Ballyhoura stories

This Church of Ireland Church and adjoining Graveyard are in the townland of Athlacca South and part of the Dromin/Athlacca parish, in the barony of Cosma. The church and graveyard are located in the village of Athlacca, south of the Morning Star river. This river flows into the Maigue River immediately west of the townland and west again is the N20 route Charleville to Limerick City. The graveyard can be located by heading east from the village of Bruree on the R518, taking the first road to the left.
This graveyard is in the townland of Ballynadrideen, in the civil parish of Ballyhay and in the barony of Orrery and Kilmore.
 
This small graveyard is located to the west of Ballyhay and the N20 Charleville to Buttevant road. It is in flat, poorly-drained land and approached by crossing a field. It is in fact two adjoining graveyards, orientated in an east/west direction. Both are enclosed by low, worn, earthen banks. There are ruins of a church in the western end of the western graveyard.
This is the Catholic Church in Mitchelstown. It is in the townland of Brigown, in the parish of Mitchelstown and in the barony of Fermoy.
 
It is located on Church Hill off the east side of Main St. in Mitchelstown and overlooks New Market Square. To the west of the church lies the d-shaped graveyard. It is enclosed by a stone wall on the west side. Elsewhere it is bounded by a low curving stone wall topped by iron railings. There are stone piers at the entrance. Memorials in the graveyard date from the 19th century to present.
This church and graveyard are in the townland of Clenor North, and now part of Killavullen parish. It is in the civil parish of Clenor and in the barony of Fermoy. It is a former Church of Ireland church.
 
It is located on the north side of the Blackwater River, on the N73 Mitchelstown/Mallow road. It is approximately 2km south of Doneraile.
 
The present ruined church is dated to 1813 and is located south of the centre of the graveyard.
This ruined parish church and graveyard is located in the townland of Imphrick, in the Catholic parish of Ballyhea and the civil parish of Imphrick. It is in the Barony of Fermoy and Orrery and Kilmore. It is is part of the Mallow Union of Parishes in the 
Diocese of Cloyne. 
 
It is located almost halfway between Charleville and Buttevant, Co. Cork, on the west side of the main road N20. It is 100m north of the L1320 road to Churchtown, on a slope north of the Awbeg River.
This graveyard and church are located in the townland of Horseclose in the Barony
of Fermoy. It belongs to the Mallow Union of parishes in the diocese of Cloyne.
 
It is located on the northside of Doneraile, on the west side of the road, north of the river Awbeg. Doneraile Court, a 17th century country house and demesne, lies immediately to the east.
 
The church was first built by the Right Honourable Sir William St. Leger, the Lord President of Munster in 1633.
This graveyard is in the townland of Rathgoggin South, in the civil parish of Charleville, and in the Barony of Orrery and Kilmore.
 
Also known as Rathgoggin Graveyard, it is located on the east side of the N20 road, on the southern end of Charleville town. 
 
It is a large graveyard, triangular in shape. It is bounded on two sides by public roads and is enclosed by concrete walls.
This graveyard and church are located in the townland of Rathgoggin Middle, in the
parish of Charleville, in the Barony of Orrery and Kilmore.
 
Set back from the main street in Charleville town, it was the former Church Of Ireland parish church and graveyard of Rathgoggin.
 
This church was built in the Gothic Revival style in 1846 and according to Lewis
(1837), built on the site of an earlier church erected in 1663 by Roger Boyle
(1621-1671).

Introduction

We have traced over 100 gravestones carved by three generations of the Bolster family in North Cork and throughout Co. Limerick. Local Historian Evelyn O'Keeffe traced the family history of these Bolsters and some of her results are presented here. 

Bolster Family History (by Evelyn O'Keeffe)

Introduction

For a long time Irish history had been insular, inward looking

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