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^vith. Stywyn Creagli," tlie jury found these goods on the high altar : 

 a table of alabaster, 4 candlesticks, **a senc" (censer), " toy (two) 

 payr cruetts," 21 books great and small, holy water ' stok,' " a payr 

 of organys," 18 tapers, "try cowpyr crossys, 3 westmettes, a grett 

 bell, two small bells, 3 doss (dozen) bowls," 2 old coffers, beds, a 

 standing bed, 3 old surplices, a " lydge table," 3 small tables, 6 tas- 

 telles, two chairs, 2 candlesticks, 2 broclies (spits), a hanging candle- 

 stick, a platter, 2 patterns, a brass pot, 3 lowys of glass," a "lydge 

 tressel," and 4 forms. These were given to Edmond Sexten. 



Towards the close of the same century Father Mooney saw the 

 plate of the Franciscans' Church of Adare at Cork. It consisted of a 

 beautiful silver-gilt ciborium, six or seven silver chalices, some gilt, a 

 silver processional cross, and several sumptuous, but decayed, 

 vestments.^ 



The chalice of the Dominicans of Kilmallock, a silver cup of 

 graceful design, was given by Callaghan O'Callaghan and his wife, 

 Juliana Eutler, when brother Henry was prior, 1639. The inscription 

 also asks a prayer for Maurice (son of Edward Fitzgibbon, the White 

 Knight), who, with his father, died 1608, and bears the name of 

 Thomas Burget. Its only ornament is the figure of the Crucifixion.^ 



Mr. J. Davis White has, in a valuable Paper "On the Church 

 Plate of the Diocese of Cashel and Emly,"^ given particulars about 

 that of several of the churches in County Limerick. Briefly, we note 

 Abingdon, 1779, given by Bev. John Seymour. Aney has the chalice 

 of the new church, Loughgur, presented by Bachel, Countess of Bath, 

 1669. and its own chalice, given by William, Archbishop of Cashel, 

 1701. The Cahercorney chalice was given by Edward Croker, 1725. 

 The Grean chalice and paten were first given by Be v. Bichard de Bui-gh 

 to Cullen, 1745. At Galbally the paten is very ancient; the chalice 

 belonged to Duntrileague Church, and was given 1674 to 1706 by 

 E. Irby, a thank-offering for her safe return to Ireland. 



Of other plate t have few notes. A chalice, said to have belonged 

 to the Franciscans of Askeaton, is now in possession of the parish 

 priests. The chalice of the Protestant church was given by Simon 

 Eaton in 1663.* The Boman Catholic chui'ch of Adare has a rich 



^ " Franciscan Tertiary," vol. v., p. 354. 



2 R.S.A.I., xix., pp. 216, 217, by Rev. J. Crowe. 



^ R.S.A.I., xviii. (1888), p. 176. 



* R.S.A.I., xxxiv., p. 116. 



