CV-MOOL-0327

Record Date: 
14 July 2017
Graveyard: 
Moybologue Old
Exact wording of epitaph: 

[Chalice and Open Bible]

SACRED
To the memory of the
Revd Owen O Reilly
Parish Priest of Denn 

Memorial Type: 
Grave slab
Grave location
County: 
Cavan
Latitude: 
53.871941666667
Longitude: 
-6.9505083333333
Number of people commemorated: 
1
People commemorated: 
Title: 
Reverend
Name: 
Owen
Surname: 
O'Reilly
Address: 
Denn
Notes: 

From: O’Connell, Phillip. 1923. Moybolge and its Ancient Church. The Breifny Antiquarian Society's Journal,  Vol. II, pp. 190-226, 1923-6. 

P.217

"Alongside the wall of the old church is the grave of Father Owen O'Reilly, P.P. of Denn. He belonged to the townland of Srahan in which the graveyard is situated and is buried here with his friends. The flat tombstone (which displays a chalice and missal in raised relief) is inscribed: -

Sacred to the Memory of the
Rev. Owen O'Reilly, Parish Priest
of Denn.

The monument was 'erected by Father O'Reilly during his lifetime. He died about 1849 or early in 1860.