Shanagolden Parish Memorials, County Limerick, Ireland
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SHANAGOLDEN PARISH MEMORIALS, COUNTY LIMERICK, IRELAND

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SHANAGOLDEN PARISH

[Copied by John Wardell.]
'CHURCH'

'There is only one tablet inside the church ; it
is to the memory of one of the SPRING-RICE family.

'In old wills I find the testators desiring to
be buried in the parish church.

'Will of HENRY MORGAN, Gentn. — To be "interred in
the Parish Church of Shanagolden." Dat. Jan. 27, 1766.

'In the beginning of the present century the
church was again fitted up for worship (according to
tradition, service was before this held at
Kilmoylan, very small church on my uncle's land),
and fear many tombs were destroyed. There are some
old slabs in the ruined chancel. I will give
the inscriptions later on. The P. Registers only
begin in 1797, consequently they do not throw any
light on the names of families who may have had
old tombs there.

'The following families (gentry) bury there still :—

'LANGFORD, of Kilcesgriff. — This is an old vault
near door of church, which bears no inscription. It
is said to be the vault of the TRENCHARDS, of Mt.
Trenchard and Corgrig (Undertakers, 1595), between
whom and the Langfords existed some relationship.
Both TRENCHARDS and LANGFORDS came from Wiltshire,
according to old traditions.'
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'SPRING-RICE, Lord Monteagle, of Mt. Trenchard. —
Have a vault, but I can find no inscription.'
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'VINCENTS, of Shanagolden Ho. — Only came to
Shanagolden about 1795, the first being vicar of the
parish.'
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'MORGANS, of Old Abbey. — They had older tombs
there, and are also said to have a vault under the
church. They claim to be of the Morgans of
Tredegar, Monmouthshire and Glamorganshire, and came
from that county towards end of seventeenth
century.'
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'SLABS IN OLD CHANCEL.'

'Plan showing position of tombstones': —

VINCENT (1), (2) Old slab, 1545 (7)
GREENE, 12
HODGES, 3 HODGES, 8
HODGES, 4 (BROKEN) HODGES, 9  GREENE, 13
HODGES, 5 HODGKS, 10
HODGES, HOOPER, 1'  Stone no inscription or carving."


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LIMERICK.

'The HOOPERS were Jersey people; they intermarried
with the HODGES of Clare, who were a branch of
Hodges of Old Abbey and Shanagolden, paid who in
their turn came from Kent.
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'There was an old tomb with the HODGES arms on
it in the chancel, but it was destroyed some forty
or fifty years ago.'
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(I.) "GEORGE VINCENT | only son of | ARTHUR VINCENT |
Shanagolden House | who died suddenly | Decr. 28th
1877 aged 28 | BELINDA SARAH | dearly beloved wife
of | ARTHUR VINCENT Esqr. | Shanagolden House | who
died 31st August 1881 | Aged 71 years."
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(2.) "ARTHUR VINCENT | Shanagolden House | Died
Octr. 31st 1882 | aged 78 | In | Memoriam | Revd. GEORGR
VINCENT | — 52 years Vicar | of this parish died
| Feby. 23rd 1850 aged 78."
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(3.) "Sacred | to the memory of | JANE STAMER
HODGES the beloved | wife of GEORGE CROWE HODGES | of
Dunsgrogue Castle in the | Co. of Clare Esq. and
daughter | of WILLIAM HODGES of Old Abbey | in the
County of Limerick, Esq. | Died October 3rd 1832 |
aged 43 years. | And his daughter HARRIET HODGES |
August 12th, 1837 aged | 14 years."
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(4.) "Here lyeth the body of MARY BLACKWELL wife of the late
WILLM. HODGES of Shanagoldin Gentn who departed this
life 14 of March 1706 and in 26th year of her age. This
monument is erected by Mr. GEORGE HODGES in memory of
his dr wife MARY who departed this life the 26 of July 1741
in the 55th year of her age. _ere underlieth ... ...
HODGES [? said GEO. HODGES ]." This monument is broken.
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(5.) Here lieth the body of FRANCES wife of
WILLIAM HODGES who died in the year 1736 and of
the said WILLIAM HODGES who died the 17th March
1750 aged 44 years."
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(6.) "This Tomb was erected by his fond father
GEORGE HODGES Esq. to the memory of his beloved son
WILLIAM MONSELL HODGES Esq. of Dunogrogue Castle who
departed this life December the 21st 1855 in the
35th year of his age."
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(7.) "Old slab with elaborate cross, date 1545 ;
cannot as yet decipher remainder of inscription."
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(8.)
"JOHN HODGES of Sea Lodge in the County of Clare
Esq. died Jauuary the 11th 1801 aged 43 years."

LIMERICK.

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(9.) "Sacred to the memory of JANE daughter of the late
JOHN HODGES Esq. of Old Abbey. She died at Burrane Co.
Clare the 18th of Septr. 1843 Also JANE wife of JOHN TAYLOR
HODGES Esq. of Burrane and daughter of the late GEORGE
HOOPER Esq. of the Island of Jersey. She died 14th Decr.
1843."
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(10.) "This stone is erected by EMILY TAYLOR
Hodges to the memory of her beloved brother JOHN
TAYLOR HODGES Esq. late of Burrane House County of
Clare who departed this life on the second of
August 1848."
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(11.) "Here lies (sic) the Remains of Miss ELEZTH'
HOOPER who Departed this life on the 8th of Decb. 1848 in
the 80th year of her age."
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'Pattern on Sideby Arms' :—
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(12.) 'Shield and Arms'
'Coat-of-Arms — 3 stags trippant 2 and 1. Crest —
On a helmet-vizor closed, a stag's head and neck
couped.'

"Heare Lies Interred The Body Of M Peirce Green Who Was
Killld By The Torie November The 12 In The 24 Year Of His
Age 1703."

'Skull and cross-bones on Shield.'

'NB. — Mr. GREEN was shot at Old Abbey, 1703, and
a Mr. HODGES was shot there circa 1760-90; the tomb
with the Hodges arms was destroyed.

'Green Arms'
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'TOMBS IN CHURCHYARD.'

'Vault — Inscriptions much defaced and slab broken :—

" Here lieth the [body of] GODFREY HODG[ES who
died] 30th Decembr 17[7 — in the] 38th year of his
a[ge] This monument [was erected] by GEORGE HODGES
of [Old] Abby to the mem[ory] of [his] beloved
wife MARY HODGES alias MONSELL w[ho departed] this
life Mar[ch] the 13th 1778 [a]ged 45? (43?) years."
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'Vault' :-

"Erected by Mr. WILLM ENRAGHT in commemoration of
him self and posterity A.D. 1781. Here lieth the
body of Mrs. AGNESS ENRAGHT who departed this life
2-June 1786 in the 67 year of her age."

LIMERICK
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'N.B. — The ENRAGHTS (various branches of which are
represented by ENRAGHT-MOONEYS, of the Doon, Athlone —
Rev. R. ENRAGHT, of St. Gabriel's, London; Rev. T.
ENRAGHT-LINDSAY, &c.) were a good family and
descended from the ENRAGHTS, of Muckross, Co. Kerry.
The ENRAGHTS, of Finnore Park, Co. Limerick, have
degenerated into farmers.'
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"In memory of THOMAS ENRAGHT MATHW of Rathkeale in
the Co. of Limerick Esq. a man highly esteemed for
the sincerity of his friendship and goodness of his
heart and benevolence of his disposition. He
departed this life the 12th Day November 1812 aged
62 years."

'? Atty or MATHW . I think, his name probably
was THOS., but he was called MATT, to distinguish
him from other Enraghts. Name occurs, written as
above in Deeds.'
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'There is another tomb, the inscription on which
I have not yet copied, to Rev. THOS. ENRAGHT, P.P.,
a cadet of the ENRAGHTS, of Fennoe Park.'
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"Beneath this stone i3 laid the body of Mrs.
ALICE LATCHFORD of Rathkeale who departed this life
the 15 of Feb. 1833 aged 53 it was erected by her
mourning children as a small memorial of their
ardent love for her memory and of their veneration
for the example which she has left them."

'N.B.— She was 5th daur. of JOHN MORGAN, Esq., of
Donmoylan House, and in 1807 "made a runaway match"
with JOHN LATCHFORD, of Rathkeale.'
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" Mrs. MARY MORGAN erected this stone in memory of
her belov. husbd JOHN MORGAN Esqr. of Donmoylan who
died April 8th 1794 aged 62 years."
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'Mrs. MORGAN was daur. of GEO. HODGES, of
Shanagolden, who d. 1755. She m. 1771, J. MORGAN,
and died 1821. JOHN MORGAN was ancestor of MORGANS
of Old Abbey.'
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'Besides these are the following :— A tomb with
the O'BRIEN crest, a hand grasping dagger; also a tomb ...
of O'BRIENS, of the farmer class. Here also are graves
of Royal Marines belonging to H.M.S. Valiant, under command
(1874) of Captain SALMON, now Sir NEWELL SALMON, V.C., G.C.B.,
and tombs of the following families: — Morgan, R. Catholic,
obt. 1830; LANGFORD, R.C.; also HISHONS.'


Source:
Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the
Memorials of the Dead in Ireland.  Vol IV, 1898-99-1900