What is recorded here

Graveslab in Townparks (ardee By.) preserves the oldest noted grave-slabs at St. Mary's, marking Thomas Smart in 1683 and Mary Hatch in 1695. Those dates emerge before much else is known, giving the graveyard a sudden depth. People may have walked past them for generations, reading names or leaving them alone. The stones still hold what memory first gave up.

The oldest noted grave-slabs in the graveyard at St. Mary's (LH017-101025-) are those of Thomas Smart, dated 1683 and Mary Hatch dated 1695 (LH017-101026). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 28 June 2012

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