Jervais stained glass window from Dangan Estate now at Agher Church, south of Summerhill, where Jonathan Swift (Gulliver's Travels) was parish rector in 1700
digital copy of Moy area history and graveyard inscriptions
start on page 1000 for Laracor parish
This publication mentions that "Cogan says that Mass was said at the backs of the ditches in Dangan in Penal times." p 1004
It also reports that no permanent church was ever built in Moy cemetery, which was built on a height overlooking the plane of Moy. "Cogan says there was a temporary mudwalled thatched one (church) in the Penal days.
The author notes that the town of Summerhill had no market, but had a fair four times a year for black cattle and sheep.
It is said that Sir Walter Scott visited Laracor and Dangan when he came to Trim
When Jonathan Swift was the Rector of Laracor he reported 3 very bad harvests between 1726 and 1729 which resulted in famines which caused thousands of deaths throughout Ireland. England provided no help and Swift concluded that they wanted to get rid of the RC population of Ireland, even giving the King of France permission to send recruits over to conscript those who survived the famine of 1729.
Laracor Church- Some protestant Allen's have gravestones in the church, as well as McCann's, Byrne's,
Samuel Allen of Frffane, Peter Allen 1797, John Allen d 1838, wife Ann, son Charles d 1848, John Allen of Braymount and wife Bridget 1811
"Here also rests the remains of John Allen of Dangan who depd this life in Sepr 25th 1868 aged 60 yrs.- Domed stone with a rose in the center and vine trails at each side.
Laurence Byrne d 1736 faithful servant of Richard Wesley esq.
Terrence McCann for his father who died 1771 aged 53
Daniel Byrne d 1777
Found Laracor parish but did not find Moy cemetery... no index but keep looking
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