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McCARTHYOSA ~ MAIN SECTION

Side 1
McCARTHY
TIMOTHY H. McCARTHY
Died Mar. 29, 1895
aged 29 years, 7 mos.
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DENNIS H. McCARTHY
Died Jan. 3, 1899
aged 28 years, 7 mos.
**stone is hard to read as it
has been lying in the mud
and is stained from it.
Oct 01, 2010
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CARTIEROSA ~ MAIN SECTION

CARTIER
AUGUSTUS CARTIER
Died Dec. 6th, 1889
Aged 41 years.
**this stone fell from it's base
and now broken lies in a
bed of crushed gravel
Sept. 2010
Oct 01, 2010
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DONOVAN OSA ~ MAIN SECTION

DONOVAN
DANIEL DONOVAN
Died April 1, 1862
Aged 42 years
*stone erected by his wife
Ann Donovan
**stone sits next to
Daniel Donovan who died in 1867
**inside the circle
Oct 01, 2010
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DONOVAN OSA ~ MAIN SECTION

Pic # 2
DONOVAN
DANIEL DONOVAN
**bottom 1/2 of stone
**see pic # 1 for info
Oct 01, 2010
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DONOVANOSA ~ MAIN SECTION

Pic # 1
DONOVAN
DANIEL DONOVAN
Died March 6, 1867
Age 26 years
A native of Co. Cork,
Ireland
*top 1/2 of stone
Oct 01, 2010
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HIGGINSOSA ~ MAIN SECTION

HIGGINS
WILLIAM W. HIGGINS
Son of William & Bella Higgins
Born Dec. 19, 1878
Died Feb. 19, 1879
age of 2 months.
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RICHARD O. HIGGINS
Son of William & Bella Higgins
Born Aug. 14, 1877
Died Dec. 9, 1877
Age of 3 months & 25 days.
**stone is darkening from the
weather elements
Oct 01, 2010
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NAGLEOSA ~ MAIN SECTION

NAGLE
ILEENE
A. NAGLE
Born Feb 8, 1920
Died Nov. 21, 1921
Oct 01, 2010
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McMAHONOSA ~ MAIN SECTION

CRIMEAN WAR STONE
Mc MAHON
**stone was restored to an
upright position in May of 2010,
due to a request from relatives
**darkened and is very hard to
read or photograph
** See Slide Show of this project
in the General Preservation Album
on this site.
Sep 30, 2010
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OSA ~ inside circlePic # 6
Crimean War Stone
Mc MAHON
**Relatives stand with the
newly repositioned
Crimean War Stone
**with the work done, hopefully
this stone will stay preserved
for many years to come.
Four years later it is still in
beautiful shape standing
straight and strong.
Mc MAHON
Sep 30, 2010
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OSA ~ inside circlePic # 5
Crimean War Stone
Mc MAHON
**Paul & Bruce are placing
a sealing compound on the base
which will keep moisture from seeping
in between the base & headstone, which
can freeze in cold weather & cause some
serious sliding problems
**preventative step taken, saves many hours
of repositioning again
Sep 30, 2010
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OSA ~ inside circlePic # 4
Crimean War Stone
Mc MAHON
**stone in position, being lifted
**a very slow process
**No Room for Mistakes Now
as the last thing they'd want, would be
for it to bump against the base
and break a chunk out of it
Sep 30, 2010
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OSA ~ inside circlePic # 3
Crimean War Stone
Mc MAHON
**the stone is being manipulated
and adjusted to try and lift
**many hands are involved to make
this lift a success with no damage
being done to the headstone or base
and allowing it to be lifted in total safety
Sep 30, 2010
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