Editing Timoleague Friary (section)

=== Timoleague Chalices ===
Two 17th century [[chalice]]s – both of which are referred to as the "Timoleague Chalice" – are associated with the friary.{{Sfn|Coombes|1969|p=53}} The first, also known as the "Dale-Browne Chalice", or the "Dale Chalice",{{Sfn|Krasnodębska-D'Aughton|2009}}  is made of [[Silver-gilt|gilt silver]] and was created circa. 1600.{{Sfn|Day|1897|p=46}} After the suppression of the monastery, one of the friars supposedly escaped with the chalice, disguised himself and lived as a farmer.{{Sfn|Dalton|1892|p=228}} His dying wish was that the chalice and his [[vestment]]s were buried in a box beneath his house and that they remain buried until the friary was restored and the friars had returned. Years later, the box was discovered while the house was undergoing renovations. The contents were given to Franciscans in Cork.{{Sfn|Dalton|1892|p=228}}

The earlier chalice is engraved with the words "{{Lang|la|Orate · Pro · Animabvs · Caroli · Dali · Et · Elizie · Browne · TimoLeagve}}." around the base, which translates as "Pray for the souls of Charles Daly and Elizabeth Browne, Timoleague".{{Sfn|Hallinan|2021|p=231}} It is 8.5 inches tall, with the tulip-shaped bowl measuring 3.25 inches wide and 3 inches deep.{{Sfn|Day|1897|p=46}} Its primary decoration is on one facet of its tall hexagonal foot. It depicts a selection of the [[Arma Christi|Instruments of the Passion]]: a central cross with a spear to one side and a stick with a sponge on the other. The cross is depicted as the [[Tree of life (biblical)|tree of life]], with branches sprouting from its tip and base and shamrocks forming its head and arms.{{Sfn|Hallinan|2021|p=232}} The chalice was likely a gift from the Dalys (Elizabeth Browne being Charles' wife) to the friars upon their return to the friary after its suppression in 1568. It is currently held by the [[Collins Barracks, Dublin|Collins Barracks]] branch of the [[National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts and History|National Museum of Ireland]].{{Sfn|Hallinan|2021|p=231}}

The later chalice, also known as the "Timoleague Franciscan Chalice",{{Sfn|Buckley|1943|p=185}} is made of gold and may date to c. 1633.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=19 March 2019|title=Community Notes March 23|url=http://argideenrangers.com/news_detail/10049628/ |access-date=1 September 2021|website=Argideen Rangers}}</ref> When the friary was burned, three friars supposedly fled via rowboat{{Sfn|Kelly|2014}} and were found at sea by fishermen from [[Cape Clear Island]], by which time two of them had died.<ref name=":3" /> A box was left with the fishermen by the surviving friar, with instructions that they not open it as he would one day return for it, though he never did.<ref name=":3" />{{Sfn|Kelly|2014}} It was re-opened in 1860 and found to contain a set of severely deteriorated vestments and a chalice "black with age". The chalice is engraved with the words "''ffr'MinConv de Thimolaggi"'' ("Friars Minor Convent of Timoleague").<ref name=":3" />{{Sfn|Coombes|1969|p=53}} In 1892, 250 years after the chalice was removed from the town, it was returned to the parish priest of Timoleague.{{Sfn|Buckley|1943|p=185}} It has remained in the safekeeping of his successors,{{Sfn|Coombes|1969|p=53}} and an exact replica of the chalice is on permanent display in the local Catholic church.{{Sfn|Crowley|2016|p=15}}