CO-CHLG-0114

Record Date: 
4 April 2013
Graveyard: 
Caherlag
Exact wording of epitaph: 

I. H. S.
F R
MICHl SINNICk
45 YEARS P.P.B.
T.D.M.A.N.A.
DIED JUNE THE 29th 1791
AGED 75 YEARS
R. I. P.     A

Memorial Type: 
Headstone
Grave location
County: 
Cork
Latitude: 
51.916176388889
Longitude: 
-8.364855
Number of people commemorated: 
1
People commemorated: 
Name: 
Rev.Fr. Michael
Surname: 
Shinnick (Sinnick on headstone)
Date of death - day: 
29
Date of death - month: 
June
Date of death - year: 
1791
Age: 
75
Notes: 

FR.SHINNICK WAS PARISH PRIEST OF GLOUNTHAUNE
(FORMERLY CAHERLAG) WHEN HE DIED IN 1917.
HE WAS ONE OF THE SIGNATORIES TO WITNESS
THE LETTER OF RESIGNATION OF JOHN BUTLER
IN 1786 AS BISHOP OF CORK ADDRESSED TO THE POPE
ARISING OUT OF HIS DECISION TO ACCEPT THE TITLE
LORD DUNBOYNE.CAHERLAG WAS A PREBEND AND THE PARISH
PRIEST WAS A MEMBER OF THE CATHEDRAL CHAPTER.
THE CARVING ON THE HEADSTONE IS IN CURSIVE SCRIPT.