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| O'Brien Grave Marker for Lt-Col Edward O'Brien & his wife Mary Sophia |
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| O'Brien Family Graves Lt-Col. Edward O'Brien's Son and Daughter -In-Law The Headstones to the right are Edward O'Brien's three granddaughters |
St. Thomas Anglican Church Cemetery is located at the corner of Line 2 and Church St in Shanty Bay. The land which the church and cemetery are located was donated by Lt.-Col Edward O’Brien in 1838.
The church was constructed of mud, clay and straw tramped together by oxen. The mud/clay bricks were then placed in to molds and allowed to dry. The process was called rammed earth. When the building was completed the bricks were then plastered over. The construction was completed around 1841; the bell was not added until 1854.
The cemetery was established around 1840 with the burial of the infant son of Meyrick Whitey and Ellen Lally. Lt-Col. O’Brien and his wife Mary Sophia are both buried in the cemetery, their grave is the only one marked by a celtic cross.
