Gravestone, Bangor Abbey
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Gravestone, Bangor Abbey
Image: © Rossographer Taken: 9 Mar 2026
Gravestone at Bangor Abbey, unusual in that it features a variety of flowers whereas those surrounding have just grass. "Erected by James McWhinney of Ballyvernon, in memory of his son James who departed this life 8th February 1838 aged 19 years. Here lys a child bemoan'd by father dear, With manners gentle and a soul sincere, A sorrowing mother's hope and only pride, And ne'er gave cause for grief but when he died. Sleep on sweet child, death's bitterness is o'er, And hope looks forward to a brighter shore, Sleep on in peace, the Sabbath of thy Tomb, And wake in raptures in the world to come. And also his wife Jane who died 1871, and also his daughter Mary Ann who died 1st December 1875." Ballyvernon is an old area of what is now greater Bangor, but not a townland.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.655569
Longitude
-5.674042