Glenbrien memorial to Fr. Thomas Clinch (1798)

[kclinch]

Outside of Enniscorthy, there is a waist high cross marking the place where Fr. Clinch died of wounds suffered at the battle of Vinegar Hill. A letter written by Mr. Anthony Ryan tells of the erection of this memorial and all the subsequent time references hinge on knowing the year of the memorial's erection. The letter is attached to this post. Should anyone have the complete original, or even better, the article he tells of submitting to the Echo, please share that with me. My immigrant Irish ancestor, John Clinch, born 1853 at New York, was an unusually tall man as was Fr. Thomas Clinch (according to R. Musgrave) I am curious to see if I can connect the dots.

[Sinann]

If you can figure out when Patrick Kehoe was a senator that would narrow it down.
http://www.oireachtas.ie/members/mobile/default.asp?housetype=1&disp=chb#membercontent

[Sinann]

This man is listed as a farmer, served as a Senator from 1938 to 1948
http://www.oireachtas.ie/members/mobile/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=5&MemberID=1412&ConstID=205

If that is the correct Senator than the cross was probably erected for the 150th anniversary, so a few years either side of 1948.

[kclinch]

Thank you Sinann for your input. Now I need to learn of the Senator's life, and the Joseph Sinnot mentioned. Knowing their death dates will help further narrow the window for the date of the letter. In the book, Fr. John Murphy of Boolavogue, Nicholas Furlong mentions Anthony Ryan as a source for some family lineage. I have written to him, but have no reply at this time. 
kclinch

[clinhug]

Do you know if this Clinch family has any connection to a Thomas Clinch who married a Catherine Hughes St.Aidan's Ferns  had 10 children of whom 5 joined the police force in Wales known as The Camolin Giants because they were all  6ft in height.

[kclinch]

Back after two weeks of travel. No, I am not familiar with the Camolin Giants, but have faint recollection of the question being posed some time ago. I remain interested in learning about the 1798 to 1853 span for the relatives of Fr. Thomas Clinch, a connection between the tall Clinches would not surprise me.

[rathmore]

Drawing of Fr. Clinch by H Warren

www.fotosearch.com/DSN053/1958484/

if you go through the search eng. and type in the box: Fr Clinch vinegar hill lots of information comes up.

The earl of Roden having singled him out among the fugitives, overtook him after a mile pursuit and wounded him in the neck, Fr Clinch went to fire back but an office rode up and shot him.

[rathmore]

Light window for Battle

www.crossabegballymurn.ie

then come down the page and click on Crossabeg

[rathmore]

Sorry come down the page and click on Ballymurn

Fr Clinch was a curate in Poulpeasty (Poulpasty)

you could write to the Slaney News

www.slaneynews.com

they did a write up about this two or three years ago. 
They come under the Wexford Martyrs.