Any Excuse for a Photo!! Here I am standing beside The O'Neill family
vault, which had been 'lost' for well over a hundred
years and was accidentally re-discovered.
The epitaph on his headstone in Creggan churchyard (erected 1973) from the last line of his poem Úrchill an Chreagáin reads: Gurb ag Gaeil chumhra an Chreagáin a leagfar mé i gcré faoi fhód. "that with the fragrant Gaels of Creggan I will be put in clay under the sod."
Its interesting to Note that Church of Ireland church dates back to 1731 but there is evidence to suggest an earlier Catholic church preceded it. This is something I plan on looking further into as tomorrow I plan on Visiting the Cardinal Tomas O`Fiaich Center in Cullyhanna.The O’Neill Vault is believed to have been situated under the altar of
the latter. Now the vault lies outside the present Church building. As I am off on my Easter Holidays with the sun shinning, yesterday I took a walk to the Graveyard to show you the history I have been talking about.
