On this day in 1622, Hugh "Buye" MacGahagan of Castletown, Co. Westmeath, died. His funeral entry names his wife, children and father-in-law. See more 17th-century funeral entries in the Journals: https://bit.ly/mcgah1622
O'Hart's Irish Pedigrees shows Hugh Buidhe MacGeoghagan's purported descent from Niall of the Nine Hostages: https://bit.ly/macgeoghagan
On this day in 1777, Nelly Brien Gannon died aged 72. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Kilcumreragh, Co. Westmeath, in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/gann1777
On this day in 1782, Margaret Scott Maxwill died aged 43. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Ballymore, Co. Westmeath, in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/maxwill1782
On this day in 1791, Robert Mills died aged 18. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Athlone, Co. Westmeath, in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/mills1791
On this day in 1723, Elizabeth Geoghegan died aged 33. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Castletown, Co. Westmeath, in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/geo1723
On this day in 1767, Grisel Thom Hillyard died aged 56. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Athlone, Co. Westmeath, in the Journals: https://bit.ly/hill1767
On this day in 1701/2, Christopher Ganly died. The Journals show a rubbing of his ornate tomb at Athlone Abbey graveyard, Co. Westmeath: https://bit.ly/ganly1701
On this day in 1817, Elizabeth Honan died aged 64. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Athlone, Co. Westmeath, in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/honan1817
On this day in 1719/20, Joseph Bonynge died aged 94. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Castletown, Co. Westmeath, in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/bony1720