School: Cnoc Luinge (C.) (roll number 11665)
- Location:
- Cnoc Loinge, Co. Luimnigh
- Teacher: Siobhán Ní Néill
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- (continued from previous page)and it was later dedicated to St. John the Baptist. Geoffrey was king's lieutenant in Ireland for a long time.
The ruins of the Abbey still remain. length 86ft. breadth 22 ft. The walls over twenty feet high and 5 ft thick. There were two pointed windows on the east gable. One of them which was destroyed and recently restored. There were 5 windows in South Wall and 2 in V. Wall. The ruins of a square tower as wide as the church and ? feet long still remain. in a niche on the north side of the High altar is the tomb of a knight (Probably the founder) and also the effigies of another knight and his lady. On the south side is another effigy of a knight.
Aeneas O Heffernan the last Preceptor was made Bishop of Emily. He surrendered the house in 1543 and received a pension of £28.16.8 (Now equal to over £430)
The EndIn 1641-42 Hospital castle was besieged one of the workers Joan Lisse hid in the church pulpit but he was discovered and(continues on next page)- Collector
- Teresa Curtis
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cnoc Loinge, Co. Luimnigh
- Informant
- Patrick Mc Cann
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cnoc Loinge, Co. Luimnigh