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Judgment as to Athenysy Church given 1260 (Cal. Papal L., i., 

 p. 370). Perhaps Ballyatheny, 1286 (C.S.P.I., p. 285). The parish 

 of Anedes was fined £4 \0s. for the escape of a criminal from its 

 church, 1274-1277 (Pipe Roll, Ireland). Athnadessce/ 1302, John 

 Staloun robbed Aghnedes Church, 1318 (Plea R. 123 of xi Ed. II., 

 m. 34). In 1343 Eliza de Milton, as widow of Walter de Berming- 

 ham, claimed one-third of the Baronies" of !N'athirlagh, Athnedes, 

 Lekdon, and Kilkede (Close R.). Philip Carran, chaplain, presented by 

 Henry lY. to " Andes in Lym.," 1405 (Pat. R.), Ric. RoUey (Raleigh), 

 and others named as holding the manor and advowson of Andesshe, 

 1424 {lb.). Benefices reserved to John Harchor, rector of Athnedisse 

 (Cal. Papal L., iv., p. 458). In 1408 Tho. f. Gerot was custodian of 

 Manor and advowson of Andesche (Pat. R.). The prebendal church 

 of St. Mary of Andesche is on the frontier of the marches of Limerick ; 



John Archer, the prebend, derived no benefit, through resistance of 

 the Irish." The church was destroyed, and ordered to be made a pre- 

 bend during life of " Richard " Archer, the incumbent, 1409 (Pat. R.) ; 

 Athenease, or Beallathenesigh, or Beallaneasy, dedicated to St. Athana- 

 siuSj^May 2, 1410 ; Athenasse, 1418; Attinesie, 1615 ; Athenesy, 1657 

 (D.S.(A), 56) ; l)eul aca na nt)eipi,' the mouth of the ford of the Deisi,' 

 i.e. the Deisi beag of Small County : see A. P.M., 1579 (0' Donovan). 

 Site — A graveyard, near Elton bridge, with two earthen forts to the 

 north, and Lady's Well," quarter of a mile away (O.S.L., 8, p. 267). 

 The remains of the old church of Athanessy stood in 1826 (Eitzgerald, 

 i., p. 318). 



270. Adamstown (40). — Same. It appears from Peyton (p. 12) 

 to have been named Ballyhyward in 1586. Fabric — Part of the east 

 gable and of a side wall of small rude masonry, 19^ feet long and 7 feet 

 high, stood in 1840. 



271-272. Ueegare (39) and Ukigedy Chapel (40). — A parish in 

 Coshmagh. There were two churches here, so closely connected that 

 we combine their records. Urthegedy, held by Gerald f. Maurice, 

 1285 (C.S.P.I., vol. iii., p. 285) ; Euergarr and the chapel of TJirgedi, 

 1291 ; Urigari, 1302; suit of the Bagots as to Muchil-wrygedy and 

 Lytel-wrygedy, 1317 (Mem. R., vol. ii., m. 47); Urigear, or Yiridus, 



1 Even " Andeshe," like *' Anri," for Athenrv, 1402 ; and " Andes," 1405 (Pal. 



2 Either a random guess or a later dedication suggested by the name. It was 

 St. Mary's Church in 1409, and the well is still dedicated to Our Lady. 



