Journal of the County Kildare Archaeological Society (vol. 8)

Each story keeps the passage it was read from. Open one to read the passage as the book has it, and, where the companion has written its own telling, that too.

1. Carmelite Friary founded at Cloncurry in 1347

   Cloncurry · townland · Kildare · 1347

   A Carmelite Friary dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary was founded at Cloncurry by John Roche in 1347. The parish rectory was partly impropriate and belonged to St. Thomas' Abbey, Dublin.

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   Cloncurry, 8,897 acres. Cluain Chonaire Tomain, i.e ., the Cluain Chonaire of Toman,8 to distinguish it from Cluain Chonaire Mhaolduibh, the Cluain Chonaire of Maeldubh, Cloncurry, in the Barony of Offaly East.9 Cluain Chonaire means Conaire's meadow, but who Conaire was it is impossible to tell. A Carmelite Friary, dedicated to the B. Y. M., was founded here by John Roche in 1347. The Rectory of the Parish was partly impropriate, and belonged to St. Thomas’ Abbey, Dublin, to which the advowson of the “ ecclesiam Sancte Marie et Sancti Martini de Cluncuneri ” was given by Adam de Hereford in a.d. 1215-1217. 10

   Clonshanbro, 2,021 acres. Cluain Seanbho, meadow of the old cow.11 Joyce12 says that this name is Cluain Sean-bhoitlie , meadow of the old booth, or tent, or hut, and he refers to Drumshanbo, in County Leitrim, and to Templeshanbo, in

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2. Crown purchase of tenants' interest in Mainham

   Mainham · townland · Kildare · 1302

   The Exchequer roll records that the King purchased out the leasehold interest of William and Peter de Vile in the manor of Mainham, paying them £100 for the remainder of their six-year term after the manor fell into the King's hands.

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   The Exchequer roll also shows that the King purchased the interest of some of the tenants in Mainham, as follows “ William and Peter de Yile, granted to them by the King, for a farm of twenty librates of land and rent, which they had in the Manor of Main an for a term of six years, by demise of Henry fitzHenry de Rochford, and which manor fell into the King’s hands, paid to William and Peter £100.” 2 The contrast between this price and that paid for the fee simple of the estate is significant.

   The King soon found a new tenant for Mainham, in the person of one David Blund, whose payments of rent in 1302 are duly recorded.3 But the unfortunate Henry, son of Henry, could not be overlooked in these transactions, and on 6 April, 1302, Edward I made a grant ”4 for life to Henry, son of Henry de Bupeforti, of the lands which the King has in Maygnan, Rathcochy, Kylcok, and Belegrave, by feoffment of Henry, son of Simon de Rupeforti, which the above Henry, son of Henry, quit claimed to the King, to hold with knights’ fees, dowers, when they fall in, and all other things.”

   Internet Archive journalofcountyk08coun, Chapter 191

3. Earliest mention of Hollywood castle and manor, 1192

   Hollywood · parish · Wicklow · 1192

   The earliest mention of Hollywood occurs in 1192, when John Comyn, Archbishop of Dublin, granted the castle and manor to Sir Geoffrey de Marisco.

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   The earliest mention of Hollywood occurs in the year 1192, at which date John Comyn, Archbishop of Dublin, made a grant of this castle and manor to Sir Geoffrey de Marisco.

   1 Or “ Killenkeynin,’’ as mentioned further on, on p. 186, possibly a misreading for “ Killenkeyvin.”

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4. Earl of Bessborough buried at Fiddown

   Fiddown · town · Kilkenny · 1758

   Brabazon Ponsonby, first Earl of Bessborough, died on 4th July 1758 of a surfeit of fruit, and was buried at Fiddown, the family burying-place near Bessborough.

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   He died on the 4th July, 1758, of a surfeit of fruit, and was buried at Fiddown, the family burying-place near Bessborough.

   On his father’s death, John Ponsonby, who was born in 1718, succeeded to the Bishopscourt estates. He was, as he said himself, “ a keen farmer, almost a ploughman,” and would, but for considerations of wife and family, have devoted himself entirely to agriculture.

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5. Founding of Graney Priory by Walter de Ridelisford

   Graney · parish · Kildare · 1195–1205

   About 1200 AD, Walter de Ridelisford founded a priory at Graney under the invocation of the Blessed Virgin Mary for canonesses of the Order of St. Augustine.

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   Graney, 5235 acres. The older form of the name is Graine} According to the Ordnance Survey Letters2 the name is greannaidhe , gravelly or sandy, and was probably originally applied to the river Graney on account of its gravelly channel. About 1200 Walter de Ridelisford founded a priory here under the invocation of the Blessed Virgin Mary for canonesses of the Order of St. Augustine.3 In the “ new taxation ” of circa 1294 the “church of Grane ” was assessed at £1.4 The parish of Graney is divided into two parts, separated by a part of Castledermot parish.

   Grangerosnolvan, 1391 acres. ? Grainseacli Buis nAlbhdin , the grange of the wood of Albhan. If this explanation of the name is correct, n is prefixed to the initial vowel of Albhain by the influence of the formerly neuter noun ros.5 A “ grange” was usually an outlying farm or storehouse belonging to a monastery ; this particular grange belonged to the Abbey of Baltinglass (de Valle Salutis). In the “new taxation” of 1294 “the temporality of the Monks of Balkynglass at Rosnalvan ” was assessed at £1.6 In 1377 Peter, Abbot of the Monastery of Baltinglass, was awarded 4R0 damages against certain persons who had diverted the water of the River Greese from the Abbot’s mill at the Grange of Rosnolvan.7 In the Fiants of Elizabeth the name is always spelled Rosnalwan,8 or Rosnalvan.9 In 1837 there was no tradition of any church or graveyard ever having existed in the parish.10

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6. Kilkea lands amid the O'Tooles wasted and destroyed

   Kilkea · parish · Kildare · 1374

   Lands and tenements of the barony of Kilkea lying amidst the O'Tooles territory were reported as wasted and destroyed, with the Sheriff unable to collect the thirty-eight shillings of royal service owed from that parcel.

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   “ which he owes out of the lettings of divers lands tenements, farms, and rents in the hand of the lord the King, from which he has levied nothing, and could not have levied, because the aforesaid lands, &c., during the time covered by his account lay waste and destroyed by the Irish rebels and enemies of the lord the King, so that he could take no distress on the aforesaid lands and tenements for the rents due to the King at the aforesaid period.” He then, at the end of his account, details the several sums which he failed to realize in certain places named, mentioning, among many others, “Thirty-eight shillings of the royal service of a parcel of lands and tenements of the barony of Kylka, which lie amidst the O’Tooles, and are wasted and destroyed.”

   The Sheriff’s plea was referred to a jury, who, after inquisition duly held, reported that he could not have levied distress in any of the places set forth, with the exception of two, viz., Cloncurry and Ardscull.3

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7. Land holdings detailed at Mainham, Rathcoffey and Kilcock, 1299

   Mainham · townland · Kildare · 1299

   An Assize of novel disseisin heard at Kildare in 1299 detailed the extent of tillage, meadow, wood, pasture, moor and mills held at Mainham, Rathcoffey and Kilcock, giving rare thirteenth-century evidence of land use in the barony.

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   Court at Kildare on 18 July, 1299. In the issue put to the jury we get some information as to the amount of land the lord of a barony kept in his own hand, and the proportion of it devoted to tillage or pasture, &c., in the thirteenth century. The question was, “ Whether Walter de la Haye, Escheator of Ireland [and others], disseised Henry, son of Simon de Rochford,of his freehold in Maynan, Rathcofthy, and Kilcock, viz., one messuage, 2^- carucates of land,1 2 40 acres of meadow, 40 librates of rent, 240 acres of wood, 120 acres of pasture, 50 acres of moor, and one mill in Maynan ; one messuage, 190 a. (of land), 7 a. meadow, 6 a. moor, 10 a. pasture, 20 a. brushwood, in Rathcofthy ; and 100 a. land, 800 a. wood, 40 a. pasture, and two parts of a mill, in Kilcock.”3

   As the King’s Escheator admitted the ejectment, and the retention of the land in the King’s hand, the jurors proceeded to consider the possessory rights of the ejected party : had he been duly put in possession ? was that possession a freehold ? On both points their reply was in the affirmative ; and they give the grounds on which they relied in a statement which brings out the importance attached to detail and formality in the old process of conveyance. “ The jurors say that Henry, son of Henry, gave to Henry, son of Simon, all the said tenements, that he put him in seisin, and gave to him all his goods without reserve, and gave to him his banner ; and that free tenants and farmers attorned ; and that Henry, son of Henry, was compos mentis and sane memorie , though infirm of body ; and that as soon as he had made the gift he caused himself to be carried out of said tenement to the house of Geoffrey de Penkeston, and never after returned to it.”3

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8. Sir Edmund FitzGerald's Burial in Cloyne Cathedral Family Tomb

   Cloyne · town · Cork · 1600–1621

   Sir Edmund FitzGerald, father of Sir John, died at the age of forty-three and was buried in the family tomb in Cloyne Cathedral, the ancestral burial place of the FitzGeralds of Cloyne.

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   Sir John’s father was Sir Edmund FitzGerald, Kt., who died a year before his own father on the 10th March, 16-j-J, at the early age of forty-three, and was buried in the family tomb in Cloyne Cathedral. His mother was Honora, daughter of James fitz Maurice FitzGerald (“ the Archtraitor,” slain in 1579), a nephew of Sir James, 14th Earl of Desmond ; and widow of John FitzGerald, of Ballymartyr, Seneschal of Imokilly, who died when a prisoner in Dublin Castle in 1589.

   The Cloyne branch of the Geraldines is said to have been an off-shoot of the Knights of Kerry.

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9. Sir Frederick Falkiner's chief Dublin residence at Molesworth Street

   Molesworth Street · street · Dublin · 1798–1824

   While maintaining an address at Abbotstown outside the capital, Sir Frederick Falkiner chiefly resided in Dublin at Molesworth Street, according to the almanacks of the day and family record.

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   Of his return for Carlow, “Freeman’s Journal*’ 9th December, 1812, says : “ Lord Charleville, the patron of the Borough of Carlow, returns Mr. Frederick J. Falkiner. This arrangement proceeds from the Duke of Richmond, who, in return, has undertaken to Lord C. for an equivalent in an English peerage.’’ The almanacks of the day refer to Sir Frederick “as a cousin of the Duke of Leinster,” and give his address as “ Clarendon Hotel, Bond Street, London, and Abbotstown, Dublin.” In Dublin, he chiefly resided at Moiesworth Street. In Robert Malcolm son’s “ The Carlow Parliamentary Roll,” Dublin, 1872, a facsimile is given of Sir Frederick’s signature, as also of that of his greatgrandfather, James Hamilton (M.P. for Carlow, 1727-1760).

   Though at first possessed of a considerable fortune, it is clear that Sir Frederick lived far beyond his means. This caused him finally to leave Ireland, and to establish himself in Naples. Dr. R. R. Madden, who appears to have known him there, writes in his u Memoirs ” (p. 54) that Sir Frederick “ was tall and portly, of prepossessing appearance, and elegant manners — one of the old school of Hibernian gentry — who was extremely poor, and might have been extremely rich ... a person abounding in anecdote, most agreeable in society, and singularly inconsistent in his character.” We have evidence that he began to get into financial difficulties in 1810, and that a bill of sale on Abbotstown furniture and crops was given in 1811. In 1821 he seems to have been destitute in Naples, and in October, 1824, he ended his life there in tragic circumstances.1 The Baronetcy became extinct,2 for he had no children, and the Falkiners of Abbotstown also became extinct in the male line.

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   As the companion tells it

   Along here on Molesworth Street, Sir Frederick Falkiner kept his chief Dublin residence. The almanacks of the day described him as a cousin of the Duke of Leinster and listed his addresses as the Clarendon Hotel in Bond Street, London, and Abbotstown, Dublin. He was returned as Member of Parliament for Carlow in 1812, an arrangement made by the Duke of Richmond. Though he began with a considerable fortune, he lived far beyond his means. Financial troubles set in around 1810, and in 1811 a bill of sale was given on the furniture and crops at Abbotstown. He left Ireland and settled in Naples, where Dr. R. R. Madden knew him and described him as tall and portly, of prepossessing appearance and elegant manners, one of the old school of Hibernian gentry, who was extremely poor and might have been extremely rich. By 1821 he was destitute in Naples, and in October 1824 he ended his life there in tragic circumstances. The baronetcy became extinct, for he had no children, and the Falkiners of Abbotstown also died out in the male line.

10. Sir Henry Colley granted lands of Ardkill and Collinstown near Hill of Carbury

    Ardkill · townland · Kildare · 1576

    In June 1576 a Crown grant was made to Sir Henry Colley of the lands of Ardkill and Collinstown, lying near and to the north-east of the Hill of Carbury, along with rectories including that of Carbury.

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    In June, 1576, a Crown grant was made to Sir Henry Colley of the lands of Ardkill and Collinstown, which lie near and to the north-east of the Hill of Carbury ; and at the same time he was granted the Rectories of “ Bally morchir ” (now Ardnurcher), County West Meath, and of Carbury.3 Three years later (January, 1579), in consideration that Sir Henry Colley had undertaken at his own charge to erect a free school in Her Majesty’s name, with a competent schoolmaster to teach in both tongues (English and Irish), Her Majesty, desirous to encourage so good and charitable an act in those parts, directed the Lord Deputy to pass a patent to him of the advowson of the Vicarage of Carbury, and to his heirs male.4

    On the 81st January, 1579, the Queen directed the Lord Deputy, Sir William Drury, to grant to Sir Henry a new patent of his possessions ; this was in consequence of Sir Henry’s petition, as he had represented to her that he had obtained, in

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11. Sir John FitzGerald of Ballymaloe and Cloyne Cathedral Burial

    Cloyne · town · Cork · 1640–1641

    Sir John fitz Edmund FitzGerald of Cloyne and Ballymaloe, County Cork, died at Ballymaloe and was interred in the family monument in Cloyne Cathedral, continuing a tradition of ancestral burial there.

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    The said first mentioned Sir John departed this mortall life at Ballymalloe aforsaid, the second day of January 1640, 1 & was interred in the Cathedrall Church of Cloyne aforsaid in the Monument of his ancestors.

    The truth of the premisses is testified by the subscription of Thomas Skiddy, Gent., Agent to the said Edmund FitzGerald, Esquire, sonne & heire of the said defunct, who hath returned this Certificate into my Office to be there recorded. Taken by me Thomas Preston, Esqr., Uluester King of Amies, the 9th of August 1641.

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12. The fox hunt returns triumphant to Bishopscourt

    Bishopscourt · street · Clare

    According to the old hunting song, after the fox was killed the hunt returned that night by bright moonlight to the sporting place called Bishopscourt.

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    And returned that night by moon so bright To the sporting place called Bishopscourt.

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13. St. Beara's Well and Pattern Day at Kilberry

    Tyrrelstown · townland · Dublin

    A well called Tobberara (possibly St. Beara's Well) lies near an old graveyard by the Barrow in Tyrrelstown townland, Kilberry parish. A pattern was formerly held here on June 24th.

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    the townlands of Tullygorey and Geraldine (O.S. 35) 1 It was called Tulloghbegory in 1546, Tullaghgory in 1635, 2 and is marked as “ Tullagory ” on Petty’s map. The note of circa, a.d. 1270 to the entry “ Ecclesia de Kilbery ” is ‘‘cum terris, reddibus, pratis, piscariis, et proficiis nemorum, valet lx marcas et dimidiam, omnibus, cum centesima, deductis. — Pertinet ad dignitatem decani Sancti Patricii.3 The note to the entry “Ecclesia de Clonard ” is “valet xx marcas, omnibus, cum centesima, deductis. — Pertinet ad dignitatem decani Sancti Patricii,4 In the townland of Oldcourt there is just south of Moin a Mhidlaigh (Bog of the Summit) Bog,5 an old church and graveyard called Killart. There is a well in Tyrrelstown townland called Tobberara (=? Tobar Blieara, St. Beara’s Well) at which there was formerly a pattern held on June 24th. This well is to the south of an old graveyard near the eastern bank of the Barrow.6 The parish of Kilberry is in the Diocese of Dublin.7

    Narraghmore. Vide ante , p. 433, sub Barony of Narragh and Reban, east.

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    As the companion tells it

    Somewhere close to Tyrrelstown, there's a well called Tobberara, possibly St. Beara's Well, sitting south of an old graveyard near the eastern bank of the Barrow. A pattern used to be held here on June 24th. The parish of Kilberry, where this well lies, falls within the Diocese of Dublin. There's no record of when the pattern stopped or what it involved, only that it was formerly held at this spot.

14. Baronies of Okethy and Kilkea held in the King's hand

    Kilkea · parish · Kildare · 1370–1380

    Following the death of Sir John Wogan II, the baronies of Okethy and Kilkea remained in the King's hand for over nine years while the heir David Wogan was a minor, with disputes over rent collection from the widow Elizabeth and tenant Henry Coneway.

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    and tenements was assigned in dower to his widow, Elizabeth, and, as his mother, Margaret fitzThomas, survived him, her dower lands also stood detached from the minor’s estate of inheritance, which now vested in the King. As David Wogan, the heir, did not attain his majority until 1st February, 1380, the baronies of Okethy and Kilkea remained for over nine years in the King’s hand.

    Their history during those years is mainly a record of the difficulties encountered in enforcing the right of the Crown to rents and profits. Edward III at first granted a custodiam of most, if not of all, the lands in his hand, to Elizabeth, the minor’s mother, at a fixed annual rent. The widow, however, did not prove a satisfactory tenant. In 1872 her arrears amounted to £58 8s. Bfd., and to satisfy the King’s claims, her dower lands were seized on 5th August, 1378, and let to a certain Henry Coneway, at an annual rent of £24, payable half-yearly at the Dublin Exchequer.1 But as the new tenant also proved a defaulter when his rent fell due, and was not responsive to a writ of summons, issued by the King’s Exchequer, a peremptory order was sent on 10th May, 1373, to the Sheriff of Kildare, in which it is set forth that : —

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15. Blundell monument moved into new Edenderry Parish Church in 1814

    Edenderry · town · Offaly · 1777–1814

    The Parish Church at Edenderry was built in 1777 to replace the old Parish Church at Monasteroris, dedicated to St. John the Baptist. A Blundell monument dated 1701 was removed from the ruins of the old church in 1814 and built into the wall of the present church.

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    A considerable portion of the Colley Castle in Edenderry, now known as “ BfundeU’s Castle ” (Sir George Blundell, 2nd Baronet, married the Colley heiress, see the pedigree), stands in rear of the Protestant Church. It does not appear to have been vaulted, nor to contain any special features of interest. The church was built in 1777, to replace the old Parish Church which stood at Monasteroris, alias Castro Peter, and was dedicated to St. John the Baptist (24th June). A Blundell monument, dated 1701, was removed from the ruins of the old church in 1814, and built into the wall of the present Parish Church.

    1 Edward VI Fiants, No. 691.

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16. Commandery of the Hospital of St. John founded at Tully before 1293

    Tully · parish · Kildare · 1293

    A commandery or preceptory of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem was founded at Tully prior to 1293; the rectory was impropriate to the preceptory, and after dissolution the commandery was held with the See of Kildare.

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    Tully, 5,168 acres, of which 1,147 acres are in the Barony of Kilcullen. An Tulach , the hillock. A commandery or preceptory of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem was founded here prior to a.d. 1293.2 The rectory of the parish was impropriate to the preceptory,3 and, after the dissolution of the religious houses, the commandery was always held in commendam with the See of Kildare.4 * An Inquisition, taken the Tuesday next after the Feast of St. Nicholas, the Bishop, 1544, found that the Prior of Kilmainham was seized of the rectory of Tully “ ann : val : besides reprises, £3 10s. 0d.”6 The parish is composed of four separate portions, three of them being in this Barony, and the other in that of Kilcullen. Two of the portions in this Barony lie immediately north and south of the Parish of Kildare, and the third, which is very small, forms an “island” in the western part of that parish.

    At one period the Townland of Bathbride ( Rath Blirighde - B rigid’s rath), 1,052 acres, in this parish seems to have constituted a separate parish, and the last-mentioned Inquisition found that the Prior of Kilmainham was also seized of the “rectory of Bathbride, ann: val : besides reprises, £3 3s. Od.”

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    As the companion tells it

    You're coming through Tully now, a parish whose name means the hillock. A commandery of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem was founded here before 1293. The rectory of the parish belonged to the preceptory, and after the religious houses were dissolved, the commandery was always held with the See of Kildare. An inquisition taken in 1544 found that the Prior of Kilmainham was seized of the rectory of Tully, valued at £3 10 shillings besides reprises. The parish spreads across 5,168 acres, mostly in this barony, with a smaller portion in Kilcullen. The townland of Bathbride, over 1,000 acres, seems at one time to have been a separate parish, and that same inquisition found the Prior of Kilmainham seized of its rectory too, valued at £3 3 shillings.

17. Crown presentation to Killeshin and Carlow rectories disputed

    Killeshin · townland · Laois · 1777

    John Falkiner was presented by the Crown with the Rectory and Vicarage of Killeshin, and the Rectory and Vicarage of Carlow in 1777; the Bishop disputed the Crown's right to make this presentation, but the Crown's right was upheld.

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    From information supplied by Rev. James B. Leslie, the ecclesiastical historian, it appears that John Falkiner was Curate of Kells, County Meath, in 1770 {vide Healy’s “ History of the Diocese of Meath ”), and that he was presented by the Crown with the Rectory and Vicarage of Killeshin, and the Rectory and Vicarage of Carlow in 1777. The Bishop disputed the right of the Crown to make the presentation, but the right of the latter was maintained [6]. It would seem that he was probably an absentee rector, who worked the parish (of Carlow at any

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18. Falkiner Family Seat Established at Abbotstown, Co. Dublin

    Abbotstown · townland · Dublin · 1651–1812

    The Falkiner family, descended from Michael Falkiner who crossed to Ireland in 1651, established their senior branch at Abbotstown, County Dublin. A baronetcy was later conferred in 1812 on Frederick John Falkiner of this branch.

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    The Falkiners of Abbotstown represent the senior branch, now extinct, of the Falkiner family, which settled in Ireland in the middle of the seventeenth century. Owing to a Baronetcy having been conferred in 1812 upon a member of this branch, Frederick John Falkiner, the pedigree duly appeared in works of reference. It will be found in J. Burke’s “Extinct Baronetcies in England ” (1838), and in Burke’s “ Peerage and Baronetage ” (1845), but these works contain numerous errors. In an Appendix (A, pp. 28-31) to Mr. Falkiner’s pedigree, above referred to, the author did me the honour of printing a pedigree I had compiled of the Falkiners of Abbotstown. Since then much additional information has gradually been gathered, and it has been suggested that it would be well to give a revised account of the family.

    VOL. VIII., PT. V.

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    As the companion tells it

    Somewhere around here the Falkiner family had their seat at Abbotstown. The Falkiners settled in Ireland in the middle of the seventeenth century, when Michael Falkiner crossed over in 1651, and this branch at Abbotstown was the senior line of the family. The branch is now extinct. A baronetcy was conferred in 1812 on Frederick John Falkiner of this branch, which is why the family pedigree appeared in works of reference, including Burke's Extinct Baronetcies and his Peerage and Baronetage, though those works contained numerous errors.

19. Founding of Kilteel preceptory by Maurice FitzGerald

    Kilteel · parish · Kildare · 1200–1257

    According to Sir James Ware, a preceptory of the Knights Hospitallers was founded at Kilteel by Maurice FitzGerald, 2nd Baron of Offaly, who died in 1257, in the thirteenth century. Kilteel was one of three Kildare preceptories with St. John the Baptist as patron saint.

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    According to Sir James Ware, a preceptory of the Knights Hospitallers was founded here by Maurice FitzGerald (2nd Baron of Offaly, who died in 1257) in the thirteenth century.3

    The headquarters of the Knights Hospitallers, otherwise known as the Knights of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, were at Kilmainham, Dublin, the lands of which and those of Kilmehauok, on the opposite side of the Liffey (now incorporated in the Phoenix Park), were granted by Strongbow to the Order when first introduced into Ireland.

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20. Frederick Falkiner purchases Abbotstown

    Abbotstown · townland · Dublin · 1742

    Frederick Falkiner, described as a noted Dublin banker, first resided at the Cottage, Co. Dublin, before ultimately purchasing the Abbotstown property of about 230 acres, initially held on lease from 1742.

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    Frederick, the only son and heir of Daniel aforesaid, at first resided at the Cottage, County Dublin, but ultimately purchased Abbotstown. According to the “ Dublin Gazette ” of 4th August, 1730, which announced his marriage, he was “ a noted banker ” in Dublin [6] . His marriage settlement was dated 31st July, 1730, and he married, on 3rd August following, Elizabeth, daughter of James Hamilton, of Carlow, County Carlow, Esq., M.P. (Finglas Register, County Dublin, &C.)1 The deeds in our possession relating to Abbotstown date from March, 1742, onwards ; the property, about 230 acres, having at first been held on a lease. Frederick proved his father’s will in 1759 as sole executor, and by deed, dated 1st March of that year, secured an annuity to his mother. His wife Elizabeth died and was buried

    1 Elizabeth’s sister, Rebecca Hamilton, married Christopher Dominick, by whom she had a daughter, Elizabeth, who married Usher, Lord St. George, and had issue, an only daughter and heir, Emilia-Olivia, who married, 4th November, 1775, William Robert, 2nd Duke of Leinster, from whom the present Duke is descended. Elizabeth, Lady St. George, was, therefore, first cousin to Frederick Falkiner’s son Daniel, and the second Duchess of Leinster was his first cousin once removed. Daniel’s younger brother, Rev. John Falkiner (v. infra), had a daughter and granddaughter named Emilia-Olivia, after the Duchess.

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    As the companion tells it

    Somewhere around here, Frederick Falkiner purchased Abbotstown. He was the only son and heir of Daniel Falkiner, and before acquiring this place he lived at the Cottage, County Dublin. The Dublin Gazette of 4 August 1730 called him "a noted banker" in Dublin when it announced his marriage. His marriage settlement was dated 31 July 1730, and on 3 August that year he married Elizabeth, daughter of James Hamilton of Carlow, County Carlow, a member of Parliament. The deeds relating to Abbotstown date from March 1742 onwards. The property was about 230 acres and was at first held on a lease. Frederick proved his father's will in 1759 as sole executor, and by deed dated 1 March that year he secured an annuity to his mother. His wife Elizabeth died and was buried. Elizabeth had a sister, Rebecca Hamilton, who married Christopher Dominick. Their daughter, also named Elizabeth, married Usher, Lord St George, and had an only daughter and heir, Emilia Olivia. She married on 4 November 1775 William Robert, the second Duke of Leinster. That made Elizabeth, Lady St George, first cousin to Frederick's son Daniel, and the second Duchess of Leinster his first cousin once removed. Daniel's younger brother, Reverend John Falkiner, had a daughter and granddaughter named Emilia Olivia after the Duchess.

21. Garryhinch destroyed by fire in 1914

    Garryhinch · townland · Offaly · 1914

    Garryhinch, the seat of the Warburton family connected by marriage to the Nuttalls, was noted as having been burnt to the ground on 15th March 1914.

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    1 Burnt to the ground March 15th, 1914.

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22. Manor of Hollywood held by Archbishop Luke, 1243

    Hollywood · parish · Wicklow · 1243

    In 1243 the Manor of Hollywood was leased to Luke, Archbishop of Dublin, from Sir Geoffrey de Marisco, with instructions that the Archbishop's tenants there should not be molested.

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    In 1243 the Manor of Hollywood was held on lease by Luke, Archbishop of Dublin, from Sir Geoffrey; and the Justiciary received instructions that neither the Archbishop nor his tenants should be molested therein.3

    In 1302 the Manor of Hollywood was in the possession of Sir Edmund Butler, that is if the following extract does not allude to the Hollywood in northern County Dublin : —

    Internet Archive journalofcountyk08coun, Chapter 124

23. Measles illness at school in Drogheda

    Drogheda · town · Louth · 1765

    Anne Cooke received word that Steuart Weldon was ill with measles while at school in Drogheda and travelled there to find him, thankfully out of danger.

    Read the passage

    Weldon who I had an account was ill of ye measel at school ; got to him, and found him, thank God, out of danger.

    28 — -Left Droghead1 & Steuart well meet Mr. Weldon as I was going to Town who had land ye day before & he .returned back with me to town.

    Internet Archive journalofcountyk08coun, Chapter 82

    As the companion tells it

    As you pass through Drogheda, this is the town where Anne Cooke hurried in 1765 after word reached her that Steuart Weldon was ill with measles at school here. She got to him and found him, as she wrote, "out of danger."

24. Mount Wolseley formerly called Mount Arran

    Mount Wolseley · street · Carlow · 1662–1685

    Mount Wolseley near Tullow was formerly named Mount Arran after Lord Richard Butler's title of Viscount Tullow and Earl of Arran, conferred in 1662. Before that it formed part of the lands of Crosslow.

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    The title of Viscount Tullow was conferred upon Lord Richard Butler, the third son of James, 1st Duke of Ormonde, in May, 1662. He was then raised to the Peerage with the titles of Earl of Arran, Baron Butler of Cloghrennan, and Viscount Tullow, with remainder to his brother, Lord John, and his heirs ; the latter died before him without male issue, and, though Lord Arran was twice married, he, too, died without male issue, so that on his death in 1685 his honours expired with him. Mount Wolseley, near Tullow, was formerly called Mount Arran, after Lord Richard’s title, previous to which it formed part of the lands of Crosslow.

    For a third time these titles were revived in 1698 in the person of Charles Butler, de jure 3rd Duke of Ormonde and 14th Earl of Ormonde, but again for want of issue they became extinct on his death in 1758.

    Internet Archive journalofcountyk08coun, Chapter 42

25. Philip Pilsworth's Residence and Burial at Bert and Dunfert

    Bert · electoral division · Kildare · 1638

    Philip Pilsworth of Naas resided at Bert, near Athy, towards the end of his life, where he died in 1638, and was buried in the Church of Dunfert.

    Read the passage

    Philip Pilsworth, of Naas, was the eldest son of the Right Rev. William Pilsworth, Bishop of Kildare. He married Amy, daughter of George FitzGerald, of Tecroghan, County Meath, but by her had no issue. In 1617, and again in 1622, he served the office of High Sheriff of the County. Towards the end of his life he resided at Bert, near Atliy, where he died on 16th April, 1638, being buried in the Church of Dunfert.

    [Authorities : — Kildare Journal ; Commons Journals ; Funeral Entry in Ulster’s Office.]

    Internet Archive journalofcountyk08coun, Chapter 104

26. Sir John Travers buried at Monkstown despite wish for St Patrick's

    Monkstown · townland · Dublin · 1562

    Sir John Travers died at Monkstown Castle in 1562 and, despite requesting burial at St Patrick's Church Dublin, was actually interred at Monkstown, alias Carrickbrennan.

    Read the passage

    As a matter of fact this was not done, as he was interred at Monkstown, alias Carrickbrennan.

    He mentions his wife, “ Dame Cycylee ” (her maiden name

    Internet Archive journalofcountyk08coun, Chapter 125

27. Tomb of Pierce Butler and Lady Margaret in Kilkenny Cathedral

    Kilkenny · city · Kilkenny · 1539–1542

    The Earl and Countess of Ormonde are buried together in Kilkenny Cathedral, where their altar-tomb with effigies bears a Latin inscription; the year of the Countess's death was never inserted on the tomb.

    Read the passage

    The Earl and Countess are buried in Kilkenny Cathedral, where their altar-tomb is, with their effigies, and this inscription : —

    + l-N-R-l. Ibic jacent ipetrus butteler Comes ©rmonie et ©If | q obiit ££\n bte Buqufti I B° bot m°ccccc° £££t£ | j£t /Ibarqareta ft3 qeralbe Comittffa U£or ei’ q obitt i£ Oie I Buqufti. . . .

    Internet Archive journalofcountyk08coun, Chapter 346

28. Tullowbeg burial ground on site of Augustinian Abbey

    Tullowbeg · townland · Carlow

    The Augustinian Abbey burial-ground at Tullow is situated on the western bank of the Slaney in the part of the town called Tullowbeg, also known as Tullaghnemragher or Tullagh of the Friars, though no trace of the abbey buildings themselves remains.

    Read the passage

    There is now not the slightest trace of the buildings which constituted the Augustinian Abbey. The burial-ground is situated on the western bank of the Slaney, in that portion of Tullow called Tullowbeg (“ alias Tullaghbeg, alias Tullaghnemragher,” or Tullagh of the Friars).

    The date of the foundation of the Abbey is nowhere recorded, nor is it known by whom it was built.

    Internet Archive journalofcountyk08coun, Chapter 47

29. Bishop Walter Calfe held the Vill of Narragh until his death in 1332

    Narraghmore · townland · Kildare · 1299–1332

    Walter Calfe, Bishop of Kildare from 1299, held the manor known as 'The Vill of the Narragh' until his death in November 1332, as recorded in a Pipe Roll concerning the custody of his lands by Sir William de Wellesley. He was interred in St. Brigid's Cathedral, Kildare.

    Read the passage

    Walter Calfe was Bishop of Kildare from 1299 till his death in November, 1832, at which time beheld “ The Yill of the Narragh,” as appears from the following extract from a Pipe Roll of a. r. xv Edward III 1 : —

    The Narragh, Co. Kildare.

    Internet Archive journalofcountyk08coun, Chapter 223

    As the companion tells it

    Somewhere around here, Walter Calfe held what the records call "The Vill of the Narragh." He was Bishop of Kildare from 1299 until his death in November 1332, and his hold on this place is noted in a Pipe Roll from the reign of Edward III.

30. Sir Henry Colley buried in Carbury Parish Church

    Carbury · townland · Kildare · 1586–1637

    Sir Henry Colley died around 1584-1586 and was buried in Carbury Parish Church. His grandson later expressed in his 1637 will a wish to be buried in the same church in the sepulchre and monument of his ancestors.

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    3 His grandson, Sir Henry Colley, junior, in his will, dated 1637, desires to be buried “in the Parish Church of Carbry, in the sepulchre and monument of my ancestors.”

    3 8°

    Internet Archive journalofcountyk08coun, Chapter 252

31. St Kevin's Well shown near old churchyard at Tipperkevin

    Tipperkevin · townland · Kildare · 1837

    In 1837 the parish was called locally 'Tobercavan' or 'Tiobarcavan', and St. Kevin's Well was shown near the old churchyard. There was also a disused burial ground in the townland of Kilmalum.

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    Tipperkevin, 8,750 acres. Tobar Chaoimhghin , St. Caoimhghin’s well. In Pope Innocent Ill’s letter, dated in a.d. 1216, “ Tipperkeuiny ” is mentioned among the churches of the archdiocese of Dublin.4 In the note of circa 1270 the church of Typerkeivin is set down as worth forty marks “ non est prebendalis,” the Archbishop being patron, and Magister J. de Lucumbe being rector.5 In the “ new taxation ” of the Diocese of Dublin the “ two Prebendaries of Typerkevyn in St. Patrick’s Cathedral are assessed at one mark.6 In the papal taxation of 1303 Typerkeyvyn is valued at £20. 7 In 1303 Archbishop Richard de Feringes appropriated the church of Tipperkevin, with its appendant chapels, to the support of two Prebendaries of St. Patrick’s, who were to pay annually to the Oeconomy fund eight marks sterling, and for the better support of divine service in the Cathedral, each of the Prebendaries was to pay a Vicar, to officiate for him in his absence, a like stipend with that which the other Vicars in the Cathedral received.8 The inquisition held in 1547 on the dissolution of the Cathedral found, “ There is here one manse of fifty acres arable, pasture, and furze, which, with the tithes from the townlands of Typperkevyn, Dowdystown [= Dowdenstown Great and Little], Barrestown, and Elverston, are worth annually £13 6s. 8d., besides altarages to the Curate, and repair of the Chancel, to which the farmer is bound.”9 In 1837 the parish was called locally “ Tobercavan” or Tiobarcavan ” ( Tolar or Tiobar Caomham), and St. Kevin’s Well was shown near the old churchyard,10 There was a disused burial-ground in the townland of Kilmalum 11 {Gill Molom = (?) Cill Moshaulom).

    1 Sweetman, Calendar Documents, Ireland, p. 246.

    Internet Archive journalofcountyk08coun, Chapter 287

32. Belgard wood recorded in Assize of 1300

    Belgard · townland · Kildare · 1300

    The 1300 Assize issue specifically lists ten acres of wood in Belegra (Belgard), in the parish of Clonshambo, as part of the disputed barony lands.

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    Wogan, the Chief Justiciar, at Naas, on 7 May, 1800. The issue was : “ If Henry, son of Henry de Rupeforti, disseised Henry, son of Simon de Rupeforti, of his freehold in Maynan, Rochofthy ( Rathcoffey) , Kilcoc andBelegra,1 viz., One messuage, 8 carucates of land, 80 acres of meadow, 100 a. of wood, 40 a. of moor, 100 a. of pasture, 4M0 rent, and one mill, in Maynan ; one messuage, 200 acres of land, 7 a. meadow, 20 a. moor, 20 a. pasture, 20 a. underwood in Rochofthy ; and 100 a. of land, 40 a. wood, 20 a. pasture, and two parts of a mill in Kilcoc ; and 10 a. of wood in Belegra.”

    In defence of his right, Henry, son of Henry, contended that he did not disseise his relative ; the latter had no estate in freehold ; his title and possession were conditional, and limited by the process by which he was put in possession. In proof he produced the document “ dated at Racothy (Rathcoffey) on the morrow of the Invention of Holy Cross, a. r. [Ed. I] xxvii.” But he relied especially on the remarkable deed of actual reconveyance and entail cited above. On the other hand, there was no denying that Henry, son of Simon, had been put in seisin by the judgment of the King’s Court and by the Sheriff in the previous year ; and this seisin he had never rendered back by an act of formal and corporeal delivery. This was the essential point in transfer of land, and with this alone the Court concerned itself. The family compacts and deed of reconveyance were, to the jurors of Kildare and the King’s Chief Justiciar, mere scraps of paper, “ void in each point.”

    Internet Archive journalofcountyk08coun, Chapter 191

33. Charles Nuttall builds house on Boleybeg lands rented from Keatinge

    Boleybeg · townland · Kildare · 1701–1722

    Charles Nuttall rented the lands of Boleybeg, County Kildare, from Maurice Keatinge of Narraghmore and built a house there in which he lived, later becoming High Sheriff of County Carlow.

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    He rented the lands of Boleybeg, County Kildare, from Maurice Keatinge of Narraghmore, and built thereon the house in which he lived. In 1716 he was High Sheriff of County Carlow, where he owned the Sherwood property, described as Ballinvalleymore, Ballinvalleybeg, Raheene, Crone, Rossmore, and Kilheele, containing “ 924 acres (Irish) enclosed within pales or other the fences of Sherwood Park, County Carlow,” held by lease from James, Duke of Ormond.

    It was, perhaps, owing to its proximity to Mount Wolseley, which he had doubtless visited when in Colonel Wolseley’s Regiment, that he came to acquire this estate, which he mortgaged to Joseph Darner, the eminent Dublin money-lender, for £800, on 80th September, 1712.

    Internet Archive journalofcountyk08coun, Chapter 119

34. Copper 'Abbey piece' coin found in Kilkenny

    Kilkenny · city · Kilkenny

    A peculiar copper coin called an 'Abbey piece' by Lindsay, about one inch in diameter, was found in Kilkenny. It bears an inscription to the Virgin Mary, a crown with fleur-de-lys, and a cross moline design, with a similar variant also held in the same collection.

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    A peculiar coin, called an “Abbey piece/5 by Lindsay, but about which I have been unable to discover anything further, is noted as found in Kilkenny. It is of copper, about one inch in diameter, and of smooth, spread fabric. The obverse bears the inscription : — “ q- Ave Maria Gracia Pl(ena),” and a large crown with one fleur-de-lys and two halved lys. The reverse has a cross moline ending in lys, centre pierced ; all in a tressure fleury with lys : in the outer bays of the tressure are A-V-E. — 4- A somewhat similar piece is also in the collection ; this has the same inscription, but the type of the obverse is a shield with three lys. The reverse varies in small details. I have no information about the latter specimen.

    With this confession of ignorance our survey of the Irish coin collection must close. It is true that there is a touch of borrowed plumage about the whole account. Father Shearman is the largest contributor, but there have been many others, too, whose names have been recorded annually in the Clongoivnian since it came into existence. However, our justification is that such collections are best kept in museums where there is an antiquarian spirit perpetually in residence. In museums they escape the whims of the various owners, to whom fortune and not deliberate choice may destine them. Let us hope that Clongowes will keep its collection somewhat as a public trust, wherein are deposited a few flecks of the dust of distant years, and that archaeologists will be glad to learn of this easily accessible cabinet.

    Internet Archive journalofcountyk08coun, Chapter 69

35. Daniel Falkiner's tomb inscription at Castleknock Churchyard

    Castleknock · townland · Dublin · 1759

    Daniel Falkiner, Alderman of Dublin and MP for Baltinglass, died in 1759 and was buried at Castleknock Churchyard, where his tombstone bears a detailed inscription recording his civic and parliamentary offices.

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    Commons’ Journals there is a record of private bills passed 3rd March, 1752, for the relief of the creditors of Daniel Falkiner, Samuel Burton, and Francis Harrison, Bankers [®]. In the same year he wrote his will ; it is dated 25th November, 1752, and was proved 29th January, 1759 [9]. He died in Great Britain Street (“ Exshaw’s Magazine” [6]), and his tombstone at Castleknock Churchyard bears the inscription : — “ Here lieth the body of Daniel Falkiner of the City of Dublin Alderman and one of the Representatives in Parliament for the Borough of Baltinglass who died the 20th of January 1759 in the 60th year of his age” [6,1°]. By his wife, who survived him, he left an only son as his heir [lf 2’ 9’ &c] .

    The Alderman had a daughter, Lucinda, who died unmarried, and was buried 22nd February, 1742/3; she is described as from Strand Street, Dublin (St. Patrick’s Cathedral Register) [6].

    Internet Archive journalofcountyk08coun

    As the companion tells it

    Close to Castleknock, in the churchyard, lies Daniel Falkiner, an Alderman of Dublin and one of the Representatives in Parliament for the Borough of Baltinglass. He died on the 20th of January 1759, in the 60th year of his age, at Great Britain Street. His tombstone carries the inscription recording those offices. He had been a banker, and in March 1752 a private bill passed in the Commons for the relief of his creditors, jointly with Samuel Burton and Francis Harrison. He wrote his will in November of that same year, and it was proved in January 1759. His wife survived him, and he left an only son as his heir. He had also a daughter, Lucinda, who died unmarried and was buried on the 22nd of February 1742, described as from Strand Street in Dublin.

36. Fair rights granted for Tullow in 1609

    Tullow · town · Carlow · 1609

    In 1609 Lord Butler obtained a Crown Licence for holding fairs in Tullow on the Feasts of St. Peter and St. Luke, establishing an important civic and commercial tradition for the town.

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    In 1609 Lord Butler obtained a Crown Licence for holding Fairs in Tullow on the Feasts of St. Peter (29th June) and of St. Luke (18th October).

    In the month of March, 1642, Tullow was held by the Confederate Irish. About the 8th or 9th of the month the Government forces, under James Butler, Marquis of Ormonde, marched towards the County Wexford from Carlow “ to an hous of one Mr. Cheevers called Grangefort,” from which place “ the Lord Marquess sent to Tullie his own house (though at this time held by the rebells commanded by a pryme gentleman

    Internet Archive journalofcountyk08coun, Chapter 42

37. Falkiner family vault on Castle Hill, Carlow, now built over

    near Castle Hill · street · Louth · 1832–1833

    John Falkiner's widow directed in her will that she be buried in the family vault on Castle Hill, Carlow. The present rector informed the author that the vault site is now covered with buildings.

    Read the passage

    rate) by means of a curate. He signed the registers of St. Mary’s, Carlow, for the last time in 1808, and the last Vestry Meeting at which he presided was held in May, 1817. His successor presided apparently for the first time 24th December, 1822 [u]. He married, 11th May, 1780, at Carlow, Mary, the eldest daughter of Samuel Galbraith, of Old Derrig, Queen’s County, by Frances Fisher, otherwise Galbraith, his second wife [lf 85 n]. His will, dated 5th July, 1817, proved 18th May, 1822, in Dublin, describes him as “of the town of Carlow, Doctor of Divinity.” He left his residence in Carlow, and land at Graigue, Queen’s County, to his wife for life, with remainder to his son. His executor was Benjamin Baker Galbraith, of Old Derrig [9]. He was buried at Carlow, 27th May, 1821, according to an entry in the registers there [n]. His widow, in her will dated 6th January, 1832, proved 3rd May, 1833 fLeighlin Diocesan Will), directs that she be buried in the family vault on Castle Hill, Carlow, a site which the present rector (Rev. S. Ridgeway, m.a.) informs me is now covered with buildings. In her will are mentioned her nieces Rachel Earls, Emma Barbara Galbraith ; her nephew John Galbraith ; her son and three granddaughters ; the executors being William Fishbourne, sen. and iun. She died and was buried 28th January, 1833, at Carlow [u].

    John and Mary had issue three sons and three daughters : —

    Internet Archive journalofcountyk08coun, Chapter 234

38. Franciscan monastery founded at Castledermot in 1302

    Castledermot · town · Kildare · 1302

    A monastery for conventual Franciscans was founded at Castledermot in 1302 AD by Thomas, Lord Offaly.

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    In the reign of King John a priory of Crouched Friars, or Trinitarians, was founded here under the invocation of St. John the Baptist by Walter de Ridelesford. It was situated without the town walls, and near the road which leads to Dublin. The Order of Trinitarians for the redemption of Christian captives out of the hands of the infidels was founded by St. John de Matha and St. Felix of Valois in a.d. 1197- They were called Cruciferi (anglice — Crouched or Crutched Friars) from the cross of red and blue which they wore on the breast of their white habit. Besides the work of redeeming captives, they also devoted themselves to the relief of the poor and sick, and consequently the houses of this Order were also for the most part hospitals.5 In the taxation of circa 1294, the “ Church of Trestyldermote, with the rents and mill there,” were assessed at 9 marks, 8s. 4d.6 A monastery for conventual Franciscans was founded here in a.d. 1302 by Thomas, Lord Offaly.7 In mediaeval English documents the name of this place is always Tristledermot. The rectory and church of Tristledermot belonged to Graney Priory, according to an Inquisition taken on 5th August, 1538.8

    Dunmanoge, 2,991 acres. This name is very corrupt ; in the Fiants of Elizabeth it appears as “ Donmahannoke ”9 or “ DonmahenokeV 10 The correct form, as appears from “The Annals of the Four Masters,”11 is “ Moghna Dloshenoc or, in modern spelling, “ Moghna Mo-sheannog ” Mo-slieannog is the same as Seannan, with the prefix of endearment mo, and the

    Internet Archive journalofcountyk08coun, Chapter 172

39. Heywood House near Ballinakill named after Miss Heywood

    Ballinakill · town · Laois · 1773

    Heywood, the seat of Michael Frederick Trench, is described as situated close to the village of Ballinakill. The house took its name from the owner's mother-in-law, Mrs. Stewart, who had been a Miss Heywood.

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    1 The seat of Michael Frederick Trench, known since 1773, as Heywood. It is situated close to the village of Ballinakill, and received its name from the owner’s mother in-law, Mrs. Stewart, who had been a Miss Heywood.

    2Abbeyleix House, the seat of Thomas, 2nd Lord Knapton, whow as created Yiscount de Yesci in 1776 ; married 24 April, 1769, Selina Elizabeth, eldest daughter and co-heir of the Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur Brooke, Bart., of Colebrooke, County Fermanagh.

    Internet Archive journalofcountyk08coun, Chapter 303

40. Lost holy well tradition at Tipper

    Tipper · parish · Kildare · 1216–1837

    The parish of Tipper takes its name from a well (Tobar), and was recorded among Dublin archdiocese churches in a 1216 papal letter. By 1837, however, no tradition about any holy well in the parish survived.

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    Tipper, 3,288 acres. Tobar, or Tiobar , a well. In Pope Innocent Ill’s letter of a.d. 1216, “ Tobir ” is mentioned among the churches of the archdiocese of Dublin.9 In the list of circa a.d. 1270 the “ ecclesia de Tobyr,” in the deanery of Ballymore, is set down as belonging to the Nuns of de Gratia Dei , Gracedieu in the parish of Lusk, County Dublin, “in proprios usus.”10 * In the papal taxation of circa a.d. 1294 “ Tobrid ” is assessed at <£2 0s. 8d.n In 1837 no tradition about any holy well in the parish survived.12

    1 Kildare Journal, i, 380.

    Internet Archive journalofcountyk08coun, Chapter 179

41. Medieval cross found prostrate near Kilteel Castle

    Kilteel · parish · Kildare · 1915

    During the 1915 excursion, the party inspected the remains of a mediaeval cross, now lying prostrate, near Kilteel Castle.

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    After inspecting the remains of a mediaeval cross, now prostrate, near the castle, the party resumed their seats on the cars, and proceeded, via Kill, to Palmerstown House, a fine residence built by the nation, in 1877, for the present owner, as a memorial of the eminent services of his father, the 6th Earl of Mayo, who was assassinated in 1872, while Viceroy of India. The choice collection of oil- paintings, and many other treasures in the house, were kindly shown to the party by the Earl and Countess of Mayo, who also entertained the company to tea.

    The drive back to Sallins Station concluded a very pleasant outing, the only drawback being some showers which fell during the day.

    Internet Archive journalofcountyk08coun, Chapter 152

42. Medieval Pavement Tile Unearthed in Timolin Churchyard

    Timolin · townland · Kildare · 1300–1400

    An ancient church pavement tile, probably of fourteenth-century date, was dug up in Timolin Churchyard during grave-digging. The tile, of red clay with impressed design and yellowy-greenish glaze traces, came into the possession of the Rev. L. M. R. Hewson of Kilkea Glebe.

    Read the passage

    This tile is in the possession of the Rev. L. M. R. Hewson, of the Glebe, Kilkea ; it was lately dug up in Timolin Churchyard, while a grave was being made.

    It measures 4f inches square, and in thickness is f of an inch.

    Internet Archive journalofcountyk08coun, Chapter 223

43. Rahan as the Weldon Family Residence

    Rahan · parish · Offaly · 1770

    Rahan (Rahin) is depicted throughout the diary as the country seat of the Weldon family, where Anne Cooke and her children resided while Mr. Weldon travelled for health reasons. The household received frequent visits from relatives such as Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Weldon.

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    Monday ye 26th— I left town with ye 3 Children for Rahen ; got there that day about 7 a Clock in ye Evening, all safe.

    Tuesday, March ye 27— Mr. and Mrs. A. Weldon Dine with us, Mr. Weldon and Steuart and all at Rahin.

    Internet Archive journalofcountyk08coun, Chapter 90

44. Rent dispute over Wogan dower lands enforced via Sheriff of Kildare

    Kildare · town · Kildare · 1373

    When Henry Coneway defaulted on rent for the seized dower lands, the Exchequer ordered the Sheriff of Kildare to seize the lands and have them valued by local liege men to determine their true worth.

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    ‘ ‘ The same Henry Coneway, under pretext of certain orders conveyed to him and to others, has not cared, and does not care at present, to render any satisfaction to us concerning his rent of £24 per annum, from the aforesaid day of August and thereafter, but retains the said rent in his possession, not caring to pay us, to our no small damage. We therefore, wishing to be secure against loss in this matter, and to be satisfied, as we should, in the matter of the said rent, enjoin you to have the aforesaid third part of the lands and tenements taken into our hand and seisin, and to have the same extended (valued) under oath of good liege men of the towns and places adjacent ; to ascertain what they are worth yearly in all their issues, according to the true value of the same, so that you be answerable to us at our Exchequer for the same until it be otherwise ordained.”2

    1 Memorandum Rolls, 47 and 48 Edward III, m. 79, and 19 and 20 Richard II, m. 47.

    Internet Archive journalofcountyk08coun, Chapter 312

    As the companion tells it

    As you pass through Kildare town, you are in the country where a medieval rent dispute played out in 1373. A man named Henry Coneway held dower lands here but refused to pay the £24 per annum rent owed, keeping the money to the crown's, quote,

45. Rev. John Falkiner curate of Kells and rector of Killeshin/Carlow

    Kells · town · Meath · 1770–1777

    Rev. John Falkiner was Curate of Kells, County Meath, in 1770, and was presented by the Crown with the Rectory and Vicarage of Killeshin and the Rectory and Vicarage of Carlow in 1777, a presentation disputed unsuccessfully by the Bishop.

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    From information supplied by Rev. James B. Leslie, the ecclesiastical historian, it appears that John Falkiner was Curate of Kells, County Meath, in 1770 {vide Healy’s “ History of the Diocese of Meath ”), and that he was presented by the Crown with the Rectory and Vicarage of Killeshin, and the Rectory and Vicarage of Carlow in 1777. The Bishop disputed the right of the Crown to make the presentation, but the right of the latter was maintained [6]. It would seem that he was probably an absentee rector, who worked the parish (of Carlow at any

    Internet Archive journalofcountyk08coun, Chapter 233

    As the companion tells it

    As you pass through Kells, it is worth knowing that a clergyman called John Falkiner served as curate here in 1770. Seven years later the Crown presented him with the rectory and vicarage of Killeshin and the rectory and vicarage of Carlow. The Bishop disputed the Crown's right to make that presentation, but the Crown's right was upheld. The record suggests Falkiner was probably an absentee rector who worked the parish of Carlow at any rate from a distance.

46. Richard Eustace Buried at Castledermot Parish Church

    Castledermot · town · Kildare · 1637

    Richard Eustace of Gorteenvacan died on 29 June 1637 and was interred in the Parish Church of Castledermot in County Kildare, though no tombstone to him survives there.

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    The said Richard departed this mortall life at Gurtine aforesaid the 29th of June, 1637, and was interred in the Parish Church of Castle Dermott,5 in the said County of Kildare.

    The truth of the premisses is testified by the subscription of the said Rowland, sonne and heire of the said Defunct, whoe hath returned this Certificate into my Office to be there recorded. Taken by me Thomas Preston, Esquire, Uluester King of Armes, the 17th of February, 1637. 6

    Internet Archive journalofcountyk08coun, Chapter 109

47. Sheriff could only levy distress at Cloncurry and Ardscull

    Cloncurry · townland · Kildare · 1374

    William Ballymore, Sheriff of Kildare, pleaded he could not collect rents on lands laid waste by Irish rebels, and a jury found he could only have levied distress at two named places, Cloncurry and Ardscull, out of all those listed.

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    The Sheriff’s plea was referred to a jury, who, after inquisition duly held, reported that he could not have levied distress in any of the places set forth, with the exception of two, viz., Cloncurry and Ardscull.3

    In 1379 Margaret fitzThomas, widow of Sir Thomas Wogan, died, and the custody of her dower lands was granted by Richard II to David, her grandson, though still under age.4

    Internet Archive journalofcountyk08coun, Chapter 314

48. Sir John FitzGerald's Will Drawn Up at Ballyhonock

    Ballyhonock · townland · Cork · 1640–1664

    Sir John fitz Edmund FitzGerald's will was drawn up at Ballyhonock in the Parish of Ballydonogh, County Cork, and a later commission investigated its survival after it had been mislaid.

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    The Will was drawn up at Ballyhonock, in the Parish of Ballydonogh, County Cork. In October, 1664, a Commission was appointed to ascertain if this Will and codicil were in existence, as they had been mislaid or lost. One of the persons to give evidence was a very old man named James FitzGerald,

    142 DESCRIPTIONS OF TWO FITZGERALD HARPS

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49. St. Colmchille's abbey founded at Moone

    Moone · townland · Kildare

    St. Colmchille founded an abbey at Moone, called Maen Coluim Cille (St. Colmchille's property) according to the Martyrology of Donegal and the Book of Lismore.

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    M oone is called Maen Coluim Cille (i.e. MaonCholuimchille), St. Colmchille’s property, in the Martyrology of Donegal and Book of Lismore.7 St. Colmchille founded an abbey here

    1 Christ Church Deed, No. 82. See, too, Gilbert “Crede Mihi,” p. 89, for a document dated February, a.d. 1266. There are many other references to Kilcullen in the Cal. Christ Church Deeds.

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    As the companion tells it

    Somewhere around here, St. Colmchille founded an abbey at Moone. The Martyrology of Donegal and the Book of Lismore call this place Maen Coluim Cille, meaning St. Colmchille's property.

50. St. John's Well and old church at Ballybought

    Ballybought · townland · Kildare · 1887

    In 1887 one gable of an old church remained at Ballybought, with a small stone cross placed over it, and a short distance to the north-west stood St. John's Well, both located in the townland of Ballybought.

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    Ballybought, 1,888 acres. Baile bocht , poor town.4 This parish comprised the townlands of Ballybought, Alliganstown, Coldwells, and Whiteleas. It was bounded on the north-east by the parish of Ballymore Eustace, on the south by County Wicklow, and on the west by the parishes of Jago and Gilltown. In 1887 one gable of an old church remained, having a small stone cross placed over it. A short distance to the north-west of the church was St. John’s Well, both church and well being in the townland of Ballybought.5 The note added circa a.d. P270 to the entry “ Capella de Balibothe ” is “ Canonicorum majoris ecclesie Glyndelacensis, in proprios usus.”6 Archbishop Alan’s note is “ Nunc archiepiscopi ad mensam.”7 In the “ new taxation of the Diocese of Dublin,” the “ temporality and tithes at Ballyboght” are set down as “ not worth service of a

    1 Ulster Journal of Archseology, old series, ii, 41.

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    As the companion tells it

    Somewhere around here is where an old church once stood at Ballybought, a name that means poor town. By 1887 only one gable of that church was left, with a small stone cross placed over it. A short distance to the north-west of the church stood St. John's Well. The church had old ties to the canons of the greater church of Glendalough, and later passed to the archbishop's table. The records note that by the time of the new taxation of the Diocese of Dublin, the temporality and tithes at Ballybought were set down as not worth the service of a chaplain.

51. St Kevin as patron of Tipperkevin and Tipper in Kildare

    Tipperkevin · townland · Kildare

    St Kevin was also the patron saint of Tipperkevin and of Tipper, alias Kilkevin, both located in County Kildare.

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    St. Kevin is best known in connexion with the Seven Churches at Glendalough, where, until about the year 1870, his “ pattern ” was annually held on the 3rd of June. He was the patron saint, too, of Tipperkevin and of Tipper ( alias Kilkevin1 2), both in the County Kildare.

    The earliest mention of Hollywood occurs in the year 1192, at which date John Comyn, Archbishop of Dublin, made a grant of this castle and manor to Sir Geoffrey de Marisco.

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52. Tomb of Pierce Butler and Lady Margaret FitzGerald in Kilkenny Cathedral

    Kilkenny · city · Kilkenny · 1908

    The tomb of Pierce Butler, 8th Earl of Ormonde, and his wife Lady Margaret FitzGerald survives in Kilkenny Cathedral, illustrated from a photograph taken in 1908.

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    The Tomb of Pierce Butler, 8th Earl of Ormonde, and his wife Lady Margaret FitzGerald, in Kilkenny Cathedral.

    [From a Photograph by Fox and Greenhough, Kilkenny, 1908.]

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53. 1542 Inquisition into Tullow Augustinian Friary lands

    Tullow · town · Carlow · 1542

    In December 1542 an Inquisition was held in Carlow to ascertain the lands and possessions of the dissolved Augustinian Friary of Tullow, finding it had been founded at an unknown period and contained a church, belfry, dormitory, hall, chambers, kitchen, cemetery and garden.

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    The Monastery or House of Friars of Tullaghfelame, in the County of Catherlaghe, commonly called ‘‘the Freres of (illegible) ” was founded and established at a period unknown to the minds of men. And that this Monastery contains within its limits 7 Ambits and precincts, a church, a bellfry, a dormitory, a hall, three chambers, a kitchen, a cemetery, a garden

    1 Archdall’s “ Monasticon Hibernicum.”

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54. Abbeyleix House, seat of Lord Knapton, later Viscount de Vesci

    Abbeyleix · town · Laois · 1769–1776

    Abbeyleix House was the seat of Thomas, 2nd Lord Knapton, who was created Viscount de Vesci in 1776. He married Selina Elizabeth Brooke of Colebrooke in 1769.

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    2Abbeyleix House, the seat of Thomas, 2nd Lord Knapton, whow as created Yiscount de Yesci in 1776 ; married 24 April, 1769, Selina Elizabeth, eldest daughter and co-heir of the Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur Brooke, Bart., of Colebrooke, County Fermanagh.

    3Rosconnell House, the residence of the Rev. Chamberlain Walker.

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55. Anthony Weldon's Church Attendance at Rutland (Urglin)

    Urglin or Rutland · townland · Carlow · 1771

    The diary notes that Mr. Anthony Weldon attended his local church at Rutland, identified in a footnote as Urglin in County Carlow, while other family members went fishing or visited nearby estates.

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    Thursday ye 9 — Mr. Weldon went to fish at Sportland. Mr. A. Weldon went to his Church at Rutland.1 Mrs. A. Weldon and I went to meet Mr. Weldon at ye Wood Hous at Sportland, and to dine there on Cold Meet; Mrs. Sankey dine with us. We had Cold meat and Pick of Mr. Weldon’s taking that morning. Mrs Weldon and I drank Tea with Mrs Sankey at ye House at Sportland ; we did not bring ye Children with us as ye measel is there. We had a good dale of rain, but neather Thunder or Lightning. Got home to Rahen at 8 a Clock; found Mr. A. Weldon come home.

    Friday ye 10 — Both Mr. Weldon out a Ridin this morning, but dine at tome. Mr. Conoly from Athy, and Mr. Aleck Fleetwood2 dine with us this day. My Mary got a hurt over her Eye this Evening. My Brother and Sister’s youngest sone Walt came here to see them this morning ; he and his Nurs stad to dinner but went home in ye Evening.

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56. Blessed Well dedicated to St. Patrick at Barrettstown

    Barrettstown · townland · Kildare

    In the townland of Barrettstown, Parish of Old Connell, there is an ancient churchyard and, close to it, a Blessed Well dedicated to St. Patrick.

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    Tlie Will of Alexander Eustace of Carragli and Yeomanstown is dated 17tli January, 1669; and that of his wife, Catherine, the 6th February, 1690. Both of them mention, among their possessions, the lands of Barrettstown. In the former case it is called Barrettstown, alias Ballivarrah, and in the latter Barristown , alias Ballyvarre, so that the present name underwent the following changes : Ballyvarre , alias Barr-is-town, alias Barrettstown, Thus the correct modern form would appear to be Barrstown. There is an ancient churchyard on this townland, and close to it a Blessed Well, dedicated to St. Patrick.

    There are two other Barrettstowns in the county, one in the Parish of Bride’s Church (i.e., St. Brigid’s Church), and the other in the Parish of Tipperkevin (St. Kevin’s Well).

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57. Building of Kilcullen Bridge in 1819

    Kilcullen Bridge · bridge · Kildare · 1819

    The bridge over the Liffey at Kilcullen, from which the village of Kilcullen Bridge takes its name, was built in 1819 by Maurice Jacke, precentor of the Church of Kildare.

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    The present village of Kilcullen, called Kilcullen Bridge {Cill Chuillin an Droichid), from the bridge over the Liffey, built in 1819 by Maurice Jacke, precentor of the Church of Kildare,2 is two miles from Old Kilcullen.

    Barony of Kilkea and Moone.

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    As the companion tells it

    Right here is the bridge over the Liffey at Kilcullen, built in 1819 by Maurice Jacke, precentor of the Church of Kildare. The village of Kilcullen Bridge takes its name from this bridge, and it stands two miles from Old Kilcullen.

58. Colleys formerly buried in the Parish Church of Carbry before 1705

    Carbury · townland · Kildare · 1705

    The Colley Mortuary Chapel at Castle Carbury was likely built around 1705, since before that date members of the Colley family were buried in the Parish Church of Carbry itself; no other Colley tombstones exist in this churchyard.

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    The date of the erection of the Colley Mortuary Chapel is probably that of the mural slab — 1705, as, previous to this date, members of the Colley family were buried “in the Parish Church of Carbry.” There are no other Colley tombstones in this churchyard.

    We will now give some notes on the career and family of Sir Henry Colley, Kt., the founder of the Castle Carbury family.

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59. FitzGerald Baptisms Recorded in Athy Parish Register

    Athy · town · Kildare · 1675–1707

    All of Robert FitzGerald's children's baptisms were entered in the Athy Parish Register, which remains in the charge of the Rector. This links the FitzGerald family history directly to the parish records of Athy.

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    His death took place on the 81st January, 1697, and his widow survived him for sixteen years, dying in March, 1713. Their issue was four sons and six daughters, of whom the third son, Robert, became 19th Earl of Kildare in 1707, in succession to his cousin, John, the 18th Earl. All Robert FitzGerald’s children’s baptisms are entered in the Atliy Parish Register, which is now in the charge of the Rector, the Yen. Arthur J. Johnston, Archdeacon of Glendalough.

    From the late Mr. R. B. Armstrong’s description of this harp, the following extracts have been taken : —

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    As the companion tells it

    As you pass through Athy, the parish register here once recorded every baptism of Robert FitzGerald's children. Robert became the 19th Earl of Kildare in 1707, succeeding his cousin John, the 18th Earl. His father had died in January 1697, and his mother survived sixteen more years, dying in March 1713. The register itself remained in the charge of the rector, the Archdeacon of Glendalough, keeping that FitzGerald family history tied directly to this parish.

60. Inquisition at Naas records Bishop's lands at Bishopscourt

    Naas · town · Kildare · 1548–1549

    An inquisition taken in Naas in 1549 found that William Mvagh, late Bishop of Kildare, had at his death in 1548 held Busshops' Court in the parish of Oughterard, containing 200 acres, which had been leased to Sir John Alen.

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    According to an inquisition taken in Naas in 1549, it was found that William Mvagh, late Bishop of Kildare, at his death in 1548, was seized in right of his Bishopric, among other lands, of Busshops’ Court, in the parish of Oughterard, containing 200 acres which were leased for 81 years in February, 1548, to Sir John Alen, Knight.

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    As the companion tells it

    As you pass through Naas, this is where an inquisition in 1549 recorded that William Mvagh, the late Bishop of Kildare, had died in 1548 holding Bishopscourt, 200 acres in the parish of Oughterard, which he had leased to Sir John Alen for 81 years the previous February.