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- [S52] x NSW BDM Indexes, NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, 5927/1860 .
RIGNEY MARY E MICHAEL ANNE CAMDEN
- [S2844] Freeman's Journal, Thursday 19 November 1931.
MRS. MARY ELLEN MALLON,
'LUCAN,' GARLAND.
We regret to record the death of Mrs.
Mary Ellen Mallon, of 'Lucan,' Garland,
who died at Carcoar Hospital on Tuesday,
27th October, after a brief illness. De
ceased, who was the daughter of the late
Michael and John Rigney, of 'Rose-
mount,' Cootamundra, was born on the
17th of March', 1863. At the suggestion
of her uncle (Rev. Father Michael Har
rington Ryan), then resident priest at
Carcoar, she was sent as a boarder to
Carcoar Convent, being driven by her
father in a buggy and pair the long dis
tance of over two hundred miles. Rail
ways, like boarding-schools, were few
and far between in those early days, and
Carcoar shared with Bathurst the proud
distinction of being one of the only two
convents west of the Blue Mountains,
and attracted many pupils far and near.
At the age of twenty deceased was mar
ried to the late Peter Joseph Mallon, of
'Cowong,' near Cootamundra. Soon
after their marriage Mr. Mallon pur
chased 'Glen Logan,' in the Cowra dis
trict, and later acquired the 'Lucan'
property, where the family has resided
for the last thirty years. During her ill
ness Mrs. Mallon was constantly visited
by the Rev. Fathers Sheahan and Casey,
the Sisters of Mercy, and was consoled
by a visit from her daughter, Sister Mary
Alphonsus, of the Convent of Mercy,
Wellington. His Lordship Dr. Norton,
Bishop of Bathurst, sent a special mes
sage of sympathy to her. Many mes
sages and visits of condolence were re
ceived from friends all over the district.
Amongst the visitors were two old Car
coar Convent schoolmates — Mrs. Thos.
Grant (nee Ellie Mallon), 'The Falls,'
Canowindra (sister-in-law) and Mrs.
Eugene Finn (nee Allie Flanagan), Can
owindra. Mrs. Mallon is survived by one
brother, Mr. Thos. Rigney, 'Lucan,' her
two younger brothers, Michael and John,
of 'The Grove,' Cootamundra, having .
predeceased her. Her only sister (Mrs.
Geo. Curran) lives in New Zealand. The
members of her own family who are left
to mourn the loss of a dearly loved and '
good Christian mother are Mrs. Geo.
('Ted') Lowe, 'Lisieux,' Carcoar; Mrs.
Thos. Buckley, Sydney; Sister Mary Al
phonsus, Convent of Mercy, Wellington;
Mrs. S. Brown, Sydney; Mrs. W. Hoane,
Crookwell; Mrs. Luke Walsh, Nevertier;
Mrs. D. Coffey, Sydney, and Mr. J. S.
Mallon, Waverley, her only son. There
are many grandchildren. The funeral
took place at 10 a.m. on Wednesday— a
Requiem Mass being celebrated at 8
o'clock. The Very Rev. Father Casey
officiated at the graveside in Carcoar
Cemetery, where the mortal remains of
deceased were laid beside those of her
late husband. Amongst the mourners
were Mr. and Mrs. Donald Grant, Mr. and
Mrs. Douglas Grant, Mrs. Jack Lynch
and Miss Callen of .Canowindra, who had
all motored long distances that morning
to be present at the Requiem Mass and
funeral of their deceased relative.
Obituary
- [S2844] Freeman's Journal, Thursday 5 February 1914.
Mr. Michael Rigney.
The death occurred last week at his own
residence, 'Gravesend,' Brawlin, of Mr.
Michael Rigney, one of the highly respected
pioneers of that district. The late Mr. Rig
ney had heen for some time a sufferer from
gall troubles, and had undergone two opera
tions at Lewisham Private Hospital. All
medical attention was of no avail, and he
kept onl gradually sinking, until his life
peacefully terminated on Sunday 11th Janu
ary at about 8 am.. His last hours were
made happy by the constant Visits tf Rev.
T. Slattery; Rev: P. Lynnch, the local Sisters
of Mercy, and Dr Brennan: Born at Cob
bity, near Camderi, He was a nephew of the
late Father Ryan, and was the elder of
three brothers, Michael, John, and Thomas,
who together with their two sisters (now
Mrs. P. Mallon, of 'Rosegreen,' Garland,
and Mrs. James Curran, of New Zealand),
came with their father, the late Mr. Michael
Rigney, senr., and settled on the well-known
property at Jindalee called 'Rosemount' in
March of the year '70. After gaining the
necessary experience with his father, he went
to the Brawlin district, and took up pro
.perty there, on which he worked for 38 years
until the time of his death. The late Mr.
Rigney was one of those men possessed of re
markable determination and energy, never
growing impatient with the difficulties so fre
quency experienced by the pioneers' of his
day with whom he combined in making the
district Of today the district of which all
may feel so proud. Deceased is survived by
his wife, two brothers and sisters, and a
family of twelve — six giris and. six boys - to
mourn their loss. The funeral, which left
'Gravesend' on Monday at one o'clock, was,
although it rained, one of the largest yet
seen in Cootamundra, and as a proof of de
ceased's popularity it may be mentioned that
large numbers of friends came long dis
tances, some as far as 250 miles, to take port
in the ceremony. On leaving the house the
remains were carried to the hearse by mem
bers of the Hibernian Society, of which de
ceased was a. member for many years, and
on entering the town the funeral was met by
Hibernians who, forming in line, marched at
each side of the hearse. The funeral proces
sion passed through the main street past the
Catholic church, where the bell tolled mourn
fully as it led to the Catholic portion of the
cemetery. The Hibernians were agaiu in at
tendance, and carried the remains to the
grave wlhere the burial ceremony was read
by the Very Rev. Father O'Shaughnessy,
P.P., attended by Father Lynch.
- [S2844] Freeman's Journal, Thursday 19 November 1931.
Obituary
- [S48] Ancestry.co.uk, Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007 forMary Ellen Mallon.
- [S52] x NSW BDM Indexes, NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, 4657/1882 .
MALLON PETER JOSEPH RIGNEY MARY ELLEN COOTAMUNDRA
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