The walls of the Church of Killinaboy remains in full
preservation still. It measures sixty two feet eight inches in
length and twenty feet three inches in breadth. There is a circular
doorway
in the south side thirteen and a half feet from west gable, measuring
seven feet nine inches by four feet and having the representation
of a dwarf or stunted man on a stone over it in front. There are
two windows
in the same side about eight feet high and four wide. There is
a window in the east gable, of a flat circular form at top inside,
where it
is about eleven feet high and seven feet three inches wide, pointed
outside and divided into compartments by mullions of cut stone.
“Aongus
Ceannaitin, son of Cormac Cos, from whom are the Clan Hefernan and
Neachtan, and the daughter of Baoith, and the daughter of Gunna, son
of Ailioll.” - Duald Mc Firbis, page 637.
No part of this Church appears to be older than the 14th century
except the west gable, which appears to be as old as the 11th century,
and there is a tradition here that the whole of this Church except
the west gable was battered down by Cromwell’s forces and subsequently
rebuilt by the O’Briens of Inchiquin. his wife. Orate provis
laus Deo.” There is a circular low archway of cut stone in
the north wall (at the ground) near east gable, which tradition says
was the entrance to the family sepulchral vault of O’Quin,
which was inside, but of which no vestige remains now.
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There is a pointed niche in the
side wall near the above little arch, the oldest monument in the
Church,
but the flag underneath appears to be a new one inscribed to Joseph
Leonard 1773. Near the latter to the west is a monumental stone in
the wall inscribed to Melaghlin Oge O’Hehir and More Hogan his
wife, but no date. There is a tomb under this inscribed to the Rev.
Patrick Hare (Protestant) who died at Cashel in 1816. There is a monumental
stone in the south wall near the east gable inscribed thus: “Dermod
O’Neilan, and Teig O’Neilan, his brother, for them and
their heirs, made this sepulcher, 1645” and over this another
stone with armorial bearing, covered with an incrustation of water
and lime, with this inscription “The atchievement of O’Neilan.” There
is another monumental stone in the same side, having a representation
of the Crucifixion and two Marys, and the date 1644 at top, and the
following inscription lower down: “Under these carved marbel
stones lieth Connor O’Flanagan’s body and bones, which
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There is another plain monumental stone in
the same wall, between the door and west gable, with this inscription “Loghlen Reagh O’Hehirs Thomlee
finished by his son Andrew O’Hehir, I.N.V.V. (E.R.) 1711.”
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