Anne's Marriage and Final Years
Monument to Anne Devlin
Anne Devlin died in 1851 and her remains were interred in a charity coffin in a pauper’s grave in Glasnevin. Later, her benefactor, Dr Richard Madden, and some friends had her remains re-interred in the distinguished part of the cemetery called the Circle. There is a Celtic Cross standing over her grave, which was erected in 1904, to replace an older stone placed there by Madden. His original inscription was copied faithfully from the old stone. It reads:
Courtesy of Wicklow County LibrariesMonument to Anne Devlin
Courtesy of Wicklow County Libraries
Courtesy of Wicklow County Libraries
Monument to Anne Devlin
Anne Devlin died in 1851 and her remains were interred in a charity coffin in a pauper’s grave in Glasnevin. Later, her benefactor, Dr Richard Madden, and some friends had her remains re-interred in the distinguished part of the cemetery called the Circle. There is a Celtic Cross standing over her grave, which was erected in 1904, to replace an older stone placed there by Madden. His original inscription was copied faithfully from the old stone. It reads:
Courtesy of Wicklow County LibrariesAnne married a man named William Campbell and they had two children. Campbell died in 1845.
By this stage, Anne was too sick to work and was almost blind. She ended her days in dire poverty, in a miserable hovel near the Coombe, at 2 Elbow Lane, in the area known as the Liberties.
In 1851, the noted Irish historian Richard Madden, after exhaustive enquiries, finally discovered Anne's whereabouts. Madden gave her what little financial help he could afford. While he was out of the country, she died on September 16, 1851. Upon his return, he had her body reinterred in Glasnevin Cemetery. Her headstone features an Irish wolfhound, an ancient symbol of loyalty.