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MEELICK ABBEY

The following notes have been taken from a copy of the 
"Obituary" kindly lent to me by the Rev. Charles LAWRENCE, 
of Lisreaghan.  They have been revised by the Rev. 
A.T.O'REILLY	O.S.F., Franciscan Convent, Dublin.  The 
original is deposited in the National Library, 
Kildare-street. - P.D.V.
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"1635 Martius 16. Fr. Joannes MADDEN Laicus suscepit habitum 
nostri ordinis."

"18 hac die anno 1778 obiit P.F. Antonius EGAN Éclat. 
sacramenmtis miunitis, sepultus est in nostra Sacristia  
R.I.P.	"

"(18th) Hac die 1795 obijt Domi* Petrus CALLANAN R.I.P."

"19 [March] obijt Insignis ac magnae expectationis Iuvenis 
Capitanus Hugo MADDEN filius Brassali MADDEN de Febogg 
ingenii et morum gratia apud omnes estimatus admirabilis 
quoque polilus gravitate ageret suae aetatis annum 25* 1648 
legavit huic conventui, sepultus est a laeva parte altaris 
summi R.I.P."

"March 5th, 1863.  1st Elizabeth E. BENNETT, wife of 
Valentine BENNETT, of Thomastown House in the King's County. 
died at Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin.  She was buried in the 
family place of interment in Meelick Church and on Thursday 
the 5th day of the same month. (Signed) William DERRY, P.P."

"25th hac die anno 1711 susceperunt chordam B.P. nri 
Franscic[i] Genesosa Dna Maria KENNEDY alias FLANAGAN Herula 
Anna DUNN, et Hanila KETIN'

"26TH hac die obijt in Dn* Jons KIMENEY sacramentis 
ecclesiae refectus, Sepultus est Ecclesia[et] regione 
Columnae lagavit R.I.P. AGEN"

"1673. 29 Dns. Eugenius MADDEN obijt 1673 R.I.P."

"1800, 27. Obdormivit in Domino Josephus LORCAN de 
Graveshill anno 1800. sepultus est in Sacello de LORCANS"

"June 25th.  Obdormivit in Dno Rdus Pater fr. Antonius 
DALAGHANE custos hujus Provinciae valde Doctris 
Charitatiores. et insequis Praedicator et sepultus est in 
Sacristia hujus Coventus de Milick 25th Junii 1669"

"26. Hac die 26 mensis Junii anni 1744 circa undecimam horam 
matutinam praemissis proemittendis suscepit habitum nostris 
ordinis in Coventu de Melick Guardiano Revd P. Jranne KEOGH 
fr Joannes LORCAN filius Danieli LORCAN et Unae MADDEN 
commorantium in Parochia Clonferteusis agens vigessimum 
quartum annum retento propio nomine admissus as Clericatum"

"July.  Hac die 5th mensis Julii supradictus frater Joannis 
LORCAN deccssit hinc Bullagium (?) versus as novitiatus 
annum ibidem puplendum (?) ubi prodessionem emisit an 
sequenti placet 1749, abdormivit in Dno, requiescat in pace. 
This day 5th of the month of July abovenamed brother John 
LORCAN."

"27th.  My Lady CLANRICKARD DYED ye 27 of June requiescat in 
pace."

"Hac die  28 Junij 1735 ex hac vita Elizabeth NOLAN uxor Dni 
Jacobi RYAN medici optima benefactrix hujus loci, sepulta 
fuit die sequenti in nostro sacello, legavit huic conventui. 
 R.I.P.	"

"30. Obijt Reverendus Adm. Pater Gulielmus CORMACAN hac die 
30 Junii 1635 cujus animo Deus omnipotens misereatur."

'30.  Died the Rev. Father William CORMACAN, Administrator, 
this 30 day of June, 1635, on whose soul may the omnipotent 
God have Mercy'

"Hugh MADDEN, of Clare, was buried in our church the 1st of 
July, 1730"

"Hac die decima tertia Julij 1718 ..........(?)"

"hac die decima tertia Julij 1718 sub (?) Guardianatus Rds. 
Patris Francisci MADDIN habitu habitum suscepit Fr. Joannes 
KEOGH vigesimo tertio suae aetatis anno, et in festo St. 
Bonaventura sequentis anni 1719 professionis in ...... 
praedicti Guardiani solemniter ....... it quo anno etiam 
sacros ordines suscepit in mense Decembris ab Episcopo 
MacDERMOTT.
					Fr. Francis MADDIN, Guardianus
					Fr. Johannes KEOGH

"2* Anno 1706 obijt illustrissimus Dominus Mauritius 
DONNELLANE Epus Clonfertensis, vir pius, Doctus, et prudens, 
seraphici instituti tertiarius professus in eumdem ....... 
instituti actualis judex conservatior Intensa Devotione et 
summo amore ...... ordinum prosequens aetatis anno 75 nondum 
expleto"

"Hac die secundo Julij Catherina BLAKE filia Stephane BLAKE 
discepit ........ munita ecclesiasticis sacramentis pietate 
et religione illustris aetatis suae annum ageus decimum 
quintum, sepulta fuit in nostro sacello anno 1735.  R.I.P.'

"7. Hac die 7* circa horam septimam mane induti sunt habitu 
probationis nri instituti in conventu de Milick fr. Hugo 
MALEY filij Thadeai MALEY et Mablinia HART agens vigessimum 
quintum aetatis annum et fr. Joannes De BURGO filius 
Patricij De BURGO ET Dorotheae MADDEN' agens decimum sextum 
aetatis annum in eodem con(ta) de Milick 1731.

Supradicti fratres admissi as clericatum professi suat in 
conventu de Milick hac die octava Julij sequentis anni 1732 
in manibus V, Adm. Patris Thomae MOOR hujus conventus 
actualis Guardiani fr, Hago mutavit nomen in Antonium."

"Hac die supremus claudit dies Duae Catherine DARCY de 
Kiltullagh, quae octogenaria et ultra sacramentis ecclesiae 
munita cor (?) dedita apent (?). pro inimicis deprecata bona 
fine quievit in Deo anno 1749 huic (sic) conventui legavit 
qui semper benefecit, requiescat in sancta pace. Amen."

"Hac die mensis Julij 1730 circa horam octavam mane 
obdormivit in Dno Derstta Dna Maria DEANE uxor Dni Petri 
BLAKE munita ecclediasticis sacramentis, legavit huic 
conventui.  Seputaque in eodem tumulo in nvo sacello -  suo 
marito requiescat in sancta pace, et filius non ....... 
persolvit (?) legata."

"Hac die 14 July 1638 professus est nostram Regulam fr. 
Bon** BRIEN clericus.  Eodem die receperunt chordam St. 
Fra** Joannes USHER et uxor Eus Margarita Vsher."

"15th.  Obijt hac die decima quinta Julij 1733 Dominus 
Andreas HEARN optimus benefactor huic conventui.  R.I.P.

"17TH.  Hodis migravit as sponsum (sic) generosa et nobilis 
femina Dna Morina CARROLL filia Dn' Caroli CARROLL de 
Bohernagh et uxor Dni Brassallis MADDEN de Febegg qua cum 
bona fama vitam finivit, sepulta est in sepulchro Domini 
O'MADDEN prope Attare majus, et legavit huic conventui.  
R.I.P."

"R. Dus Brassalus MADDEN sacerdos aetatis circiter 67.  
Sepultus est in capitulo huius conventus et conventus et in 
habitu obijt.  Legavit huic conventui.  R.I.P."


SOURCE: 
Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials 
of the Dead in Ireland, vol. iii, 1897. FHL# 1279252