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TEMPLEUSQUE CHURCHYARD - James Coleman in 'Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland, Vol. VII, 1907-08.' Transcribed by Anita Sheahan Coraluzzi
Like all the other churchyards in the vicinity of Cork Harbour, which take their names from the ancient "Teampuls" or churches which stood in their midst, Templeusque stands on a hill which gradually rises from the north bank of the River Lee, from which this churchyard lies about 7 miles to the north-west from Dunkettle Station, and is the most remote, isolated, and lonely of them all. There must have been quite a muscular type of Christians in the days when those "Teampuls" were built, ready to face wind and weather, up such very steep hills, in order to attend to their Sunday worship; for it seems difficult to suppose that the young or the feeble could possibly attend them, especially in wintry weather, on account of their distance and inaccessability. Here one would expect to find the ancient "Teampul" in an almost perfect condition: but instead of that, the modern rural vandal has not left a fragment of it remain, and, no doubt, utilized its stones in repairing the neighbouring ditches and roads. As is the case with Ballylucra (?) Churchyard, even the most recent headstones are lichen-grown as to make it
very difficult to decipher them. There are only two table-tombs in Templeusque Churchyard, on which are the following inscriptions:-CRONIN - This Tomb Erected by/ James Cronin/ of Farrancleary Black/ Pool Cork June 30 A.D. 1818
CAHILL/QUIN - Here lyeth the Body of William/ Cahill Late of Killicouch [?] who de/ parted this Life The Thirtieth Day of April and in The Year of Our Lord/ God 1730 and in the Eighty Second/ Year of his age/ Here also lye the Body of Joan Quin wife of John Cahill [remainder mostly illegible, ending with 1727]
On Ordinary headstones are the following representative Inscriptions--
BARTH/CAHILL - Erected by/ John Barth & Math Cahill In Memory of John Sin Barth/ of Dunanough [?] who died Sep 15 1843 Aged 27 years.
KEEFFE - Erected by Bridget Keeffe/ in memory of her beloved Father/ John/ who died Oct-1-1817/ Aged 23 years/ And of her dear brother/ Michael Keeffe, who died Oct-7th-1847/ Aged 27 years
DRISCOLL - Erected by Daniel & Patrick Driscoll in memory of/ their brother Cornelius who departed this life the 6th June/ 1805/ aged 10 years/ & Daniel's daughter Catherine/ who departed this life A.D. 1822 Aged 16 years.
MADDEN - Erected by/ John Madden/ in Memory of his Father/ Daniel Madden/ who died Oct 6th 1836/ Aged 73 years/ also to the memory of his mother/Mary Madden [remainder covered up]
MURPHY - The Burial Place of/ Cornelius Murphy/ This stone was erected to perpetuate the memory/ of his beloved daughter Mary/ who died March 6th 1881/ aged 26 years/ and Catherine/ who died Jan 2nd 1882 (?) Aged 26 years.
DOWNEY - Erected by Edmound Downey in Memory/ of his father Martin Downey/ who died May the third 1811 Aged 52 years and also His/ mother Died March the 7th 1818 aged 51 years/ also his Son Maurice Died February 7th 1819 aged 15 years/ also his uncle John died March the Third 1815 aged ?? years.
In Raised Letters--
BARRY - Erected by/ the widow Barry and brother in law/ Edmund Barry in me/ mory of her husband/ Patrick Barry who died/ Jan the 4th 1833 aged 42 yr/ his father died June the 6th 1823 aged 76 years/ also his Mother died August the 2nd 1820 aged 67 years.
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