The History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Ossory, Volume 3Sealy, Bryers & Walker, 1905 The Catholic Diocese of Ossory includes most of County Kilkenny, a portion of Leix, and one parish in Offaly. |
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acres aged altar altar-tomb ancient anno Archdekin Ballyragget Bennetsbridge Bishop of Ossory Black Abbey brother burgess buried Butler Callan called Canice's Cathedral Cantwell castle Castlecomer Catholic century chancel chapel churchyard city of Kilkenny civil parish Comerford County Kilkenny Cromwell cross daughter death died Diocese Diocese of Ossory Dublin Earl of Ormond Edmund Edward erected Father fitz floor-slab Franciscan Freshford Friars gent Gowran Grace granted graveyard heir holy inscription Ireland Irish jacet James John John's Kealy Kieran's College Kilkenny city Kilmanagh King lands Langton Leger Lord manor March Margaret married Mary Mary's mensis Michael monument Murphy Nicholas obiit parish church Patrick present Prior Purcell raised Old English Robert Rothe Sept shillings Shortall side slab soul Street Thomas Thomastown tomb town townland TRANSLATION.-Here lies Tullaroan unto uror Vicar wall Walsh Walter Archer wife William
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Page 34 - England upon them who did abet your evils :l what may the Principals then expect? — By this free dealing, you see I entice you not to a compliance. You may have Terms
Page 36 - Citizens and all the other inhabitants and others now resident in the City and liberties thereof, with their servants, shall be secured with their lives, liberties, estates and goods, and live in their own habitations with all freedom: And that our Clergymen and all others here residing, of what degree, condition or quality soever, that shall be minded to depart, shall be permitted to depart safely hence with their goods and whatsoever they have, to what place soever they please within this realm,...
Page 14 - Englishman, nor other person being at peace, do give or sell to any Irishman, in time of peace or war, horses or armour, nor any manner of victuals in time of war; and if any shall do the contrary, and thereof be attainted, he shall have judgment of life and member, as a traitor to our lord the king.
Page 38 - I tell you, my business is to reduce you from arms, and the country to quietness and due subjection ; to put an end to the War, and not to lengthen it ; — wishing, if it may stand with the will of God, this People may live as happily as they did before the bloody Massacre, and better too. If you and the company with you be of those who resolve to continue to hinder this, we know Who is able to reach you, and, I believe, will. For the Inhabitants of the Town, of whom you seem to have a care, you...
Page 38 - Those whom God hath brought to a sense of His hand upon them, and to amend, submitting themselves thereto and to the Power to which He hath subjected them, i cannot but pity and tender: and so far as that effect appears in you and your fellow-citizens, I shall be ready, without capitulation, to do more and better for you and them upon that ground, than upon the high Demands of your Governor, or his capitulations for you. I suppose he hath acquainted you with what I briefly offered yesterday, in relation...
Page 402 - Colonel Hammond; a Kentishman, who was a principal actor in the Kentish Insurrection,*** and did manage the Lord Capel's business at his Trial. I sent him a civil invitation to deliver up the Castle unto me; to which he returned me a very resolute answer, and full of height. We planted our artillery; and before we had made a breach considerable, the Enemy beat a parley for a treaty; which I, having offered so fairly to him, refused; but sent him in positive conditions, That the soldiers should have...
Page 38 - Clergymen" as you call them, in case you agree for a surrender, they shall march away safely, with their goods and what belongs to them : but if they fall otherwise into my hands, I believe they know what to expect from me.
Page 157 - I know that my Redeemer liveth, and in the last day I shall rise out of the earth. And I shall be clothed again with my skin, and in my flesh I shall see my God. Whom I myself shall see, and my eyes shall behold, and not another: this my hope is laid up in my bosom.
Page 280 - I'd never love my God the less, Nor Mary, nor St. John! * "But no! ah, no! it cannot be; Yet, mother! do not mourn; Come, kneel again, and pray to God, In peace let us return. The dark girl's doom must aye be mine, But Heaven will light me on, Until I find my way to God, And Mary, and St. John!
Page 41 - accordingly,' we received upon Thursday the 28th of March. — We find the Castle exceeding well fortified by the industry of the Enemy; being also very capacious: so that if we had taken the Town, we must have had a new work for the Castle, which might have cost much blood and time. So that, we hope, the Lord hath provided better for us ; and we look at it as a gracious mercy that we have the place for you upon these terms.