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Bekan Cemetery
Bekan Village, County Mayo, Ireland

Galway, Sligo Rd. after Claremorris and 4 miles to Knock Village the road is signposted to Bekan Village. After church and school turn left and left again. The cemetery is not signposted from the roadway.

Contributed by Anna Ryan, July 28, 2001, Last edited Jul 14, 2007 [annaryan001@hotmail.com]. Total records = 142.

I walked and surveyed this burial place in July of 2001.

- Anna Ryan

Brady, Maria, d. 12 Dec 1980, Wife of Roderick
Brady, Roderick, d. 28 Sep 1960, Husband of Maria
Burke, Kate, d. 27 Aug 1981, Wife of Martin, Bekan
Burke, Margaret, d. 27 Oct 1952, Wife of Peter
Burke, Martin, d. 1 Sep 1939, Husband of Kate, Bekan
Burke, Peter, d. 9 Apr 1972, Husband of Margaret
Caulfield, Edward, d. 25 Oct 1942, Husband of Ellen, Bekan
Caulfield, Ellen, d. 7 May 1978, Wife of Edward, Bekan
Caulfield, James, d. 6 Jan 1980, Son of Edward and Ellen, Bekan
Cavanagh, Bridget, d. 27 Jan 1908, age: 73yr, Wife of Peter, Bekan
Cavanagh, John, d. Jun 1903, age: 78yr, Brother of Peter, Bekan
Cavanagh, Peter, d. 30 Oct 1879, age: 62yr, Husband of Bridget, Bekan
Conry, Patrick F, d. 28 Jun 1944, age: 14yr, Grandson of Thomas and Mary Henry, Carrick-on-Shannon
Cunnane, Delia, d. 29 May 1991, Wife of Philip
Cunnane, John, d. 2 Nov 1973, Son of Mary, Bekan
Cunnane, Mary, d. 23 Sep 1941, Mother of John, Bekan
Cunnane, Philip, d. 21 Mar 1974, Husband of Delia, Lissaniskea
Dolan, Bridget, d. 5 Jan 1960, Wife of James, Cloontumper
Dolan, James, d. 29 Jan 1959, Husband of Bridget, Clooontumper
Duggan, Bridget, d. 12 Mar 1884, age: 56yr, Wife of Martin, Lisaniska
Duggan, Martin, d. 25 Aug 1873, age: 44yr, Husband of Bridget, Lisaniska
Duggan, Thomas, d. ?, age: 21yr, Son of Martin and Bridget, Lisaniska
Duggan, William, d. ?, age: 10yr, Son of Martin and Bridget, Lisaniska
Durkan, Margaret, d. 24 Jan 1977, age: 80yr, Wife of Patrick and Margaret, Cloonlara
Durkan, Patrick, d. 11 May 1960, age: yr, Husband of Margaret, Cloonlara
Durkan, Stanley, d. 15 Jul 1944, age: 25yr, Son of Patrick and Margaret, Cloonlara
Feeney, John, d. 4 Jul 1962, Husband of Mary, Erriff
Feeney, Mary, d. 7 Oct 1970, Wife of Mary, Erriff
Finn, Catherine M, d. 14 Oct 1938, Husband of Daniel, Drimaderra
Finn, Daniel, d. 1 Feb 1967, Husband of Catherine M., Drimaderra
Finn, Elizabeth, d. 4 Oct 1999, Wife of Tom, Drimaderra
Finn, Tom, d. 18 Jun 1997, Son of Daniel and Catherine M, Drimaderra
Finnegan, Denis, d. 18 Mar 1922, age: 75yr
Finnegan, Mary Ann, d. 15 Feb 1895, age: 12yr, Daughter of Michael and Mary Ann
Finnegan, Mary, d. Sep 1886, age: 38yr
Finnegan, Michael, d. 22 Jun 1923, age: 68yr, Husband of Nora
Finnegan, Nora, d. 29 Sep 1926, age: 70yr, Wife of Michael
Finnigan, Michael, d. 29 Feb 1972, Husband of Nora, Lisinskea
Fitzmaurice, Andrew, d. 12 Feb 1996, Son of Martin and Catherine, Greenwood
Fitzmaurice, Bridget Mary, d. 18 Jun 1934, Daughter of Martin and Catherine, Greenwood
Fitzmaurice, Catherine, d. 25 Jul 1968, Wife of Martin, Greenwood
Fitzmaurice, Johnny, d. 8 Aug 1965, Son of Martin and Catherine, Greenwood
Fitzmaurice, Margaret Mary, d. 1 May 1940, Greenwood
Fitzmaurice, Martin, d. 22 Jun 1961, Husband of Catherine, Greenwood
Forde, Helen, d. Jan 1950, Wife of William, Cloonfauchna
Forde, James, d. Feb 1961, Brother of William, Cloonfauchna
Forde, William, d. 25 Jul 1942, age: 63yr, Husband of Helen, Cloonfauchna
Glynn, Ann Lyons, d. 2 Apr 1944, aged: 64 yrs, w/o Michael
Glynn, Michael, d. 3 Mar 1948, aged: 66 yrs, h/o Ann (Lyons), Treenveagh, Bekan
Guilfoyle, John, d. 1 Jan 1980
Guilfoyle, Mary, d. 15 Aug 1951, Wife of Patrick, Greenwood
Guilfoyle, Patrick, d. 17 Mar 1927, Husband of Mary, Greenwood
Henry, Mary, d. 25 May 1951, Wife of Thomas, Bekan
Henry, Thomas, d. 21 Sep 1942, age: 81yr, Husband of Mary, Bekan
Higgins, Mary, d. 1937, Wife of Patrick, Clooncurry
Higgins, Patrick, d. Aug 1960, Husband of Mary E., Clooncurry
Horley, Dominick, d. 12 Mar 1985, Husband of Mary E., Lisaniskea
Horley, Mary E, d. 17 Jan 1957, Wife of Dominick, Lisaniskea
Hunt, John, d. 13 Jun 1909, age: 70yr, Husband of Mary
Hunt, Margaret, d. 10 Jan 1970, Cloonfaughna
Hunt, Mary, d. 5 Feb 1917, age: 65yr, Wife of John
Hunt, Patrick, d. 18 Apr 1916, age: 40yr
Johnston, Bridget, d. ?, Daughter of James and Nora, Erriffy
Johnston, Bridget, d. 8 Oct 1893, Wife of Thomas, Reisk
Johnston, Catherine, d. ?, Daughter of James and Nora, Erriffy
Johnston, Delia, d. 1948, Daughter of Bridget and Thomas, Reisk
Johnston, James, d. 27 Dec 1892, Husband of Nora, Erriffy
Johnston, Nora, d. 14 Oct 1904, age: 86yr, Wife of James
Johnston, Patrick, d. ?, Son of James and Nora, Erriffy
Johnston, Thomas, d. 1916, Husband of Bridget, Reisk
Jordan, Aggie, d. 10 Nov 19?
Keane, Mary, d. 13 Jun 1950, Cloontumper
Keane, Thomas, d. 12 Mar 1968, Lisinskea
Kelly (Canavan), Hanora, d. 13 Dec 1885, age: 41yr, Wife of Patrick
Kelly (Mulaney), Nora, d. Nov 1959, age: 64yr, Wife of Malachy, Lisaniska, Interred in Brooklands
Kelly, Delia, d. 26 Apr 1993, Wife of Thomas
Kelly, Malachy, d. 2 Mar 1942, age: 62yr, Son in law of Patrick and Catherine Mulaney., Lisaniska
Kelly, Patrick, d. 12 Dec 1908, age: 65yr, Husband of Hanora
Kelly, Thomas, d. 19 Feb 1973, Husband of Delia, Cloonaulban
Kirrane, Margaret, d. 7 Jul 1997, Wife of William, Lisinskea
Kirrane, William, d. 1 Jan 1967, Husband of Margaret, Lisinskea
Lyons, Anthony, d. 17 Oct.1967, age: 90yr, Knocknafolia
Lyons, Bridget, d. 10 Apr 1966, Wife of James, Erriff
Lyons, Bridget, d. 11 Jun 1923, age: 80yr, Wife of Malachy
Lyons, Catherine, d. 22 Jan 1956, Wife of Thomas, Greenwood
Lyons, Delia, d. 17 Jul 1886, age: 15yr, Daughter of Malachy and Bridget
Lyons, Ellen, d. 8 Jan 1965, age: 80yr, Knocknafolia
Lyons, James, d. 13 Jan 1941, Husband of Bridget, Erriff
Lyons, Joseph, d. 7 Oct 1918, age: 20yr, Son of Malachy and Bridget
Lyons, Malachy, d. May 1903, age: 75yr
Lyons, Mary, d. 14 Feb 1982, age: 94yr, Wife of Michael, Knocknafolia
Lyons, Mary, d. 9 Jan 1919, age: 24yr, Daughter in law of Malachy and Bridget
Lyons, Michael, d. 28 Mar 1957, age: 80yr, Husband of Mary, Knocknafolia
Lyons, Patrick, d. 14 Apr 1999, age: 82yr, Son of Michael and Mary
Lyons, Patrick, d. 18 Dec 1991
Lyons, Thomas, d. 10 Feb 1947, age: 79yr, Husband of Catherine, Greenwood
Lyons, Thomas, d. 8 Oct 1967, Son of Thomas and Catherine, Greenwood
Maloney, Ellen, d. 4 Dec 1963, Wife of John, Cloonfaughna
Maloney, John, d. 16 Dec.1961, Husband of Ellen, Cloonfaughna
Maloney, Mary, d. 27 Feb 1962, Daughter in law of John and Ellen, Cloonfaughna
Maloney, Mary, d. 30 Jun 1989, Cloonfaughna
Maloney, Patrick, d. 14 Apr 1995
McGrath, John, d. 29 Feb 1972, Husband of Margaret, Greenwood
McGrath, Margaret, d. 8 Oct 1972, Wife of John, Greenwood
McLoughlin, Etta, d. 1927, Grandaughter of Bridget and Thomas Johnston, Reisk
Middleton, Martin, d. 4 May 1967, Blackpool, Cloonbullisa
Moloney, Catherine, d. 8 Sep 1883, age: 74yr, Wife of James
Moloney, James, d. 15 Apr.1890, age: 90yr, Husband of Catherine
Morley, Anthony, d. 25 Jun 1948, Son of Richard and Mary, Delisher
Morley, Ellen, d. 10 Sep 1901
Morley, Luke, d. 12 Jan 1912
Morley, Mary, d. 17 Apr 1976, Wife of Richard, Delisher
Morley, Richard, d. 11 Dec 1949, Husband of Mary, Delisher
Morley, Richard, d. 20 Aug 1990, Son of Richard and Mary
Morley, Thomas, d. 23 Apr 1880, age: 60yr, Lisaniska
Morris, Margaret, d. 25 Apr 1978, age: 27yr, Urnston. Manchester
Mulaney, Catherine, d. 14 Sep 1920, age: 58yr, Wife if Patrick, Lisaniska
Mulaney, Patrick, d. 19 Dec 1919, age: 59yr, Husband of Catherine, Lisaniska
Mulkeen, Catherine, d. 24 Mar 1974, Wife of William, Cloncurry
Mulkeen, Patrick, d. 22 Sep 1989, Cloncurry
Mulkeen, William, d. 15 Jun 1953, Husband of Catherine, Cloncurry
Murphy, Kate, d. 15 Mar 1924, Wife of Patrick, Greenwood
Murphy, Patrick, d. 28 Jul 1937, Husband of Kate, Greenwood
Murray, Daniel, d. Feb 1920, age: 79yr, Lisaniska
Murray, Ellen, d. Feb 1928, Wife of Luke, Lisaniska
Murray, Luke, d. 7 Feb 1966, Husband of Ellen, Lisaniska
Nolan, Josephine, d. 14 Jul 1941, Daughter of Michael and Nora., Cloontumper
Nolan, Michael, d. 2 Feb 1966, Hsband of Nora, Cloontumper
Nolan, Nora, d. 16 Jan 1987, Wife of Michael, Cloontumper
Prendergast, Mary, d. Apr 1939, age: 65yr, Greenwood
Prendergast, Richard, d. 12 Dec 1922, age: 21Yrs.6Mths., Son of Richard, Bekan
Prendergast, Richard, d. 16 Nov 1927, age: 73yr, Father of Richard, Bekan
Reilly, Ellen, d. 22 Feb 1972, Wife of John, Carrowcur
Reilly, John, d. 4 May 1958, age: 71yr, Husband of Ellen, Carrowcur
Reilly, Mary, d. 1 Dec 1965, Daughter of John and Ellen, Carrowcur
Tapey, James, d. 7 Mar 1898
Tapey, Michael, d. 22 Apr 1910
Tarpey, Anne, d. 14 May 1890, age: 20yr
Tarpey, Bridget, d. 15 Feb 1885
Tarpey, Hanoria, d. Mar 1897
Tarpey, Martin, d. Jun 1898
Waldron, James, d. 13 Dec 1887