a maze in my head and I felt lost!  You have made it possible for me to write out a draft family tree joining the two branches leading back to a brother and sister (my gg grandmother) circa early 1800s!  It needs a lot of padding out and a lot of work yet but there it is. Unless I find someone who actually knows the history I doubt I'll ever get much further back but I feel so lucky to be where I am! For sure I'll find my cousins the next time I'm in Kilcotton but how very sad to have missed Bill Dunne and all his memories.  Thank you for everything, James.  All good wishes, Sarah

The Dunne Family still live and farm  in Kilcotton today ,infact  one of them has just driven passed my house as i am typing this , i do not no much about their family history, so you would have to make contact with them to find out about the family history since your ancestor left . they are a well known family in the area involved in agricultural contracting . Kilcotton is now in the parish of Borris in Ossory having being split from Aghaboe in the mid 1850's

I'm sorry you didn't tell me your name so I can't address you properly!
I can't tell you how delighted I am to know there are still Dunnes in Kilcotton.  Over the years I've tried so hard to find Dunnes that were nearby but no matter what I've done I've always drawn a blank which has made me feel so frustrated and sad.  Even now, when you've told me they're there and in business I can't seem to find them.  Is it possible for you to tell me if they're using a business name rather than their own??
It must be the 1940's since any member of the family over here in the UK went over to Ireland to visit and they're all gone now so I have no one I could ask.  All the family that is left, apart from my particular bit, seems totally disinterested.

My researches and, again, I've tried for many years with this, leave me with only the 1911 census and the marriage of my great, great grandparents on the 27th November 1834, my great, great grandmother being Anne Dunne, born in Kilcotton and one of the witnesses being William Dunne who was obviously a relative. Certainly, he was important to her as she called her first son after him.  I believe Anne's father to have been Thomas Dunne but that, as yet, is uncertain.  To find at least some of my Irish roots would be amazing but I'm beginning to doubt I ever will!!

Once again, thank you so much for your interest and help.
All good wishes,
Sarah

Thank you very much, Shane, that was so kind of you and it is really appreciated! 

Sarah

Thank you so much for the latest three replies! I am extremely grateful, all points made are valid and interesting! Maybe now I have access to the parish records I will find her family, which might give me some clues as to what was going on and I shall remember everything everyone has said. Thank you again!

Sarah