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I visited the museum on the 18th February 2002, and noticed a number of gravestones around the Church of Ireland exhibit.  According to a member of staff, the gravestones are originally from Dromore (no more information available at present). When the church was moved, an advert was placed to purchase a number of gravestones to give the grounds a more authentic feel.

The museum is in the process of constructing a Catholic Church, and will probably do something similar for this exhibit.

2 gravestones are completely illegible

Here Lieth the Body of JAMES MC
KEE Mar late of Blackabby who
departed this life May 7 1792
aged 68 years Also his wife ELIS
ABETH McKEE alias MCORMICK who
departed this life May 15th
1792 Aged 56 years
Also his soninlaw WILLIAM McKEE of
Tullyeavin
who departed this life 11th November 1807
Aged 60 years
Also ELIZA McKEE Wife to the said WILLIAM
McKEE who departed this Life 22 Jany
1818 Aged 81 years

Erected
by
JOHN BOOMER
Hillhead
Memory of his beloved brother
THOMAS
who died 6th January 1881
Aged 64 years

Erected
By
HUGH CROCKARD
San Francisco California
in memory of his Mother
MARTHA CROCKARD
who departed this life 11th April 1869
Aged 66 years

Erected
To the memory of
WILLIAM WILKINSON
of Drumachadone
who departed this life 14th Nov 1883
Aged 84 years
Also his wife MARGARET WILKINSON
who departed this life 22nd Dec 1887
aged 81 years
also WILLIAM JOHN WILKINSON
who departed this life 28th Feby 1905
aged 29 years
also MARY WILKINSON
who departed this life 5th Dec 1909
aged 70 years
also JOSEPH WILKINSON
who departed this life 20th Nov 1914
aged 71 years
also MARGARET MOORE
who departed this life 22nd Dec 1916
aged 71 years
WILLIAM WILKINSON
died 7th April 1922 aged [blank] years

Here lies SPROTT
Edarsyo [?]
born 11th Nov 1845
Died [?] mar 1904
ISABELLA SPROTT died 10th
January 1873 aged 60 years
DAVID SPROTT died 21st
December 1877 aged 64 years
LUCINDA REA SPROTT born [?]th
June 1848 died 5th February 1817
JANE SPROTT MARTYN born
5[?]th November 1842
died August 9th[?] 1850
ELIZA JANE MARTYN
her[?] daughter died 8th June
1891 aged 23 years
WILLIAM SPROTT
Also the above DAVID SPROTT
at Melbourne Australia
December 8th 1894 aged 45 years
HENRY DICKSON SPROTT
born 7th February 1864
died 8th May 1916

Erected
By
WILLIAM WILKINSON
of Magherabeg
To the memory of his wife
MARY WILKINSON
who departed this lief April 28th[?] 1851
aged 61 years
Also her beloved Husband
WILLIAM WILKONSON who
departed this life on the 4th[?] of
April 1868[?] aged 49[?] years

My hope in
CHRIST
Here rest the remains of
MUSSENDEN AULD
Merchant Belfast who departed this life
8th October 1788 aged 57 years
also his Daughter MARGARET who
departed this life 21st August 1783
aged nine months
likewise His Wife, MARGARET who
departed this life 12th March 18181
aged 80 years
Here rest the remains of
THOMAS LYLE
Merchant of Belfast who departed this life
23rd July 1818 aged 72 years
His Wife ELIZA who departed
this life 22nd Feby 1818 aged 75 years
Likewise their son THOMAS who
departed this life 6th Septr 1819
aged 41 years
Also MARTHA HAMILTON 30th October 1824
81 years


Inside the church are a number of memorials. The origin of these memorials is not known at present:

In loving Memory
of
KATE J REYNOLDS
Nee CLARENDON
wife of W.S. REYNOLDS
Motorum
who died Christmas Morning 1802
A loving wife, fond mother
and sincere friend
Her children arise up and call
her blesses hew husband also,
and he praiseth her. Prov XXXI 28
Also W.S. REYNOLDS
beloved husband of above
who died 15th June 1913
"They are not dead but gone before"

In Memory of
GERTRUDE POLLOCK
died Feby 13th 1868
Aged 10 years
"They that seek me early
shall find me"

Sacred
to the memory of
Col. FREDERICK AUGUSTUS SMITH V.C.
Late of 1st Royals and 43th Regt
Died July 22nd 1857[?]

Sacred
to the Memory of
ROBERT ACHESON THOMPSON Esq.
Third Son of DAVID THOMPSON Esq.
of Oatlands
Wonderful Son, an affectionate brother
a kind and tender Husband, a vigilent and
useful Magistrate, Fearless in the discharge
of this duty to the public in times of the gravest
danger and active and intelligent member
of every instutution formed for the
improvement of his native Country, the friend
of the industrious Poor of the neighbourhood
who always looked to him for advice in their
difficulties and assistance in their distresses
He died in the bloom of life as beloved
and lamented by his Family and
immediate Connections as
esteem'd and regretted
by all who knew him
Obiit 17th Maii 1815 AEtatis 14