Clonagam is a parish near Portlaw. The public road from Ballyquin gate leads to the gate of the church, which stands inside the grounds.
The church was rebuilt in 1841. Considerable historic interest is attached to this spot and the inscriptions on some of the tombs are those of people who were highly respected and admired in their time.
At the top of the church is the splendid work of art raised to the memory of Sir Marcus Beresford, Earl of Tyrone and Countess Katherine, by whose marriage the old baronies of Beresford and le Poer were united.
Lieutenant-Commander Lord Hugh Tristram de la Poer Beresford, born in 1908, was son of the Sixth Marquess of Waterford, Henry de la Poer Beresford and Lady Beatrix Frances Petty-Fitzmaurice. He had enlisted in the Royal Navy and rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander. During World War II, whilst serving aboard the H.M.S. Kelly he was killed in action off the island of Crete. He was buried in Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt on 27th June 1941.
These details are to be found on a memorial plaque.
The cache is a plastic film canister. BYOP.
NOTE - This cache is placed outside the church grounds - no need to enter.