Cemetery: Hore Abbey, County Tipperary, Ireland
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Transcribed by C. Hunt
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TIPPERARY.
pg. 466


HORE ABBEY

[From Mr. James Coleman, M.R.S.A.I.]

'There are but few graves in Hore Abbey itself, which lies at a
short distance west from the base of the famous Rock of Cashel.
or in the ground outside it, though it still appears to be used for
interments. The following are the oldest inscriptions':—

Here lieth ye body of PATRICK RYAN | who died Decembr
ye 2nd 1785 | Aged 90 years.
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Erected by PATK MAHER | As a mark of parental (?)
Affection to his two Infant | children PATK & ELLEN
Also their Father PATK MAHER who died Dec. the | 26th
1838 aged 34 years.
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Here lieth the Body of JOHN | DWYER of Cashel who
depd. this life Dec 15th 1816 Aged 24 years. | Also his
brother MICHAEL | DWYER who died Febry 6th | 1815
Aged 20 years.  May £c.
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Here lies the Body of MARY | DWYER alias CONNERS who |
depd this Life Feby 1st 1815 Aged 60.  May &c.
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Here lieth the remains of | JOHN BROWNE (?)Killinure |
who departed this Life April 1st 1814 in the 64th year
of his age.
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Here lyeth | ye body of MARTIN FLYNN who | died Feby
ye 8th 1814 f aged 56 years.


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TIPPERARY.

D.O.M.
Here lies the Body of PATK | HEFFERNAN who died | May
20th 1814 | Aged 60 years.

'There are two stones bearing inscriptions in the choir, but so
covered with moss as to be almost undecipherable, but the date,
1814, can be easily discerned on one of modern inscription. There
are only four in all.'
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SOURCE:
Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the
Memorials of the Dead in Ireland.  Vol VII, 1907
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