Cemetery: Ballyburly Churchyard, County Offaly (Kings), Ireland
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BALLYBURLY CHURCHYARD, COUNTY OFFALY (KINGS)
[From Lord Walter FitzGerald.]

	'In this churchyard stands the Protestant parish church,
just in rear of Judge Wakely's residence.  This church was
built by John Wakely in 1686, as stated on a slab over the
doorway referred to further on; but it must have been
rebuilt then, as Roman Catholics still bury in this
churchyard, showing it  to have been of greater antiquity
than the seventeenth century.

	'Outside and on the left-hand side of the doorway is
inserted in the wall a slab 1 foot 2 inches in breadth, and
3 feet 8 inches in length.

It bears no inscription.  Down its length is cut a quite
plain cross, with its head completely encircled by a ring.
On either side of the stem is an ornamental device.  That on
the right is a ladder of six rungs, and on the opposite side
is an object resembling a large linked chain.  The date of
this slab is doubtful, but it does not belong to an early
period.  The whole is sculptured in relief.
	'Over the doorway there is an interesting slab bearing a
crest, arms, motto, and an inscription in three lines, all
in relief.
	'The Crest: A stag's head, full face.
	'The Arms are those of Wakely impaling Lambart, viz."

"A chevron between three corsses crosslet," for Wakely.
"Three narcissuses," for Lambart.
""Lambrequin" fall to either side of the shield.

'The Motto is TOUT - DHAVLT ------ "Tout vient de haut,"
i.e., all comes from on high)
'The Inscription runs':--
	JOHANNES - WACKLEY - EDIFICAVIT - HAS - EDES - ANNO
		SECVNDO - REGNI - REGIS - IACOBI - SECVNDI
			ANNOQVR - DOMINI - 1686

	'John Wakely's wife was Elizabeth, daughter of the Hon.
Oliver Lambart, of Painstown, Co. Meath, brother of the Earl
of Cavan, by whom he had eight sons and eight daughters: . .
	'A Wakely monument, dated 1617, inside the church,
appeared on p. 22, vol. i, of the Journal.'
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	On the south side of the church there are two large
slabs, lying side by side, one belonging to the family of
Shortt, and the other to that of North.  The latter slab
required a sod of clay and nettle-roots to be removed before
its inscription could be read':--

	This Tomb was Erected by | Clues Shortt in Memory
of | his Father Edward Shortt who | Departed this Life
Jany the 19th 1775.  Aged 76 yrs.  Also | his Mother
Jane Shortt who | Departed this Life Decbr ye | 30th 1772.
Aged 68 yrs.  Also | his Brother John Shortt Depar |
ted this Life July ye 16th | 1772.  Aged 32 yrs.

See, passengers, see where
I ly, for as you are so oncet
Was I.
And as I am, so will you be,
Prepare for Death, and follow
me, Clues Shortt who Departd
This Life Decbr ye 8th 1777.
Aged 30 yrs.

	Here lyeth the Body of | Elizabeth Shortt wife to |
Thomas Shortt who Depar | ted this Life the 3rd day
of | August 1777.  Aged 70 yrs.
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	This Tomb was Erected by | Margarette, Anne, & Grace
North | as a Grateful [sic] Monument to the Memory
of their dear Father | and Mother | Berachah North,
Esq.  Departd this Life May 9th 1793.  Aged 77 yrs | And
Isabella North his wife | Departed this Life October 11th
1814 | Aged 73 years.
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Source:
Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the
Memorials of the Dead in Ireland Vol. IX  (FHL# 1279285)