[Leica] IMG: Gone 296 years and counting

[Douglas Barry]

Thanks Curt. The gravestone would have been higher, but as you can see 
it has been damaged at some stage in the past with the top knocked off. 
The likely reason being the presence of a crown on the top of the shield 
in the Tuite family coat of arms. A resentment of history makes 
philistines and vandals of many people.

Douglas


On 31/12/2018 22:52, Mister Guy via LUG wrote:
> Nice and moody!
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> Curt
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>> From: LUG <lug-bounces+bliss64=hotmail.com at leica-users.org> on behalf of Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie>
> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2018 4:48 PM
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> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Gone 296 years and counting
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> The grave of Thomas Tuite who died in 1722. The headstone is in
> Loughcrew estate graveyard near Oldcastle, Co. Meath. The wall on the
> right belongs to the ruined and roofless Loughcrew church where my son
> is getting married in May. "Roofless, ruined??" I bleated. To no avail,
> the couple think it's romantic. Wait 'til it rains.
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Meath/Tuite+1722.jpg.html
> Tuite 1722<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Meath/Tuite+1722.jpg.html>
> gallery.leica-users.org
> Grave from 1722 in Loughcrew Church, near Oldcastle, Co. Meath. Can be seen larger.
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> By the way, the roof was ripped off the church in about 1650 by Oliver
> Cromwell during his bloody Irish campaign during which he slaughtered
> over 3,500 defenders and civilians in the nearby town of Drogheda.  The
> estate was owned by a catholic family - the Plunketts. Their son Oliver
> became an archbishop and was falsely named in the fake Popish plot in
> 1678. Caught, he was executed by being hung, drawn and quartered at
> Tyburn, London in 1681 - the last catholic martyr in England. He was
> eventually canonised a saint in 1975. His head is in a glass case in a
> church in Drogheda.
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> Douglas
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