15 Apr 1650: Thomas Patient, particular Baptist minister writes to Oliver Cromwell from #Kilkenny#otd exhorting him to remain faithful to his religious convictions (BM/eebo)
21 Mar 1650: The Earl of Ormond's own regiment surrenders to Oliver Cromwell, at Gowran Co. #Kilkenny#otd All the officers are then shot on Cromwell's order. Many of them, including some #English royalists, had earlier refused terms.
25 Feb 1690: James II erects James Phelan, the Catholic bishop of Ossory's, school into 'The Royal College of St. Canice' #otd - closed after the Williamite occupation of #Kilkenny in July 1690
On his coronation day #otd 20 Feb 1547, here’s the arms & style of Edward VI Rex Hiberniae at St Canice’s cathedral #Kilkenny taken by me on 8 Apr 2019. It’s a nice crisp carving.
23 Jan 1656: John Nolan #Dominican from #Kilkenny released from the Inquisition prison in #Rome#otd after interrogation about his views on grace & predestination - of the Jansenistic kind (BM)
8 Jan 1626: Matthew O'Hartegan of #Limerick enters the Society of Jesus in Bordeaux #otd During the 1640s he would be the agent of the Catholic Confederation of #Kilkenny at the Court of #France
('Ireland united, for God, King and Fatherland' with harp & crown, NLI)
On this day in 1809, Eleanor Doyle died aged 54. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from St. Mullin's, Co. Carlow, in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/doyle1809
29 Nov 1643: d.Henry Fitzsimon fiery #Jesuit and #Dubliner#otd in #Kilkenny - a rigorous disputant, martyrologist, hagiographer & writer of #Irish history (eebo) Disputed with the young James Ussher.
3 Nov 1324: Petronella of #Meath who confessed to witchcraft under torture burnt at the stake #otd following the investigation of Bishop Richard Ledred #poet & bishop of Ossory #Kilkenny
24 Oct 1642: First General Assembly of the Catholic Confederation of #Kilkenny#otd - a parliament in everything but name, loyal to Charles I: 'Ireland united, for God, King and Fatherland' with harp & crown (NLI)
On this day in 1808, Andrew Neil died aged 64. The Journals show a rubbing of the symbols of the crucifixion that were carved on his gravestone at Tullaroan, Co. Kilkenny: https://bit.ly/neil1808
On the day, 25 July 1553, when news of his death reached #Kilkenny here’s the arms & style of Edward VI Rex Hiberniae at St Canice’s cathedral #Kilkenny taken by me on 8 Apr 2019. It’s a nice crisp carving.
The citizens instantly restored the Mass. Bishop John Bale fled.
On this day in 1751, Mary Buggey Purcell died aged 25. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Muckalee old graveyard, Co. Kilkenny, in the Journals: https://bit.ly/purc1751
On this day in 1640, William Best of Co. Kilkenny died. His funeral entry details his two wives and father-in-law. See more 17th-century funeral entries in the Journals: https://bit.ly/best1640
On this day in 1838, John Helsham of Hebron died aged 82. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from St. John's, Kilkenny, in the Journals: https://bit.ly/hels1838