Westropp — Ancient CJiurclies in Co. Limerick. 409 



was founded here, 1172, suppressed and given to the Hospitallers, 

 1304 ; that a Cistercian cell was founded, 1198, atKilson, or Kilshane, 

 and given to the Abbey of Corcomroe, " de petra fertili," in Clare, and 

 lastly a cell of Augustinian nuns at some unknown site near the 

 village (Lewis, i., p. 114). Por these I find no old authority. The 

 church is Garthe or Le Garth in 1291, 1302, and 1400. It belonged 

 to Keynsham, 1418. Ballingharry dedicated to St. Euanganus, Aug. 

 1st, 1410. Pardon to the church of Sir Thomas de Lees, of Le Garth, 

 1346 (Pat. R.) ; Garthe in Lym, 1395 (Mem. E., m. 35). Henry lY. 

 to the baili:ffs and commons of the vill of Garth, " whereas the greater 

 part had been destroyed by Irish foes and English rebels," grants 

 certain customs to wall the town, 1408 (Pat. K.) ; Malachi Nadde was 

 vicar, 1550 (Fiants, 491); Ecc. Garie, 1591; Ballingarry, 1586 

 (Peyton, p. 56)^ and 1615 a., " Ballengarie, Gare, or Garrestown, the 

 advowson being part of estate of the dissolved abbey of Kensam," 

 granted to Sir Eobert Boyle, 1603 (Pat. P.); baile an Jappai^, 

 Gardenstown (O'Donovan). Falric — Part of the east gable with two 

 round-headed windows remained. It was disused in 1810 ; near it is 

 the well of SS. Peter and Paul (O.S.L., 8, p. 60). Parts of the north 

 wall and of a tower used as the M'Carthy vault also remain. The 

 1. C. church was built 1820. (See Appendix.) 



192. The Peanciscan House of Kilshane (28). — Same. Monastery 

 of St. John of the Third Order of St. Francis, 1410. It was founded 

 for conventual Franciscans by Fitz Gerald, of Clenlis (Cleanglass). 

 Gerot Baluff f. Philip held ''the patronage of the religious house 

 of St. Francis, called Kilshane, with a water-mill in Ballingarry, and 

 part of Kilnemona, in Clonkath," when he joined the rebellion, 1584 

 (Inq., No. 54). It has been confused with the Cistercian cell of 

 Kilshanny, County Clare. Fabric — In 1840 there stood a nave and 

 choir, 39 feet by 19 feet, and 33^ feet by 19 feet 8 inches, with a 

 tower 60 feet high, on two pointed arches, 15 feet high at the inter- 

 section. The tower had ogee-headed lights and an oblong ope under 

 the weather-ledge of the nave roof. The east window was large and 

 pointed, but the sill was destroyed. The north wall was 1 7 feet high 

 and 2 feet 9 inches thick ; it had a breach and a lintelled door. Only 

 a few feet of the south wall, with a defaced door, remained near the 



fourth of loathsome hideousness and malignity, Bronach, ' the sorrowful,' "who 

 had her dwelling in hell, but abode in the green fairy hills" (Wars of Torlough). 

 See also Dr. Joyce's Social History of Ancient Ireland, " vol. i., p. 262. 

 1 It formed the district of Toghe GortcoUigon (Peyton, p. 56). 



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