Curragh Camp. Regiments

[Mick_Dolan86]

Sacred to the memory of little Eva who fell asleep 20th Nov 1903 aged 4 years the second and dearly loved daughter of James & Margaret Franklin 6th Dragoons.

In loving memory of William Thomas beloved husband of Mary Ann Mead of Landford, Salisbury Died 7th Dec 1917. Til we meet.

In affectionate memory of Mary Ann the dearly beloved wife of Sergt Instructor Thomas Chapman. 2nd Bn East Yorkshire Regiment. Who died 24th December 1898 aged 29 years. The cold cold hand of cruel death upon her good life fell……….. rest illegible.

Sacred to the memory of Ellen the dearly beloved wife of Sergt E Webb 1st Wilts Regt who depd this life 26th Jany 1892 aged 22 years. Lord Jesus have mercy on her soul.

In memory of Daniel O’Donnell born October 1846 died April 1877 Requiescat in Pace.

Erected by Private John Fludgate 11th Company A. S. C. in memory of his beloved child Mary Anne who died June the 27th 1874 aged 3 years.

[lesleypaters0n]

Hello again!
Thank you for all that 'gravestone' detail.  No trace of my missing family names.  The church listed on my grandfather's baptism cert is Church of Our Lady and St David Naas.  Perhaps this was a Catholic Church outside the barracks.
Lesley

[Mick_Dolan86]

Naas is a good bit away from the Curragh. Someone dying in Naas in the 19th C would Likely be buried there. You could try to contact the local history society or library to see if the local graveyards have been surveyed. Of course the stone could have been lost by now as many are in the Curragh

[Claud]

Oct 1864 The 61st (Sth Gloucestershire Rgmt) were at Curragh until Mar 1865 and again from Mar 1866 to Sept 1866.

[Macker_Irl]

Hi Mick_Dolan

My name is Matt McNamara and look after the Curragh History web site. www.curragh.info I would be very interested in putting your information on the site as it is a vital piece of Curragh History.  well done on all the work Matt

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[Macker_Irl]

Hi Mick

I got your message thank you very much.

Matt

[Macker_Irl]

Hi

For anybody who is interested, the following link is to my web site and shows the list of CWGC type headstones in The Curragh cemetery. My son and I went to The Curragh yesterday and took the attached photographs of the graves. There are other types but I am afraid the condition is not good and hard to read. The CWGC headstones seem to stand the test of time.

http://www.curragh.info/articles/militarygraves.htm

I do hope that this is of some use to some people and if anybody would like a copy of any of the headstones in High Resolution I can forward them on.

Matt

[lesleypaters0n]

Hi Matt!

On behalf of all of us with an interest in this topic - "thank you" for your effort and commitment.

Happy New Year,
Lesley

[elaineinUSA]

Thank you everyone for all this valuable information. 
In the mid 1800's when a soldier was posted was a spouse able to join him in the local barracks ?
I have a soldier with the 26th reg in the Channel Islands (1851), but the birth certificates for his children  were all provided by the 59th of foot. 2 children born in Ireland  1846,1848 and one in Wales 1851.
Does anyone have any explanation for this ?