In the words of William
Butler Yeats "a bee loud glade' a tiny space in the Parish Graveyard of Mullinavat co Kilkenny
This beautiful little herb garden commemorates the sad loss of a little girl Blanàid with generations of her relatives. What a joy it was to come on the little space which was always alive with bees and butterflies, and the scent of herbs and flowers.
We were recording here last autumn before the weather put an end to our endeavours. This is a very historic
place and the Catholic graveyard enormous; so far we have transcribed about 280 memorials but there is more to come. Everyday here was an exciting project for us and we will be out again
shortly when the weather works with us. This graveyard has important headstones including one commemoration James Scurry (1790-1828), the south Kilkenny Irish scholar. His headstone has part of the inscription in Ogham. The earliest stones seem to date from circa 1800/1810. Older and very ornate memorials may be found in the graveyard of Kilbeacon which is just across the road from from this graveyard. We will also be including Kilbeacon is our work as the same families are recorded in both graveyards. Thanks to Father Barron, the Parish Priest, we have also been able to record the memorials inside the church.
Where can I find the transcriptions for Mullinavat?
ReplyDeletehttps://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000635387#page/125/mode/1up
DeleteThank you for your work here. I will be looking forward to seeing more photos and records; our families emigrated to Illinois, in America, but this was their home parish.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your work. I am from a brach of Barrons who emigrated to Newfoundland in 1798. I would like to be able to contact you. My ancestor is Laurence Barron, baptized Waterford, St. Patricks and St. Olaf's 1787, mother Eleanor Walsh, father John Barron. kevin.barron@mac.com
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your work. My ancestor James Grant left the area in 1850 out of the port of Waterford for the U.S. I see it only goes back to 1842. I believe the middle initial is D.
ReplyDeleteI believe I’m a descendant of James Scurry. I’m here in Illinois in the United States. Hope to visit there one day to see his gravestone.
ReplyDeleteI AM ORIGINALLY FROM St. Mary's Newfoundland and now living in Kilkenny, searching for blood connections here in Ireland. I HAVE a picture of a headstone in NL that says Paddy Walsh Born Mullinavat Died St Marys. This is MY relative. Would love to meet his family. Circa 1900
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ReplyDeleteGood morning
Sorry my message don't suit exactly the topic but I am using right now your messagerie because don't know how be in touch with you.
Just discovered your very interesting blog about Kilkenny Graveyards.
But the same ... don't know be in touch with you.
My name is Jean Christophe de St Leger and I live in France.
My Family is St Leger Tullaghanbroge who left Ireland and Kilkenny C. after 1695.
Branch from Lislonyne/ Lios Lionen and Tullaghanbroge and Kilkenny city dispossessed after Cromwellian and Williamite war by the Cuffe's family.
( Just a short resume: From an old Hiberno- Irish origin and the catholic branch, Two childrens left in France in 1695/96. And the family after was for 4 generations into the Irish Brigades.)
Since each generations some one is working on the Family genealogy.
The result was a big "family book" edited by my 2 uncles ( Maurice and Bernard) in 1991.
I am personaly working on a project writing and I am focusing first about the 1641 to 1695.
These uncles went several time in Ireland and did a trip in 1966.
( My uncle Bernard was also member of the Kilkenny archeological society).
During one of these trips they did some pictures.
One of the Anastasia St Leger/ FitzGerald of BurnChrurch you spoke into your blog.
And a second of Ellen Comerford and Olivier St Leger.
They started to excavated this beautiful grave from the ruins of a church. They spoke about the church of Tullaghanbroge and as St Nicolas Church.
But I don't succeed to localize this church on ruins.
( I have to come ;-)
Is this ruins still exist ?
Is the name of this former church is St Nicolas ?
Is this beautiful grave still exist too ?
If you can help me, please, I will appreciate so much .
Once again, sorry to use this Linked it and I give you my personal email address: stleger.jeanchristophe23@gmail.com
In order also to send you some pictures of this graves and some informations
Moreover would be a pleasure to exchange with you
Thank in advance
Yours Sincerely
JChristophe de St Leger
Tel./ +33 (0)6 21 65 32 97