A fascinating graveyard in the medieval town of Kilmallock. The Peter Robinson families from south Limerick would have known this town and graveyard. There are a number of later medieval tombs here including one with an effigy of a skeleton on it.
Situated in Churchtown townland and village this is also known as Bruhenny graveyard. Locked any time we have visited we presume this was not the case in the early 1800s.
St. John's was built in 1826, so any of the Peter Robinson families from this area would have probably seen the work in progress before they sailed to Ontario. Situated in Castlelands townland it is part of the old medieval settlement.
Part of the Ardmore Union (Ardmore, Grange & Clashmore) this church (built 1838) was dedicated in 1841. The rector was John Burke Wallace (1829-1871) and he was succeeded by Canon Thomas Robert Rothwell until 1914 and from 1914-1921 under the Rev. William Rennison. Rev.
Built around the time of Catholic Emancipation (1825-37), perhaps during the pastorate of Fr. Michael Tobin or of Fr. Patrick McGrath succeeded him in 1836 and served for the next ten years, to be succeeded by Fr. Garret Prendergast in 1847 to 1857.
