Kinvara Gravestone

John Burke was till the end of his days a well respected man in his locality. His door open to all members of the community, and was friendly with men of all faiths. This admiration was shared by his son William John, who end up leading a life far from what his father might have envisioned for him. John Burke died in early 1843, by the end of the year his son William John, whom he educated for the priesthood would no longer be a priest nor a member of the Catholic Church.