Dromavally cemetery, near Killorglin, Co.Kerry
Dromavally cemetery,
Dromavally townland (or Dromavalla), on the E side of
Killorglin, Co.Kerry.
Multiple generations of
Blennerhassetts from the
Castle Conway branch
were buried
at Dromavally.
Though not necessarily all in the same vault or location.
It is a big cemetery.
The main Blennerhassett seat was at
Castle Conway
in Killorglin town nearby.
Blennerhassetts buried at Dromavally lived in various different places.
All descended from the Castle Conway branch.
Baronets branch:
Possibly the
Baronets branch:
-
Lucy Blennerhassett
(died 1840)
and her husband
Edward Neill (or O'Neill)
are buried here.
-
Their son
Edward O'Neill
(died 1900)
is buried here.
- The O'Neill gravestone survives.
Treasurer of Kerry branch:
- Anne Blennerhassett (died 1856)
and her husband Peter Thompson
are buried here.
-
The Thompson tomb survives.
Ballymacprior branch:
Rev. John Blennerhassett branch:
Dromavally, Killorglin par,
Co.Kerry, on
1829 to 1842 map.
This is on E side of Killorglin town.
Within walking distance of
Castle Conway
in Killorglin town.
Dromavally graveyard on
modern map.
See
street view
of N entrance.
The Conway-Blennerhassett tomb
was erected by
John Blennerhassett, "Black Jack",
after his wife died in 1732.
This was at a chapel in or near Castle Conway.
It may have been at Dromavally.
References
-
Archaeological Survey, Dromavally Church & Graveyard.
Kerry County Council, September 2007.
- The only Blennerhassett grave they find is the
Dr. Edward Blennerhassett gravestone, which they have as ref. no. 400.
- They note 8 unnamed tombs
and a further 39 un-inscribed graves.
- The Blennerhassett Baronets tomb may be one of those 8 unnamed tombs.
Sources yet to be consulted
- Killorglin CoI parish records were for a time
included in
Kilcolman CoI parish records, with a note saying "parish of Killorglin".
See
[RCB] P1024.1.1.
Kilcolman burial records at one period have burials at Dromavally.
Things to do
- Identify the Blennerhassett Baronets vault.
