Old Donaghmoyne Church,County Monaghan, Ireland Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Monaghan Index Copyright File contributed by: Pat Traynor tray@hughes.net (1-2) & Pat McDonnell pvmcdonnell@msn.com (3) Photos -------------------------------------------------- OLD DONAGHMOYNE CHURCH,COUNTY MONAGHAN, IRELAND No.0 Church No.1 Plaque DONAGHMOYNE | Donaghmoyne or "Domhnach Maghen" | The church of the precincic! | is stated to have been founded by St Patrick, | The term "Domhnach" would suggest that the site | was an early Patrician foundation. | In 832 the Annals of Ulster record that the Vikings | raided Donaghmoyne & took the shrine of Adamnan | - the biographer of Columcile - from the site. | It has been speculated that a reli__y | found in a ___ grave at St Germain in France | might be that from Donaghmoyne. | In 1207 the church and lands of Donaghmoyne | were granted by Roger P_pard to the hospital | of St. John the Baptist at Ardee. | The church also had close relations | with the Abbey at Louth. | No.2 IHS | In Loving Memory | of | Patrick WARD | Tullynacross, | Died | 11th September 1961 | His Wife Mary Anna | Died 26th Feb | 1978 | | No.3 Erected | By | James LYNCH R.I.C. | of Londonderry.| In | Memory of His Mother | MARY BOYLAN LYNCH | Who Died At Her | Residence Levadinna | 29th March 1880 Aged 70 Years | Also | His Uncle MICHAEL BOYLAN | Who Died At His Residence | Ednamagh Inniskeen 1st August 1828 | Aged 21 Years. | Also | His Grand Mother | MARY KELLY BOYLAN | Who Died At Her | Residence | Ednamagh Inniskeen 9th Novr 1860 | Aged 75 | Years. | Also His Grand Father | PATRICK BOYLAN | Who Died | At His Residence | Ednamagh Inniskeen 4th Feby 1862, | Aged | 80 Years. | The Above JAMES LYNCH | Died in U.S.A. Aug. 1939 | Also ROSE LYNCH | Died Jan. 8th 191_ | Her Son PHILIP. | Died Jan. 3rd 19__ | Her husband PATRICK | Died March 30th | ... No.4 Erected by HENRY MCDONALD | In Memory of his Parents | HENRY MCDONALD and ANN MCDONALD of Crover | Who died Feb 9th 1911 82 Years | and Jan 18th 1915 78. All images Copyright by Photographer