Old Church of
Kilconieran, Galway
Killconerin Parish is
located in the middle of East Galway, five kilometres south-east of Athenry on
the road to Loughrea. It is one of the two areas named in the Books of Survey
and Distribution of the seventeenth century where the Traceys held land. In
Kilconienan, there is the remains of an old church which contains two
slabstones dedicated to the Traceys. From the position of these stones it may
be likely that this was a Tracey family church. As such, it would be the
earliest known family structure and should be of interest to all Traceys.
Unfortunately, the end wall of the church now forms part of a cow shed.
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The old church of
Kilconieran…inserted
in the wall near where the alter was is a stone with the following
inscription: “Erected by Martin Tressy,
to pray for his wife Honoria alias O’Bryan and his daughter Mary deceased and
the rest of his family. 1755” On another horizontal flag
below the first stone is written: “Pray for the wife of
Patrick Tressy Margo ??as who ??? who ?oved the 14th of ??? 1760” Lickerrig School Folklore Report 1837-8 in Stanley, Cathal ed. (2000) Castles & demesnes: gleanings from Kilconieran and Clostoken. Galway. |
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