Galway - Meelick Abbey *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Galway Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: County GALWAY, Meelick [Abbey continued] Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/copyright.htm http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/galway/ Contributed by C.Hunt and M. Taylor _____________________________________________________________________________________ MEELICK ABBEY The following notes have been taken from a copy of the "Obituary" kindly lent to me by the Rev. Charles LAWRENCE, of Lisreaghan. They have been revised by the Rev. A.T.O'REILLY O.S.F., Franciscan Convent, Dublin. The original is deposited in the National Library, Kildare-street. - P.D.V. _________________________________ "1635 Martius 16. Fr. Joannes MADDEN Laicus suscepit habitum nostri ordinis." "18 hac die anno 1778 obiit P.F. Antonius EGAN Éclat. sacramenmtis miunitis, sepultus est in nostra Sacristia R.I.P. " "(18th) Hac die 1795 obijt Domi* Petrus CALLANAN R.I.P." "19 [March] obijt Insignis ac magnae expectationis Iuvenis Capitanus Hugo MADDEN filius Brassali MADDEN de Febogg ingenii et morum gratia apud omnes estimatus admirabilis quoque polilus gravitate ageret suae aetatis annum 25* 1648 legavit huic conventui, sepultus est a laeva parte altaris summi R.I.P." "March 5th, 1863. 1st Elizabeth E. BENNETT, wife of Valentine BENNETT, of Thomastown House in the King's County. died at Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. She was buried in the family place of interment in Meelick Church and on Thursday the 5th day of the same month. (Signed) William DERRY, P.P." "25th hac die anno 1711 susceperunt chordam B.P. nri Franscic[i] Genesosa Dna Maria KENNEDY alias FLANAGAN Herula Anna DUNN, et Hanila KETIN' "26TH hac die obijt in Dn* Jons KIMENEY sacramentis ecclesiae refectus, Sepultus est Ecclesia[et] regione Columnae lagavit R.I.P. AGEN" "1673. 29 Dns. Eugenius MADDEN obijt 1673 R.I.P." "1800, 27. Obdormivit in Domino Josephus LORCAN de Graveshill anno 1800. sepultus est in Sacello de LORCANS" "June 25th. Obdormivit in Dno Rdus Pater fr. Antonius DALAGHANE custos hujus Provinciae valde Doctris Charitatiores. et insequis Praedicator et sepultus est in Sacristia hujus Coventus de Milick 25th Junii 1669" "26. Hac die 26 mensis Junii anni 1744 circa undecimam horam matutinam praemissis proemittendis suscepit habitum nostris ordinis in Coventu de Melick Guardiano Revd P. Jranne KEOGH fr Joannes LORCAN filius Danieli LORCAN et Unae MADDEN commorantium in Parochia Clonferteusis agens vigessimum quartum annum retento propio nomine admissus as Clericatum" "July. Hac die 5th mensis Julii supradictus frater Joannis LORCAN deccssit hinc Bullagium (?) versus as novitiatus annum ibidem puplendum (?) ubi prodessionem emisit an sequenti placet 1749, abdormivit in Dno, requiescat in pace. This day 5th of the month of July abovenamed brother John LORCAN." "27th. My Lady CLANRICKARD DYED ye 27 of June requiescat in pace." "Hac die 28 Junij 1735 ex hac vita Elizabeth NOLAN uxor Dni Jacobi RYAN medici optima benefactrix hujus loci, sepulta fuit die sequenti in nostro sacello, legavit huic conventui. R.I.P. " "30. Obijt Reverendus Adm. Pater Gulielmus CORMACAN hac die 30 Junii 1635 cujus animo Deus omnipotens misereatur." '30. Died the Rev. Father William CORMACAN, Administrator, this 30 day of June, 1635, on whose soul may the omnipotent God have Mercy' "Hugh MADDEN, of Clare, was buried in our church the 1st of July, 1730" "Hac die decima tertia Julij 1718 ..........(?)" "hac die decima tertia Julij 1718 sub (?) Guardianatus Rds. Patris Francisci MADDIN habitu habitum suscepit Fr. Joannes KEOGH vigesimo tertio suae aetatis anno, et in festo St. Bonaventura sequentis anni 1719 professionis in ...... praedicti Guardiani solemniter ....... it quo anno etiam sacros ordines suscepit in mense Decembris ab Episcopo MacDERMOTT. Fr. Francis MADDIN, Guardianus Fr. Johannes KEOGH "2* Anno 1706 obijt illustrissimus Dominus Mauritius DONNELLANE Epus Clonfertensis, vir pius, Doctus, et prudens, seraphici instituti tertiarius professus in eumdem ....... instituti actualis judex conservatior Intensa Devotione et summo amore ...... ordinum prosequens aetatis anno 75 nondum expleto" "Hac die secundo Julij Catherina BLAKE filia Stephane BLAKE discepit ........ munita ecclesiasticis sacramentis pietate et religione illustris aetatis suae annum ageus decimum quintum, sepulta fuit in nostro sacello anno 1735. R.I.P.' "7. Hac die 7* circa horam septimam mane induti sunt habitu probationis nri instituti in conventu de Milick fr. Hugo MALEY filij Thadeai MALEY et Mablinia HART agens vigessimum quintum aetatis annum et fr. Joannes De BURGO filius Patricij De BURGO ET Dorotheae MADDEN' agens decimum sextum aetatis annum in eodem con(ta) de Milick 1731. Supradicti fratres admissi as clericatum professi suat in conventu de Milick hac die octava Julij sequentis anni 1732 in manibus V, Adm. Patris Thomae MOOR hujus conventus actualis Guardiani fr, Hago mutavit nomen in Antonium." "Hac die supremus claudit dies Duae Catherine DARCY de Kiltullagh, quae octogenaria et ultra sacramentis ecclesiae munita cor (?) dedita apent (?). pro inimicis deprecata bona fine quievit in Deo anno 1749 huic (sic) conventui legavit qui semper benefecit, requiescat in sancta pace. Amen." "Hac die mensis Julij 1730 circa horam octavam mane obdormivit in Dno Derstta Dna Maria DEANE uxor Dni Petri BLAKE munita ecclediasticis sacramentis, legavit huic conventui. Seputaque in eodem tumulo in nvo sacello - suo marito requiescat in sancta pace, et filius non ....... persolvit (?) legata." "Hac die 14 July 1638 professus est nostram Regulam fr. Bon** BRIEN clericus. Eodem die receperunt chordam St. Fra** Joannes USHER et uxor Eus Margarita Vsher." "15th. Obijt hac die decima quinta Julij 1733 Dominus Andreas HEARN optimus benefactor huic conventui. R.I.P. "17TH. Hodis migravit as sponsum (sic) generosa et nobilis femina Dna Morina CARROLL filia Dn' Caroli CARROLL de Bohernagh et uxor Dni Brassallis MADDEN de Febegg qua cum bona fama vitam finivit, sepulta est in sepulchro Domini O'MADDEN prope Attare majus, et legavit huic conventui. R.I.P." "R. Dus Brassalus MADDEN sacerdos aetatis circiter 67. Sepultus est in capitulo huius conventus et conventus et in habitu obijt. Legavit huic conventui. R.I.P." SOURCE: Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland, vol. iii, 1897. FHL# 1279252