Rutland ( Urglin) Churchyard.

[Kindly contributed by Miss A. Vize, 1899.]

(Continued from Vol. VI, p. 12.)     

JPMD, Vol VI, Issue 1904 -05 - 1906, CARLOW, Page 219.

For the original formatting:- refer to the published volumes of the "Journal for the Memorials of the Dead".  

PARISH OF URGLIN OR RUTLAND [united to Grangeforth in 1713, and to Killerig in 1803].

GRANGE RATH CHURCHYARD.
[From Lord Walter FitzGerald, V.P.R.S.A.I.]

'This burial-ground is situated in the middle of a field by the side of the road leading from Carlow to Tullow, and two miles from the latter.
'It is now surrounded by a stone wall, and quite round in shape; it has every appearance of occupying a rath, and is surrounded inside the wall with trees and old thorn-bushes.  There is no trace of any church walls, but the gravestones are numerous in it; the following are a few of the inscriptions from this place, and if it was not that the whole burial-ground was breast hight in nettles at present (July), many other inscriptions might have been copied down.  The first inscription is almost illegible now, having originally been lightly incised':―

I.H.S.
"This stone was laid here by David GORMOGAN of Kellistown & his posterity here lyeth ye body of Katherin GORMOGAN who deceased ye 10th day of Decr. 1722 in ye 56 year of her age."  (The remainder is underground.)
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I.H.S.
"This stone was erected by | Denis & John ONOUGHAN in Memry | of their Father Michael ONOUGHAN | who departed this life March | the 10th 1780 aged 86 years."  (The remaining portion of the inscription is hid under moss, &c.')  [A headstone.]
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I.H.S.
Here lyes ye body of Tho | mas DILLON who departed this | life ye 20th day of Av | gvst 1727 and in ye ........ of his age."  [A headstone.]
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I.H.S.
"Here lieth the body | of Peter DARCY who | departed this life | in the year of ovr | Lord God 1763 May | the 10th aged 91 years | the Lord God be merci | fvll to his soul."  [A headstone.]
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"Here lieth the Body of Mrs. | Mary DEALLY Deceasd March | the 15th 1788 aged 66 years."  [A table tomb.]
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"Here lieth the Body of James HOGAN | who departed this life October the .... | 1779 aged 93 years.  This tomb is erected by Mary DEALEY alias HOGAN Daughter | of said James HOGAN and his Posterity."  [A flat slab.]
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"This tomb is erected by Mr. Edward | M. FITZGERALD of Brown St. Carlow in | memory of his dearly beloved Wife | Mary FITZGERALD who depd. this life the | 3rd Nov. 1836 Aged 34 years. | Underneath are also intered Daniel O'Connell FITZGERALD and Edward M. | FITZGERALD Junior two of their children | who died young and Anne FITZGERALD who | depd. this life 6th June 1837 Aged 30 yrs. | and Eliza FITZGERALD who depd. this life 13th | April 1839 Aged 28 yrs.  Both Sisters of | Mr. Edward M. FITZGERALD.  Requiescant in pace."  [A table tomb.]
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Urglin Church was erected in 1821, by a loan of £700 from the Board of First Fruits.
By the Public Record Office reports, the Register of this Parish appears to date from 1710 for baptisms, and 1715 for marriages and burials ― two volumes up to 1877.
The Rev. Thomas BROOKE was incumbent in 1813, for Urglin, Grangeforth and Killeric, and his name still appears here in 1830.
In 1864 the Rev. Robert WRIGHT, M.A., was rector.
In 1874 the Rev. W.C. BELLINGHAM, A.M., and in 1886 the Rev. Louis A. F. BARRY, LL.D.
A sum of £700 was given in 1820 for the erection of the church, and £100 in 1800 for a glebe house.

JPMD, Volume III, CARLOW, Pages 220 - 222.