The History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Ossory, Volume 2Sealy, Bryers & Walker, 1905 - Kilkenny (Ireland : County) The Catholic Diocese of Ossory includes most of County Kilkenny, a portion of Leix, and one parish in Offaly. |
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17th century Abbey Abbeyleix Abbot acres aged Aghaboe Aharney appointed arch Ballinakill Ballyragget belonged Bishop of Ossory born Borris Borris-in-Ossory Brenan built buried Butler called Camross Canice Canice's Canon Cashel castle Castlecomer Castletown chancel chapel churchyard civil parish Clough Conahy cross cut-stone daughter Delany died Diocese Durrow Earl of Ormond east gable Edmund erected Errill Father Fertagh field Fitzpatrick Freshford Galmoy graveyard Hill holy Inistioge inscription interment Ireland Irish name James John John Cassin Johnstown Kieran's Kieran's College Kilkenny land Leix Lisdowney Lord manor Martyrology Moat monastery monument Mountgarret Nore ordained parish church Patrick Phelan present priest Priory probably Purcell rath Rathbeagh Rathdowney remains Richard river road ruins Saint Seir-Kieran Sept Shortall side Skirke south side-wall stone stood storey thence thick Thomas Thomastown town townland tradition Tullaroan Upper Ossory Urlingford wall west gable wide wife William window yards
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Page 69 - Scio enim quod Redemptor meus vivit, et in novissimo die de terra surrecturus sum: et rursum circumdabor pelle mea, et in carne mea videbo Deum Salvatorem meum.
Page 74 - Sound mind and memory, do make, publish and declare, this my last will and testament, in manner following, that is to say...
Page 75 - Smith, of , executors of this my will, hereby revoking and making void all former and other wills, by me at any time heretofore made, and declare this only to be my last will and testament.
Page 234 - ... a country is a hill commanding a wide view. This meaning applies to every teamhair in Ireland, for they are all conspicuously situated ; and the great Tara in Meath, is a most characteristic example. Moreover, it must be remembered that a teamhair was a residence, and that all the teamhairs had originally one or more forts, which in case of many of them remain to this day.
Page 243 - ... this my last will and testament in the manner and form following first...
Page 272 - Executors of this my last will and testament. As witness my hand and seal this twenty fifth day of April one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four.
Page 99 - Cruce, deposited in the Ursuline Convent of this city of Cork a portion of the Holy Rood in a silver case, which we received in a green plush bag from Dame Mary Kavanagh, wife of George Butler of Ballyragget, Esq., who received it from Dame Margaret Kavanagh, wife of Richard Galwey of Kilkenny, Esq., with whom it was deposited by Dame Ellen Butler, sister of John Butler of Kilcash, Esq., and wife of Colonel Butler of Westcourt, who received it from Valentine Smith, Esq...
Page 391 - Axford, and other the premises last mentioned, are held of the King in chief by the service of a twentieth part of a knight's fee, and are worth altogether by the year, clear, £-jo ; of the manor of Eblesborne alias Bushopston, co.
Page 74 - Executor hereafter named and as touching the disposition of such temporal estate as it hath pleased God to bestow upon me I give and dispose thereof as followeth.
Page 35 - Home, and among other things accused Virgilius with having maintained that there were other men living under the earth and inhabiting a world altogether distinct from this. It is not surprising that Zachary should consider this doctrine both novel and dangerous, and hence in his reply he is made to say that ' in case it be proved that Virgilius had held the doctrine of there being another world, and other men under the earth, a synod should be convened and he should be expelled the Church.