Stories

Michael Stephens of Lusmagh tells us the story of the Stephens grave plot in Kilmochonna with links west Offaly with Gone with the Wind.

Kevin Lalor Fitzpatrick talks to us in front of one of the Lalor grave memorials in Raheen Tinnakill. As Kevin tells us some Lalor family history we may hear some of his neighbours working away in the background recording the grave memorials of this fascinating graveyard.

Written By Christy Lehane

Interview with Dermot Kiely  local historian

David Coughlan of Croughkeal who is commemorated by this stone TS–SNRN–0177 was the great-grandfather of Fr. Abram Ryan - the famous poet-priest of the USA. Fr Ryan took the Confederate side during the American Civil War.

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