School: Newtown, Kilcock (roll number 1298)

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   in Cloncurry with six stone graves in it in which the Alymers were buried .This grave yard was once Protestant but was turned Catholic .There are crosses in it made of Iron and which date back to 1500 . In Cloncurry are to be seen the ruins of an old church portion of the walls with are still standing . These walls are about four feet in thickness .On one end wall there is the ruins of what must have been a belfry . The doorway was repaired some years ago and portion of one wall. Burials have taken place within the ruins and one slab erected to the memory of the Donellan family 1741 bears a large crest over the inscription . Attached to the inner wall is a stone slab bearing the following-
   "This stone was erected by Thomas Luby in June yr 1739 in memory of Willm Luby originally O'Connor who departed this life nov 6 ys 1703 whose ancestors were buried in Ballinadrimna and Mary Luby also Stack his wife and Mary Luby also Foard wife of 8th Thomas Luby and Will m his son.

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
            1. graveyards (~2,501)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Kieran Gannon

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Newtown, Co. Kildare

   Informant

   John Feeney

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   90

   Address

   Cloncurry, Co. Kildare

   Informant

   Mrs Brigid Gannon

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Newtown, Co. Kildare