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VOL. VII

1907

No. I. of PART I.

ASSOCIATION

FOR THE

JOURNAL FOB, THE YEAR 1907.

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COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT :

REV. CANON J. p. M. FFRENCH, F.R.S.A.I. LORD WALTER FITZGERALD. Editor, REV. E. O'LEARY, P.P.

E. R. M'CLINTOCK DIX, ESQ., Hon. Treas. SIR EDMUND T. BEWLEY, LL.D. PEIRCE G. MAHONY, ESQ., Cork Herald of Arms.

THE LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH

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ANTRIM.

REPORTS FROM COUNTIES

COUNTY ANTRIM

Antrim Churchyard.

'In vol. vi, and at page 189, of The Journal, the inscription on the Rev. Peter Collingwood's tomb-slab has already appeared ; but there is no mention made of a coat-of-arms on the slab. These arms are to be found in a volume of Du Noyer's " Drawings " (vol. x, p. 20) in the Royal Irish Academy, and are here repro- duced from a copy kindly made by Mrs. Pierce G. Mahony for The Journal.

1 The Collingwood Arms are : —

4 Argent, a chevron between three stags' heads erased sable.'

Dunluce Churchyard.

[From the Archdeacon of Dromore.]

Here lieth the body of the | Reverend David Dunkin Rector | of Agherton and Ardclinis | Who departed this life the 27™ of july | 1836 in the 82 year of his

AGE.

ARMAGH — CARL0W.

COUNTY ARMAGH.

[Nil.]

COUNTY CARLOW.

Clonmore Churchyard.

[From C. M. Drury.]

' The two headstones from which the following inscriptions were copied stand side by side in the burial-ground ' : —

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I. H. S.

Here lyeth the Body of

the Eeverend Nicholas

Doogan who departed

this Life ye 28th of Jany 1767

Aged 40 yrs May he rest

in peace. Amen.

Here lieth ye body of ye Revd Patrick Eoffeter who died 9th Aug* 1771. Aged 52 years. May he rest in peace Amen.

Tinnaclash Graveyard.

[From C. M. Drury.] ,

Erected by [the members]

of [Tynock B S] in memory of

the honest and patriotic John Cherry

who died Jany 15th 1861 aged 52 years

Have pity on me have pity on me

at least you my friends, for the hand of

the Lord hath touched me Job xixc 21 vrs

Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy Math 5° 7 vrs

3 CARLOW.

The [black sheep] of this [parish] know that

Im lying here, they may [vote] as they please

for they have no one to fear,

Im Consigned like all mankind

To my last home my mission is ended

I now cease to roam

Requiescant in pace Amen.

' The B. S. in the above inscription stands for " Book Society." The words between brackets were defaced by direction of Father Nolan, so as not to offend the feelings of any class ; but John Magrath, a very old man, aged ninety- four, was able to tell me what the obliterated words were.

1 The old people about here all remember poor John Cherry, "a low-set, hardy stump of a man," who "was disturbed in his mind." Winter or summer he never wore shoes. He had no home, but lived on the bounty of the countryside, the farmers of Tinnock having been particularly kind to him. From what I am told by different old men, I think he must have had some acquaint- ance with Daniel O'Connell. Perhaps he attracted the attention of the Liberator, when he held his great meetings at Baltinglass and Mullaghmast. At elections he used to abuse the Conservative voters, hence the allusion in the inscription. He was found dead by the roadside, about half-way between Tinnaclash and Hacketstown.

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Here lieth the Body of the Eevd Daniel

Murphy Parifh Prieft of Rathvilly 52

years who. Departed this Life the 5th of

December 1798 aged 102 years.

Requiescant in pace Amen.

IHS

GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEO

Here lieth the remains of

Rev Patk Moore P.P. of Rathvilly

who depd this life 3d April 1839

Aged 73 years

' Father Murphy lived in Tinnock, where Mr. Kane now lives. His immediate successor was Father Moore, who died at Barraderry House. Next in order came Father Gahan, and he was followed by Father Nolan.

* Tinnock Chapel was built in 1828 ; and, after that time, the old chapel at Tinnaclash, no longer needed for its original purpose,

CAVAN.

was used for the National School, until about thirty years ago, when the present schoolhouse was built. Some of the stones in the old chapel walls, after it had been allowed to go to ruin, were used to repair the wall of the graveyard, and there is now little left to show where it stood.'

COUNTY CAVAN.

Ball yconnell Cliurcli, Parish of Tomreg'an.

[From Rev. H. B. Swanzy, Newry.]

1 The following inscription, from a monument on the south wall of Ballyconnell Church, was kindly copied by Surgeon-General S. B. Roe, c.b., now of Ballyconnell House' : —

Erected

By

Robert William Story

Third Son of the Revd Joseph Story

Of Bingfield In this County

To The Memory Of His Beloved Wife

Sarah Ainsworth Story

Youngest Daughter of John Enery Esq1'6

Of Ballyconnell House In This Parish

Who Departed This Life At Carlisle In Cumberland

9th December 1829 Mt&t 33

Deeply Lamented

Her Mortal Remains Lie Interred In The

Cathedral Burying Ground Of That City

Quis Desiderio Pudor Aut Modus Tarn Cari Capitis

' Mrs. Story was daughter of John Enery, of Bawnboy, and afterwards of Ballyconnell, High Sheriff, Co. Cavan, 1796, and Co. Kilkenny, 1800, Lieut. -Colonel Kilkenny Militia (by Sarah Ainsworth Blunt, his wife), son of John Enery, of Bawnboy, High Sheriff, Co. Cavan, 1759, Co. Longford, 1760, and Co. Fermanagh, 1764 (by Margaret, sister of Sir John Hamilton, Bart., and only daughter of William Hamilton, of Dunnemana, Co. Tyrone, m.p. for Strabane, by Catherine, sister of George Leslie-Montgomery, m.p., of Ballyconnell). The Ballyconnell estate eventually came to the Enery family through the last-mentioned marriage.'

O CAVAN.

Belturbet Chureh.

[From the Rev. H. B. Swanzy, Newry.]

' I have found among the manuscripts of the late Rev. W. Reynell the following copy of an inscription on a tablet in Belturbet Church, noted by him on 24th February, 1864. It may be of interest as perpetuating the memory of a descendant of Bishop Bedell ' :—

Near to this stone lies the Body of Bedell Howard Stanford, Esqr, Who departed this life the 11th day of March, in the year of our Lord 1776, and in the 56th year of his age. He was a man of virtue and integrity — A steady friend and tender husband. This Monument was Erected by Elizabeth Stanford, Relict of the deceased, being the only remaining proof she could give of her grateful respect to his Memory.

1 Arms : Azure, three bars argent, on a chief indented a hand holding a dagger erect.

' Bedell Howard Stanford, of Cam, Belturbet, High Sheriff Co. Monaghan, 1754, and Co. Cavan, 1768, j.p. Co. Cavan, 19th May, 1759, was second, but eldest surviving, son of Capt. John Stanford, of Belturbet, j.p., High Sheriff Co. Cavan 1734, b.a., Trin. Coll., Dublin, 1706, by his marriage (Kilmore licence, 22nd Nov., 1707) with Elinor, eldest of the three daughters of Major Daniel French, j.p., of Belturbet, High Sheriff Co. Cavan, 1690, by Isabella, youngest daughter of the Rev. William Bedell, Vicar of Kinawley, Co. Cavan, 1634-7, and Rector of Rattlesden, Suffolk, 1644-70, eldest son of the famous William Bedell, Bishop of Kilmore, 1629-42. (See " The Life and Death of Bishop Bedell," edited by T. W. Jones, Camden Society, 1872, pp. 195 and 259.) Cam descended to the Stanfords through the French family from Bishop Bedell's younger son, Ambrose Bedell, of Cam, j.p., High Sheriff Co. Cavan, 1668.

1 Bedell H. Stanford married Elizabeth, sister of David Jones, of Bensfort, Co. Meath, High Sheriff Co. Cavan, 1763, and eldest daughter of John Jones, of Belturbet, High Sheriff Co. Cavan, 1730, by his wife, sister of Benjamin Copeland, of Bensfort, High Sheriff Co. Meath, 1751. She died 1798, leaving her property to her own relations.

' B. H. Stanford was succeeded in the representation of his family by his younger brother Daniel Stanford, of Dominick Street, Dublin, Attorney-at-Law, who by Mary Richardson, his wife, had, with other children (of whom Elinor married, 1796, Francis Eastwood, and Isabella married at Wexford, 23rd April, 1789, John Brownrigg, ll.d., Barrister-at-Law, of York Street, Dublin), a son, John Sanford, of Cam, High Sheriff Co. Cavan, 1789, whose descendants are the present representatives of the celebrated William Bedell.'

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Drung' Churchyard.

[From R. Hope, Esq., Cavan.]

1 In this old churchyard there is a curious monument to the Reilly family, which bears a coat-of-arms, viz.' : —

' Argent, on a mount vert, an oak-tree with a snake descending the trunk proper, supported by two lions rampant gules.

' Below the arms is the motto : — " Fortitudine & Prudentia."

1 Then follows the inscription, which reads ' : —

This Monument was erected 1763 By the RevnD Doctor John Reilly

M — Luke & Philip Reilly in

Memory of their father Capt Owen Reilly who died May

18th 1723 AGED 52 YEARS

n.b. said Luke paid the whole cost of this tomb himself, anno 1770.

COUNTY CLARE.

]>romcliffe Churchyard, near Enni§.

[From Alfred Molony.]

' On a tombstone a little to the north-west of the ruined church ' : —

Sacred

to the Memory of

Michael Greene Esq of Ennis

Solicitor

who departed this life

on the 19th day of November 1837

Also to the memory of his Widow

Jane Greene

who died on the 17th day of June 1854

Henry Greene

Died 9th November 1869

1 Michael Greene was a younger brother of William Greene, Solicitor, of Ennis (" Bumbo "), about whom, andhis witty sayings, so many droll stories are still told in Clare. Mrs. Jane Greene was daughter of Chartres Brew, of Applevale (see vol. v, page 316).

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THE REILLY COAT-OF-ARMS, FROM THEIR MONUMENT IN THE CHURCHYARD AT DRUNG.

[From a rubbing by R. Hope, Esq.]

CORK.

Henry Greene (only surviving son of Michael and Jane Greene) lived at Brookville, near Ennis, and was Sub-Sheriff of Clare for several years.'

' On a tombstone adjoining the foregoing one ' : —

Sacred

to the memory of

John Trousdell Esqr Solicitor

Bindon Street Ennis died 24 April 1843

Aged 39 years

This tomb is erected by his bereaved widow

as a trifling monument of her affection for him

And for her Dearly loved Child

William Greene Trousdell

who died 3rd May 1861

Aged 20 years

Whatsoever ye do in word or deed do all in the

name of the Lord Jesus. 3rd Collossians 17th Verse

Neither is there Salvation in any other for there is none

other name under Heaven given among men whereby

we must be saved. 4th Acts 12th Verse

' John Trousdell was a nephew of the above-mentioned Michael and William Greene, and was in partnership with the latter,'

COUNTY CORK.

Agrlisliclrinag-li ( liu idi.ru r<l.

[From Colonel Grove White.]

In memory of | Mary Burrowes Hut-chins | daughter of | Samuel Hutchins of Fortlands Esq and Mary Burrowes his second wife | who died at Fortlands, Feb 25th 1853 j in her ? year. Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God. Flat slab.'

CORK. 8

1 Upright stone.'

1 The Castle Harrison vault was built by Henry Harrison, of Castle Harrison, who was known as the " Commissioner." He was Commissioner of Customs in Ireland about 1710. On the top of this vault is an altar-tomb to some member of the Harrison family, but I cannot read the inscription.

' I understand that this churchyard is the private property of Colonel Harrison, of Castle Harrison. It is only a short distance from Castle Harrison, and lies about 3£ miles (south-west by west) from Charleville.'

Kiilii iillane Churchyard.

[ From James Buckley.]

' This parish is situate between two and three miles to the west of Mitchelstown, and, for the most part, lies in the Barony of Condons and Clongibbons. A considerable portion of the very interesting and somewhat uncommon ancient church still exists. The inscriptions here are comparatively modern, and the oldest but one records the death of a centenarian.'

IHS Here Lies ye Body of Catherine Condon who died March ye 31st 1768 Aged 34 years Eequiescat in Pace

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IH S lam8 Lyne Honora Lyne

9 CORK.

IHS

IHS

This Stone Was Erected By Andrew Casey In Memory of His Wife Catherine Condon Who Died ye 10th Octobr 1778 Aged 24 Years May She rest in Peace

+

IHS

Erected by David Tobin of Cloughlefin in Memory of his Daughter Mary Tobin Departed this Life October 7th, 1837 Aged 17 years.

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IHS

Erected by John Tobin of Cloughlefin in Memory of his Brother Martin Tobin who depd this life Sep* 15th 1841 Aged 29 yrs.

1 The following particulars of a most appalling occurrence in the townland of Furrough, near Kilbehenny. some four miles east of Mitchelstown, are taken from The Dublin Evening Post of the 17th February, 1816':—

"Mitchelstown, Feb 12 : A most melancholy event took place yesterday morning near this town. A farmer of some respectability in the neighbourhood, whose daughter was married the previous night, invited a number of his friends, &c, to the wedding. After supper all the young people retired to a large barn to dance. There was a fire in the barn, as the night was cold ; and, after they had been dancing for some time, they wished to have the fire extin- guished, when one of the young men went into the dwelling-house for some water, and seeing a large jug full of water, as he supposed

CORK. 10

(but it proved to be spirits), brought it into the barn and threw it on the fire. The barn immediately took fire, as it had no chimney ; before the door, which was locked, could be opened, dreadful to relate, a number of them were burned to ashes ! and such as found their way out were miserably scorched. Sixteen have been already interred, and about twice that number are despaired of : among the latter number is the bride — the bridegroom is severely scorched, but he will recover. A young gentleman who has just come from the melancholy scene says he never saw so dreadful a sight — men and women lying on the outside of the ruins so disfigured that their parents even could not recognize them ! ! The uncle of the young man who was married and his daughter are among the dead. They have not got all the bodies from under the ruins yet, but from every account it is supposed that about 20 persons were burned to death."

Cork Mercantile Chronicle. — ' Further particulars of the melan- choly effects of the fire at Mitchelstown, mentioned in The Dublin Evening Post of 17th inst.' : —

"Mitchelstown, Feb. 14: Since my last I have learned the following particulars. I omitted to inform you that the name of the farmer was Chamberlaine ; his young son, a man of the name of Bronogue, his eldest son and daughter, with two more of that name ; a young man of the name of Noonan, an only son ; a young woman of the name of Cavenagh ; two young sisters of the name of Clancy ; and two more females of the name of Mahony, one of whom was to have been married on the Sunday following, were burned to ashes. Several beggars, who generally attend at country weddings, were also burned. I Imve just heard that four persons who were injured by the fire have died in consequence. I understand that there are no hopes of the recovery of four more. A poor blind female fiddler lost her life : her little daughter who was an attendant on her made her escape, but was very much injured. From the appearance of the ruins and the bones found it is generally conjectured that from 25 to 30 have perished, besides those who have died since. It is impossible to describe the state of distraction of the parents and relatives in endeavouring to discover some remnant of the remains of the unfortunate sufferers."

' The ashes of the girls Mahony, whose relatives still reside in the locality, were conveyed thither for interment ; and two large head- stones, bearing the following inscriptions, were raised, side by side, to their memory ' : —

t

William Mahoney of Ballylought Erected this in Memory of his Daughter Margaret who diedFeby 11th 1816 Aged 20 y" May her foul Rest in peace Am11.

11 CORK.

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IHS

Erected by William Mahoney of Ballylough in Memory of his daughter Mary Mahoney She died Febry 11th 1816 aged 22 yrs May she rest in peace amen

Killeag-li Churchyard.

[From Mr. James Coleman, m.r.s.a.i.]

* The graveyard at Killeagh, County Cork, lies close beside the Killeagh Eailway Station on the Cork and Youghal line. The Protestant church of Killeagh, a plain but neat structure, stands on the north side of this graveyard, which is somewhat better kept than some of the neighbouring ones. Owing to the rather large number of headstones and table-tombs, it presents a more symme- trical and finished aspect than is usual in Co. Cork rural church- yards, and the inscriptions on many of the older headstones are still quite legible. The following is a selection of the inscriptions in Killeagh Churchyard, want of time preventing me from copying the remainder, where legible ' : —

Erected | by John Hillgrove in Mem | ory of his Wife Margaret | Hillgrove alias McCarthy | who departed thi life October the 23rd 1822 aged 71 years.

Erected | by John Bride in memory of his | Wife Hanorah Smiddy who died | March 11th 1810 | aged 70 years

* Table-tomb ' :—

Sacred to the memory of Thoma3 | Benger late of Glenane More [?] | Departed this life the 20th day | of July 1773

CORK. 12

'Table-tomb' :—

Here lieth the Body of | Patrick Joyce who | deceased October the 7th 1778 | Aged 60 years

Table-tomb ' : —

Tumulus Alain Greatrakes, 1766 | nee nos reliquit antecessit | tandem libertandum cujus tandem [?] aeternus

' At the base of a lofty Celtic cross, forming the most conspicuous monument here, is inscribed ' : —

Erected by his Fellow Countrymen

To the memory of

Timothy Daly of Midleton

who fell fighting for his

Country's Independence in Castlemartyr

on the night of the 6th of March 1867

in the 34th year of his age

BIP

God Save Ireland

Table-tomb ' :—

1 Table-tomb, inscription facing west ' : —

Here lyeth the Body of | Patrick Bellew who | departed this life | the 7th Day of October 1718 | aged . . . years

This Stone was erected by Mary Morress in Memory | of her husband William | Ahern who Depd | this life the 15th of August 1787 | Aged 33 years

13

CORK.

Here | lies the Body of Thomas | Doyle who departed this life | Sep 5th 1813 aged | 70 years

1 Cross ' : —

Mog*eely Churchyard.

[From Mr. James Coleman.]

' Mogeely graveyard is about three minutes' walk north of the railway station of that name, and two miles nearer Cork than Killeagh. A large addition to this graveyard has recently been made, and the old part, in which a considerable portion of the old pre- Reformation Church still stands, with a two-light lancet window intact on its eastern wall, is no longer in the disgraceful condition it presented a few years back. The following three inscriptions are from graves within the old church walls, the remainder being from those outside ' : —

1 Table-tomb ' :—

€0RK. 14

Table-tomb '

Here lyeth the body of George B.ttally who depa I rted this life . . . 1701

Erected by William Forreh [?] in me | mory of his son Eich | ard who died Feby the | 11th 1704 aged 21 years

Here lyeth | the Body of | Robert Colbort | who departed this life February the 22d 1756 Aged 56 years.

Here | lyeth the Body of | William Quirk who departed this life | June the 13th 1768 Aged 34 years This stone was erected by I his wife.

i Celtic cross, on base at back ' : —

This Celtic Cross and railing have been erected | by the Most Rev. Dr Fitzgerald | in memory of his beloved relatives |

* In front ' : —

On table-tomb extending from the above ' : —

This | is the burial place of | Simon Keane & family | He departed this life | the 17th day of Feby 1798 aged 67 years

1»5 CORK.

Table-tomb ' : —

' Surmounted by a sort of spire, or pinnacle, is the following inscription, for the ungrammatical portions of which the stonecutter is, doubtless, partly responsible ' : —

A fond regret thy sudden flight deplore And o'er thy grave affection shed her store Yet hope survive triumphant o'er thy tomb Thy bliss to share in a celestial home

His widow and children dedicate this | monument to his memory | and as a mark of their burial place

Table-tomb': —

1 At the north-west corner of the graveyard stands the Catholic church of the village — one of the ugly, old-fashioned chapels now being gradually superseded by more becoming structures, such as those at Killeagh, Carrigtwohill, and Midleton. In the space in front, just outside the western wall of the graveyard, are four separate table-tombs inscribed thus ! : —

Sacred to the memory of the | Rev Michael Hanagan | late PP of Mogeela | who died July 16th 1852 J Aged 51 years | Erected as an enduring memorial by his sorrow- ing relatives.

CORK. 16

Sacred to the memory of the | Eev. Edmond Ahernr E C C of Imogeela | who departed this life May 1, 1856 in the 50th year of his age | and. 20th of his sacred ministry | This tomb has been erected by his sorrowfull friends

monanimy Churchyard.

[From James Buckley.]

' Not a vestige of the ancient church survives— a circumstance, perhaps, unprecedented in this country. Some ruins existed a century and a half since, according to Smith's A. and P. State of County and City of Cork. A modern Protestant church, in the erection of which the old church was probably utilised, stood here, but was taken down about fifteen years ago. The late Eev. Richard Ahern, the Parish Priest, acquired the pews, and had them installed in Annakissy Church, where they are now in use.

' After a close inspection of most of the headstones in this cemetery, the one bearing the oldest and most interesting inscription I could find, was erected to a father of the flock. The inscription appears in no fewer than three different languages — English, Latin, and Irish — and is probably unique ' : —

IHS

Here lieth the bodt

of the Eevd Danl Kelhr

^^ pp of m0inaimny

who died febry ye 20th

1751 aged 56 year

requiescat in pace

(' Then follow two lines in Irish characters.')

17 CORK.

IHS

Here lieth the Body I of the Kevd Jam8 Roche | P P ot Monanimny Who | Died Febr the 26. 1777 | Aged 68 years | Eequiescat in Pace Amen.

t

I H S

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IHS

Here Lyeth The Body of Richard Nagle Who Departed this Life the 21 Day of Sepber 1761 Aged 80 years And his Wife Ellen Nagle Departed the 4 Day of Februry 1757 aged 80 years.

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IHS

Memento Mori Here Lies The Body of Elizabeth Higgins Wife to David Magner Who Depard This Life April the 18th 1797 Aged 42 years He caused This Stone to Be Erected For Him And Family May 'She rest in Peace

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IHS

Erected by James Magner in memory of his fon Edmond who died in 1798 aged 19 yrs also his daughter Aliza who died 31st Jany 1822 aged 35 yrs May they rest in peace Amen.

C

CORK. 18

Erected by James Magner of Kilquain in memory of his Uncle Patrick Magner who departed life Aug8t 31. 1859 Aged 58 yr8 & also his Brother Son Denis who Departed Augst 26. 1859 aged 23 yr8 May their Souls rest in Peace Amen.

' This stone is neatly executed, but rather frail. It is at present cast down, but very little injured. Hence this record of it.'

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IHS

Timothy Eiely erected this in memory of his Son Daniel who died Decbr the 1st 1801 aged 33 years May he rest in peace Amen.

Jeremh Riely erected this in memory of his Son Iohn Riely who died June 20th 1812 ag'd 18 yrs Alio John Riely son to Den8 Reily died March lft 1831 Ag'd 6 y" May their fouls r ft in peace amen. This stone and ground is Regeftered.

Here lieth the Body of Joan Hogan Wh° Departed This Life 16th February 1762 Aged 40 years

Here lieth the Body of Daniel Linihane Who Dec(l September 1766 Aged 78 Years Also Joan Linihane his Wife Who Deed June 21. 1766 Aged 61 yrs

+ IHS Here lies the Body of John Linnihan who did April 1793 A 84 Also the Fam Burying Place

Mensal slab ' : —

Erected in Memory of Daniel Linehan of Mount Nagle who died Octbr 25th 1830 aged 86 yrs Also to his son Denis who died 28th of Novbr 1796 aged 17 yr9 And of his wife Ellen who -died 20th of April" 1812 aged 60 yrs

IHS

Lyeth

Here the Body of James Sullivan Who Died Septem1

the 18. 1778 agd 21 yrs. May he rest in Peace Amen

19 DONEGAL — DOWN.

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IHS Erected by Tho8 Lane in memory of his Father Iermh Lane Decd Ianry 17th 1794 Aged 69 yrs May he rest in peace Amen

+ IHS Here lies the body of David Madden the son of William of Kilmacom and the Husband of Margaret Rea he was A dutiful son and affectionate brother father and Husband and an honest well conducted man he died Novembr the 25th 1821 aged 48 yer May his soul rest in peace

COUNTY DONEGAL

[Nil.]

COUNTY DOWN.

ttallig-g-an Church, Parish of I nisharg y.

[From the Archdeacon of Dromore.]

1 Stone in gable ' : —

B. T.

A. D. 1704.

Monument ' : —

[Arms] Vita et Morte Triumphans

DOWN. 20

IfiaiilH'id;; v. Old Pre§»yterian Churchyard, Parish of Seauatrick.

[From Captain R. Linn, Christchurch, New Zealand.] N° W 336.

fy

HERE LIETH THE BODY

OF THOs SHIELDS WHO

DIED 15th MARCH 1796

AGED 65 YEARS

In memory of

Henry Wallace

of Banbridge who died 20 September 1806

also his son James who died August 1798

aged 6 years

Downnatrick Cathedral Burial-ground (old part). South-West Corner.

[From Major R. R. S. Crookshank.]

Here lieth

interd the body of S1'

Charles devick who served

as Captain in the regiment

of Coilonel Antheny hamilton in

this Kingdom and dyed in down

patrick the 17th of March 1688

21 DOWN.

' An ordinary style tombstone — granite — somewhat sunk in the ground, lying near south-west corner of old graveyard.

1 Sir Charles de Vic appears to have served from 167$- 1677 as Ensign in Captain Koderick Maunsell's Company in Regiment of Guards in Ireland. He was Lieutenant in the Royal Regiment of Guards, 1678. From 1680 to 1686 he commanded a company in Sir William King's Regiment of Foot (stationed in Galway), afterwards (1685) commanded by Colonel Theodore Russell, which regiment was stationed in Derry in 1686. This is all the informa- tion I have about Sir Charles de Vic. He was probably the son of Sir Harry de Vic, a staunch Royalist, living in 1651-4. In 1686, Anthony Hamilton, mentioned in above inscription, was Lieutenant-Colonel in Sir Thomas Newcomen's Regiment.'

Downpati icl* Churchyard.

[From Edward Parkinson and Dr. F. C. Crossle.]

Sacred

To the memory of

John Wyatt Lee Esq

of London

who died at Downpatrick 2 April 1833

Aged 48 years.

Oh, if English or native you chance to draw near

Know a stranger in Ireland hath made his tomb here

Think not though from all he loved best far away

The Englishman found him alone in that day

When the tired wheels of nature refusing to move

He felt he must die far from home and his love

Ah no ; all around him contented to share

The duties a wife would have paid to him there

For the sons and the daughters of Erin well know

From their own soft emotions to feel others woe

And the Spirits of Friends which from England had flown

Found fit temples of grief in the kind hearts of Down.

Long hl» rick la n <1 Churchy aril. Parish of" Ag-haderg*

[From Captain R. Linn, Christchurch, New Zealand.]

Here Lyeth the Body of William Waddle of Ouly Who departed this life the

20h day of Deem 1740

in the 60 year of his

DOWN. 22

Here lyeth the Body of Cap* Edward

Taylor who departed ye 14h May 1706

in ye 60 year of his age

The Glorious actions of ye just Smell sweet & blossom in ye dust

+ IHS ERECTED BY JOHN DUFFY FOR HIM AND HIS POSTERI TY

AD 1789

HERE LYETH THE BODY OF

.... McDOWELL OF LOUGHBRICK

LAND WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 5th

MAY 1739 IN THE *40 YEAR

HERE • UNDERNEATH • THIS • STONE • LIETH • THE • BO DY • OF • JOHN • DICKSON • W- HO • DEPARTED • OVT OF ■ TH- IS • MORTAL • LIFE • THE • TWE- NTY • SEVENTH • DAY • OF • FE- BRUARY • IN • THE • YEAR OF • OVR • REDEMPTION • 1703 ■ AGED • 38 • YEARS •

HERE • LYES ■ YE • BODY • OF JAMES

TODD • WHO • DYED • YE • 13th OF

DECEMBER • 1704 ■ IN • YE • 58 • YEAR

OF • HIS • AGE

HERE • LYETH • YE • BODY • OF • ROBERT

TODD • SON • OF • JAMES ■ TODD • OF • BALLY

NESKEAGH ■ WHO • DEPARTED THIS LIFE

MARCH • YE ■ 17th • 1728 • AGED XX

Remember Death

Here lyeth the Body of

James Wallace of Brickland

Merc* who departed this life

the 19 of May 1763 aged 63 years

28 DOWN.

This is the place of interment of James & John Nesbitt of Emdell and their ancestors since the year 1600

Magrlieraclrool Churchyard.

[From E. R. M'C. Dix.]

Here lieth the Body of | Robert Buckley of Bally | kine who departed this | life the 2nd December 1791 | Aged 71 years.

+ Here Lyeth the | Body of Manus | McCaherty who De Parted This Life | The 14th Day of Nobr | 1740.

Here lyeth Intared [sic] the Body of Christo1 Barr cenor [sic] of Burren Who Departed | This life on the 13th day of June in the | year of our Lord 1797 Aged 66 years.

Here lieth the Body of Richard Cordner | of Ballyna- hinch Who Departed this Life | June the 9th 1798 Aged 48 years.

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COUNTY DUBLIN

Balrtoyle Oltl Cliui'cliyar<l.

[From Mrs. T. Long.]

Here lyeth the Body of [ John Dundas who depa | rted this life Feby ye. 5th | 1737 | aged 85 | Alcey (?) Goss erected this & Patk Goss.

I.H.S. & hour-glass. Here lyeth the Bod | y of James Goss | who depar | ted this life ye 5th day | of June 1723.

1 These are the only three stones about the old ruin on which anything can be read ; there are several others ; some appear to be broken, and some show very little above the ground, and have no appearance of any inscription or carving.'

Clogrlu'an Cliui'cli.

[From Mrs. T. Long.]

' On a handsome mural tablet over the Communion Table ' : —

Near this Spot rest the Mortal remains of Sir Hy Wilkinson of Corballis in this Parish who departed this life A.D. 1831, Aged 79. And Elizath his beloved Wife A.D. 1826 Aged 72 Also J. S. Anna Liddiard their Daughter Wife of the Eevd Wm Liddiard of Augburn, Wilts. Also H. Y. Wilkinson her Grandchild.

Jesus is the Besurrection and the Life. John 11 24-5.

' There is another tablet, but a partition has been put across the middle of it; it is evidently much older. The name Doherty appears on it.'

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< ru in I in. St. Mary's Clnireliyartl.

[From Captain G. S. Cary.]

Sacred to the memory of Elizabeth widow of the late Commander Thomas Strange Royal Navy who died 18th March 1854 and also to Mary younger daughter of the above who died 27th January 1891. At rest together.

I»u him Trinity College.

[From Lord Walter FitzGerald, 1906.]

' At the back of the College Chapel, in a very small railed-in enclosure, are placed the sepulchral monuments removed from the interior of the old chapel when it was rebuilt in 1798. They consist of a recumbent effigy, three flat slabs, two slabs fixed in the wall, and a mural monument.

' The flat slabs bear the following inscriptions ' : —

Pl^ MEMORISE SACRUM ElCARDI BALDWIN, S.T.P.

a.d. 1758.

'Of Richard Baldwin's parentage practically nothing is known. A handsome marble monument to him exists in the College Theatre. He is represented reclining in classic costume, with two females "bending over him, one of whom represents Fame. This statuary was executed in Rome by a Dublin man named Hewetson.'

~PlM MEMORISE SACRUM GULIELMI TEMPLE, L.L.D.

ARMIGERI I HUJUSCE CoLLEGII PROPOSITI A.D. 1609, | ATQUE ALIORUM QUORUM RELIQUIAE | SUB ANTIQUO SACELLO

sepult^ | in hoc coemeterium translate fuere | Anno Domini 1799.

' Sir William Temple was knighted in 1622. He was the son of Anthony, younger son of Peter Temple, of Derset, in Warwickshire. He was elected Provost on 14th November, 1609; and represented the College in the Irish House of Commons from 1613 till his death on the 15th January, 1627, aged about 72 years. His wife was Martha, daughter of Robert Harrison, of a Derbyshire family, by whom he had two sons and three daughters. ( Vide Dictionary of National Biography.)'

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Pl,E MEMORISE SACRUM | FrANCISCI ANDREWS LL.D. | HUJUSCE COLLEGII ALUMNI SoCII | & TANDEM PROPOSITI |

Cujus beneficio Observatorium | Astronomicum CON-

DITUM ATQUE IN | PERPETUUM CONSTITUTUM FUIT. | In PR^POSITURAM ELECTUS FUIT A.D. 1758. | ObUT DIE 12 JUNII AD 1774

' The recumbent effigy is that of Dr. Luke Challoner, one of the principal movers in the establishment of Trinity College. His effigy is carved in alabaster, but it has suffered to such an extent from exposure to the weather that it is barely distinguishable ; it rests on a limestone box-tomb, and at one end are the remains of a shield in alabaster, for armorial bearings, also in a sadly decayed state.'

' A Funeral Entry in Ulster's Office thus records his death' : —

Luke Challoner D : of Divinitie dec : 27 Aprell 1613.

He was the first mover & the earnest solicitour for the

buildinge & foundinge of Trinitie Colledge by Dublin •

where he lieth buried with this Epitaph —

Conditur hoc tumulo Challoneri triste cadaver,

Cuius ope et precibus conditur ista domus.

His first wife was Rose dr* of Walter Ball of Dublin,

Alderman Maoir, by whom he had divers children

that died before him, Except Phoebe his dr* now li-

vinge. His second wife (now widow) was Elizabeth

dr* of Christopher Percevall, by whom he had noe issue.*

• The inscription given in this Funeral Entry is not now visible on the tomb ; but on one of the sides has been cut in recent times ' : —

' We now come to the mural slabs and monument, the latter erected to the memory of Dr. George Browne, who died in 1699. The slab to the left is thus inscribed ' : —

KATAPA E2TI MH AIIO0A-

NEINt

* It was accidentally stumbling across this Funeral Entry that first drew my attention to the existence of these sepulchral monuments in Trinity College. f I.e., " It is an accursed thing not to die."

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Dixit . Epictetus, credidit Johannes . Stearne

M. & J. U. D. COLLEGII. 8. S. InDIV.

Trinitatis . Dublin . Socius . Senior . Collegii

MeDICORU . IBIDEM . PRAESES . PRIMUS . QUI . NAT-

-us . fuit . Arbracile . xxvi . Novemb : 1624 Denatus . Dublinii . xvm . Novemb I 1669, CUIUS

ExUVLE . OLIM . RESUMEND.E . HIC . DEPOSITS SUNT.

Philosophus Medicus sumusq. Theologus IDEM,

Sternius hac, nullus jam requiescit humo

Scilicet ut regnet, natura quod edidit unum

Dividit in partes mors inimica duas,

Sed modo divius [sic-] coalescet Sternius atque

IBIT AB EXTREMO, TOTUS IN ASTRA, DIE.

1 In the top left corner of the slab is a coat-of-arms, viz. — Sterne impaling Ryves : — " Three crosses fleurie, two and one," for Sterne. "On a band three lozenges," for Ryves.'

' John Stearne (or Sterne) was born on the 26th November, 1624, at Ardbraccan, County Meath, in the Episcopal Palace of his grand-uncle, James Ussher, Bishop of Meath. His father was John Sterne, of Cambridge, who settled in the County Down ; and his mother was Mabel Bermingham, a niece of Primate Ussher's. John Stearne's wife was Dorothy, daughter of Charles Ryves, by whom he had three daughters, and a son also named John, who was afterwards Bishop of Clogher. The epitaph on his tomb was composed by his friend Henry Dodwell the elder. (Vide Dictionary of National Biography.)'

1 The large mural monument with Corinthian columns was erected to the memory of Dr. George Browne, another of the Provosts of Trinity College. The inscription is very hard to decipher, as, in addition to being cut on a black slab, the letters have been filled in with a black composition, making them almost illegible ; however, with perseverance, and the assistance of Sir Edmund T. Bewley in doubtful words, it can be made out as given below ' : —

P. M. S.

Reverendi admodum viri, Georgii Browne, S.T.P.

Alumni Socii et tandem Propositi hujus Collegii

Qui rem literariam Ingenio Diligentia aliorum Institutione

Per triginta annorum spatium Promovit.

M&es has dimidio sua parte auctiores Amplificavit pecunia

partim a Regni ordinibus Impetrata partim suo Ipsius

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Testamento le^ata. Quod foeliciter Inchohavit alter

Perficiendum Eeliquit

Qui charitate in pauperes studio in bene meritos

Benignitate erga omnes tantum profecit

Ut solus etiam inter bonos optimi Prsesidis partes

Implevisse videretur.

Quern vivum viventes Colebant Mortuum mirabuntur posteri.

Monumentum hoc, Publicis Collegii sumptibus extructum,

Propositus et Socii Seniores poni Curavere.

OBIIT

Quinquagenarius Die Quarto Junii Dominica Trinitatis

Anno Dom.

1699.

' Translation ' : —

Sacred to the revered memory of

The Very Keverend George Browne, Doctor of Divinity,

Student, Fellow, and eventually Provost of this College,

Who advanced the Study of Letters by his talents, his

Steady application, and his instruction of others, for the

space of thirty years.

These buildings, augmented to the extent of one half,

he enlarged with money partly obtained from the several classes

throughout the Kingdom, and partly bequeathed by his own Will.

What he so happily commenced he left to another to finish.

He was so conspicuous for his charity to the poor, his

good-will towards the deserving, and his kindness

towards all, that amongst many who were good he

alone seemed to have fully discharged the duties of an

excellent ruler

His contemporaries esteemed him while living, and posterity

will look back with admiration on him though dead.

This monument, erected at the public expense of the College,

the Provost and Senior Fellows have set up.

He died

At the age of fifty years, on the fourth day of June

— Trinity Sunday — in year of our Lord

1699*

\

' On the' right hand side of the large mural monument is the Seele slab, in the left top corner of which is a coat-of-arms.

* The translation was kindly supplied by Sir Edmund T. Bewley.

runs

29 DUBLIN,

A fess engrailed between three whelk-shells.* The inscription

P. M. S. THOMiE SEELE, S.T.D.

HUIUSCE COLLEGII

DIGNISSIMI PBiESIDIS

ET INSTAURATORIS

QUI OBIIT FEB. II

ANNO DOMINI MDCLXXIV

yETATIS SU.E LXIII

NlJPER AB EXILIC- CUM PRINCIPE ReGNA REDIBANT,

Et posuere suas Pr^lia lassa MINAS. His solis deerant tam publica commoda tectis.

Exilium Ars passa est, Exiliumque Fides. Pr^posuit Seelum Carolus; quo preside Mus^e

Proscript^: veteres incoluere Lares. Tecta chalonerus pia condidit; obruta Seelus

Instauravit; erat forte creasse minus.

Magna viri doctrina, modestia magna, ruberet

Si sua perlegeret carmine ivsta, cinis.

CONVENIT URNA EOCO DEBEBATURQUE SaCELLO : NON ALIO STERNI PULVERE TEMPLA DECET.

Diimnag li or tlie Blue Bell €ri*aveyai*<l.

[From J. R. Fowler.]

' All that now remains of the church is the west gable, contain- ing a pointed door, and a window of the usual Norman type, and a fragment of the east end. The sides of the window mentioned above are composed of single pieces of stone. That of the north side had fallen slantwise across the window, and for many years had been a striking feature in any drawing made of the church. An antiquarian friend tried to restore this slab to its original position. Result: it lies in neatly smashed pieces on the ground below.

1 This parish is now merged in that of Clondalkin.

' Some of the inscriptions copied are highly interesting, especi- ally that beginning : " Here lies the body of Ann Whelan." '

* Sir Arthur Vicars informs me that the Seele(or Seale) Arms are: — " A fess between three wolves' heads"; and that the Shelley family coat is : — "Sable, a fess engrailed between three whelk-shells, or." So that it appears that those responsible for the erection of this slab to Dr. Seele's memory affixed the wrong coat-of-arms to it.

DUBLIN. 30

[Memento IHS Mori.]

[on Sun].

This Stone was Erected by Michael Maher Bleacher, in Memory of his Father Owen and his Mother Margareth Natives of Mountrath in the Queens County and six of his Children — Ann Aged one year Margaret Aged 16 years Susan Aged 16 years Bridget Aged 20 years his Son Laurence Departed this Life August ye 14 1799 Aged 24 years^the Lord have mercy on all their souls

+ Memento IHS Mori

[On Sun.] This Stone and Burial Place Belongeth to Mr Chris1 Eustace of Patrick Street Weaver and his Pofterity Here lieth the Body of his Wife Elizabeth Eustace who departed [this] life Nov the 5th 1763.

Rest, if any, underground.

+ IHS

5lere lieth the body of Christopher Moony who

DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE 23d DAY OF IvLY 1736 IN THE 42nd YEAR OF HIS AGE.

1 The inscription next copied is just saved from oblivion, as the best part of the stone is rotten. Much is lost as it is ' : —

Here lieth the Body of John Dowling of Ash Street in the City of Dublin who departed this life the 8th of

August 1786 years. This stone

was Erected to his Memory

' The remainder is illegible.'

Gloria in Excelsis Deo

+ Memento IHS Mori

[In Circle.]

This Stone was Erected by Mr Thomas Fagan for him and his Pofterity. here lieth the body of his Dearly Beloved wife Margret Fagan who Departed this life Novr 1772 aged 32 years and four of his children.

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1 The next three stones were so thickly covered with ivy that I could not get it off to read them.'

Gloria in Excelsis Deo Memento I H S Mori

Here lieth the remains of Mr Philip Hines of Bow Street in the City of Dublin A man of singular Benevo- lence of mind and goodnefs of heart, an affectionate husband a tender parent and sincere friend he merited the friendfhip of all and the enmity of none His Beloved wife Mrs Mary Hines erected this stone in testimony of love to him while living and to Perpetuate his memory now Dead He departed this Life the 16th day of June 1791 Aged 50 years Lord have mercy on his Soul Here also lieth 4 of his Children

+

[Flaming I H S [Flaming

Chalice.] [On Sun.] Chalice.]

[Cherub.]

Gloria in Excelsis Deo.

This Stone was Erected by Mary Higgs N° 30 Marys Lane in Memory of her Beloved Husband Arthur Higgs who Departed this life the 24th of November 1807 aged 39 years Also four of his children.

+ IHS

[On Sun.]

This Stone was Erected by M1S Marg* Bifhop of Leefon Street in Memory of her Hufband Terance (!) Bishop who Departed this Life Octr 23d 1774 aged 30.

+ Gloria in IHS Excelsis Deo

[On Sun.] This Stone and Burial Place was Erected by Ann Dourly in Memory of her Beloved Husband John Dourly who departed this Life the 2d of March 1819 in the 40th year of his Age also Four of his children who died young

DUBLIN. 32

+

IHS

m [On Sun.] This Stone and Burial Place Belongeth to Edward Hogg of Ormond Market Victualler and his Pofterity Here lyeth the Body of his wife Elinor Hogg who Departed this Life the 18th of December 1762 aged 41 years of two of his children Iohn Hogg Son of the above Died Decr 4 1813

Gloria in Excelsis Deo IHS [On Sun.] Memento Mori As a small tribute of conjugal affection This Stone was erected by Bridget Dunn in memory of her beloved Husband Matthew Dunn who on the 13th of March 1799 Closed the mortal Scene in the 49th year of his age Here lieth the remains of their Son Matthew who died young.

-r- [Cherub.] IHS [Cherub.]

[On Sun.] Here lyeth the Body of Ann Whelan Who has not left her Fellow on the Strand Alas she is gone that good Neighbour Who always paid the Poor for Labour Nor drove the Beggar from her door But gentle was to Kich and Poor God let her have a bleffed Seat And let her Offspring all be great The good Mother the good Wife Who done no 111 and hated Strife

' There is no date on this most interesting tombstone, or, if there is, it must be very far below ground, for I poked down for some inches, but saw nothing else.'

+

IHS

This Stone and Burial place Belongeth to Mr Peter O'Neil of the City of Dublin and his Posterity Here lyeth [stone broken] Petr O'Naile Who Departed this Life the 19th of Septr 1748 Aged 49 years

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+

IHS

This Stone and Burial place belongeth to Christopher Darcy of Eansford Street & his Posterity here lieth

1 Best underground.'

+ IHS

This Stone and burial place belongeth to philip Walsh of s\ James Street of the City of Dublin and his posterity Here lyeth fiue [sic] of his children Viz, Oliver Mary Elizabeth Margrate and Eose Walsh Anno Domini 1744

Gloria in Excelsis Deo

+ [Cherub.] IHS [Cherub.]

Memento Mori This Stone Was Erected by Mary Ann Nowlan in Memory of her Late Husband Mr Patt Nowlan of MountEath Queen3. County who Deprd this life 11th January 1808 Aged 48 years

+ [Cherub.] I H S [Cherub.]

This Stone was Erected by Denis Bray of Fleet Street Dublin in Memory of his dearly beloved Wife Catherine Bray who departed this Life the 1", Augst 1809 in the 29th, year of her age also two of their Children who Died Young.

Gloria in Excelsis Deo

[Chalice.] IHS [Chalice.]

Memento Mori

In remembrance of the

many Virtues of a beloved Husband

This Stone was Erected

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by Anne Dunne of Coles Lane

to mark the spot

where be deposited the remains of

Joseph Dunne Builder

who with Confidence in God

departed this life the 24th of August 1828

Aged 40 years

Here also lie two of their Children

who died young

Gloria in Excelsis Deo [Flaming Chalice.] I H S [Flaming Chalice.]

This Stone was Erected by Mrs Mary Cunningham in Memory of her Dearly Beloved Husband Mr, Andw Cunningham who Departed this Life the 10th of February 1865 Aged 54 years Late of G\ Britain S4, Also 4 of their Children

Crlasnevin Churchyard.

[Kindly contributed by Mrs. T. Long, Dublin, 1903.]

1 Mural Tablet ' :—

Sacred | to, the memory of | Thomas Tickell Esq, | Who was born in 1686 | at Bridekirk in Cumberland | He married in 1726 Clotilda Eustace | Died in 1740 at Bath, and was buried in this Churchyard | He was for some time Under-Secretary in England | and after- wards for many years | Secretary to the Lords Justices of Ireland | But his highest honour was that of having been the Friend of Addison,. The sd Clotilda Eustace was the daughter & one of the co-heiresses of | Sir Maurice Eustace Kt. of Harristown in the County of Kildare | she died in July 1792 in the 92 year of her age, and was buried in this churchyard.

Mural tablet, urn above, arms beneath ' : —

William Orr Hamilton am. t.c.d. Barrister-at-law | departed this life on the 24th day of June 1817. aged 36. | The remains of this distinguished scholar and excellent man are interred j in the adjoining cemetery |

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A few of his numerous and afflicted friends have united in erecting this monument as a Testimony of their Respect and a Memorial of his Virtues., The admirable powers of his understanding The accuracy and extent of his scientific attainments the engaging qualities of his heart | and the unaffected simplicity of his manner | Have left on the minds of all who enjoyed the privilege of his Friendship a deep and indelible impression.

Mural Tablet ' :—

* Tablet on Glasnevin Churchyard wall ' : —

* Above this were the Beatitudes, now illegible.'

On churchyard wall ' : —

Rebuilt Anno Domini 1707 Sr. John Rogerson Knight and Charles Reeves Esq. Churchwardens.

Churchyard ' : —

John Barrett. D.D. j Vice-Provost of T.C.D. | aged 68, 1821,] Catherine Guinness (niece) 1826 | Mrs. Elizabeth Kearney wife of | John Kearney of | Wellington St., and niece of John Barrett, 1848 | She was a faithful friend, a loving wife, and a benefactress to the poor.

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Sir. Henry Jebb, Knight 1811.

Notes — " Mr. Justice Jebb was called to the Bar in 1789, & advanced to be Justice of the King's Bench in 1818, & a commis- sioner of Great Seal (ever exercising powers of Lord Chancellor) 1823, 24, & 25. He was succeeded by Judge Crampton in 1834. Mr. Justice Jebb was son of Sir Henry Jebb who died in 1811, will dated 10 Feby 1811. To be buried in Church yard of Glasnevin, with becoming decency, but at as little expense as possible." Sir H. Jebb left 3 sons, Frederick, Boss Henry, who entered Holy Orders, was rector of Gleavy, Co. Antrim, and Henry, & 2 daughters, Charlotte Maria, who married John Hill Linde, and Frances Dorothy, who married John Latouche White.

I. H. S.

Bichard Houid. 1739, " Overseer of ye highways." Member of vestry at time of restoration of Church in 1707, He along with Pady received a notice from vestry in 1708 " to gravelle well and make good the Boad from the gate of the Avenue of his Grace the Lord Primate & Lord Justice of Ireland to the parish church of Glas- nevin, and the rather for that his Grace hath been a benefactor to the Said Church."

Thomas Wall, Baker of St. Michans parish and numbers of his friends, also Anne his wife also Edward Kindelon Gardener of Capel St., & 13 of his children. Erected by daughter of Thomas Wall in memory of her parents & husband. 1745-1759.

Erected by John Walsh of Jordans Alley in memory of his father Lawrance and Mother and 3 of his children. 1771 & 1773. also his brother Bev. Laurance Walsh Doctor of Sorbonne. P.P. of Garristown & Balmydon who died 1795 aged 79.

George Grattan. aged 22. 1810, He was pre-eminently skilled as a painter and was justly considered one of the highest flowers of Irish genius. He devoted his short life to the duties of a son and the affections of a brother.

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His piety was of that retiring kind which hides itself from human scrutiny and while he saw & admired the beauty of this world, he yet looked & hoped through Christ our Lord to be received into another & better.

Succession of Rectors.

1706.— William White.

1707.— Ralph Darling.

1709. — William Woolsey. In 1709 the Churchwardens were deputed to go from house to house, and collect subscriptions for ensuing year to be paid quarterly to Rev. Wm Woolsey to "encourage & better enable him to take pains in discharging his duty."

1710. — Michael Hartlib. In this year an order was made from the Clerk of the Peace for the county that 60 trees were to be planted in parish of Glasnevin.

The number of persons applotted was 19. In 1713 Sir John Rogerson collected money for a bell, and flagging, also " Communion banisters." He paid £65 for a bell, still in existence.

1719. — John Travers. It is to John Travers we owe our present communion plate. He collected the sum of £19 odd for the purpose, he himself, Delany, and Sir John Rogerson being chief subscribers.

The following is account as appears in vestry book, 1725 : —

To one chalice & paten with ye Latin inscription, weighing 19 oz, 15 penny weight at £6, 11. 4, 6/8 per ounce.

To one chalice & Paten with English Inscription weighing 19 oz, 18 penny w. at 6/ per oz, £6, 12, 8,

To one large salver weighing 16 oz, & 3 p, w, £5, 7, 0, at 6/8 per oz.

Engraving inscriptions 12/6. Total, £19. 4. 2.

The inscriptions are : — On salver —

" Humbly dedicated to ye service of ye altar of Glasnevin by ye curate & parishioners. Anno Dom, 1724." The same on one chalice and one paten.

On the other two pieces of plate — " D.O.M. In usum Ecclesiae Parochialis de Glassinevin. Johannes Davys Armiger humillime Dedecavit Anno Dom 1724."

' In the following year is a list of contributions collected by John Travers for a church porch which was soon afterwards erected.'

1727. — William Pountney.

1735. — Patrick Delaney, d.d. (pro tern.).

1736.— Richard Parker.

'For others see " Fingal and its Churches," by Rev. Canon Walsh, d.d.'

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Kill OKI Churchyard.

[From Mrs. T. Long.]

IH S Here lieth the body of Mathias Runkell Deceas | d November the 20th 1760 aged 76.

l.u*li.

[From Lord Walter FitzGerald.]

the dekmont slab, at the Catholic Church.

• The Dermont slab, belonging to the sixteenth century, which has been more or less described on pages 103-105 of the second Volume of The Journal, now leans against the west wall of the Baptistry of this Church ; it was discovered in 1753 buried in the Protestant Church of Lusk, and removed from thence some years ago. About the year 1891 the late Colonel Vigors took a rubbing of it, which is reproduced on the opposite page ; but unfortunately he made an error or two in the letters by touching up the rubbing with a pen and ink after having left the place.

'A very old error in the reading of Walter Dermont's wife's Christian name has been perpetuated since Vallancey read a paper on this slab before the Royal Irish Academy, in March, 1789, which was published in the Second Volume of the Transactions of that Society ; it is there, and has since been, given as /ID0UlCHt which is incorrect. As will be seen in the rubbing here given, the third letter is an u {," and there is no " C" in the word. As the "i" s are not dotted, the second u \\\" may be an ** in " ; and, for want of a better, I would read the word " /iftolina," though I know of no such Christian name.

1 The slab consists of a bad quality of limestone, much covered with small cracks ; in length it measures 5 feet 5 inches, in breadth 2 feet 2 inches, and in thickness up to 5 inches.

' The carving of the letters and the sculpturing of the figures are crude ; the latter represents the Trinity. The Father is shown as a King ; the Son, our Lord crucified ; and the Holy Ghost, as the Dove.

'The inscription, cut in "black-letter," runs round the edge of the stone, with two more lines at the foot of the slab ; the letters average 3 inches in length ; the right hand bottom corner of the slab is broken off, and was missing in Vallancey' s time (1789).

' The date, when perfect, may be any year from 1535 to 1538.

' A word or two in smaller letters follow the " Amen," but they are illegible.

[To face page 38.

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[From rubbings by Lord Walter FitzGerald, 1906.]

To face page 39.]

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' The inscription commences at the foot of the slab, and reads in the following order ' : —

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a*	Bust of"
	a - King. _	[A Dove.]	«-t
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2 [The Crucifixion.	]
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Slta3JlHM J3?m	otfcu.]

4 The wife's surname does not appear on the slab.

' A curious feature in the sculpturing is the presence of two hands in the space between the wife's name and the Crucifixion. They are inexplicable unless intended for a play on her surname.

4 The name " Dermont " may be an Anglicised form of M'Dermott.'

The Catholic Chuech.

1 Through the kindness of the Rev. Thomas Byrne, p.p., of Lusk, I was shown, and allowed to copy, an inscription in relief which is

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cut on an altar-stone (20 inches x 18) now inserted in the High Altar of St. MacCuilin's Church. The inscription reads ' : —

+ ILLMVS • AC • RMVS ■ DNS +

D ■ PATRITIVS • RVSSELL ARGHIEPVS ■ DVBLINIS

+ HYBERNIE ■ PRIMAS ME • CONSECRAVIT ANO ■ ONI -1688 +

+

' The present Catholic Church was built in 1808, and has been recently added to. The south, west, and east sides are surrounded by a burial-ground dating from the same period. In the chapel enclosure, and facing the street, is a high pyramid of cut granite, on which is inscribed ' : —

d . o . M

THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED

BY THE

LOYAL NATIONAL REPEAL ASSOCIATION

OF IRELAND

TO THE

REVEREND PETER JAMES TYRRELL

PARISH PRIEST OF LUSK.

A MARTYR FOR IRELAND

BORN 24th DAY OF JULY 1792

ARRESTED FOR SEEKING A REPEAL OF THE UNION

ON THE 14TH DAY OF OCTOBER 1843

DIED FROM ILLNESS PRODUCED BY HIS

PROSECUTIONS & EXERTIONS FOR LIBERTY

ON THE 4TH DAY OF DECEMBER 1843

MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE

' In the burial-ground attached to the Protestant Church ' :- * Table-tomb on the west side ' : —

This Tomb was Erected | by Eevd Walter Dungan in memory of his | Parents Wm. & Cathe Dungan ofLusk | Wm died May the 4th 1755 Aged 72 years | Cathe died June the 2nd"l785 Aged 88 years. Pray for them.

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Flat slab ' :—

Here lieth the Body of Mrs Mary Jane Dixon the most tender and affectionate wife of M1' James Dixon of Kilmainham, farmer, who departed this life the . . day of Feb. 1784 Aged 47 years.

[Then follows an illegible verse in four lines.]

Here lieth the Body of Mr John Dixon father of the above James, who departed this life the 2nd of May 1784 Aged 85 years.

IHS This Stone and Burial . . ngs to William Cavenag . Hill in Memory of his Po Under lieth the Body of . venagh and Wife, he D . . this life May the 2nd 1692 years Also William Cave . to the above John Ca . . . his wife he departed th . . .... 1770 Aged 81 years

Flat slab

. . eth the body of Mark Rochfort Esqr. nestown who departed this life the 28 of June 1800 Aged 70 years

Here lyeth the

Body of George Murray senio1'

who departed this life November

the 25 in the year of our Lord 1734

In the 57th year of his age^ Here also lyeth the Body of Sarah

Murray wife of the abovenamed George who departed this Life July the 26th in the year of our Lord 1735

In the 53 year of her age-*" Here lyeth the body of Humphrey Mu

(Rest underground.)

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' On the south side' : —

+

IH S Salus Per crucem This Stone and Burial Place belon- gs to James Lawless of Belings-

town, Farmer.

Here lyeth the Body of Bridget

Lawless wife to sd James who died

the 13th of Septr 1747 Aged 63 years.

Also Four of their children.

Here also lyeth the Body of Agnes

Dixon Daughter of sd James and

Bridget Lawless who died the 5

of May 1755 Aged 44 years

Bequiescant in pace

Flat slab ' :—

THIS STONE AND BURIAL PLACE BE LONGETH TO RICHARD UMFRIS OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN, BAKER, AND HIS POSTE- RITY. HERE LIETH THE BODY OF MARY UMFRIS THE WIFE OF THE ABOVE SAID RICHARD UMFRIS WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE 13th DAY OF DECEMBER 1713 IN THE 31 YEAR OF HER AGE

Headstone, inscription faint ' : —

HERE LYETH THE BO DY OF IOHN FVL

LAMD.

' Small headstone (the lettering on which has recently been recut) ' : —

+

This I H S Stone

And Burialplace belongs to James

Quin of little Holywood and his

Posterity. Here lieth the Body of his

Father Patrk Quin who departed this

life the 12th June 1784. Aged 75 year8

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Here lietli also the bodyes of two of his children. Here likewise lieth the

h

body of Agnes Quin Daugter (sic) to the

above James Quin Shee departed

this Life the 15 of April 1792 Aged 15 year8

A headstone

DY OF NI

BROWNE WHO

DEPARTED THIS LIFE-"

THE 18X DAY OF 172

THIS STONE WAS

BY HIS WIFE MARY BROW NE ALIAS CORCORAN.

At the east side of the burial-ground ' : —

Here lyeth ye Body of Michael

Doyle who depd this life May

ye 9th 1703 in ye 54 year of his

Age, & Ann his wife who like

wise depd this Life June ye 9^

1722 in the 77 year of her age.

& three of their sons viz —

Peter James & Denis

Iohn Doyle ye only survivin

son

(Remainder underground.)

t

IHS

Here lyeth the Body of

Christopher Russell who

Deceased April the 15th

1750 Aged 47 years.

1 Lusk is dedicated to St. MacCuilin, a name locally pronounced " Macklin." He was venerated on the 6th of September.

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Harold* Cross Cliui'Cli, Dublin.

South Galleky.

[From Captain G. S. Cary.]

This tablet is erected by her sorrowing parents as a tribute of affection to the Memory of their beloved child Mary Clarke Manifold, who for many years attended the church and Sunday school of Harolds Cross and departed this life on the 20th of February 1864 aged 12 years 6 months and 27 days. Also their beloved and lamented son Kichard Fenton Manifold who died at Morar Gwalior India on the 21st of July 1865 aged 3 years and 3 months.

" I love them that love me, and those that seek me early shall find me." Prov. viii chap 17 verse.

" But one thing is needful ; and Mary hath chosen that good part which shall not be taken away from her." Luke x chap 42 verse.

Malaliitle Churchyard.

[From Lord Walter FitzGerald.]

The Maud Plunkett Altak-tomb.

' Situated in the nave of these church-ruins (which stand close to the castle) is an altar-tomb, bearing on the covering slab the effigy of a lady cut in low relief, dressed in the costume of the fifteenth century. There is no inscription.

' The lady's head rests on a double cushion, and her feet are supported on another cushion, tasselled at the corners. She wears the horned-head-dress of the period.

' Her dress opens low at the throat. A band encircles the waist, and cuffs are worn at the ends of the sleeves. There is no neck orna- ment. The skirt of the dress falls in straight folds to the ankles, and an underskirt reaches to the feet. The train of the upper skirt sweeps round to the right side. The hands are placed, palms downwards, flat upon the breast.

1 The features of the face are worn away.

1 A raised band runs around the edge of the slab, but there are no traces of letters on it.

1 The slab, which is fractured in places, measures 7 feet in length, and 3 feet 9 inches in breadth.

' Each of the four sides of the altar-tomb bears a shield, on which are carved in relief either coats-of-arms or religious emblems. And each shield is supported by three angels, one on either side, low down, and one at the back.

To face page 45.]

u

m.

V"*^ -*

:-f?,; 1r-

>t

C« £

THE MAUD PLUNKETT TOMB (15TH CENTURY) IN CHURCH RUINS AT MALAHIDE.

[With rubbings of the shields bij Lord Walter FitzGerald, 1905.]

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• I. The shield at the west end shows a heart pierced by two swords, saltire-wise, emblematic of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

1 II. On the north side is a shield bearing the Plunkett and an unidentified coat-of-arms, impaled, viz. : —

' For Plunkett — " Sable a bend argent, in the sinister chief a tower triple-towered of the second." [On the bend is cut an "annulet," a mark of cadency, denoting a fifth son.]

' For (?)— Chequey.

1 III. The shield at the east end is carved with the emblems of our Lord's Passion and Crucifixion. Down the middle of the shield is a cross. To the right of it are a pincers, hammer, crown of thorns, a ladder, and two scourges. To the left of the cross are carved three nails, the seamless vest, three dice, and a spear.

1 IV. On the south side the shield bears the Talbot and Plunkett coats-of-arms impaled, viz. : —

'For Talbot — " Argent, a lion rampant gules."

1 For Plunkett — The coat described above (II), except that the stone-cutter has reversed the design in error.

1 From the Calendars of Exchequer Rolls in the Dublin Record Office, supplemented by " Burke's Peerage," I have been able to put together the following particulars about the Matilda, or Maud, Plunkett represented on the tomb.

' She was the daughter of Sir Christopher Plunkett, 1st Baron of Killeen, who died in 1445. He was of Rathregan in the County Meath and of Killeen in right of his wife Joan, daughter and heir of Sir Luke Cusack of Killeen.

1 Maud Plunkett was three times married : —

' First — To Sir Thomas Hussey, Baron of Galtrim, whose widow she was in 1430. He is said to have been slain on the day of his marriage.

' Secondly — To Sir Richard Talbot of Malahide, who was living in 1438.

' Thirdly — To John Cornewalsh, Chief Baron, whose wife she was in 1445.

'Maud Plunkett survived her third husband by several years, and the date of her death is given by Burke as occurring on the 17th July, 1482.

4 Her tomb at Malahide gives one the idea that it is a cenotaph, that is, a monument erected during her lifetime, and when she was the wife of Sir Richard Talbot. Firstly, because it bears no inscription ; and secondly, because the arms of her third husband do not appear on it.::: If this is the case, she was probably not buried at Malahide at all, but with her third husband's people.

* Unless the unidentified coat (II) is his. Burke's "Armoury" gives no coat-of-arms for Cornewalsh ; and those for Cornwallis are entirely different.

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Palmerstown Chureliyai'tl.

[From Lord Walter Fitz Gerald.]

1 This churchyard is in a disgraceful state of neglect. Most of the walls of the church ruins are still standing; the church consisted of nave and chancel, a plain round arch being in the dividing wall; a belfry, hid in ivy, tops the west gable ; there is no cut stone-work now left in the windows, with the exception of a square one in the north wall of the nave. Apparently the oldest inscription in the churchyard is one dated 1701, in the south-east corner; it is cut on a slab built into a small enclosure, and reads as follows ' : —

HEKE LYETH THE

BODY OF IOSHUA

WILSON WHO DEPAR

TED THIS LIFE THE 24th

DAY OF APRIL IN THE

YEAR OF OUR LORD

1701

' In the chancel lies a large fractured slab on which is inscribed ' : —

HERE LYETH THE BODY OF

MATHEW ALEN OF PALMERSTOWN

ESQ. WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE

IULY YE 14th 1645. THIS STONE

WAS LAID HERE BY HIS

DAVGHTER MADM ALICE ALEN

' The Alens, of Palmerstown, were a branch of those of St. Wolstan's, in the County Kildare. The above-named Matthew was the son of John Alen, of Palmerstown (ob. 8th August, 1604), the son of Matthew Alen, of Palmerstown (ob. 21st November, 1589), the second son of William Alen, of Castletown, near Celbridge, in Kildare, who was a brother of Sir John Alen, Knt., of St. Wolstan's, County Kildare, Lord Chancellor of Ireland.'

4 The long inscription which follows has already appeared in The Journal (vide volume iii., page 433), but it has been so

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inaccurately given there, that it is reproduced in this number ; it reads ' : —

Shis monvmen* is erected by foHN J{eatinge

ESQ' CH: ^VSTICE OF Ye COVRT OF COM: PLEAS 2 SON OF gDM : ^{EATINGE OF NORRAGH- MORE IN COM : J{lLDARE ESQr BY &LLNOR ^VSTACE HIS 2 WIFE DAVGHTER OF tOn ^VSTACE OF 5^ARRISTOWN IN Ye COM : AFORE Sd ESQ' IN MEMORY OF Ye I/*' fiRACE SHVCKBVRGH Ye RELICT OF Sr RICHARD- SHVCKBVRGH OF SHVCKBVRGH IN Ye CO : OF WARWICK KK SHE WAS ONE OF Ye DAVGH" OF Sr 9HOs $foLT OF ASTON-IVXTA-ggERMINGHA- IN Ye Sd COM: BAR*. AFTER SOM YEARES VIDVITY ON Ye 27'* Sr 1659 SHE INTERMARRYED Wh Ye Sd J" THEN A STVDENT AT J?INCOLNS JNN Wh WHOME HAV- EING LIVED Wh MVCH MVTVALL COMFORT & SATISFACON SHE DEPARTED THIS LIFE Ye 12th OF A% : 1677 & IS HERE JNTERED IN JL VALT WHEREIN ARE LIKEWISE DEPOSITED Ye ASHES OF Ye Sd gDMd : & gLLINOR WHO HAD BOTH BEEN FORMERLY BVRYED IN THIS GROVND. & W" IT SHALL PLEASE Ye ^LMIGHTY TO PVT AN END TO HIS Ye Sd &)HNS PILGRIM- AGE, HIS DESIRES NOW ARE T HIS BONES MAY BE LAID BY THEIRS IF CONVENIENTLY IT MAY BE.

1 The monument this inscription is copied from is a plain mural one in a projecting frame, which is built into the south wall of, and

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inside, the chancel ; below it is a vault, probably the one referred to in the inscription. Many of the letters are conjoined, and some of the first letters of certain words are of an ornamental character ; the inscription is incised, and owing to its height the first seven or eight lines are not legible unless reached by a ladder.

' The John Keatinge here mentioned died issueless in October, 1691 ; his father, Edmund Keatinge, was the first of his name in Narraghmore, which lies between Kilcullen and Athy, in the County Kildare. The latter in his will styles himself " of the City of Dublin, Esq.," and died on the 25th April, 1659 ; by his wife Ellenor he was brother-in-law to Sir Maurice Eustace, Lord Chancellor of Ireland.

1 Mr. F. Elrington Ball has written an article on the career of John Keatinge, the Chief Justice ; it was published in (the consecu- tive) vol. x, pp. 141-5, of " The Journal of the Cork Archaeological Society," in the year 1901.

' Sir Maurice Eustace, the Lord Chancellor, resided at Harris- town, near Ballymore-Eustace, County Kildare ; and in Damask Street (now Eustace Street, Dublin) ; his father John was a younger son of William Eustace, of Castlemartin, County Kildare.'

Portmarnock Old Churchyard.

[From E. K. M'C. Dix.]

IHS

[Rosette.]

Here lieth the body

of Anne Molloy who Depa

rted this life oct, [sic] the 11 1714

Aged 8 years

' This stone has top right-hand corner wanting.'

Underneath this Stone

Lieth the Remains

of

Isaac Willan Esq of Carrick Hill

Who departed this Life Febr the 26 179— [broken]

Aged 59 Years

Stay Pafsenger stay Here I lie As you are fo once was I And as I am fo you will be Prepare for Death and Follow Me

The stone is broken across at the last line.'

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5^ERE LIETH Y BODY | OF ANDREW QviN DE | CEASb SePr

y 14 1736 I aged 60 also his | son Patrick Qvin I deceasd March 19

+ IHS

Here lieth the Body of John Lowry | who Departed this life the 6th day | of April 1792 in the 72nd year of his Age ! His wife May Lowry died Ianuary 19 | 1777 in the 33nd [sic] year of her Age | His Son Thomas Lowry died March 18th | 1767 in the 24th year of his Age

* Then follow an illegible line and a half. Lichen so covers this inscription that it may not be quite accurately copied. These were the only old inscriptions I could find, save one that was but a fragment of two or three words, and hardly legible. There are many modern headstones, as burials still take place there. There is a table-monument railed off in the chancel of the ruined church, which I could not get at. It was covered also with decaying leaves, twigs, &c.'

St. .Joint's Churchyard.

[From Mrs. T. Long.]

' Fine coat-of-arms.'

Here lyeth the bodie of | Eobert | Echlin who departed this i life the 20th day of december | 1706

AGED 71 YEARS AS ALSO | THE BODIE OF AnNE FRANCES |

Agnes Eustace & Penelope | his children.

Here lies ye body of Thorns Oakes of Francis [?] Street who departed in Full Assurance of Faith, May 1763.

Sovereign Grace Redeeming Love His theme below His song above.

E

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John Blackley Esqre who died the | 13th of October 1801 aged 34 years j and of Temperance his wife who | departed this life 10lh of February 1809 | aged 49 years.

A tomb of Father Murphy is also there. He died 1792, but it is very illegible and broken.

To face page 51.]

THE CARMACK, OR McCORMICK, COAT-OF-ARMS ON A TOMBSTONE IN ST. KEVIN'S OLD CHURCHYARD, 1740.

[From a rubbing by the Rev. JR. S, Maffett,']

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tit. Kevin's Old Churchyard.

[From the Kev. R. S. Maffett, b.a.]

{Continued from 'page 500, Vol. VI.)

' Row I, No. 19. — A flat stone, close to No. 18. I had the earth and sod removed from this slab by the caretaker, and was then surprised to find a coat-of-arms carved on it; there being, as far as I am aware, only two others in the churchyard (for the Leeson arms, see page 287, vol. vi). I took a rubbing of the arms, and also of the inscription, though the latter does not present any features of particular interest. The arms seem to be : — On a chevron between three swords, those in chief with points downwards, and that in base with point upwards, as many [ ? J with a crescent for difference. These arms impale apparently a bend with three horses' heads erased. The crest is a bird of some sort on a rock.* The tinctures are not given. I saw lately on a book-plate — name, Michael Cormick — the arms described above as on the dexter side, having what I believe were three roundels on the chevron. They were without the crescent, and with a different crest. On the tombstone the devices on the chevron seem to have a hollow between the centre and an outer rim. I am not aware to what family the impaled arms belonged. The lettering is in small characters, as follows ' : —

This Stone and Burial place

Belongeth to Iohn Carmack of

New Street Gent[n] and his Posterity

here Lyeth his Son Robert who

dyed the 21st Iune 1740 Aged Six

years

' No. 20 is a headstone, leaning to the south, close to the wall, and some 3 feet from No. 19. There is, in relief, an I H S, with cross above, and heart pierced by arrows below, within a double-pointed circle, which has " Gloria in Excelsis Deo," in written characters, round it, and on either side a

* I find in " The Book of Family Crests" (1851) a martlet on a rock as the crest for " Cormac and Cormack, Sco," as well as for " M'Cormack and M 'Cormick, Sco." But the bird carved is not a martlet. There are families bearing these names spelt with " a " instead of " o," and belonging to Ireland and Cornwall, noted in Burke's " General Armoury," and the above work.

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cherub's head, over a sacramental vessel, surmounted by a cross, also in relief ' : —

' No. 21. — A large limestone (?) slab on freestone (?) supports is surrounded by very rusty railings close to the last. The slab is a little shaky, and some of the granite flagging, which covers most of the space inside the railings, is disarranged. The age, 107, in the last line is quite plain ' : —

Sacred to the memory

of

Henry Thomas Brownrigg Esqr

who departed this life on

the 21st of December 1830,

Aged 75 Years.

Also of

Elizabeth, his Wife, who

departed this life on the

7th of July 1831,

Aged 68 Years.

Also Anne Wife of

Capt. R. F. Brownrigg,

who died 1st July 1863 Aged 107 Years.

' The wall behind the tomb is covered with plaster of a yellowish colour over the whole breadth of the enclosed space. In the centre, a couple of feet or so above the tomb, there is on the wall a slatish slab flaking off, against which is placed a marble urn (on a pedestal) with the following inscription, parts of which are very indistinct. The slab, which is somewhat like the side of a low, broad obelisk in appearance, had to be re-fastened, I was told, to the wall some years ago.'

[H.] S. E.

The Remains of

Capt[n?] Richard F. Brownrigg

of his Son

Major Robert Shaw Brownrigg

and of his Grandchildren

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John [? High]more Montague

and

Anna Maria Louisa [Jerolde]

Also of

Constance Ann Skeats [Jerolde]

who died 15th March, 18[83]

As:ed 2 Years.

No. 22 is a fossiliferous headstone about a foot from No. 21

' No. 23 is an upright stone about half a foot from the last. The central ornament, with text, is the same as on No. 20. On either side of this there is, in relief, a cherub's head looking towards the centre of the stone ' : —

■ This Stone was erected by Patrick McGee, | of Kevin Street Harness Maker : as a Tribute | of affection, to Five of his Beloved Children : | who died Y7oung. Anno Domino [sic] 1828. | And of [sic] his beloved Daughter Teresa, who died | the 17tb of June 1845, aged 15 years, j Also his Son James, who died 1st Jany 1848, aged 29 years | Here also lie the remains of the above | Patrick McGee, | who died 22nd Aug* 1855, aged 70 years. | And to commemorate his eldest Son | Edward, (whose remains are interred in | Kilbride C° Wicklow,) He died 10th May 18[53]. | And The Kevd Joseph Elias McGee, C.C. | his youngest Son died on the 22nd Augt 1870. | whose remains are laid in the Vaults of | St. Andrew [sic] Westland Row | Here also are interred the remains of Mrs Mary McGee, I Relict of the above Patrick McGee, | who died 29th Jany 1877, aged 90 years. | Also their Second eldest Son the Vr*. [sic] Rev° Father | Henry McGee, O.C.C. X. Prior of the Carmelite Comunity [sic] \ Whitefriar S1 who died 27th Decr 1879, aged 64 years. And | the 40th- year of his Sacred Ministery [sic] . | Requiescant in pace.

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' No. 24 is a small headstone with ornamental top, leaning to the south, and about a foot and a half from No. 23. The names are in sloped capitals ' : —

This Stone was Erected to the | Memory of Elisabeth [sic] jones ! who Departed this Life March 7th 1799, | Aged 84 Years, also Lies Interd [sic] here | the Body of elisabe[th] lighton [sic] \ who Departed this Life July 4th 180 [5?] | Aged 60 Years.

' No. 25. — This slab, 16 inches in width and 33 in height, is inserted in the wall, but apparently goes below the level of the ground. Most of it is covered by No. 24, which stands only some 3 inches out from the wall. The inserted slab projects 6 inches at the head and 3 at the foot to the right hand of the headstone (No. 24), which latter is 27 inches wide. This made it very difficult to copy, or take a rubbing of, parts of the slab, especially what is con- jectured to be an abbreviation of " with." The last word is very small and has the " 22 " above it ' : —

Here lyeth ye Body

of Wm Leigh ton [sic]

who dyed ye 2d of

Novr 1764 aged

5[9] yrs [? wtb] Elinor

his Daughter a2g2ed

' No. 26 is a very low altar-tomb leaning to the south and only a foot above the ground at the other side. Its head is close to the wall and some 6 inches from Nos. 24 and 25. It has in relief an i h s, with cross above, within a double pointed circle, gloria in excelsis deo, in sloped capitals, is carved round the upper part of the circle, and Memento Mori, in written characters, on a line below it. There is, in high relief, a cherub's head looking upwards and towards the centre of the stone on either side ' : —

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' No. 27 is a flat stone about a couple of feet from the last memorial. At the top there is a headstone erected after 1860, but the inscription on which, as giving some particulars of the Kev. John Lewis (whose death in 1826 is recorded on the older stone), I subjoin. The entry in Cotton's "Fasti" with respect to this clergyman is : — " 1799-1800. John Lewis, B.A., collated December 31st (FF.) ; installed January 6th. He died in 1826." He was the immediate successor of the celebrated Walter Blake Kirwan in the prebend of Howth. The figure in brackets in the seventh line is perhaps more likely to be 3. None of the other " 3's,° however, have rounded heads. On the other hand, all the undoubted " 8's " have the curve from the left hand of the upper part to the right hand of the lower part of the figure deeply cut ' : —

Here lieth the Body of Miss Ann Lewis

who departed this Life 15th June 1808,

aged 16.

Here lieth the Body of Francis Richard Lewis

who departed this Life 26th March 1812,

aged 18

Sarah Catherine Lewis, aged 2[3 or 8]

departed this Life

14th September 1819.

MRS Mary Lewis, aged 57

departed this Life

3d May 1824.

Bevd John Lewis aged 7 [ ? 3] years

Departed this Life

1 [3]th December 1826

MRS Mary Warren who died

on the lsc March 1828 aged 82 years.

Frances Martha Lewis who died on the 12th April 1832 aged 29 years.

Ebenezar [sic] Warren Lewis

Barrister at Law who died on

the 6th March 1835 aged 34 years.

Here lieth the Body of Elizabeth Lewis second child of the Revc1 John Lewis who departed this life on the 19th of December 1872 aged 84 years.

Also the Body of John Edward Lewis lieu* Colonel

late 68th Light Infantry who died on the 22nd June 1878, aged 72 years.

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1 Granite headstone (mentioned above) with marble slab and block capitals ' : —

4 No. 28. — A limestone slab on granite supports, with flags underneath, about a foot and a half from No. 27. It has a double pointed circle with " Gloria in Excelsis Deo " in capitals round the upper part. u Memento Mori," in written characters, is divided by the lower part of the circle, which contains, in relief, an IHS, with cross above and heart pierced by arrows beneath ; only a rim round the heart is raised ' : —

'No. 29.— A flat stone from which I had to get the earth, &c, removed by the caretaker, this being a somewhat heavy undertaking, as in two former cases. It lies about a foot from No. 28, and has similarly carved devices and words, the whole of the IHS, with cross, however, being in this case in relief, and not merely the outlining edges, as in 28 ' : —

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' No. 30 is a headstone about a foot from the last, and apparently sunk deep in the earth. It has, in relief, an I H S with cross within a single pointed circle, the alternate points of which are curved. If there is any further inscription, it must be after a greater space than that between the lines above ground ' :—

1 This stone (No. 30) is some seven feet from the wall of an out- ofiice built at right angles to the churchyard wall, and jutting out twelve feet. With it Row I of the southern or larger portion of the graveyard is ended.'

;St. Paul's, tfortli King- Street, Dublin, 1007.

[From Mrs. T. Long.]

1 Inside the church ' : —

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Sacred to the memory of | Lieut. Colonel Augustus Cuyler | Chief Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police | of the City of Dublin | and formerly in the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards | Died June 14th 1837 aged 40 years | Respected, beloved and lamented | by all who knew him. | He was the third son of the late General Sir C. Cuyler. Bart. | Farewell to him whom youthful valour drew | to seek a soldiers fame at Waterloo. | Farewell to him so prompt with friendship's balm | the anguish of the sorrowing heart to calm | of pining want to cheer the low abode | the hand concealing whence the bounty flowed | To him farewell benevolent and kind | of spirit joyous and of ardent mind | Farewell to him whose early grave contains j all that was earthly of his dear remains | but Christian hope is not bestowed in vain | that those we loved on earth may meet again | Where grief no more shall pain nor death destroy | but. faith in Christ be crowned with heavenly joy.

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Sacred | to the Memory of | Edward Trevor Esqre M.D. | who departed this life 12th February 1837 | aged 71 years | Also of Mary his wife | Who died 13th March 1842 | Aged 75 years | Their mortal remains are deposited in a vault | underneath this Church and this tablet has been | erected to their Memory by their surviving children j . In the adjoining ground also repose the mortal remains | of seven children of Captain Edward | Trevor Royal Artillery (eldest son j of the above), and Anne Catherine his wife. | This inscription is added to their memory | as a small but sincere tribute of parental affection that passeth not away, And of sorrow that is not without hope ! For our Redeemer saith | Suffer little children & forbid them not to [ come unto Me for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven. | Matt. 19. v. 14.

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1800 where he died on the 17th Jan | 1844 in the 78th year of his age | prompt & uncompromising | in all his actions, with strict integrity he combined | True Benevolence and Charity I Without Ostentation

' This concludes the tablets inside St. Paul's Church. The Royal Arms are still on the front of the gallery. In the vestry there is a very nice old press with " The gift of Richard Robinson " on it, and a fine old chest with three padlocks ; but, unfortunately, neither has any date — at any rate, outside.'

Much broken, an hour-glass at one side ': —

The burial Edward Walsh | posterity

March 25th 1723.

Here lieth the body of | John Davis Junr. who | Died the 11 March 1752 | aged 26 years also the \ Body of John Perry who | died 2 August 1752 aged 56 years.

Here lieth the body of Henry Ashworth Esqre | who filled all the characters that constitutes j an

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Here lies the mortal part of Mrs. Judith | Bannen with her two infants dear | who departed this life on the 27th day | of May 1784 aged 58 years. [ 0 King angels watch this sleeping dust | Till Jesus come to raise the just | Then may she wake with sweet surprize ] and in her Saviour's image rise | Also the remains of Thomas Barber who departed this life | the 25th of April 1843 | aged 33 years

1797. This stone & Burial Place | Belongeth to Joseph Williamson of | Aston's Quay Grocer | here lieth three I of his beloved children Joseph John | and Jane Williamson who died young | Here also lieth the rem8 of his niece | Elenor Thompson who departed this life | the 15th of Jany 1802 aged 25 years. Here lieth the remains of the above I Joseph Williamson who departed this life | the 5th of Jany 1807 aged 59 years. | Here also lieth the remains of Thos Williamson son to the

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Here Lieth the Body of Mrs. Hannah Coddington | Wife of Dixie Coddington | Esq16 and Daughter of Kobert Waller | Late of Allerstown in the County of | Meath Esqre. She departed this Life | The 15th day of January in the year of | our Lord 1768 aged sixty two years | Here also lieth the body of | Dixie Coddington Esqre husband of the | above Lady, he died in September 1776 in the 83rd year of his age | and also the body of Dixie Coddington | Junr Esqre grandson of the above mentioned | Dixie Coddington and Joint Serg\ at arms | with his Father of the Kingdom of Ireland. I He departed this life at Corke | the 26th day of August 1787 in the 22nd year of his age. | To the endless sorrow & affliction of his desolate Parents.

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' Cherub at top ' : —

1 This extraordinary inscription is the only one from St. Paul's which has hitherto appeared in this Journal. I give it here again, as I wish to make this a complete record of the legible inscriptions there. The letters are quite clear.'

In circle at top ' : —

0 angels guard the sleeping dust.

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Under this stone lieth the remains of Mrs Mary Mulvany | the beloved wife of John George Mulvany | of Richmond Street Mount joy Square | ... and amiable in disposi- tion | her conduct in this life gained her the affection of her friends and all who | knew her But her loss is by none | more deplored than by him who has | caused this stone to be placed | She dep1 this life on the 23rd day of June 1828 | aged 34. | Here also is interred the remains of John George Mulvany | the above-named who departed this life the 28th day of Sepr 1838.

Sacred to the memory of | Ensign Honyborne Atkinson| of the 17th Regiment | who died on the 23rd of August 1834 | aged 19.

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Here lieth the body of Henry Halliday who departed this life the 15th of Dec, I 1801 | aged 61 years.

A slab on outside wall of church, the only one ' : —

This monument was erected by theNon-Commissioned Officers and Privates of his Majesty's Royal North British Fuzi leers in memory of James Chapman James Wogdon and Daniel Patton soldiers in the | above Regiment the former was barbarously | and inhumanly murdered by a rebel banditti on | the evening of the 23rd of July 1803 the two latter | died of the wounds they Received on the same night j Erected in January 1804 | and ... by Lieut. Colonel Donald Robertson | Commanding the Regiment.

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Here lieth the body of | Elizabeth Doyle who died on the 25th of July 1836 aged 50 years.

The burial Place of | JolmGarstinEsqre late of | Moles- worth Street in this City ( and several of his family | Here lieth the body of the above-named John Garstin who | departed this life on the 29th day of September 1808 aged 55 years.

This burying place is the | property of Mr Augustine Thwaites.

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4 At the top an urn and flower at each side' : —

Here lie the remains of Richard Cherry | Late of the City of Waterford | who died the eight of May 1819 | aged 43 years.

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The night dew that falls tho' in silence it weeps Shall brighten with verdure the grave where he sleeps and the leaves that . . . tho' in silence they roll Shall long keep his memory green in our souls.

Also | Charlotte daughter of Troop- Sergt Major Wilson [ who died the 11th of May 1810 | aged 18 months.

Sacred to the memory of | Elizabeth Fraser Wife of | Alexander ... of his Majesty's 8th [Stone broken across, dates effaced.]

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This stone was erected by Marg* Wilson | nurse in the Royal Infirmary Dublin | in memory of her beloved Husband Wm Wilson of the 67th Reg' | who departed this life 12th April 1802 | aged 52 also her grandson John | Coghlan who died young aged one year & 4 months. I

Here lyeth the remains of Mr- Patrick | Griffin who departed this life on the 2nd | of September 1807 and also of his wife | Margaret who departed this life on the 26th I November 1820. I

Erected | to the memory of | Joseph Shirley | who de- parted this life 22 June 1870 aged 74 years. I am Thine | what a comfort What a blessing to know Jesus is mine.

Erected in memory of Mrs* Anne Blevins | Wife of William Blevins late of | the 5th Dragoon Guards Died | May 18th 1835 aged 57 years.

Here lieth the remains of John Johnston | of the City of Dublin Esqre who departed | this life the 5th August 1823 aged 75 years | also ... of his children the last of whom was Margaret.

Swords Church.

[From Lord Walter FitzGerald.]

1 The churchyard at Swords is remarkably uninteresting so far as old tombstones are concerned, as there are no slabs now visible dated earlier than the eighteenth century (with one doubtful excep- tion), though the church contains one very interesting sixteenth - century slab belonging to the Blakeney family.

' The square belfry of the older church still stands, and close beside it the Round Tower, with its comparatively modern upper

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portion, which is ungraceful and a poor imitation of the ancient design, having four large, round-headed windows (which should have been made square-headed to be in keeping with the doorway and other openings) in the top story, and a low, mean-looking, conical roof.

1 The place is dedicated to St. Columbkill.

1 The ancient slab inside the church lies at the foot of the Communion-rails steps. It is of limestone, 6 feet in length, and 2 feet in breadth ; the inscription (which has already appeared in Vol. I, at p. 351, of The Journal, in an incomplete form) runs round the four edges with three additional short lines at the upper end to complete the sentence. It is cut in relief in " black-letter," and in very good preservation ; the middle portion of the slab is unsculptured. The inscription reads ' : —

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1 The persons here named were probably James Blakeney and his wife Elizabeth Taylor, and perhaps two other wives, Alison Canlie and Margaret Walsh, and a son William.

' The inscription is very vague as to whose death the date refers to.

' In connection with the name Taylor, there is a slab (formerly in the old church) now lying at the east end of the burial-ground, on which is inscribed ' : —

This Stone was Erected by

Iohn Taylor of Swords Esqr the

ground being nine foot long and

six broad (situated on the north

side of the Altar) being the -»■

Ancient Burial place of his <*"

Ancestors. Septr ye 9th 1725.

' Above the inscription is cut, in relief, a coat-of-arms : — " Azure, & lion rampant argent, debruised by a bendlet gules, charged with three escallops or."

' The crest looks like a swan on the wing ; and the motto is : — Prudent. Com. Le. Serpent.'

1 On the left-hand side of the Communion Table is a mural monu- ment of black and white marble to the memory of Dr. Owen, d.d., Vicar of the Parish, who died in 1764 ; the inscription has already appeared on p. 350, Vol. I, of The Journal. It contains a few verbal errors, but the copyist stumbles badly in date of the year, which is wrongly given as 1760.

1 A coat-of-arms — " A chevron between three lions rampant" — and a crest — a lion rampant — are carved at the top of the monument.'

1 Two limestone slabs lie side by side in the central passage of the church near the upper end (having been removed from the ruins of the old church). One is to a member of the Hewetson family, and the other to that of Scardevile. Both inscriptions have •already appeared in The Journal (for the former, see Vol. I, p. 349,

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and for the latter, Vol. V, p. 70), but are repeated here owing to errors which have occurred in them' : —

Here lies Interr'd ye rnd Christopher Hewetson Clk

( Chan: of Christ's ) Late 1 Preb: of Sl Patrs V Church

( Vicar of this I

And chap: to ye most END Ad. Loftus

(sometime Ld Arbp of Dub : and Ld Chan: of Ireland)

OBIIT AN DOM 1634

with Several of his near Relations

on whose Grave yis Stone was laid

by his Grandson Mic: Hewetson

Archdeacon of Armagh.

IULY [? 9th] 1694.

1 On the slab alongside the above : —

' A coat-of-arms : — " three lozenges ." This coat

is probably a foreign one ; the name " Scardevile (a Huguenot)" is not given in Burke's General Armoury.

' The Scardevile coat impales that of Culliford, viz. : — " Argent, a fess between three mules passant sable" (though the stone-cutter has omitted the mules) ' : —

HERE LYETH YE BODY OF YE REVD HENRY SCARDEVILE DEAN OF «*" CLOYN WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE YE 3d OF FEB 1703

ALSO HERE LYETH YK BODY OF ELIZAB ETH SCARDEVILE HIS DAVGHTER WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE YE 4th DAY OF MAY 1704.

' There is a mural monument on the right of the Communion Table to the memory of this same clergyman, which gives the names of his wives and children, for which see Vol. I, p. 349 ; the latter is surmounted by the same coat-of-arms, and has a unicorn for

the crest.'

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' Near the path leading to the church is a large tombstone, on which is inscribed ' : —

a • dni • 1627

rbts : rvssell

poster1tati

Here Lieth Intered the Body

of Mr Robert Russell of Drynam

Greatgrandson to the above

Mr Robert Russell, he died

August the 6th 1766 Aged

74 years.

In loving Memory of

Robert Russell Cruise,

Born 10th October 1827

Died 31st October 1903

R.I.P.

' The upper portion of the above inscription has been recut,. probably at the time the modern addition was made.'

1 On a headstone at the east side of the burial-ground is the following inscription ' : —

I.H.S. This Stone and Burial | Place belongeth unto | Bartholomew Dowdal | and his Posterity. Mach the

en

25 1741, here under | neath lies 4 of his childr | Peter,

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Anne, Bridget, An

Tallag'lit Churchyard.

[From Lord Walter FitzGerald.] [Continued from Vol. IV, p. 411.)

' About the middle of the burial-ground there are two large slabs lying side by side. These stones are of a peeling quality, so

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that the inscription on one (which is also badly fractured) is illegible. What can be made out on the other is as follows ' : —

HEEE LYETH THE BODY OF M» [? DAN]IELL BROWN OF IOBSTOWN WHO DECEASED THE . . DAY OF FEBR. 1700 AND ......

AND MR RO[?BERT]

KNOCKLINE AND

1 The remainder of the inscriptions are all copied from granite headstones on the south side of the church, some of which are of an ornamental kind, like the one figured on p. 316 of Vol. V of The Journal.'

I. H. S.

I.H. S. Here lyeth the | Body of John Bry | in who departed This Life March | 1 1742 Aged | 69 years.

HERE

LYETH THE

BODY OF GEORGE

BEGGELLY WHO

DEPARTED THIS

LIFE MAY THE

5 IN THE 60 YEAR

OF HIS AGE

1716.

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IHS THIS STONE EKECT ED BY MILES KEOUG H OF KILLINAKDEN IN MEMORY OF HIS FATH ER & MOTHER THOM AS & MARY KEOUGH &

THEIR POSTERITY. AND ALSO HERE LIETH THE BODY OF HIS BROT

« The remainder is underground.

+ I.H. S.

THIS STONE AND BURIA L PLACE BELONGETH TO IAMES REILLY AND HIS

POSTERITY.

HERE LIETH THE BODY

OF HIS FATHER & MOTH

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The remainder is underground.'

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MISCELLANEA.

The Vaults under St. Michan's Church, Dublin.

The following description of these Vaults is made up of extracts from an account of them, written in 1888, by Sir Arthur Vicars, k.c.v.o., f.s.a., Ulster-King-of-Arms :—

St. Michan's Church is situated on the north of the river Anna Liffey. It is doubtful if there exists any of the original church. It is a cruciform structure, in a sort of a semi-classical style of last century (eighteenth), of the plainest possible description, with a fine old tower at the west end, with graduated battlements. This tower presents the appearance, to my mind, of having undergone a partial, if not total, rebuilding : possibly in 1686, at which date it was restored, as appears by an inscription over the west door.

The church was founded in the year 1095, in honour of St. Michanus, said to be a Danish bishop, and there is a recumbent effigy, occupying a niche in the south wall, in the church, of a bishop in alb, chasuble, and mitre, holding a pastoral staff. This is supposed to represent the founder. It is of granite, but has been whitewashed over.

Before treating of the Vaults, it may be interesting to mention that there is a tradition that the organ in this church is the one on which Handel first played his "Messiah." Though I do not like to upset such a nice old tradition as this, I feel bound to say that it is devoid of foundation. By the " Memorial Book " of the parish I find that the organ was built by Cuvillie, in 1724, and the same source gives a full specification of it.

It is well known that Handel paid his first visit to Dublin in 1742, and performed his "Messiah" in the Fishamble Street Music Hall, now long since pulled down. An organ there was in the room on which Handel played, which we learn from a letter from Handel to Jennens. But as the organ now in St. Michan's is the same as that erected by Cuvillie, in 1724, it is quite impossible that it could have been in Fishamble Street for Handel to have played his " Messiah " on it. However, as it was the finest organ in Dublin for many years, it is quite probable that Handel did actually play on it in St. Michan's.

The organ case is finely carved with fruit and flowers, also the gallery in front of it with musical instruments. The church plate

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EFFIGY OF A BISHOP IN ST. MICHAN'S CHURCH.

[From a photograph by B. Killick, of Bray.']

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mostly dates from the seventeenth century, though there is one silver-gilt chalice the base of which might possibly be pre- Reformation.

Having said this much about the interior of the church, I shall pass on to the vaults, of which there are five. They are entered from the outside on the south side, and for the most part extend across the entire width of the church. Two are under the nave ; one small one, consisting of a single chamber, under the south transept ; another extending from transept to transept ; and the fifth, called the chancel vault, from being situated beneath the chancel.

The entrance to the first vault, beginning at the west end, as in the case of all the others, is protected by massive iron doors placed in a slanting direction against the wall, and on these being swung back a flight of steps is disclosed to view. Descending the nine steps, we come into a long arched passage 37 feet long, 5 feet 6 inches wide, and 8 feet 10 inches high. Off this passage are four arched entrances to the right and left, each 3 feet 2 inches wide, and 5 feet 4 inches high. Unlike our sensations in most other vaults, a warm feeling is perceptible on entering the place, accompanied by a dry stone-and-mortar sort of smell, which tells one at once of the absence of all damp. I have heard some liken the smell in these vaults to that of mustard. Entering the chamber on our left, which contains some twenty coffins of the Beard and Stitt families, we come upon a curious spectacle. On one side is a pile of coffins, out of one of which the whole side has fallen, and there is displayed to "view the body of a man in a perfect state of preservation, his flesh presenting a brown, leathery sort of appearance. He rests on hay — all that remains of the upholstery of the coffin. And some hay still clings to the sides ; but all signs of the lining, or shroud of the corpse, have disap- peared.

The next chamber is that of the Osborne family, as appears by the arms on the iron gate — Quarterly ermine and az. a cross engrl. or. This vault contains six coffins, which, contrary to custom, are placed nearly upright and leaning against the wall. There is a legend in connection with this family, that this is the way they have buried their members for many generations, in order to facilitate their answer to the last summons. All the coffins in this vault appear to be of this century.

The next chamber is a mass of confusion — coffins in various stages of dilapidation, lying about on top of one another in every position. Here is shown the body of a man with a piece of crape, now red from age, tied over his eyes. The sexton holds that this is a sign that he was hung, which is not at all improbable, for we know that St. Michan's was situated close to the old Newgate or prison of Dublin, and the parish had a right of burying malefactors

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who had been put to death, and got very large fees for it, too. The brothers Sheares, the rebels of 1798, who were hung at New- gate, are buried in St. Michan's vaults ; and Robert Emmet, another rebel, is said to lie in the churchyard, as also some other less important offenders. The last coffin was brought into this chamber in 1840.

We next come to the Mac Dowell and Neilson vaults, and on the opposite side, as we return, those of Ferguson, Rev. J. H. Monahan, Precentor of Christ Church Cathedral, and Archer. In the last- named we see where a coffin has collapsed from the superincumbent weight of two more modern ones. This state of things we saw once or twice in our inspection of the place, and in some cases the result is anything but edifying, as the pressure causes the bodies to protrude, and the spectacle of emerging arms, and legs, and tufts of hair, presents a very awful appearance. The last chamber on our left is that lately appropriated by Canon Marrable, formerly rector of this parish.

The next vault is the second from the west end, and is entered like the last, than which it is somewhat smaller, the passage being 29 feet 6 inches in length. On the left-hand side are two chambers with doorways, respectively 5 feet 4 inches by 3 feet 2 inches. The first one is a very large vault belonging to the family of Hamilton, of Abbotstown, Co. Dublin, and contains, according to the sexton, some forty coffins, all seemingly in a good state of preservation. The other chamber is only 11 feet by 8 feet, and 8 feet 10 inches in extreme height, and, like all the others, is arched. This chamber contains altogether ten coffins — two on the left, four on the right, and four in the centre without lids. The centre one contains the body of a lady brought here about the year 1790. All these have once been covered with black velvet, some of which still hangs on the sides in strips. It is a popularly-received idea that these bodies are several hundred years old, and people go even so far as to say that the body of a man with his legs crossed in the coffin nearest the wall is a crusader. The absurdity of this wild notion is obvious when we look at the coffins, which we have reasons for thinking are the original ones in which the bodies were first placed. They are of the ordinary shape of the present day, of which I believe I am correct in stating one of the earliest examples known is that of Lancelot, Bishop of Win- chester, buried in 1626 in St. Saviour's, Southwark, whose coffin was discovered in 1830 (Gent.'s Mag., Aug., 1830, p. 171). Everyone knows now that the cross-legged crusader theory is long since exploded. There is not much to guide one in guessing the date of the coffins in St. Michan's, but I should scarcely think that there are any prior in date to about the end of the seventeenth century, if indeed so early ; the greater number are much later than that. We were informed by the sexton that in another of the vaults, some

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years ago, he saw " E. Rook, 1690," marked in nails on the lid of a coffin of a child. The lock of this vault being out of order, we were unable to visit it, though I have since had this statement corroborated by another ; but whether or not my informants mis- took the 1790 for 1690 will, however, never be ascertained, for the coffin in question has since fallen to pieces. I don't remember, however, having seen any dates on my previous visits. At all events, whatever their dates may be, the coffins must certainly have been here many years, and quite long enough to set people wonder- ing how it is that time and the usual process of decay seem to have had no effect on them.

The appearance of these four bodies is similar to all those that we saw, and is weird and wonderful in the extreme. The flesh has, as in the other cases, assumed a dark and leathery appearance, though the pores of the skin, as also the features, are discernible ; the " abdominal walls " are elastic on pressure ; and the fingers can be moved independently of each other ; and it is very probable that the other joints of the body are equally pliable. The right hand of the female figure in the centre coffin is missing, and the wrist presents an appearance as if it had been cut off, possibly by some vandal of a tourist.

The bodies seem to have undergone practically no change since a rather fanciful account of them was written in 1832, in The Dublin Penny Journal. I subjoin an extract : —

11 Underneath this ample church extend long, narrow galleries, on either side of which are the vaults, not much larger than common coal-vaults, in which the coffins are placed. Some, which are the private property of individuals, are fastened up with wooden or iron doors, others are open ; and into one of these the sexton led us, candle in hand. I confess that, on inspecting the contents, I was greatly disappointed. I had read Brydone's description of a subterraneous catacomb in Sicily, which has the property of drying up the bodies of those enclosed in it, and in which those dead centuries ago are still standing in their niches, the same in form and features as when alive, and clothed in the attire and ornaments belonging to their sex. If I did not anticipate exactly the same here, I at least expected, from report, to see dried and preserved specimens of the human form ; but if ever there was a shocking, revolting, melancholy representation of what ' man that is mortal ' may come to, it is here. In a common tomb or vault, after a few years have gone by, nothing remains but the remnants of the coffins and the bones ; everything belonging to the child of dust has returned to its dust, except what may mark the place as a Golgotha — a place of skeletons and skulls. But here death is, as it were, making a mockery of mortality, leaving flesh in rags and tatters, and allowing skin, muscle, and cartilage to remain, so in the most appalling way to humble human pride, and show what

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man's gallantry and woman's beauty may become when it is pre- served, as it is here, half skeleton, half mummy. The transition state between preservation and decay was most horrible to look on. There lay a large man, whose head was on one side, either so placed in order to fit into his coffin, or else (the idea is fearful) he had come to life in his narrow cell, and, after horrible contortion, had died for want of air. The skin on the head, the cartilages of the nose, the cellular substance of the legs, the capsular ligaments of the joints and fingers, were all preserved ; but, oh, the torn, worn, tattered skin ! — just like decaying, discoloured parchment, exhibit- ing all the colours belonging to the slowest possible decay — blue, green, and yellow — the mildew and mouldiness of a century. Never will the image of that ghastly specimen of decay be effaced from my memory."

I need hardly remark that the foregoing account is rather coloured. The author's imagination seems to have led him astray when he speaks of the man who he thinks was buried alive, on the ground that his head slightly inclined to one side. I was also unable to detect the "blue, green, and yellow" tints, or any appearance that would suggest the slightest action of damp.

Before leaving this vault I was curious to see if the antiseptic properties extended to the coffins which had not from age as yet exposed their contents. So we raised the lid of the one on our left, which did not seem to be fastened down. It was with feelings akin to awe we gazed on the confusion that reigned inside : — there, amidst a heap of rubbish, and what appeared to have once been part of the upholstery of the interior, lay the body of a man in exactly the same condition of preservation.

The next vault we visited is the largest of them all, and extends from one transept to the other, the central passage being 70 feet long, 5 feet 4 inches wide, and about 9 feet high. Passing on our right the vaults of the White family, and those of the Rev. Charles Stanford, Prebendary of St. Michan's, 1846, and Prebendary Abbot— in the last-named of which there is that fearful debris and confusion which seems to make such a mockery of the sadness of death — we come to the family vault of the Earls of Leitrim, the entrance to which is protected by a large wooden door. By placing the candle opposite a hole in one side of the door, and looking through another, we got a view of the interior, which contains some twelve coffins, including that of the late Earl, who was murdered in Donegal some few years ago. Most of the coffins in this chamber are covered with velvet ; and the sexton informed us that on the burial of the late Earl, the velvet on the surrounding coffins was found to be perfectly free from damp— another proof of the dryness of these vaults. The silver-gilt coronets on the coffins reflected the rays of the candle in a strange way about the gloomy interior. The adjoining vault belongs to the Viscounts Monck. It is curious

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that the interior of this chamber should present some signs of decay, and all within a space of about three years, due, I believe, to the following facts : — A short time ago a coffin was disinterred from the churchyard, and brought into the Weir vault (situated opposite the Monck vault), after having been in the ground some years. As a result, all the coffins in the chamber became covered with a white film of mildew, and the appearance, a year ago, was truly remarkable, and indeed beautiful, all the coffins in this vault being enveloped in what resembled a coating of snow. The coffin from the churchyard is supposed to have introduced damp — an element foreign to this place — which worked its way across the passage to the Monck vault, and there did the havoc that we saw, besides causing such debris in the Weir vault itself. The damp, however, seems to have almost entirely expended itself, and been stopped by the peculiar nature of the place, for as I write all signs of mildew have disappeared, and only the walls of this particular chamber show any moisture.

On our way out we pass the vaults of the Wilson, Brereton, Sankey, and Putland families, and a vault belonging to no family in particular, containing human remains in a most shocking state of disorder, due to the collapsing of the coffins, and presenting the appearance of a regular charnel-house.

This was very much the condition of most of the vaults until some years ago, when a former rector had the debris collected and placed in the chamber under the vestry, the entrance to which, now blocked, is at the termination of the west-end vault.

Before leaving we must notice the coffins of the brothers Sheares, the rebels of 1798, in the last chamber next the entrance. When first buried here, they had no leaden coffins, and in process of time, when the wooden coffins went to pieces, the bodies were exposed to view. And it seems that many years ago some one stole the head of John Sheares for a wager ; and great was the wonderment caused at the time by its sudden disappearance. But through the agency of the late Dr. Madden, m.r.i.a., it was restored, and the remains of both brothers placed in lead and oak coffins in 1853. The outer coffins are now fast decaying, the lids having disap- peared, and the sides show signs of going to pieces.

The chancel vault we did not visit, for we found it impossible to turn the key of the iron doors. We were told, however, that it contained nothing of interest beyond " a gintleman with an orange sash around him." The roof of this vault extends beyond the present chancel several feet, which may in some degree expose the interior to the elements, and account for the fact that the bodies in this vault are not nearly so well preserved as in the others, the vault being much more damp than the rest. In the chancel vaults are buried, amongst others, the Morgan Croftons and Percivals. ,

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I noticed in some of the chambers of these vaults webs of most gigantic proportions, forming huge curtains over the gloomy sur- roundings. In one chamber the web must have been at least ten feet long, and as wide as the chamber itself. The sexton told us he had seen one of these spiders, which he described as being of large size, and black in colour. He has been anxiously looking out for one to capture to send to a naturalist who is curious to examine one. I do not see what the spiders would have to live upon (unless, as his theory is, that they feed on the dead bodies around them), for I saw no sign of life whatever.

The first question that will suggest itself to one on seeing these vaults will naturally be : To what can be attributed these extraordinary phenomena ? — for there is no question as to the bodies being embalmed, since some of them have been compara- tively recently placed here.

There are many theories put forward as to the peculiar nature of these vaults. One is, that it is due to the tannin in the earthen floors of the vaults, as the ground on which St. Michan's is built was anciently a vast oak forest, and not very long ago known as Oxmanstown Wood. Certain it is that the floor of the vaults does not show the slightest sign of damp, but, on the contrary, is of a pale yellow earth, fine and dry.

There is an old record which states : " The faire green or com- mune, now called Osmontowne Green, was all wood, and hee that diggeth at this day to any depth shall finde the ground full of great rootes." (Vide also Hanmer's Chronicle.) This would go to support the Tannic theory just propounded. It is said that, in 1098, William Kufus got permission from Murchad, King of Leinster, to procure wood for the roof of Westminster Hall from these woods. This was possibly the roof pulled down in the year 1397. I have heard it suggested that the preservative properties are to be attri- buted to the magnesian limestone, of a yellow colour, of which the vaults are partially built, and that it absorbs the moisture.

The following extract, by a well-known chemist of Dublin, appeared in a Dublin journal some sixty years ago : —

" The bodies of those a long time deposited appear in all their awful solitariness — at full length — the coffins having mouldered to pieces ; but from those, and even the more recently entombed, not the least cadaverous smell is discoverable ; and all the bodies exhibit a similar appearance — dry, and of a dark colour. It is observable of animal matter in general, that in common cases, from the action of the external air, or its own reaction, putrefaction results ; but when placed in a temperature not exceeding 32°, the septic tendency is considerably counteracted, as the preservation of the mammoth in the iceberg would sufficiently prove. In this instance, it appears that the action of the fluid was interrupted by cold. Now, if the action of the enclosed fluid was altogether

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THE COAT-OF-ARMS AND INSCRIPTION OVER THE

DOOR OF THE MOLYNEUX HOUSE IN

PETER STREET, DUBLIN.

[From a drawing by Miss C. F. Long.']

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destroyed, as is the case in the salting of meat, it is plain this would also contribute to counteract the septic tendency : whence it follows that it is the moisture which gives life to the putrefactive ferment. Now, the floor, walls, and atmosphere of the vaults of St. Michan's are perfectly dry ; the flooring is even covered with dust, and the walls are composed of a stone peculiarly calculated to resist moisture. This combination of circumstances contributes to aid nature in rendering the atmosphere of those gloomy regions more dry than the atmosphere we enjoy. Further, it appears that in none of the bodies deposited here are any intestines, or other parts containing fluid matter, to be found, having all decayed shortly after burial."

Another theory is that of Sir Charles Cameron, f.r.c.s., Vice- President of the Institute of Chemistry of Great Britain and Ireland, and Medical Officer of Health for Dublin, which is that the peculiarities of these vaults are due partly to their undoubted dryness, and partly to the great freedom of their atmosphere from dust.

Molyneux House, Peter Street, Dublin. From Miss A. Peter.

Built by Dr. Thomas Molyneux (State Physician in Ireland) in 1711. He was President of the College of Physicians for several years and Physician General to the Army in Ireland in 1717. In 1730 he was created a baronet. He married Catherine, d. of Ralph Howard, grandfather of the 1st Lord Wicklow.

He had 16 children, and was succeeded in the title by his son Daniel in 1733. The father of Sir Thomas Molyneux was Samuel Molyneux, of Castle Dillon, Co. Armagh, Chief Engineer of Ireland; and his eldest brother was the "celebrated William Molyneux," M.P. for Dublin University.

[See Burke's Peerage under the Baronet of this name.]

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John Chartres, Mayor of Cork, 1692.— I should be obliged for any information about the descendants of his younger sons, John, Thomas, and Ralph. Was John Chartres, of Knocka- loho, County Clare, the Mayor's second son ?

Alfred Molony,

12 Vincent Square Mansions, Westminster, London.

Weldon Family.

I shall be much obliged for any information concerning Thomas f?j Weldon, of Weldon, in Staffordshire [?], possibly Northampton- shire, or Northumberland, whose four sons — Walter, m.p. for Athy, 1613, married Jane, daughter of John Ryder, Bishop of Killaloe ; William, married [_?] Jane, daughter of John Bolton, of Great Fenton, Staffordshire ; Robert, married in 1616, at St. Mary Le Strand, London, Katherine Bambridge (Bainbridge, or Bambrick, of Apeley [?] , Cumberland) ; and Thomas married Anne, daughter of . « . Blood, of Dunbryn, Co. Meath. They settled in Ireland

towards the end of the sixteenth century.

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Sir A. Weldon, Bart.,

Kilmorony, Athy,

Ireland.

Hackett.

Information concerning the ancestors of the following required :

William Hackett — Born 1737 ; married — Lvons ; died 4/15/1672.

James Hackett — Born 1767; married Margaret Donovan; died 182(7?).

Bartholomew Hackett — Born 1799 ; married Anne Byrne ; died 1856.

The latter, who was a distiller in Midleton, County Cork, was brother of William Hackett, the antiquary. Their father is believed to have been a tanner.

J. Dominick Hackett, Laurel Hill,

Long Island, New York,

U.S.A.

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BOOK NOTICES.

Heraldry Explained. By A. C. Fox-Davies. Published by T. C. and E. C. Jack, London. Price Is. net.

No study appeals more to the artistic temperament than Heraldry. It is the hors d'auvre of the sciences. Most people are, at any rate indirectly, interested ; in that a Crest seems an inevitability without which silver spoons and forks might as well be pewter, but beyond this conviction their knowledge does not extend. Mr. Fox-Davies' book is, on this score, very illuminating. It gives a clear and concise explanation of great interest. Which of us knew before that the motto is without heraldic bearing, and can be changed at will, or added to, so that each member of a family may possess his own if he so wishes ? Another piece of information not generally known is that the Heraldic laws of England, Ireland, and Scotland are not identical. There are many other interesting things in this little book, which everyone who uses a crest or a coat-of-arms should read.

The International Genealogical Directory, 1907. By Charles A. Bernau, of Pendeen, Bowes Road, Walton-on-Thames. Price 10s. 6d.

Contains a most exhaustive supply of names of those practically interested in Genealogy, all of whom are ready to exchange informa- tion relative to the family in which they are interested. This enables many to trace their descent who had hitherto but a cloudy idea of their origin.

To those who have heard vaguely of distant relatives, without knowing the exact connection, or how to set about finding it out, this book will come as a valuable and simple guide. It is admirably prepared and clearly expressed, in six parts. The work will recommend itself particularly to Americans, who are always glad

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to know more of the families of England, Ireland, or Scotland from which their forefathers have sprung.

The author promises further yearly editions, and asks for sug- gestions and assistance. Seven months' hard work, which included replying to about 7,200 letters, was necessary before this volume could be brought out and its objects clearly indicated, which latter include, amongst other things, an up-to-date list of the names and addresses of those, of whatever nationality, who are interested in Genealogy, for the use of the secretaries of Antiquarian Societies, authors and publishers of Genealogical works, and dealers in second-hand copies of the same, and an introduction to each other of those who are interested in the history of the same families, so that they may enter into direct correspondence without it being necessary for them to seek a further acquaintance. Also it enables the student to place on record the titles of Family Histories and Pedigrees which have been recently printed for private circulation.

There are about 1,400 names in Part I of those interested in Family History ; and in Part II there are references to about 4,500 names of families.

Part III contains special queries relating to Genealogy ; and Part IV a list of Irish Societies.

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COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT

V. CANON J. P. M. FFRENCH, M.R.I.A. ID WALTER FITZGERALD, M.R.I.A., Editor. P. E. O'LEARY, P.P., M.R.S.A.L

E. R. M'CLINTOCK DIX, ESQ., Hon. Treas. SIR EDMUND T. BEWLEY, LL.D., F.S.A. PEIRCE G. MAHONY, M.R.I.A., Cork Herald of Arms.

PREFACE.

JN presenting to our members the two half-yearly parts of our Journal for 1907, we wish to draw their attention to the following matters.

During the past year we are glad to say that the following have become members of our Association : —

His Grace The Most Rev. William J. Walsh, d.d., m.r.i.a., Lord Archbishop of Dublin ; The Most Rev. Nicholas Donnelly, d.d., m.r.i.a., Lord Bishop of Canea ; Guillamore OGrady, m.a. ; The Dublin Corporation (for Kevin Street Library) ; The New York State Library; E. C. R. Armstrong, m.r.i.a.; C. H. Thompson, m.d. ; The New York Historical Society ; George Fogerty, m.d. ; Major MacGillycuddy ; H. S. Guinness, Esq. ; J. D. Hackett, Esq. ; J. D. Crimmins, Esq. ; Raymond Gorges, Esq. ; The Royal Dublin Society ; F. A. Crisp, Esq. ; Miss F. Mary Marlande ; Sir Maurice Dockrell ; Mrs. Mahony, Major T. J. Chamberlayne ; F. E. Ball, m.r.i.a. ; Rev. T. Gogerty, c.c. ; Mrs. Lecky ; T. U. Sadleir, Esq.; Messrs. S. E. Stechert and Co. ; Rev. J. Meehan, c.c. ; His Excellency The ONeill, Count of Tyrone ; The Manchester Reference Library ; The Reform Club, London ; Mrs. Travers ; James Mills, m.r.i.a. ; Miss Shuckburgh ; The Historical Society of Pennsylvania ; S. A. Quan-Smith, Esq. ; C. A. Bernau, Esq. ; E. M. F. G. Boyle, Esq.

It is with much regret that we have to announce the death of an old and valued member — The Reverend Luke Barton, P.P. of Castletown- Geoghegan, Mullingar, who was deeply interested in our work.

Our membership now stands at 184, being an increase of 28 as compared with our numbers for the year 1906.

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It may not be out of place to state, for the benefit of our new members, the objects of our Association, which are as follows : —

I. — To endeavour to rouse the attention of the Clergy and Laity to the present generally very disgraceful state of the burial-grounds in Ireland, and to enlist sympathy and active aid in getting them into better order, and enclosed, where they require it ; to strive to have them preserved and protected, and treated with the respect and veneration due to them.

II.— To secure a record of all existing tombs

and monuments of any interest — by having their inscriptions carefully and accurately copied ; and to obtain information, as far as possible, regarding those that have been removed or destroyed.

III. — To watch carefully works carried on in, and about, churches, &c, so as to prevent injury to monuments and tombstones.

IV. — To repair tombs of National interest where the present representatives of the deceased are not in a position to do so, and when the funds admit of it — as has been done in the case of Richard Millikin's tomb- stone at Douglas, Co. Cork (the author of " The Groves of Blarney ") and several other tombs.

V.— To print a half-yearly Journal, with illus- trations and copies of inscriptions, and also such other matter connected with the Ancient Memorials of the dead in this country as may be thought desirable.

VI. — The printing of extracts of interest from chapter-books, parochial and other registers and records, is thought very desirable ; and the Clergy are earnestly requested to furnish them, as well as any other information they can give connected with their churches and parishes, and used and disused burial- grounds.

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VII.— Accounts of ancient fonts, bells, church plate, and memorial glass, are also requested, with sketches, photographs, or rubbings ; and copies of inscriptions and "Hall-marks" thereon.

A new circular, showing the utility of the Journal to those interested in the Genealogy, Heraldry, and Archaeology of Ireland, was issued during the past year, and met with a good response.

Reviews of the Journal for 1906 are very gratifying ; and we take this opportunity of thanking the Editors of the respective publications for their kind efforts on our behalf, and for drawing the attention of their readers to our Journal.

The following are the Reviews that have appeared : —

11 The Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica," Fourth Series, vol. ii, part 5, page 219, March, 1907.

"We have been favoured by The Cork Herald with the two parts of the ' Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland ' for 1906, and are agreeably surprised at the excellent selection of memorials gathered together, illustrated as the parts are with plate engravings, making each worthy of general support. We fear that the Society for Preserving Memorials of the Dead in England has died out, as we contributed some years ago, at the request of the Committee, a paper on Dibdin's Grave in the churchyard attached to the almshouses of St. Martin's in the Fields, which were built from the money paid when the present National Gallery was erected. We found this square tomb in excellent order, surrounded on each side by quotations from the song of ' Tom Bowling,' and ascertained that it was by the loving care of a granddaughter that it was in such good repair.

" The first part of these memorials in Ireland has the full inscription on the monument to Dean Swift, and also that to 1 Stella,' otherwise Hester Johnson, who was so celebrated in the writings of the witty Dean. He died in 1745, and she in January, 1727-8, and to the support of a chaplain to the hospital in Dublin she left £1,000. The plates interspersed comprise the splendid tomb of Sir Donat O'Brien in Kilnasoolagh Church, in County Clare, a fine view of Hillsborough Church, County Down, the tomb of Thomas Jones, Archbishop of Dublin, 1605-61, besides several page rubbings, all well done. Part II has fourteen illustrations, mostly rubbings, besides the title and index for vol. vi, and it is issued to subscribers at 10s. per annum. The work has our strongest recommendations. Vols, i, ii, and iii are already out of print."

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"The Genealogist," New Series, vol. xxiii, part 4, page 269, April, 1907.

" The good work which is being accomplished in Ireland in preserving the Memorials of the Dead is but little known in this country, and we therefore all the more gladly call attention to the publications of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead. Part I is especially noteworthy as containing the monumental inscriptions of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, prior to 1840, which have been contributed by the Dean. Among the older monuments are the brasses to Sir Edward Fitton and his wife ; Eobert Sutton, Dean, 1527-1528, and Geoffrey Fyche, who held the same offices, 1529-1537 ; Sir Henry Wallop, who died in Dublin in 1559, after having rendered service to the English Crown as Lord Justice and in other capacities ; and the effigy of Michael Tregury, Archbishop of Dublin, 1449-72, which has been reproduced from a sketch preserved in the cathedral archives. Another interesting monument is that of Dame Mary St. Leger (died 1603), wife of Sir Anthony St. Leger, who was her fourth husband. Of the later inscriptions the most important are, of course, those to Swift and Stella. Part II consists of inscriptions in many churches and churchyards in several Irish counties. The contributors include such well-known and enthusiastic antiquaries as Sir Edmund Bewley, and the energetic and capable Editor, Lord Walter Fitz- Gerald."

" The Antiquary," New Series, vol. iii, No. 5, May, 1907.

" We have received the two parts for 1906 (vol. vi, No. 3, parts I and II) of the ' Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland.' The Association was founded some years ago with the object of urging the better care of Irish burial-grounds, and of recording all existing tombs and monuments of any interest, with accurate copies of their inscriptions, and for other kindred purposes. It is clear from the two well-printed parts of the Journal before us that the Association is doing excellent work. There are many illustrations of arms, with careful descriptions, and also of important or specially interesting tombs. With regard to the value of the inscriptions, it has to be remembered that, owing to the absence of early parish registers in Ireland, except in Dublin, these inscriptions are often the only means of tracing pedigrees. The Journal is thus of special value to students of Irish genealogy and heraldry. In the parts before us we note especially a complete collection of the monumental inscriptions, prior to the year 1840, in St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, copied by the Dean last year, and containing many famous names ; an illustration of a very interes- ting sixteenth-century heraldic mural slab in Lyons Churchyard, carefully described by Lord Walter FitzGerald ; and another of a

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seventeenth-century heraldic and inscribed slab in a fragmentary condition in the nave of the ruined church at Balsoon, County Meath. The Association clearly deserves the support not only of Irish antiquaries, but of all interested in Irish genealogy and heraldry. Particulars can be obtained of Mr. E. R. M'C. Dix, 17 Kildare Street, Dublin."

" The Drogheda Argus," June 15, 1907 : —

" The Society for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead deserves to be better known. Its purpose is to preserve from the oblivion that is fast enshrouding them all the inscriptions and memorials of the dead that are to be found upon the mouldering tombstones in the neglected graveyards and ancient churches of the country. Careful hands are invited to photograph or otherwise faithfully copy every interesting memory of the forgotten dead, and to send them in to be placed in permanent printed form in the pages of the Journal of the Society. We find in the six volumes of the Journal a most interesting and valuable collection of records. In most cases the inscriptions are given just as they occur, curiosities in spelling and in lettering being faithfully reproduced. The volumes are copiously illustrated, and several photographs of most interesting character of tombstones, coats-of-arms, and inscriptions are given. It is to be regretted that the county of Louth yet lacks its due share of recognition. The members of the Society from this county are very few, indeed, although no county is richer, we believe, in the ancient and interesting memorials of the long-forgotten dead than ours. The Journal's existence is practically unknown amongst us, and its merits blush unseen. We would, therefore, exhort those who are interested in the Memorials of our Dead to purchase this Journal, and to see how very easily the inscriptions may be preserved whose loss everyone interested in the history of our county would deplore. The work of the Society needs only to be seen to be appreciated. The Society is wishful to excite the interest of all antiquaries ; it would be the better of still greater financial support. We hope that some of the Archaeological Society will become members of this Society, and contribute to the Journal. The inscriptions and memorials of the dead are crying out for some hand to save them, and it is in the power of the antiquaries to do that easy work well. For further information regarding the Society and its Journal we recommend our readers to communicate with E. R. M'Clintock Dix, Esq., of Kildare Street, Dublin."

"Notes and Queries," No. 189, Tenth Series, page 118, 10th August, 1907 :—

" We are glad to commend to our readers a society which does excellent and much-needed work in Ireland. Tombstones and inscriptions do not there receive so much attention as in England.

The Association records many things which are no longer in situ, or have been totally obliterated and lost. Its first three volumes are all out of print and eagerly sought after. Reports are given here by counties, with notes and illustrations of the most important inscriptions. The Tighe mural slab (1673) at St. Michan's is an instance of a record which is now almost undecipherable, and was only traced by means of a copy of it made many years ago by a member of the family. Under St. Patrick's Cathedral Swift's terrible epitaph is quoted, with that of Stella, and Swift's servant, Alexander M'Gee. But everywhere the intelligent reader will find matter of interest, while the expert will acknowledge the careful scholarship of the Committee and its Editor, Lord Walter FitzGerald. The Association's funds 'do not allow of paid hands'; but they have subscribers scattered all over the country, and they deserve the support of English antiquaries. Their object is not only to record inscriptions, but also to prevent injury to them, to repair them care- fully where they are of national interest, and to print extracts from chapter books and registers. The journals are issued free to their subscribers, whose number ought to be increased. The Hon. Treasurer is a learned contributor to ' Notes and Queries,' Mr. E. R. M'C. Dix, of 17 Kildare Street, Dublin."

A reply to this review was sent to "Notes and Queries," and was inserted in No. 194, Tenth Series, page 201, September 14th, and was as follows : —

" In the review of the ' Journal of the Association for the Preser- vation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland ' (ante, p. 118) you state that tombstones and inscriptions do not receive so much attention in Ireland as in England.

"I understand that a society is being formed in England for recording inscriptions on tombstones and tablets. It would appear from extracts printed in the first volume of the Journal of the Irish Association, and taken from the ' Journal of the National Society for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in England ' (a society no longer in existence), that the need for such a society is greater than would be supposed, as the following extracts will show : —

" ' Two tons of brasses from Hereford Cathedral sold to a brazier/

'"Ancient tombstones at Much Dewchurch found forming the floor of the rectory stable.' " The same thing at Farnham.

" ' At Purton Church the scullery floor of the vicarage laid with memorial slabs removed from the church.'

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" At Nantwich, Cheshire, the particulars of ' the shameful destruction ' of monumental inscriptions fill ten pages quarto.

"At Bowden, Cheshire, tombstones were found in the old vicarage (now a private residence).

11 At Chew Magna, Somerset, ' a late vicar had tombstones taken from the churchyard to pave his coach-house.'

"At Peterborough a font was broken up to ' mend the roads,' and another was found in a stableyard.

"At Bishop Canning Church ' ancient monumental slabs have been ' buried under modern tiles.'

"At Horsham, Sussex, fifteenth-century brasses and other church things were found in the possession of a late vicar.

" In Herefordshire ' a beautiful incised slab was recovered from a stonemason's yard who was just about to break it up.'

" The two following cases in England came under my own notice : —

" 1. A church font which had been presented by the congregation was removed without a faculty and a new font erected. The old font was given away to a builder.

"2. An ancient font was removed from a church and replaced by a modern one. The old font was put in the churchyard.

" In the Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries (Second Series, vol. xx, p. 4) Mr. J. Challenor Smith, f.s.a., gives an interesting account of the monumental brass of John Moore, dated 1597, in York Minster, that had been turned into a weathercock, and was found by him in a corner of the vestry."

''Journal of the Pvoyal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland," vol. xxxvii, page 311, September, 1907.

"It is some time since the publications of The Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland were reviewed in the pages of our Journal ; and as another volume — the sixth of its series — has now been completed, it seems an appropriate time to bring the periodical once again under the notice of the members of our Society.

"Founded some years since by Colonel P. D. Vigors, whose name and enthusiasm in the cause will ever remain closely asso- ciated with its inception and progress, the Journal has steadily held on its way. The lamented death of Colonel Vigors only served to inspire his colleagues with more zeal and determination to make the publication worthy of the cause ; and now, under the able editorship of Lord Walter FitzGerald, with the skilled assist- ance of Canon ffrench, Sir Edmund Bewley, and Mr. E. R. M'C. Dix, the Journal continues to hold its own, notwithstanding a paucity of subscribers, and the apathy and neglect of many who might well be expected to contribute to its pages.

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" The labours of Kev. R. S. Maffett, Mrs. Long, and Sir Edmund Bewley have done much to enrich its pages ; and the Very Rev. the Dean of St. Patrick's, in the present volume, supplies copies of the inscriptions on the monuments and tombs under his care in the Cathedral. Nor must the name of Mr. J. F. Fuller, whose contri- butions are always welcome and valuable, be omitted.

"It is a subject of reproach that many of the Irish counties are still practically unrepresented in the long series of numbers of this Journal, and hundreds of ancient graveyards containing valuable monuments are yet unvisited.

" We would earnestly impress on all interested in the preserva- tion of Memorials of the Dead the absolute necessity of system. The haphazard method frequently adopted cannot work satisfac- torily ; but if the Committee of the Society were able to command a band of voluntary workers in certain definite centres, who would undertake to labour systematically in their various districts, under proper supervision and direction, and forward copies of inscriptions to headquarters at regular intervals, the work of editing and producing the Journal would be con- siderably lightened. Local antiquaries might easily find workers willing to undertake such work ; and it should be a common sight to see our old burial-places invaded during the spring and summer months by bands of workers in search of inscriptions suitable for reproduction in the Journal. In this connexion it may be observed that many of the inscriptions which have already appeared are of too recent a date. It would be well that nothing of a later date than, say, 1820, should be admissible.

"An illustration of the Hacket and Rokel slab, dated 1508, in Fethard Church, County Tipperary, which appeared facing p. 145 of the ' Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead' for 1904, is reproduced here, and it will readily be conceded that the work is admirably executed. We think this Journal well worthy of the practical support of our members."

We also beg to thank the Editor of the Belfast News-Letter and the Editor of the Kerry Evening Post for their kind notices of our Association.

A new feature of this year's Journal is the publication of the Funeral Certificates contained in the original manuscript volume at present in the British Museum.

We think it will be of interest to our readers to have a short narrative of the origin and development of Funeral Certificates.

The following history has been compiled from an able and

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interesting account of Funeral Certificates in " The Right to Bear Arms,"* by " X," and from other sources.

It was after the death of Bartholomew Butler, the first Ulster King of Arms, in the year 1566 (who was succeeded in the following year by Nicholas Narbon), that a new method for preserving pedigrees by means of funeral certificates was adopted in England. Heraldry was fast losing its strictly military im- portance, owing to the gradual decay of the feudal system, together with the adoption of altered weapons and methods of warfare. But it had become customary to conduct funerals with a considerable amount of heraldic pomp. The armorial bearings of the deceased were depicted on escutcheons attached to the bier, and in the case of those of high rank upon banners and banner-rolls borne by friends and relatives of the dead. Hence the Officers of Arms were required to attend at funerals for the purpose of seeing that arms were not improperly assumed by those who had no right to them, as well as for the purpose of marshalling the funeral procession.

In the Heralds' College in England there are books of entries of funeral certificates of the nobility and gentry, being attested accounts of the time of death, place of burial, and of the mar- riages and issue (and frequently the collateral branches) of the several persons whose funerals were attended by the Officers of Arms or their deputies. These books refer to the same period of time as the Visitations. There are also some certificates which have been entered within recent times.

The title of the documents described as Funeral Certificates denotes the occasion of their production and the information they contain. The conclusion of a life seems to suggest some inquiry into its history ; and the descent of a man, the alliances he has formed, and the posterity he leaves, have generally engaged attention.

The Armorial Bearings of the deceased are generally depicted in these Funeral Certificates, and the particulars are so full and authentic, that they are of great value to those families whose ancestors are recorded in them.

Published by Elliot Stock, London. Second Edition.

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The nature and authority of these records were thoroughly investigated in the FitzGerald claim to the barony of Roos, from the evidence in which case the following statement is chiefly taken. In 1568 the Earl Marshal of England issued certain orders to the Officers of Arms of England, amongst which was the following regulation with respect to funeral certificates : — " Item. It is ordered and decreed by the said Earl Marshal, that every King of Arms, Herald, or Pursuivant that shall serve at any funeral shall bring into the Library or Office of Arms a true and certain Certificate under the hands of the Executors and Mourners that shall be present at the said Funeral, con- taining the day of the Death and the place of the Burial of the person so deceased. And also whom he or she married, what issue they had, what years they were of at the time of the said Burial, to the intent that the said Certificate may be registered, and so remain as a perpetual record in the said Office. "

In pursuance of this order, the certificates were registered in books. It sometimes happened that the representatives or others of the family of the deceased have come to the office after the registration has been made, and have put their names to the registration. Previously to the year 1674, the original certifi- cates were not preserved ; but since that year they have generally been retained by the College.

When Heraldic influence began to decline, these funeral certificates were also neglected.

Attempts were made at different times to procure Acts of Parliament for recording the descent of the nobility and gentry, but without success. In the 6 & 7 Wm. & M., however, a bill of that description, in the shape of a money bill, was passed.

By section 50 (4), for the better preserving the genealogies, descent, and alliances of the nobility and gentry, it was enacted that upon the burial of every person charged with the duty of 20s. by that Act (except such as were charged only in respect of their having £50 per annum in real estate, or £600 personal estate) the party liable to pay the said duty should deliver to the collector appointed by that Act a certificate in writing under his or her hand and seal, engrossed on parchment or otherwise, expressing the name, surname, title, quality, office, and employ-

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merit (if any) of such deceased person, with the age, time of death, place of burial, marriages and issue, and the ages of such issue, together with the names, surnames, titles, and qualities of the parents of such deceased persons, which certificates shall be transmitted to the receiver-general, his deputy or deputies, who shall deliver them to the King's Heralds and Pursuivants of Arms. And the said Officers of Arms shall thereupon forthwith number, schedule, and digest the same in alphabetical order in books to be provided for that purpose, and shall fill up the originals in the College of Arms for public use, and shall be answerable for the keeping thereof without any fee or reward for so doing.

As might have been expected, the last provision of this clause was fatal to its efficiency. It was, in fact, never carried into effect, and the Act itself expired on the 1st of August, 1706.

Sir James Balfour Paul, Lord Lyon King of Arms, in his book on " Heraldry in relation to Scottish History and Art,"* states that disagreeable experiences frequently fell to the lot of Heralds in the discharge of their duty, and gives as an example an extract from the diary of a Herald describing his adventures at a funeral a century and a half ago, as follows : —

" Saturday, about 12 o'clock, died Dame Katherine Campbell, daughter of the Lord Cardross, and spouse to Daniel Campbell, of Shawfield, Esq., in a good old age. She was entered in the kirk of Bothwell on the Fryday following, being the 29th of July, 1752. There were at the burial the gardner on horseback, six batonmen, a led mourning horse, the butler and other three principal servants, as gentlemen ushers, bareheaded; the hearse with a drest pall, drawn by six drest horses ; Mr. Norie and Mr. Dulap on each side ; Shawfield's coach and six, the Earl of Buchan's chaise, Earl of Glencairn's, Sir William Bain's, and two others ; the rest of the company to the number of 200 on horseback, three and three ; the grieve in deep mourning, followed by all the tenants, two and two; and last of all, the servantry of the nobility and gentry that were there, two and two. Wednesday the 22nd, I ordered the escutcheon to be put up on the front of the house there to remain, That night I lay in a house at the entry head in a very ill bed which deter- mined me to sit up the night following. Fryday morning I went to Bothwell and put up another escutcheon on the outside of the

* Published by David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1900.

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church above the door. I came back to Woodhall and drest the hearse and horses. In the afternoon I went along with the burial to Bothwell and gave direction for taking in the escutcheon from the outside and placing it in a convenient place within the kirk. The eight pheons which were on the hearse were placed round it. At night I was obliged to hire a horse for Hamilton, but just as I was entering the town the horse fell with me and bruised me so much that it was Tuesday before I was able to work well."

This incident shows clearly the kind of tasks which a Herald was expected to perform, and that the ordering of funerals was one of the most important duties which devolved on them ; and that though to our modern ideas the show and bravery which at one time accompanied these functions seem now out of place, yet in former days no one who professed the least respect for their relatives ever thought of consigning their remains to the dust without making it an occasion for as much display as their means permitted, and often more.

The ordinary arrangement of the funeral of a nobleman or gentleman in Scotland was as follows : —

First was carried the " little gumpheon " (gonfalon) with a morthead painted on it ; then came as many poor men or " saulies " as corresponded with the number of years of the defunct, carrying small flags with the family arms painted on them ; then a servant with a banner of the livery colours, and another with a large standard bearing his master's full armorial achievement. This was followed by another morthead called the " honourable gumpheon." Then the arms of the following families were carried by eight gentlemen representing the " branches," on the paternal and maternal lines, i.e., father, father's mother, father's father's mother, father's mother's motber, mother, mother's mother, mother's father's mother, mother's mother's mother. Occasionally sixteen, instead of eight, branches were represented. The hearse and pall were also not infrequently adorned with shields of arms.

The last great heraldic funeral which took place in Edin- burgh was that of the Provost Alexander Kincaid, who died 21st January, 1777. The senior herald broke his lordship's rod of office over the coffin, saying, " Thus hath it pleased Almighty God to remove from this life to a better our worthy Chief

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Magistrate, the Right Honourable Alexander Kincaid, Lord Provost of this city, representative of the family of Bantaskine."

The modern practice of the House of Lords, regulating the admission of Funeral Certificates, seems to be analogous to that which prevails with respect to visitations. The Earl Marshal's order, being the authority under which they were made, is first proved, and then the certificate is allowed to be put in. This was the course followed in the Roos case, and on subsequent occasions.

It has been stated that all the certificates now in the Heralds' College are not originals; and it seems to have been doubted whether such as are not original can be received in evidence. Absolute proof of their originality was apparently not required in the earlier cases.

In the Howard de Walden Peerage case in 1784, an ancient book of funeral certificates, believed to be an original, as in one of the pages it was signed by the Earl of Suffolk, was produced and received in evidence, to prove the death of the first Earl of Suffolk in 1627.

The certificate in this case may have been the original return ; but the same book was afterwards tendered in evidence in the Roos case, from the proceedings in which it was apparent that some of the certificates registered in that volume were not originals.

In the last-mentioned case, counsel stated they would prove a further part of the pedigree by the Heralds' funeral certificate of Philip, Earl of Pembroke, taken in the year 1649 ; and having first produced the original deed under the hand and seal of the Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal of England in 1568, establishing certain orders for the regulation of the Officers of Arms, under which such certificates were taken, a book entitled " Funeral Certificates of the Nobility " was produced. It was objected to by counsel, as not being the original certificate; and although it was stated to have been produced before the House in several previous cases, the receiving of it as evidence was postponed, until a volume of funeral certificates, and such original certificates as remained in the Heralds' College, were produced. On a subsequent day,

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counsel having produced a partition book of the Heralds containing an account of the partition of all the fees divided between the Heralds on occasion (inter alia) of funerals, wherein was entered the partition of fees on the funeral certificates proposed to be read, and having produced such originals of funeral certificates as remained in the Heralds' Office, and shown that they were correctly registered in the book offered in evidence, the counsel was informed that, upon the facts proved, the book intituled " Funeral Certificates of the Nobility " might be read, for the purpose for which it was offered in evidence, the Attorney- General not objecting thereto.

On another occasion also a book of Funeral Certificates was proved. It was stated by the counsel that the originals were signed by the relations of the deceased, and they were then copied into the book then tendered ; that the book itself was not signed, and that the originals remained in the College of Arms. The book was admitted. If it is proved that search has been made for the originals without success, the copies can then be put in evidence.

From what took place in the Braye Peerage case, it seems to have been sometimes considered that the admissibility of funeral certificates depends on their bearing the signature of relations of the deceased. In the Vaux case, however, the objection was made that the signature of executors or relations was wanting, but afterwards the certificate was received as an official document taken by those whose duty it was to make it up.

These certificates may be given in evidence to prove, not only the deaths of the persons on whose funerals they were made, but also the other matters of pedigree stated in them. Perhaps the true distinction to be taken in requiring proof of the signatures is, that where the death of the individual is the subject of proof, the certificate is of itself good evidence, as an official statement of a fact within the immediate cognizance of the officer who returns it ; but where, as in the Clinton case, the certificate is put in to show matters of pedigree, as marriage or issue, which could not be supposed to be within the personal knowledge of the officer, the signature of some person connected with the family is necessary to attest its truth.

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In Ireland, owing to the absence of other armorial records, funeral certificates form a most important series of records. Immediately upon Narbon's appointment, the following order was made by the Lord Deputy and Privy Council for regulating the use of arms and the conduct of funerals : —

" To all noble estates and gentle, as well spiritual as temporal, of what estate, degree, or condition soever they be, or any of them be, and to all maiors, portriffs, bayliffs, souraignes, sheriffs, con- stables, and other officers, ministers and subjects, greetings : — Forasmuch as Nicholas Narbon, otherwise named Ulster, Principall Herald and King of Arms of this realm of Ireland, intenteth to repair into all parts of ye same to visit and oversee the arms, devises and cognizances of all nobles and gentlemen, and if any default be found in any their coat armour, standards, baners, pennons, or cognizances, or other token of nobilitie and honour contrary to the laudable usage of ye realm of England, he to reform the same in such due order as to the Laws of Arms doth appertain, and to correct all false armory