Cemeteries: Sheestown Church, St. Patrick's Parish *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Kilkenny Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: C.Hunt and M. Taylor CEMETERIES: SHEESTOWN CHURCH, ST. PATRICK'S PARISH [Contributed by Miss DYER, Major J. Grove WHITE and Captain H. H. WOOLBRIGHT, 57th Regt.] Sheestown Church, Parish of St. Patrick - [4 1/2 miles S. of Kilkenny] -------------------- 'The church and churchyards are surrounded by a good stone wall about 4 foot high. The church is in ruins, but several windows and arches are still well preserved. The burial-place of the O'SHEE family is inside this church; the gate leading to it kept locked, The churchyard is full of briars and nettles and is not well kept.' ----------------------- D.O.M. "God be merciful to the Soul of Jno POWER who died in the yr 1758 aged 69. Also his wife Margt. POWER Als. BENYIN who died in the year 1741 aged 50 with Thos., Margt., Jno, Joan, and Jno Grandchildren of the above and children of Patt. POWER" -------- "Erected by Mary CAHILL in memory of her husband David CAHILL who died 10th March 1803 aged 86 years" -------- "Erected by William GORE of Newhouse Ormon in memory of his son Daniel he died July the 12th 1784 Aged 24 years." -------- "Erected by Mr. Patrick FARRELL in memory of his wife Mrs. FARRELL alias COSGRIFF who departed this life on the 29th August 1792 in this 38th year of her age. May the Lord have mercy on her Soul. Also their daughter, Mary who departed the 5th June 1794 Aged " (The remainder under ground) -------- "This stone was erected by Michael HOBAN in memory of his son Jno HOBAN who died the 15th of November 1769 Aged 20 years" -------- "God be merciful to the Soul of James KELLY who died the 24th Novr. 1764 Aged 58 years. also his son Patt KELLY who died the 13th April 1789, aged 30 yrs. And also the body of Mrs. Mary MURPHY als. KELLY of Outrath who depd. Sept. the 10th, 1813 Aged 36 years with 10 of their children' -------- "Erected by James WALL in memory of his father John WALL who depd. this life Jany. 9th 1800, Aged 64 years. Also his wife Mary WALL alias CARTY died Feby. 27th 1758, Aged 42 years with 6 of their children and 3 of James WALLS" -------- "Here lies the body of Phillip REDDY and his son James who depd. this life May 4th in the year of our Lord 1749. Requiescant in pace Amen. This stone was erected by his son Edmund Sept. 19 1781. As also the above Edmund REDDY he dies April the 24th 1781 Aged [?4] -------- "Here lieth the body of Richd. KANE he died March the 17th 1765 aged 50 years. Also his wife Joan KANE als. KELLY she died June 30th 1783 aged 35 years with 2 of their children" -------- 'Here lies the body of James KELLY of Outrath who departed Sepr. 26th 1768 aged 36 years. Also his son Michael KELLY depd. August 22nd 1794 aged 48 years. Also his children. May they rest in Peace Amen Erected by his wife Bridget KELLY' -------- "Erected by John GLINNAN in memory of his two sons. one 4 years old and the other 3" -------- 'A Dove flying Gloria in excelsis Deo' "Here lyeth the body of Mr. Keran KELLY of the city of Kilkenny who departed this life February the 18th in the year of our Lord 1775 aged 54 years May he rest in Peace Amen" -------- I.H.S. D. O. M. "Here lieth the body of Edmd. KELLY, he died Novr. the 30th 1746 aged 70 years. Also his wife Anstice KELLY als. MURPHY. she died Feby the 28th, 1773 Aged 87 years.. Erected by her son Patrick KELLY Also six of his" (Rest inside ground) -------- "Erected by Mr. John GLINNAN in memory of his beloved wife, Mrs. Mrs Judith GLINNAN alias KEANE who depd this life Nov. 20th 1816 aged 44. Also 2 of their children, one aged 4 and the other 3 years" -------- 'A small Irish cross' 'A lamb' "Erected by John ROBERTS of Sheestown in memory of his father James ROBERTS who died 26th Sept. 1868 aged 72 years. Also his mother Elizabeth ROBERTS alias BROPHY who died 31st July 1869" 'All the foregoing inscriptions are on upright stones' (To be continued) Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland, 1894. FHL# 1279252