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Wall monument in Ballyburly

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Church built in 1686 but was partly destroyed in 1972 and has since been levelled. Over the doorway to the church was a plaque bearing the arms of John Wakely quartered with those of his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Oliver Lambert of Painstown. Underneath is the inscription: 'Joannes Wackly edifida has aeded anno secundo regni regis Jacobi Secundi anno domini 1686' (Hickey 1974, 19). This plaque is now in the National Museum of Ireland toether with a graveslab (OF004-013004) and a wall monument (OF004-013002-) from this site. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload/revision: 07 December 2011

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