Gravestone inscription for Andrew McFarland
located in the cemetery of the Church of Ireland
in Ballygawley, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
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ANDREW McFARLAND
of Ardmaloughy who departed
this life March 9th 1857 aged 67
also his daughter ELIZA who
died March 29th 1837 aged 23

Armaloughy (or Armalughey) is an Irish townland a mile east of Ballygawley, and we know from birth registrations that an Andrew McFarland (probably this man's son) lived in Armaloughy from before 1864 to after 1874. Carol Conlin, at the Armagh Public Library, 30 km southeast of Ballygawley, was asked to comment on the word "Ardmaloughy" in the above inscription. She writes:

"Armalughey in Irish is 'ard maol Eachadha' and means Eoghy's bare hill.
We can find no trace of 'Ardmaloughy' and wonder if there has been a mix of Irish and English in the spelling on the headstone."