Hi Sarah, how about that for a grave yard site! Balleighan Abbey from the top of the field. Looking across the Swilly, is Donegal, as is, this side. The Swilly was one of Britain’s best deep water shipping areas for convoys and their naval escorts during WW1. During both world wars, German U boats lay in waiting for the allied shipping to funnel into the north channel. Ok, back to John of Eredy, unless he went away to finish his days on one of his sons homes, I’d say my own Dad is right, he’s in Balleighan. I was at both of Manorcunningham’s Presbyterian churches just a few weeks ago. We turned up at 2nd Ray, pronounced RYE [as in rye bread]. Took digital photos of the whole grave yard, don’t think it goes back to mid-1600’s. The pulpit is the largest in Ireland. The caretaker was most hospitable, opened the church up, took lots of photos. Now, 1st RYE, will be older, I’ve to do my home work on that one, forgot to ask the caretaker where that grave yard was, or is. On our way out of Mannorcunningham, Mum and my aunt Pearl showed me a very old grave yard, with one stone wall still standing, and I’m looking straight across at Eredy townland, no more than a mile away. Did you know that Eredy ran right into Mannorcunningham village! Anyway, I’ve gone all through Rev Leckie’s, Presbyterianism in the Laggan, but I can’t find any reference to the wee grave yard. I think it may be a Church of Ireland from way back. I’ve asked Mum if she can fill in the details. If it is, what I think, then John finished in Balleighan, as by the time of his death, mid-1660s, or there abouts, it would have been a Presbyterian grave site. I still took digital photos of the whole grave yard and ivy covered remaining church wall, just in case we get some enlightment. Back to Balleighan, ivy has covered the 4 remaining walls, some one has started chopping down and removing that ruinous plant, so that’s good, there’s a flat slab right out side the main door, with the Park’s family on it, 1700’s. If they were Presbyterian in that time frame, why wouldn’t John of Eredy be in there somewhere as well? As we can all see, the grave stones are all weathered away. It will seem strange, but I could almost feel someone’s arms reaching out to me. I’m not used to that sort of thing. I probably reacted improperly and skid da diled. And now I’m back in Australia, and want to go back again. I’ve been doing a lot of reading this last 3 weeks, trying to find information on grave yards in that area. On the computer, I found a John Alexander [from memory] 1660, or so, from Manorcunningham, listed as a sword man, maybe a son, but then, John’s sons fought well against Philim O’Neil’s men at Glenmaquin just over the fields above Raphoe, 1641. Maybe, just maybe, the sword man is old John, himself! Still ready to do his bit, I do know he lived to a ripe old age. Ok, I’ll dig that information out again and send it to you, and see for your self. We are ’sort’ of thinking of another trip up the track a bit, scope for it, but an autum or spring time. That’s it for tonight me girl. Oh, nearly forgot, the photo number was DSCNO 403.