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Was thinking earlier about something that might be significant. The family from what I can gather, were the poorest of the poor. I know in the Valuation Office records, they had no Lesser or landlord. A Genealogist explained to me this meant the property they lived in was so dilapidated they were charged no rent. If they were that poor, isn't it highly likely they were all buried in an unmarked, mass paupers grave? The reason I thought of this is because my half sister's dad , who died in Manchester in 1968, is buried in a mass paupers grave in Stretford Cemetery. I know Patrick owned two asses, or was in the care of them on the day he was caught allowing them to wander on the road. I understand only the very poorest of people owned asses. Could they all be buried in a mass paupers grave ? And all the ones I found on the Family Search website, that are buried together, including one who died literally the day before Patrick, on 26 April 1879, could it be that Patrick is buried in the same place too?

The Ballyboy churchyard is a Church of Ireland churchyard, and my family were Catholic. The historian said that even though they were Catholic they would still be buried in Ballyboy, which doesn't make sense to me at all. And then I found all the Thomastown records where lots of Briens from Munny are buried.

Someone I know who lives in Munny ( as it's now spelled) told me there used to be a market in Munny years ago.

Been trying to find where my ancestors are buried for years, but it is proving impossible. My male ancestor, Patrick Brien died in Munny, Parsonstown, Kings County on 26 April 1879. Gives Munny as his address. His wife Anne, Nee Dunne, also from Munny, died in 1912 in Derrinboy. I can understand it being difficult to find where Patrick is buried, but Anne only died in 1912. One of her children, Laurence, died in 1915 and lived at the same address as his mother in Derrinboy. Where on earth would they be buried? Can anyone help? Also. On Family Search I came across a Brien family from Munny, and a lot of them are buried in a churchyard called Thomastown. But I don't think it exists anymore. There is a Thomastown Desmene, or there was. My ancestor, Patrick Brien was also up before Thomastown Courthouse in 1875 for allowing two asses he was in charge of from walking along a road. He was fined one Schilling. So as well as a burial ground, there was also a courthouse in Thomastown. But it is not on any map. I have a book of a map of Offaly from the early 19th century, and this place called Thomastown isn't on it.

Yes, this is the correct record for Patrick Brien.