Cemetery: St. Martin's (R.C.) Church Memorials, Piercestown

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File contributed by:  Peg Gingras

ST. MARTIN'S (CATHOLIC) CHURCH, PIERCESTOWN, 
    (From Lord Walter FitzGerald)

'The three following inscriptions are copied From Mural 
Monu- Ments Inside The Church: The First Two Are Composed Of 
Black And White Marble, And The Third Is A Limestone Slab':-
  
In this Church lie the remains of the
REV.  NICHOLAS  CODD,
The learned, eloquent and zealous
Pastor of Killmacree.
He was called to the ministry
in 1814, appointed to the pastoral charge
of Monageer in 1818, and thence translated
to his native Parish in 1830, where
he died the 16th of June 1846,
in the 56th year of his age.
Requiescat in pace
Amen.
		_____

To the memory of REV. NICHOLAS PIERCE
whose remains repose in the Church
where he first heard the words of truth,
and learned to worship
his Redeemer.
having, in 1831, received the holy order
of Priesthood, he labored, with
unwearied zeal, in the discharge of
his sacred duties, and died at the age
of 44, in the odour of sanctity,
on the 13th of Sep 1849
May he rest in peace.
	______

	(A chalice)

Here lies the body of
The REVd. RODk O'CONNOR
Pastor of Rathmonee*
Who departed this life April
2nd, 1807. Aged 58 years.
The Lord have mercy on
His Soul

*Now written Rathmacnee, though pronounced as spelled above.

'The burial-ground to the Catholic Church lies along it's 
southern and western sides; it appears modern, as no 
tombstones have an earlier date than the nineteenth century. 
One monument consists of an alter-tomb on which stands an 
urn on a pedestal, in the middle of the slab. The 
inscription was originally lightly incised, and is now very 
difficult to decipher. It reads':-	

Beneath
Are deposited the mortal remains
of
Lt COLONEL BRYAN O'TOOLE
Who died the 27th of February 1825.
Having chosen in early Youth the military profession,
His career was soon marked
By that intrepidity and skill which distinguished it
To it's close.
His splendid Services in Spain and in Portugal
Were not indeed unnoticed
But they were left unrewarded
For he was a 
ROMAN CATHOLIC
(The urn was placed here)
That the memory of so much worth
and such heroic valour
might not perish altogether
this Monument
which ought to have been a tribute
of Public Gratitude,
is erected 
By Public Friendship.
R.I.P.
Also the remains of CAPn MATTHEW O'TOOLE
of the 82nd reg. who departed this life June 23rd 1860

'The above named BRYAN O'TOOLE lived close by at Fair- field 
House (now demolished) opposite to Rathaspeck House. He is 
stated no to have been married, so that Captain MATTHEW 
O'TOOLE was probably a brother. There is now no member of 
the family alive.'
				_______
				
'Close to the O'Toole monument is a flat slab on which is 
inscribed':-

I.H.S.
Here lieth the body of MARGAR't
CODD alias O'NEIL who dept'd
this life Octr 16th 1826 Age 42 yrs.


SOURCE:
Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the 
Memorials of the Dead in Ireland.  Vol VII, FHL# 1279254