'The infrequent occurance of the surname Shaw or its variants Shoe and Shew in the earlyCastledermot records leads me to believe that they are all derived from the same person - viz. ThomasShaw Sr., who married about 1755. For certain, the Shaws of Castledermot town are definitely
descended from Thomas Shaw Sr., who, along with his sons John and Thomas Jr. are mentioned indocuments relating to the 1798 rebellion as being members of the United Irishmen.'
(Source - A Genealogyof the Shaw Family of Castledermotand Knocknagee - Michael J. Wall)
Reading of Shaw Grave by Wall:
Here lyeth
the body of Geo
rge Shaw Junior
who died the
23rd day of March 1699.
T.S.
Also the body of/ George Shaw SenR
who departed this
life the 11th day of/ February 1711
aged 72 years.
I rest in hope to rise
againe for it is said
none shall remaine
unjudged at the judge
ment.I have paid
the debt you all must pay
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