1894, Vol. II (3)
Received from Thomas J. Westropp, Esq.:—
Ancient Church of Kilfinaghty, or Ballysheen.
“Orate . pro . animiis . Georgii . Cruice . gener | et Johanne . Duffi uror . ejus et | Jacobi . filii . et . hered . cor . Qui . me . fieri . fecer | Quor aiaru . ppicietr . De Et . obiit . ifte . Jaco . III . die | decebr Ano . Dni . 1600 aeta sue . XII . Quisq . es . q . trane | p me diu su qd eris . fu[e]ra qd es . pro . me . precor . ora.”
[Raised black letter.]
And on one of the side stones, now removed to the graveyard:—
“Hec tuba fra erat Ano 1605.”
Cruice Monument, Kilfinaghty, Ballysheen Old Church |
The next tablet, though of worse execution and more defaced, closely resembles the above,—each having the crucifix in the middle of the inscription and being in raised black letter:—
“conditur hoc tumulo Tha….…s cognomine Rodan | cor [illegible; Mr. Frost reads it ‘sibi dum vixit, criminis insons, but the second and third words seem more like s q bi dub, and the next is broken away] er | Anno mileno sers centeno junge quibus VIII | ter quinis Junio pocula nigra bibit | Hane fieri tumbam: fecit post funcra coniur | cius Anina gente i Machon an dn 1619.”
“Here lies the body of | IGNATIUS ROCHFORD dec ye 11 November Ano | Domini 1731 in the 76 year | of his age also the body of | his wife CHRISTIAN | who departed Dec ye …………Ano Domini 1723…………...……daughter………”
The following are given by Rev. Canon Dwyer, in “The
Diocese of Killaloe,” pp.
537, 8:—
Kilfinaghty—Sixmilebridge Parish Church.
“STAY . GENTLE . READER . DROP . A . TEAR FOR . PIOUS . DUST . LIES . BURIED . HERE A . VERTUOUS . WYFE . A . PRUDEN . MOTHER AND . ZEALOUS . SAYNT . LIE . HERE . TOGETHER . . . . . . . . . IER . . . . . . . . . T . . . . . . . . . THEN . COURTEOUS . READER . CEASE . TO MOANE KATIERIN . COTTER . WIFE . TO . RICHARD COTTER . DEPARTED . THIS . LIFE . THE . 19 DAY . OF . OCTOBER . 1679.”
“Here lies the Body of Miss MARY HICKMAN who departed this life the 13 day of May 1771 Aged 28 years. Erected by her brother ROBET HICKMAN.”