Yes, Kinturk is correct and is the spelling on the map I have as well. I have seen it written as "Kanturk" before, even on some headstones in the Kilmaley Parish cemetery. I decide to transcribe the article as it was printed in the Kilmaley Parish Magazine. This John MUNGOVAN is a great great uncle of mine date of birth 22 Feb 1867 Co Clare. Son of Michael MUNGOVAN and Mary EGAN. He was married to Ann REIDY. They had 3 daughters: Bridget MUNGOVAN b. 1902 d. age 34 June 1936 wife of Patrick KELLY Mary MUNGOVAN ? Margaret MUNGOVAN ? Anyone else reasearching this line feel free to contact me. Thank you On 11/19/06, Padraig Mor O'Gealagain <padraigogealagain@rogers.com> wrote: > > ">John MUNGOVAN of Kanturk...>" > > This townland had me confused until I searched and realised it was a typo; > it should be "Kinturk". > > Padraig Mor > An Sean Gabhar > > ***** Reply to List Only Please ***** > > > -----Original Message----- > From: irl-clare-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto: > irl-clare-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Catherine Eystad > Sent: 19 November 2006 10:09 > To: irl-clare@rootsweb.com > Subject: [IRL-CLARE] Clare Journal 1907 MUNGOVAN, REIDY, KERIN, DOOHAN > > Extracts from the Newspapers of Co Clare Ireland > > > Published in the Kilmaley Parish Magazine with permission from the "Clare > Champion" and the Ennis County Library > > > Clare Journal Monday, February 11, 1907 > > > *Kilmaley Farmer's Tragic End Killed by Fall From Horse* > > > John MUNGOVAN of Kanturk met with his death at Slieveloughane, near > Kilmaley, under most tragic circumstances by a fall from his horse. He had > been at a funeral from Ennis on that day, of a Mrs. KELLY, Kilmaley and > was > returning hom on horseback accompanied by his father in law Daniel REIDY > when about a half mile from his home the deceased's horse seems to have > taken fright causing Reidy's horse to gallop on in front. It would appear > that poor MUNGOVAN was then thrown by the restive horse and, it is > believed, > to have been killed on the spot. There was no eye witness of the tragic > event. > > An inquiry was held on Monday by Mr. F.F. CULLINAN, solicitor. Coroner, Mr > T. DOOHAN being the foreman of the jury. > > Daniel REIDY of Glaun, who was the first witness examined, gave evidence > to > the fact that he knew the deceased who was his son in law. The deceased, > who > was about forty years of age, was a farmer. He had seen him last alive > about > six o'clock on Saturday night, having met him at the funeral of Mrs KEANE, > which came from Ennis. They came from Kilmaley Cross, both being riding on > horses. > > When they got about half mile from the deceased's place the horse on which > the deceased was riding got some fright and commenced to gallop which set > witness' horse also off. He then got in front of the deceased and was not > able to stop his horse until he went for about a half mile. Witness then > walked home. He was told where the body was found and that place would b > quite close to where the horse became frightened. > > Michael KERIN, Slieveloughane, stated that he knew the deceased. He > remembered Michael and John DOOHAN being at his father's house on Saturday > night at about half past nine o'clock. After leaving the house, they came > back again and said that there was a horse in McINERNEY's field. > > Witness went out to see what horse was there. He then saw a saddle on the > horse which he recognised as belonging to the deceased. They caught the > horse and they found the bridle broken as was also the girth of the > saddle. > Having taken the horse out they made a search and after some time they > found > the body of the decease who was partly lying on his face close to the > ditch > of the field in which the horse had been, just at the cross. The > deceased's > shoulder was partly against the fence. As far as witness could see, the > man > was dead but the body was not cold. They took him into witness' father's > house and there put him before the fire but he never showed any signs of > life. They sent for the priest. > > Dr T. KILLEEN, medical officer of Killaniv, gave evidence of his having > examined the body of the deceased. There was a contused wound on the right > side of his face and dislocation of the cervical vertebrae which was the > cause of death. Those injuries would be caused by falling off a horse. > > The jury returned a verdict that John MUNGOVAN was accidentally killed on > Saturday, the second of February, by falling off a horse which he was > riding. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-CLARE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Well, 'Kanturk' of Kilmaley on a headstone? It proves only that the monument maker was ignorant. Padraig Mor An Sean Gabhar ***** Reply to List Only Please ***** -----Original Message----- From: irl-clare-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:irl-clare-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Catherine Eystad Sent: 19 November 2006 16:42 To: irl-clare@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [IRL-CLARE] Clare Journal 1907 MUNGOVAN, REIDY, KERIN, DOOHAN Yes, Kinturk is correct and is the spelling on the map I have as well. I have seen it written as "Kanturk" before, even on some headstones in the Kilmaley Parish cemetery. I decide to transcribe the article as it was printed in the Kilmaley Parish Magazine. This John MUNGOVAN is a great great uncle of mine date of birth 22 Feb 1867 Co Clare. Son of Michael MUNGOVAN and Mary EGAN. He was married to Ann REIDY. They had 3 daughters: Bridget MUNGOVAN b. 1902 d. age 34 June 1936 wife of Patrick KELLY Mary MUNGOVAN ? Margaret MUNGOVAN ? Anyone else reasearching this line feel free to contact me. Thank you On 11/19/06, Padraig Mor O'Gealagain <padraigogealagain@rogers.com> wrote: > > ">John MUNGOVAN of Kanturk...>" > > This townland had me confused until I searched and realised it was a typo; > it should be "Kinturk". > > Padraig Mor > An Sean Gabhar > > ***** Reply to List Only Please ***** > > > -----Original Message----- > From: irl-clare-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto: > irl-clare-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Catherine Eystad > Sent: 19 November 2006 10:09 > To: irl-clare@rootsweb.com > Subject: [IRL-CLARE] Clare Journal 1907 MUNGOVAN, REIDY, KERIN, DOOHAN > > Extracts from the Newspapers of Co Clare Ireland > > > Published in the Kilmaley Parish Magazine with permission from the "Clare > Champion" and the Ennis County Library > > > Clare Journal Monday, February 11, 1907 > > > *Kilmaley Farmer's Tragic End Killed by Fall From Horse* > > > John MUNGOVAN of Kanturk met with his death at Slieveloughane, near > Kilmaley, under most tragic circumstances by a fall from his horse. He had > been at a funeral from Ennis on that day, of a Mrs. KELLY, Kilmaley and > was > returning hom on horseback accompanied by his father in law Daniel REIDY > when about a half mile from his home the deceased's horse seems to have > taken fright causing Reidy's horse to gallop on in front. It would appear > that poor MUNGOVAN was then thrown by the restive horse and, it is > believed, > to have been killed on the spot. There was no eye witness of the tragic > event. > > An inquiry was held on Monday by Mr. F.F. CULLINAN, solicitor. Coroner, Mr > T. DOOHAN being the foreman of the jury. > > Daniel REIDY of Glaun, who was the first witness examined, gave evidence > to > the fact that he knew the deceased who was his son in law. The deceased, > who > was about forty years of age, was a farmer. He had seen him last alive > about > six o'clock on Saturday night, having met him at the funeral of Mrs KEANE, > which came from Ennis. They came from Kilmaley Cross, both being riding on > horses. > > When they got about half mile from the deceased's place the horse on which > the deceased was riding got some fright and commenced to gallop which set > witness' horse also off. He then got in front of the deceased and was not > able to stop his horse until he went for about a half mile. Witness then > walked home. He was told where the body was found and that place would b > quite close to where the horse became frightened. > > Michael KERIN, Slieveloughane, stated that he knew the deceased. He > remembered Michael and John DOOHAN being at his father's house on Saturday > night at about half past nine o'clock. After leaving the house, they came > back again and said that there was a horse in McINERNEY's field. > > Witness went out to see what horse was there. He then saw a saddle on the > horse which he recognised as belonging to the deceased. They caught the > horse and they found the bridle broken as was also the girth of the > saddle. > Having taken the horse out they made a search and after some time they > found > the body of the decease who was partly lying on his face close to the > ditch > of the field in which the horse had been, just at the cross. The > deceased's > shoulder was partly against the fence. As far as witness could see, the > man > was dead but the body was not cold. They took him into witness' father's > house and there put him before the fire but he never showed any signs of > life. They sent for the priest. > > Dr T. KILLEEN, medical officer of Killaniv, gave evidence of his having > examined the body of the deceased. There was a contused wound on the right > side of his face and dislocation of the cervical vertebrae which was the > cause of death. Those injuries would be caused by falling off a horse. > > The jury returned a verdict that John MUNGOVAN was accidentally killed on > Saturday, the second of February, by falling off a horse which he was > riding.