Cemetery: Church of the Holy Trinity Memorials, Fethard

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CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY MEMORIALS, FETHARD
    [From the late Rev. R. H. Long]

'On floor of organ loft" :-
Here Lyeth The Body of *AN COOKE Alias LANGLEY, The Wife of 
PETER COOKE Burges [sic] of Fethard, Who Departed This Life 
12th of February in the Year of our Lord 1680 (*Ann Cooke)

'Note.- The Cookes succeeded the Lords Dunboyne in Kiltinan 
Castle; two of the Ladies Dunboyne lived in a cabin or small 
house near Kiltinan after the forfeiture, and used to ride 
postilion to Clonmel to dances, &c., on Mr COOKE's horse.

Mr. ROBERT COOKE now lives at Kiltinan. Mr. LANGLEY, "of the 
iron hand," is a well known character in Cromwell's army; 
the iron hand is, I believe, still at Coalbrook, where the 
head of the family lives; the other branches live at 
Archerstown, Knockenglass, and Knockenure in this country.'
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'Left aisle, east end':-
Hic Jacet RICHARDUS | HENES Qui Obiit XXIX Die Decembris | 
Ano Dni 1615. | Cujus Perdelectus Frater THOMAS | HENES Et 
Ej Uxor | ANASTASIA ARCHER Me | Fieri Fecerunt.

'Translation:-
Here lies RICHARD HENES who died the 29th day of December 
A.D. 1615. His beloved brother THOMAS HENES & his wife 
ANASTASIA ARCHER had me made.'

'Note.-Of the name HENES I know nothing more except that 
there was a THOMAS HENES living in an uninfluential position 
at Fethard in 1682.'
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In the new vestry room at the top of the right aisle: a
tablet':-
This Ground was purchased by ELLEN consort of ROBERT JOLLY 
1702* (?) RICHARD BURCH Rector, THOMAS HACKET & GARRET GOSS 
Church-wardens. (* the number is blurred)
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'On the floor':-
Here Underfoot Lyeth | Interred the Body of | ROBERT JOLLY 
Formerly | of Theobald Hertfordshr | in England, and Late | 
Of Knockelly Esquire Who Died 20th Day of | August 1709 And 
in Ye | 52nd Yeare of His Age.

'Note.-- The romantic love affair of ROBERT JOLLY, private 
soldier, and ELLEN MEAGHER has been often told; and how 
their daughter and heiress became the ancestress of Lord 
Lismore. They left no male heir, so that the name JOLLY is 
not found in the county.
['See an article in the Irish Builder for July, 1890, by 
Rev. W. REYNELL, B.D.; and the "Kilkenny Archaeological 
Journal" (consecutive), vol. vii (1862-3), p. 248]

'On one of the Church chalices is the following':-
This cup was given to the Church of Fethard by Mrs ELLEANOR 
JOLLY in consideration of a piece of ground given by the 
minister & church wardens for a burying place for her family 
Anno 1711.* (* second number blurred)

'The castle of Knockelly is the finest uninhabited castle in 
the neighbourhood; its court-wall having turret corners 
surrounds, with the castle, over an acre of ground, and is 
in excellent condition, having escaped any chance of a 
pummelling from Cromwell by being built after his time.'

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'West end of the left aisle.
'Across the top of the stone are engraved a skull and 
crossbones, I H S, and a pierced heart':-
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Here lyeth Ye Body of MICHAEL CARNEY Fitz MORRISS who died 
in his House at Kilosty The 12th of June 1729 aged 70 
Yeares. Requiescat In Pace Amen.
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Hic Jacet REDMOND NASH qui obiit ut Decr ao dni 1629; cuj' 
fili' EDMOND NASH et uxor et ALLANA EVERARD me fieri fecerut

'Translation:'-
Here lies REDMOND NASH who died 6th December A.D. 1629; his 
son EDMOND and his wife ELENOR EVERARD caused me to be made.

'Note.-This is all I know of anyone of the name of NASH in 
this county, either from history or experience.'
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'In the right (S) aisle there are ancient monuments; but at 
the west end of it, just outside the vestry room door in the 
wall, is a recess which appears to have been used as a place 
for holy water. 'We have now examined almost all the 
monuments in the church; but one small table still remains, 
and it is by far the most important of all, and perhaps the 
most difficult to read. The church is built like the Church 
of the Monastery of Holy Cross: two rows of massive arches 
support the roof inside the church, and in the west face of 
the second pillar on the north side a small tablet bears the 
HACKET arms. This stone has been described and illustrated 
in vol. vi, p. 602 of the Journal.

'Going outside the church, and round the walk to the left, 
we come to what appears to have been a southern transept; in 
the east wall are the remains of a fine window, and also one 
or two pedestals, apparently for putting statues on; in the 
south wall there is a piscina. The west wall is gone; and 
there is about half a foot between the east corner of the 
church wall and the east wall of this ruin.'
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Here lyeth the body of PIERCE MOUNTIN who departed this life 
2nd Day of Feby 1746 aged 78 years.
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Here lieth the body of EDMOND EVERARD late of Fethard
who died May 5th 1753 aged 51 years.
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Some tombs of the MEAGHERS dating from 1742, also a well cut
stone lying flat, apparently old, bearing a large cross only.'
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Hic Jacet PATRICIUS HACKETT Qui Obiit VII Died
Martii Ano Dei 1675 THOMAS HACKETT Frater
Me Fieri Fecit An. 1680
Note.-This was perhaps THOMAS HACKET, the churchwarden.
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Hic Jacet GASPARD...[broken].... Qui Obiit...
March A.D. 1635 Et ELLENA HACKETT uxor Fjusque (?) Me
Fieri Fecitt [sic].
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'Passing this old transept or side chapel we come to a small 
square castle which, it is said, was the verger's house; its 
north wall forms portion of the old chancel of the church, 
for the church appears to have been much longer formerly 
than at present, and this old chancel is extensive; we enter 
it by a small gate on the north side. Inside and just under 
the old east window is an inscribed stone of the sixteenth 
century, partly illegible':-

Hic Jacet ROBERTUS VALE onestus vie 
piu'.....................et JHOHANA EVERARD uxor ei' q me 
fieri fecerut ante morte ipsorum ano........... mccccclii et 
vere ROBERT'OBITT..... m dliii (uncertain about some of the 
letters used)

'On another tomb in this chancel':-
Exultabo in deo (P.H.) Jesu meo qui fuit Superior
fiderdiae et
......................

Notes on Two Last.-'ROBERT VALE was probably of the family 
of de VALLE, or WALL, to one of whom there is another tomb 
in the "Friary." They were descended from de VALLE who was 
granted land in this county near Carrick-on-Suir at the time 
of the Conquest. 'The mention of ROBERT VALE's wife is the 
earliest connection of the name EVERARD with Fethard.

'The second tomb mentioned above seems to be that of a 
HACKET. The HACKETS, it would appear from the 
above-mentioned tombs, must have settled in Fethard about 
the time of the Conquest. 'The Rev.--HACKET, and old 
clergyman who died lately at Bray, and who was born at 
Lakefield, was the last of the branch that became Protestant 
who was born in the neighbourhood. There are the remains of 
an ancient building at Brookhill, about two miles from town; 
and if I am not greatly mistaken, Mr. HACKET once pointed 
this out to me as the former residence of the HACKETS. There 
are still several people in humble life of this name in 
Fethard.

Hic Jacet JACOBUS | EVERARD Burgensis | Hujus Oppidi Qui | 
Obiit Dec. 1667 | Cujus Uxor | ANASTATIA DONAGHUE | Me Fieri 
Fecit 1667.
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"The present cavalry barracks in Fethard was the town 
residence of the EVERARDS. There is a curious dragon-like 
animal carved in a stone in front of the officers' quarters. 
I know not what it was made for.'
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'To the east of the church is a large castle which was 
formerly connected with the church by a passage. This castle 
is also connected with an indescribable mass of ruins by 
various passages. One of the ruins has a door facing the 
river and is outside the town wall.
'In the south-west corner of the churchyard is a towner 
forming a corner in the town wall. Once upon a time a stag, 
when hotly pursued, is said to have taken refuge in this 
towner; and to this day the corporation seal is a stag. 
'About 100 years east of the church was the "water gate"; 
the arch was removed, I believe, within living memory. The 
road here crosses the river between the two large mill-ponds 
which extend together from the bridge that we first crossed 
down to the "Friary." There is an extraordinary and hideous 
figure cut in a large stone in the old wall at this entrance 
to the town; it was supposed to have some useful effect, I 
believe, upon the evil eye; it is probably a 
"Sheelah-na-gig"'



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