St Joseph, Crosserlough, Roman Catholic

St Joseph’s Church has two cemeteries and both are situated in the townland of Drumkilly. The ‘old cemetery’ surrounds St Joseph’s Church and the earliest recorded burial date in this graveyard is 1863. The headstone relating to this burial can be found close to the porch on the southern side of the church. The ‘new cemetery’ is located behind Drumkilly Hall, between the church and the parochial house, and adjacent to the old school house. The first burial took place in the cemetery in July 1941.

Fr Alexander McCabe is buried in this cemetery. A Drumkilly native, he was the last serving Rector of the Irish College in Salamanca (Spain), before it closed in 1951. His father, James McCabe, was principal of Drumkilly National School from 1886 until 1927. The McCabe family resided in the school house.

[ Graveyards | Crosserlough Parish, sampled 24 Aug 2020 ]