Durdin Family Research

Co Carlow Headstones Preservation of the dead
Vol 6 No 3 Part 2 Journal for the year 1906
CLONEGAL CHURCHYARD
{Kindly contributed by Herbert Robertson, Esq., M.P., Of Huntingdon Castle Clonegal}

}DURDIN
Here lieth the body of John Durdin Esqr., Barrister at Law who died 30th March 1817.
Also the body of Alexr Durdin Esqr., who departed this life the 19th of May 1829 aged 57 years.

Also the body of his son Charles Durdin Esqr., Barrister at Law who died Jan 5th 1843 aged 29 years

Also on the 1st January 1849 William Durdin Esqr., &MD in the 70th year of his age

Also of Harriott Durdin who died 21st March 1872 aged 86. *Notes 1906

Other later inscriptiosn of the Durdin family exist on stones in the same enclosure, The Durdins at Huntingdon Castle in this parish, where the eldest daughter of the late Alexander Durdin ( Mrs Herbert Robertson) still resides- of the Esmondes who preceded the Durdins at Huntingdon Castle and lived there from its erection in 1625-1762 no memorials can now be found in the Churchyard, though Ryan County Carlow -1883- recorded the following inscription for Esmond.

ESMOND
Here lyeth inter'd the body of Mr. John Esmond who departed this life June the 9 1715.
Requiescat in Pace.