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Killone Parish

1897, Vol. III (3).
Contributed by Thomas J. Westropp, Esq.

Plate at Edenvale
COMYN— 1790. LAWRENCE, of Moyne. Arms—Gules around a chevron or three garbs. Crest—A bird holding an ear of corn. High Sheriff, 1792.

Killone Convent
LUCAS— 1759. TIMOTHY. Arms—Arg. and fess gules between 3 annulets. Crest—A hand and arm vambraced. Of this family sprang the well-known patriot.

“This tomb was erected by JOSEPH LUCAS Anno Dni | 1763 for his father TIMTHY | LUCAS decd 8 Decembr | 1759, for himself and his family . . hn Flin fecit.”

Killone Convent :—
Holy Well.—

“This Alter was | Built by ANTHONY | ROCH Merchant | from Ennis | 1731.”

This is the famous holy well of St. John, to which so many pilgrimages were made, and where so large “a pattern” was held; it is alluded to by Crofton Croker, in his “Fairy Legends,” p. 209 (1862 edition).

Domestic buildings of Convent.—A mural tomb, with Tuscan pillars. Arms—Argent a fess gules between 3 annulets. Crest—A hand and arm vambraced

“This tomb was erected by JOSEPH LUCAS Anno Dni | 1763 for his Father TIMTHY | LUCASS decd. 8 Decembr | 1759 for himself and his family.”—John Flin Fecit.

In Crypt.—Arms—A hand and arm vambraced and embowed, holding a cross crosslet:—
“CHARLES MACDONNELL died March 25th, 1793 aged 6 years.”

Another slab in same crypt:—

“Sacred to the Memory of | BRIDGET the beloved wife | of | Col : CHARLES MACDONNELL | M.P. of Newhall | and daughter of | JOHN BAYLY Esqre. of Debsborough | Co. Tipperary | she departed this life the 23rd | of March 1800 | aged 38.

1900, Vol. IV (2), part 2
From T.J. Westropp, Esq., 1899

Killone Convent Chancel.
1. “Here lies the body of ROGER | McINERHENY who departed this | life Aug. 5th 1777 aged 10 years | Erected by his father JOHN McINERHENY | for him & his family God rest his soul | In pace.”

2. “CORNELIUS McINERHENY d: July 1st 1803 aged 48 Erected by his wife CATHERINE alias CLAREY.”

3. “PATRICK CUSACK d: June 18th 1780 aged 41 Erected by his wife BRIDGET O’KEEFE.”

4. “DENNIS O’KEEFFE d: Sep 2nd 1797 aged 62. Erected by his son PATRICK.”

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