Cork - St. Brandon'S Church, Crookhaven, Parish of Kilmoe *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Cork Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: C.Hunt ST. BRANDON'S CHURCH, CROOKHAVEN, PARISH OF KILMOE [From Mr. A. B. E. Hillas.] 'The church was built in 1700 at the expense of Dr. Brown, Bishop of Cork, for the accommodation of sailors frequenting the port. 'The sea coast is very dangerous, and many vessels have been lost in the neighbourhood. 'Probably some of the tombstones which have only a date and I.H.S. may mark the graves of nameless drowned men.' Sacred to the memory of Alexn Deane Notter aged 6 years Unfortunately drownd at Rock Island on the morning of the 10th July A.D. 1825. _____ The Burial place of the Baker | Family he died May the __ 1802 | Aged 70 years.| _____ Erected by Joseh | Burchell to presrv | The Memory of | His Wife Johannah | Who departd this | Life 18 Octr 1814 | Age 63 years | May her Soul Rest | In Peace Amen. _____ Sacred To The | Memory of Young Cole | Who Died on the 8th of Sept | 1850 Aged 74 years. Sacred to the Memory of Anne Lavinia Brook Who died on the 2nd of Sep 1815 aged 7 months and to William Thomas Brook Who died on the 27th of Aug 1818 Aged 2 years Infant children (of) William Brook of the Coast Guard Service. ohn Mullane, Sculpt. Valencia. 'This is a slate slab, evidently from slate quarries at Valencia it has worn well.' Here lieth the | Body of William | Avery Lieutenant of | the Royal Navy | Who departed | this life 12 of | March 1807 aged | 27 years. | Here lies | the body of IN. L. COTEU | who died 30th of June | 1808 Aged 25 years. | _____ 'The lettering is quite plain, but Coteu is a form I have never met. Cotter is an ordinary Southern name.' _____ I.H.S. 1775 'And a second with same inscription. No trace of lettering. SOURCE: Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland (source: vol. 9 - FHL # 1279285)