CO-KNVL-0041

Record Date: 
5 June 2013
Graveyard: 
Knockavilla
Exact wording of epitaph: 

ERECTED

BY

DANIEL  CONNOR

OF

GIPPSLAND  AUSTRALIA

in  memory  of  his  Father

THOMAS   CONNOR

of  CROWHILL

who  departed  this  life

August  25th  1865

May  his  Soul  rest  in  peace

.Amen.

Memorial Type: 
Headstone
Grave location
County: 
Cork
Latitude: 
51.816904722222
Longitude: 
-8.6799080555556
Number of people commemorated: 
2
People commemorated: 
Name: 
DANIEL
Surname: 
CONNOR
Address: 
GIPPSLAND, AUSTRALIA
Name: 
THOMAS
Surname: 
CONNOR
Date of death - day: 
25
Date of death - month: 
August
Date of death - year: 
1865
Address: 
CROWHILL
Relationship with first person: 
Father
Notes: 

 

         Mary   Kelleher,    Raheen,   who   is   a   gggranddaughter   of   Daniel   Connor,   tells   that   Daniel   was   prospecting   for   precious   metals   in   Australia.   He   returned   home   a   few   years   later   to   take   over   the   family   farm   at   Crowhill   and   brought   with    him   some   precious   stones   which   he   bestowed   on   each    of   his   daughters.