Headstones: MONAGHAN, Old Donaghmoyne Church Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/copyright.htm Contributed by: Pat Traynor (1-2) & Pat McDonnell (3) _________________________________ OLD DONAGHMOYNE CHURCH Plaque text: 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. 1 IHS In Loving Memory | of | Patrick WARD | Tullynacross, | Died 11th September 1961 | His Wife Mary Anna | Died 26th Feb 1978 | 2 Erected | By | James LYNCH R.I.C. | of Londonderry.| In Memory of His Mother | Mary Boylan Lynch | Who Died At Her Residence Levadin_a | 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 ___ | 3 Erected by Henry McDonald In Memory of his Parents Henry McDonald and Ann McDonald of Crover Who died Feb 9th 1911 (Henry) Aged 82 Years and Jan 18th 1915 78 __________________________________________