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Fethard Burial Ground Records
from available information researched (not complete)
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Laffen
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Erected by the grateful people
of Fethard & Killusty & other admirers in Newfoundland & US America to the memory of the Vec. & very Revd. Archdeacon Michael Laffen who was parish priest of Fethard & Killusty for 38 yrs. And died on the 7 day of June 1861, Aged 70 yrs Archdeacon Laffen was gifted by the almighty with a high order of talents & a rare eloquence which he devoted to the sacred cause of religion and the instructions of His flock As a patriot he threw himself heart & soul into the struggles for freedom of his native land and in evil days inspired courage & independence into his downtrodden countrymen in an age of great Irihmen in church & state Archdeacon Laffen was a prominent figure as priest & patriot The collectors for this monument were John McCarthy, Chairman T.G. Fethard James O`Connell, Kilavalla Henry Blackmore Rathcoole House Michael Walsh Sec. Fethard Michael Murphy Hon. Sec. Fethard january 1884 |
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Parish Church
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