St. Mogues Vestry Book

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VESTRY BOOK OF ST. MOGUE'S CHURCH,PARISH OF BALLYCANEW,

COUNTY WEXFORD, IRELAND1760-1819

EDITED AND TRANSCRIBEDBY JOHN D. BEATTY


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iINTRODUCTIOlf

A History of s t . Mogue's, Ballycanews t . Mogue1s Church of Ireland in the par ish of Ballycanew, county Wexford, i s the oldest extant church edif ice inthe Diocese of Ferns, and indeed, is among the oldest Protest an t churches s t i l l in use in Ireland. Although the date ofi t s erect ion remains unknown, it probably dates to the f i r s tquar ter of the la th century. Buil t S.n a t r ad i t iona l cruciformshape, i t s arched neoclassical w.'.ndows re f l ec t an I r i sh

vernacular adaptation of the style made popular a t the timeby Sir Christopher Wren. Constructed of wood with a facadeof stone, it has recent ly undergone an extensive res tora t iont ha t included covering i t s walls with a s tone-l ike exte r ior .I t contains no monuments of qreat antiquity, and the ea r l ie s tmemorial insc r ip t ions in the churchyard date to the mid 18thcentury.Centrally located on a small h i l l in the vi l lage , s t .Mogue's was probably bu i l t on a more ancient s i te of re l ig i -ous worship. P. H. Hore remarked t r .at the present church "issaid to occupy the s i t e of the a n c i ~ n t one, but every remaiof ant iqui ty has long since disappeared from th i s local i ty . 11The Norman family of Neville, who occupied the par ish fromthe 14th through 16th centuries, may have used the s i t e fora chapel, a l t h O u g ~ there are no surviving documents to supportt h i s contention. James Leslie notes tha t the Ballycanewrectory was par t of the corps of the Ferns t reasurer as ear lyas 1409, which would seem to indicate tha t a church had beenerected. By 1613, s t . Mogue1s had bocome a Protes tant chapel ,and a v i s i t a t ion book from t h ~ t year indicated tha t it had "aCommon Prayer Book provided.1!The ear l iest: known clergyman 1':0 serve the parish wasDaniel Murphy, an Irishman, who wa,:,; curate in 1613 and wasl i s ted as "a reading minister. 11 By 1675, the par ish was underthe care of the Reverend Theophilus Wil1iams, the l icencedcurate ;:..f Killu1kelog, Killemehok, Kilrus.n, i-lullymoki:r..(Monomolin), Kilcavan and Ballycannoo. Nothing i s known ofWilliams, and his tenure may have heen br ie f . within threeyears the par ish was under the carE:! of the Reverend WilliamBurre l l , curate of Chris t Church, G ~ r e y , who also served theparishes of Kilnehue, Kilcavan, Ballycanew, Mullomo1ing{Monomolin}, an d Kil t r i sk . He had metriculated a t Queen'sCollege, Cambridge and received his orders in London in 1672.His service in Ireland was also br ie f , and by 1680 he hadbecome rec tor of Great Parndon in E s s e x ~ He died in 1704 a tthe age of 57 anJ was buried a t Harden.The history of s t . Mogue IS a:: the close of the 17thcentury remains obscure. The rectorship of Ballycanew becamepar t of the duties of the diocesan t reasurer , while a curate


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was appointed specif ical ly for Ballycanew and Ki1tr i sk.Burrel l was succeded a t Gorey by t h ~ Reverends Thomas Gravesand William Moore, nei ther of whom apparently remained longerthan a year. Nothing i s known of t he i r successors un t i l wellinto the 18th century.The ear l ies t known clergyman to serve as rector was JamesHarvey, who was also appointed d i o c e ~ a n t reasurer before 1720.Born a t Kil l iane cast le , ) County \'lexford in 1676, he hadentered Trini ty College in 1699 and had received h is Masterof Arts degree by 1707. He was ordained to the priesthood in1709, and in 1720 was named curate of Killenagh, next ofBa1lycanew. s t . Mogue I s became one of several parishes Harveyserved, but his act iv i t ies specif ical ly there remain unknown.He i s l i s ted as a pew holder in the parish in 1760, indicat ingtha t h is role as a clergyman there may not have been an act iveone. Several curates served the c h ~ r c h under his care, amongthem Edward L a n g ~ o r d , who also s e r v ~ d Mullomoling, Kil t r i sk ,and Kil l inick. He seems to have remained only through 1730,for the following year he was named curate of Gowran in theDiocese of Ossory.By 1760, another curate, the Reverend Humphrey Hartley,had assUlDed the reins of the par ish, but the date of hisarr ival i s not known. Hart1ey had been born a t Balloghan,county Carlow in 1711, a son of the Reverend Wi1liam Hartley.Educated f i r s t by the Reverend Harft inch Piggott of New Ross,he l a t e r entered Trini ty College in 1730 and received hisMaster 's Degree by 1739. He was curate of Edermine in CountyWexford in 1735 ~ n d may have been c ~ r a t e of several parishesconcurrently. In 1739, an act of Council united the parishesof Ballycanew , Leskinfere, Mullamoling and Kil t r i sk , andHartley may have taken over the care of a l l four parishes soonaf t e r th is date. He was certa inly in Ballycanew before 1760,when he presided a t the reassignment of pews on New Yearts Dayof t ha t year. An active land holder, he appears frequentlyin the surviving leases for the vil lage and m.aintained anes ta te a t Tomgarr in the par ish. He resigned his post du e tof r a i l health in 1780 and p r e s u ~ a b l y died soon af te r , leavinga wife, Honor, and three sons.James Harvey died in 1760 leaving vacant both ther ~ c t v ~ ~ h i p and the diocesan t reasurer ' s p ~ s ~ . The p o s i ~ i c n fe l l next to the Reverend George AlIen, another Wexfordnat ive . Born in the city of Wexford in 1711, he ha d enteredTrini ty College in 1729 and was there a t the same tim.e asHartley. On being named t reasurer of Ferns, he also spentt ime in his role as rector of Ballycanew and Kil t r i sk . Hepresided a t the vestry of 1761, o:e which only an abs t rac tsurvives. He remained in office unt i l his death in 1776, andhis tombstone in Leskinfere churchyard described him as"Rector of the Union of Ballycanew."AlIen s successor, the Reverend Wensly Bond had thelongest term in off ice of any of his predecessors. The sonof a P r e s b y t e r i a ~ minister of Corboy, county Longford, he had


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iiientered Trini ty college in 1761 a t the age of 16. He receivedboth a Bachelor 's and a Master 's Degree, and l a te r attendedMagdalen College, Oxford. Afterward, he was appointed Deanof Ross in 1773, and three years l a t e r was elevated to Fernst reasurer and rector of Ballycanew, Mullomolinq, and Leskinfere . Bond presided only i rregularly a t Ballycanews vest ry.He took l i t t l e in teres t in ,col lect inq the par ish cess , leavingth i s duty to h is curates . He appeared usually to adjudicatein specia l par ish matters, such as pew assignments anddetermining the need for church repairs . Hence, in 1802, heresponded to a oomplaint tha t "many of the Inhabitants ofBallycanow and Kil t r i sk , paying the parish cess, are notaccomodated with pews in th i s Church, while other persons andfamilies not l iving in ei ther parish nor paying an y par ishcess occupy pews which they alledge to have a r ight to . If Heappears to have been fair-minded and usually sided with thosepar ishioners who paid the i r cess and demanded pews.Several curates served s t . M o q ~ e ' s under Bond's rec tor-ship. When Humphrey Hartley r e t i red a t the end of 1780, he wassucceeded by the Reverend Andrew Li t t l e , whose background i snot known. He may have been related to Simon Li t t l e , whoserved as par ish c lerk. Almost n o t ~ i n g i s known of Li t t l e ' stenure in the par ish; he seems to have been advanced in agea t the time of his a r r iva l in 1781. He continued the famil iaradmonishment of nonparishioners to pay the parish cess , orotherwise r i sk losing the i r pews, and he seems to have enjoyedconsiderable popular i ty. When he re t i red on July 23 , 1792,the par ish passed the following resolut ion:Influenced by the humane, pious and unwearied Attentionwhich has ever been zealously employed in discharging theimportant Duties of your Sacred Office, and l ikewise bythe very honourable and t rustworthy Disposal of suchMonies as have a t any Times been raised for the ParishPurposes, We the undernamed Protestant Parishioners ofthe above Union beg Leave to t e s t i fy to you our sincereand un feigned Approbation of your Conduct hoping tha tyou may long l ive happy to enjoy among us the Reverenceand love which is equally due to your amiable privatechar.?cter as to your Public Vi rt:'.1


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ivresponded tha t the resolution was unexpected. "This f r iendlyand unsol i c i t ed Testimony of your Approbation . . . makes mehappy; my Heart fee ls it and thanks you fo r i t , it wil l sooththe rugged and untrodden Part of ;W Journey through Life ,which must needs be soon finished. I1 By the end of 1792 hehad apparently departed from the parish.The 1790s were a time of tumult in County Wexford fo rboth the Catholic and Protestant populations, and the membership of s t . Mogue's was not unaffected. The events of revolut ionary France prompted an increase in united I r i sh ac t iv i tyin I re land, leading many Protes tants to feel increasedanxiety. In November, 1792, a group of protestants , meetinga t the Crown and Anchor Tavern in London, passed a ser ies ofresolut ions in response to what they perceived was the growingdanger to the public peace "by the circula t ing of mischieviousopinions n including the so-calle:! Rights of Man, , .hichthreatened t in ~ h e i r view, the authori ty of Parliament.Many of Wexford's gentry Wel"e anxious to secure theloyal ty of the Protestant population in the wake of the Crownand Anchor resolut ions J and the pressure was fe l t a t Ballycanew. Some of s t . Mogue I s parishioners were apparentlymembers of the Ballycanew Social Harier Hunt, a fox huntingclub with loyal i s t sympathies. A, t the urging of HawtreyWhite J an intensely bigoted off icer in the yeomanry corps witha strong antipathy for the nati '-e populationJ the clubexpressed in January 1793 i t s "loya',:,ty to t he i r most graciousking and attachment to the consti"':.ution, tf and offered themembers I "since;,..'e and fervent prayers tha t he may longcontinue to reign over a free and h'!ppy people," In acknowledging the resolut ions of London, the members expressed the i rdesi re to " r e c o m ~ e n d them the serious perusal and at tent ionof our countrymen, as an anecdote to the many poisonouspublicatii!ns dispersed with such wicked industry over thekingdom."The minutes of s t . Mogue1s v e ~ t r y are los t for most ofthe l790S, so the level of anxiety within the congregationremains unknown, i f indeed it war3 even expressed a t thevest ry. Whether the above resolutio;:) was coerced or re f lec tedthe genuine sentiment of the bulk of the parish inhabi tantsi s also unclea'. ....ounty Wexford had been influenced to SO I l lddegree by the goals of the Volunteers of a decade before. In1793 James Beaty, a millowner and pal:"ishioner, donated a t r a c tof land next to s t . Mogue's to t h ~ Roman Catholics of theparish for the construct ion of a ch z".:>e1 , an actg which r e f lec -ted some degree of altrulsm and c.)operation. Lord MountNorris was also known to be l ibe ra l with respect to Catholictolera t ion, so long as freedom of worship did not lead torevolution.Arthur Colley assumed the post of curate as AndrewLi t t l e ' s successor la te in 1792, amid th is climate of fearand uncertain ty . He had spent most of his l i fe in Ballycanewand knew the peotJle bet ter than his l,redecessors. Born on the


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vtownland of Be l lca r r igg in 1762, hi s fa the r , Roger Col ley , hadbeen a l oc a l farmer and pew holder , and a t th e t ime of h isdeath in 1784 had l e f t h is son with a l ease to a su b s t an t i a lfarm. Nothing i s known of co l ley ' s educat ion , al though heseems to have been devoted to the welfare of h is na t ivepar i sh . In h is hand are wri t t en most of the ves t ry minuteswhich fol low. He i s jo ined f requent ly in the r eco rds by h isbro ther - in - law c h r i s t o p h ~ r Harr ison, who had marr ied h iss i s t e r Pat i ence .Ba11ycanew s tood in the cen te r of co n f l i c t dur ing th eRebel l ion of 1798. Father Michae1 Murphy r a l l i e d h is suppor te r s from th e Cathol ic chapel next to S t . Mogue's, desp i t eh is congrega t ion ' s pledge of loyal ty to Lord Mount Norr is inthe spr ing o f t h a t year . A s i gn i f i c a n t amount o f f i r ingoccurred between Br i t i sh t roops and the Cathol ic army near thepar i sh , and severa l houses in the par i sh , Catho l i c andpro tes tan t , were destroyed. Also burned was the Cathol icchapel , a l though a por t ion of a wal l t h a t withs tood th e blazewas l a t e r incorporated in to th e \,118leyan chapel t h a t wascons t ruc ted l a t e r on the same s i t e . Wensly Bond repor tedlosses t o t a l i n g 328 I r i sh pounds s t e r l i n g , inc lud ing h is"house and o f f i ces , c lo thes , a gun, wine and s p i r i t s . 11 ArthurColley s los ses were l ess s ign i f i : : an t , includ ing "ca t t l e ,c loa ths , provis ion , wine, and h o u ~ e s l t t o t a l i n g 1'i\3 pounds.Others in the par i sh repor ted even l a rge r l osses .s t . Mogue's i t s e l f was no t apPlren t ly burned dur ing th ed i s tu rbances a s was the Church of r re land a t Ferns . It d idsu f fe r from loo t ing , however, and the par i sh r e g i s t e r wass tolen and presumed destroyed. F:-:agments of the shreddedves t ry b o o ~ __were- ' recovered, and Col1ey recorded the l oss o fthe remaJ,nder in a nota t ion in the new book.Thle appearance of the c h u r c ~ a t t h i s t ime remainsunknown. Th e only desc r ip t ion from the per iod came from av i s i t o r in 1790, who wrote in Walker 's Hibernian Magazine:

I then rode . next to Ballicanow, a v i l l ag e , with achurch, the yard of which being well planted with t r ee s ,g ives the v i l l ag e a handsome appearance: near t h i s i sNevi l l s - cour t , the sea t of Mr. Jones; opposi te th e f ron ti s a ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - P 2 d , t h a t suppl ies a boul t ing-mi l l kept by aMr. D'-'''''-'''y,The i n t e r i o r of the church was pla in and included only ap u lp i t , a l t a r , reading desk, and bapt ismal font . Th e o r ig in a lpews were ev iden t ly of the box s ty l e , and t h e i r upkeep was th erespons ib i l i ty o f t h e i r owners. Of these f ix tu res , a l l bu tthe font were rep laced in the mid 1Jth century .s t . Mogue I s conqregat ion contLmed to grow in th e ea r ly19th century , and many par ishioners were l e f t without sea t s .other pews were handed down througll generat ions of famil ieswho were no t par i sh re s iden t s . The amount of cess o r taxcol lec ted by the par i sh a l so conti:1ued to inc rease , rangingfrom a t o t a l o f 5 pounds in 1761 to 65 pounds (s ix pence peracre) by 1815. In 1807 the p a r i s ~ was required by law to


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v isuppor t a l oc a l mi l i t i a , cont r ibu t ing a su f f i c i en t sum tosuppor t f ive su b s t i t u t e vo lun teer s . More than 43 pounds werera i sed , which was subs tan t i a l fo r ~ h e v i l l ag e but f a r l e s sthan neighbor ing par i shes . (The cont r ibu t ion of Chr i s tChurch, Gorey was more than 11 3 pounds) .Wensly Bond took a s t rong i n t e r e s t in loca l a f f a i r s .When the dry goods s to re of James Floyd su f fe red a burg laryof c lo th and s i l k in 1B13, he was among those t o w n ~ ~ e o p l e pledging a reward fo r the cap ture of the th ieves . Heremained in o f f i ce u n t i l h is death in IB20, l abor ing a t th eend of h is l i f e to r a i s e money fo r s t . Mogue's renovat ion.Col ley remained cu ra te through 1823, when he was namedprecen to r fo r Leighl in and prebendary of Couls tuf fe . He hadsevera l ch i ld ren , among them a son Arthur Junior who becamea cu ra te in Wexford. The e lde r Co11ey died in 1838 a t h ishouse a t Bel lcarx iqq a f t e r more than t h i r t y years of se rv icein the pa r i sh .The composi t ion of S t . Mogue's cont inued to change in the19th century . Some fami l ies moved to America and Canada; newfami l ies ar r ived . The Wesleyan movement was p ar t i cu l a r lys t rong in Ballycanew and in f luenced many par ishioners of longstanding, including the Johnsons, ~ a c k a b e r r y s , an d Taylors ,to jo in th e new church. Fossey Tackaberry, bapt ized in thepar i sh in 1796, became a l ead ing Methodist clergyman inI r e land . The adminis t ra t ion o f the church also continued tochange, and in 1859 a perpetual curacy was es tab l i shed .S t . Mogue's cont inues to s tand a t t h i s wri t ing , a l t e redin appearance somewhat from what it had been in the 18th and19th cen tur i e s . Within the l a s t severa l years it was renovat -ed with a ne w cement- l ike ex te r i e r . The old churchyard hasalso undergone re s to ra t ion . Curren t ly th e par ish i s servedby the r ec to r of Chr is t Church, Gorey, who a l so ac t s as theincumbent fo r Leskinfere . s t . Mogue's cont inues to draw asmal l group of s t a lwar t members from a r ad ius of severa l milessurrounding the vi l l age of Ballycan'=w.

The Vestry_.Th e ves t ry minutes i l " c : ' l . ~ A ~ d in t h ~ s work provide agl impse of the opera t ion o f smal l ' ! i l lage Church of I re landin county Wexford during the l a t e 18th and ear ly 19th cent u r i e s . The records are valuable ne t only because they e x i s t(when those o f many other par i shes have not surv ived) , bu ta l so because they a re ord inary and without pre ten t ion . Theyr evea l much about the s t ruc ture of -::he church and the s t r a t aof soc ie ty who supported it.As was s t a t e d above, Ballycanew became p a r t of the unionof Mullomoling, Ki l t r i sk , and Mill ' ;nagh in 1736. By 1760 1however, the union included only Ki l t r i sk . Th e r ec tor of thepar ish served severa l o ther par i shes concurren t ly and was alsodiocesan t r e a su r e r . Beneath him was th e cu ra te , who heldre spons ib i l i ty fo r the weekly operat ion of the par i sh ,


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v i iconducting- se rv ices and making- en t r i e s in the par i sh r e g i s t e r .He was paid from a s t ipend granted from the diocese , al thoughthe par i sh was responsib le fo r the sa l a r i e s of a par i sh c l e rkand sexton .Ballycanew had what was termed a general or commonves t ry , r a th e r than a r epresen ta t ive ves t ry . Ins tead ofbeing e lec ted by the par i sh ioner s , it was comprised loose lyof the par i sh ioner s t h e m s ~ l v e s , who came t oge the r in an openset t ing- to discuss th e matters of the church. Meetings, a l soknown as v es t r i e s , were held inf requent ly - always on E a s t e rTuesday and only i r r eg u la r ly on o the r occas ions . The p r i n -c i pa l focus of th e vestry-was to e l ec t churchwardens fo r theensuing year and to determine the a ~ o u n t of cess or ta x to bera ised upon the acreage of every par i sh ioner .Th e of f i ce of churchwarden was not a coveted one inBallycanew, and se rv ice in the pos t became a mat te r of dutyra the r than choice . The pr inCipal respons ib i l i ty of theof f i ce was to co l l ec t the pa r i sh cess and presen t it to thecurate with in a year . The r e c t o r did not permi t anyone toserve i n the o f f i ce twice ; once one had completed a y ea r ' sduty , he was not a ~ d to serve again. Thus, in IS13, SamuelHoll insworth was ap oin ted churchwarden "provided t h a t he d idno t serve as church arden before . I! paying th e cess was no tpopular with l oca l r s i d e n t s , and ".he increas ing resentmenttoward the co l lec to rs 'made the chur=hwarden dis l iked .The ves t ry also appointed a p p l ~ t e r s fo r the pa r i sh , whowould determine the amount of cess to be paid by each r e s i -dent . This pos t carr ied more pres t ige , and t he r e were nol imi t s imposed on l eng th of se rv ice . The cura te r ese rved thetwo posts for t rus ted par i sh ioner s , usual ly those having somemeans and l i t e r acy s k i l l s . James Beaty, P a t t Cranwi l l ,Chris topher Harr ison, and John JO::1es held the pos t s mostf requent ly and were among th e most prosperous in the par i shof i t s middle c l a s s .

P a r t i c i p a t i ~ n in the a f f a i r s of s t . Mogue's was l imi tedto th i s middle s t r a t a of Pro tes tan t soc ie ty . Lord MountNorris played no ro le in i t s governance, except to presen t ag i f t of 35 pounds to buy pla te in 1815. Large l oca l l and-owners such as George Ogle , Roger Lyndon, William Cl i f fo rd ,and Thomas Colley were also exempt in deference to t h e i rs t a t i o n , al though Lyndon and CollelT both had pews, and Oglewas permi t ted to bury h is wife in a place of honor d i r ec t l ybehind the church.The reason behind t h i s exemption i s unclear ; it re su l t edfrom no apparent wr i t ten ru le . The men who gathered in thechurch fo r vest ry tended to e l ec t men of t h e i r own s t a t i o n aschurchwardens. James Beaty was a mil l owner; John Jones aprominent farmer; Leonard Bennett saddler ; James Floyd ashopkeeper; Chr is topher Harr ison, ~ h o m a s Godkin and WilliamHawkins, tanners ; Samuel and Nicholas Holl inswor th , farmers ;James Jones , a s i lve r smi th . C h a r ~ e s ro ley of Ki l t r i sk , achurchwarden in 1777, and Robert Harden of Cranacrour a


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v i i ichurchwarden in 2.804, were both i l l i t e r a t e and signed t h e i rnames with marks. Others may have been l i t e r a t e enough onlyto s ign t h e i r names. Few barr ie rs ex i s t ed with in t h i s c l a ss ,and new men of humble beginnings could pass in to it f l u id ly .Church government did no t exclude them1 indeed, it dra f t ed av ar i e ty of men i n to i t s se rv ice .Nei ther the churchwardens nor the par ishioners played anyro le in determining worship s t y l e e r church l i t u rg y . Thesewere l e f t so le ly to the domain of the rec to r and bishop,taking di rec t ion from Canterbury. Preaching was s t r i c t l yr equ la ted , and the o f f i c i a t i n g clergyman could give sermonsonly by reading from one of severa l author ized t ex t s .Communion was admin is te red only on holy days and seldom a tother t imes . Some churches had choi r s and so lo i s t s beginningin the mid-18th century , but s t . Mogue's apparent ly had nomusical of fe r ing whatever u n t i l 1801, when Mrs. Mary Patche l lwas paid Ll.2 .9 fo r singing a t Easter .S t . Mogue's, Ballycanew was a smal l , provincia l church,with few of the amenit ies of i t s l a rg e r s i s t e r par i shes a tGorey and Ferns. Even with the prayerbook, i t s se rv ices wereaus te re and pla in to more modern t a s t e s . Sabbath-keeping wass t rongly encouraged, y e t the church could not provide enoughpews fo r those who wished to a t t end on Sundays. It was alsoa place , moreover, which offered a smal l measure of democracyto a group of mid- level farmers and merchants who wereotherwise la rge ly excluded from the p o l i t i c a l system.

About the RecordsI have at tempted in the fol lowing work to prov ide anexact t r an sc r ip t of the S t . Mogue's ves try minute book whichi s housed in the church va u l t a t Ballycanew. I have maint a ined or ig ina l punctuat ion and spe l l ings in near ly a l lins tances , the only change being th e subs t i tu t ion of the word"and" fo r "&11 whenever it occurred in order to achieve g rea t e rl e g i b i l i t y and ease in reading. I hi:..ve also had to change theorder of the book. When rebels t u re the pages out of theor ig ina l book dur ing the Rebellior: ' , a few leaves were r e covered and sew::) in to a new volume. Most of these 'I.Tsrcr es to red out of s e ~ u e n c e , which forced me to ,impose a chronol og ica l order upon them t h a t d i f f e r s from the order o f theor ig ina l volume. II have taken considerably more l iber ty , with the par i sh

r eg i s t e r , sect ions of which are near ly i l l eg i b l e and incomprehensib le in the or ig ina l volume. The ea r l i e s t par i shr eg i s t e r included the records o f Ballycanew, Ki l t r i sk ,Killenagh, Monomolin, and Leskinfere. The cura te o f tenentered bapt isms and bur ia l s on a s ing le r eg i s t e r pagei a tother t imes he would sca t t e r these events over severa l pagesout of sequence. To enhance t h e i r u t i l i t y fo r the genea log i s t , I have placed them in a chrc-nological sequence. Theear ly da tes are l e f t in the o ld ca: .endar s ty le as they were


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ixo r ig in a l l y wr i t ten .Following t he t r anscr ip t ion I have included a facs imi leof th e ac t u a l t e x t o f th e vest ry book. Th e s igna tu res o f th epar i sh ioners have a r t i f a c t value and may help re sea rche rsd is t ingu ish persons o f the same name who appear in o therrecords . It i s my hope t ha t t h i s work wil l be of b en e f i t tore sea rche rs in te res ted in the famil ies of Ballyoanew Parishin th e 18th and ea r ly 19th]centur ies . It i s a l so my hope t h a tt h i s volume wi l l be the f i r s t of severa l to appear fo rnorthern county Wexford.

AcknowledgementsThere are severa l persons who should be thanked fo r

helping i n the prepara t ion of t h i s work. I am deeply g ra t e fu lto th e Reverend Phi l ip Knowles, r ec to r of Chr i s t Church, Goreyand th e p r esen t incumbent of Ballycanew, fo r making theserecords avai l ab le and giving me p e r m ~ . s s i o n to t ranscr ibe them.I am a l so indebted to my f r iend S t e ~ / e n Myers, who copied thebook in a pains taking manner. I am gra te fu l to my f r iendBrian c l ea r y of Wexford for shar ing h i s exper t i se on Pro tes -t an t s in Wexford and for providing th e valuable re fe rence toth e Ballycanew Soc ia l Har ier Hunt. ~ i n a l l Y I I am indebted toKevin Whelan o f Dublin fo r shar ing h is inexhaus t ib le exper t i seon County Wexford in the 18th o e n t u ~ .

1 . Phi l ip H. Hore, rr is torv of the Town and County o f Wexford,(London: E l l i o t s tock, 1911), VI, 661.2 . Form mate r ia l on th e Nevi l les , see Eric s t .Knights ' Fees in Counties of Wexford. Carlow,(Dublin: s t a t i o n e ry Off ice , 1950), 152-153 .

John Brooks,and Kilkenny,

3. See th e Rev. James Les l ie , Ferns Clergy and par i shes , (Dublin:Church o f I r e l and Pr in t ing and P U b l i s h i n ~ Co., 1936) , 115. c i t edh e rea f t e r oS ~ ~ l i e . 4. I b i d . , 165.5 . I b i d . , 115 , 148 .6. Wexford Herald , 23 J u l . 1792.7 . "Ci rcu la r of th e Associa t ion for preserv ing Liber ty and Proper tyAgainst Republicans and Level lers a t a Meeting o f Gentlemen a t theCrown and Anchor Tavern, November 26, 1792 ," Dublin Journal , vol .5, no. 48, 12 Dec. 1792.


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xB. "A Meeting of the Gentlemen of the Ballyeanew Social Harier Huntand the Other Inhabi tan ts of the Parish of Ballyoanew, a t Ballyoanew, on Sunday, the 27th of January, 1793,11 Wexford Herald, 4Feb. 1793.9. Rev. Leonard B. Gurley, Memoir of Rev. William Gurley, (Cincinnat i , OH: Methodist Book Concern, 1849), 161.., I10. For ~ n f o r m a t 1 o n on the chapel, see Robert Huston, The EarnestMinister: The Life and Labours of the Reverend Fossey Taokaberrv,(London: John Mason, 1853), 33. Huston writes in reference to Fr.Michael Murphyts church: liThe chapel of th i s p r i es t , a rudebuilding, was occupied by the Methodists, af t e r the rebel l ion , asa place of preaching - some paintings in the wall remaininguneffaced - reminding them of the i r la te deliverance, and inspi r ingthem with salu tary d r e a d ~ o f a church an d system, whose avowed aimwas the ext i rpat ion of here t ics ."11 . "A Lis t of Persons Who Suffered Lossea of property and Who HaveGiven in Their Claims on or before the 6th of Aprl, 1799,11 Journalof the I r i sh House of Commons, vol. 19, (1800), Appendix, cccxxv,cecxxxix. Other losses in the parish were as follows:Barrington, Thomazen, widow, Ballicanew, Crops destroyed, Potatoesand Prof i t of Cows, L9.1S.4, .Beaty, James, m ~ l l e r , Ballycanew, Wheat and f lour , Shop goods,Furni ture and cloaths, L313.1B.10.Bennet, Henry, Ballycanew, Corn, Cloaths, House burned, Horse andcar, LIDO.IS.5Bolton, Richard, Ballyduffe, Houses burf:ed, Furniture, Stock andCatt le , L676.9.9.Boyee, James, Shopkeeper, Curratubbin, Horses, Shop goods,Furni ture and Linen, L173.11.9.Bryan, Jane, widow, Clongany, House burned, Furniture, Linen,Potatoes, L16.12.11.Connor, Henry, Yeoman, Cranaeower, Crop of Oats/ Potatoes, L6.10.-Connors/ Edward, farmer, cranaerowe, Potatoes, Butter , and Meadow,LB.5.- .Cranwe1l, Patrick, farmer, B a l l j n a ~ n r . a , a o u r s ~ , corn, Furni ture ,Cloaths, Provisions, L140.l0.10. .Davis, Joseph/ Ballycanew, Horse, Crop,E''!..lrniture, Cloaths, Prof i tof Cow, L42.12.11.Davis, Peter , Ballicanew" Prof i t of Cows, a Pig, L9.1.7.Dempsey, Bridget/ servant, Ballycanew, Cloaths, Ll.13.4.Fitzsimons, Mathew, tanner, Bellearrigg, Hides, a Horse, Provisions, Furniture, L456.1.- .Floyd, James/ shopkeeper/ Ballyeanew. Shop goods, Cloaths/Furniture and porvisions/ L99.13.10.Foley, Charles, Clanganny, House and off ices , a Horse, Bacon, Oats,Cash, L94.4.4.


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x iGodkin, Thomas, t anner , Ballycanew, Leather and hides , Bark,Furn i tu re , Cloaths , Corn, L156.9 .2 .Harding, William, farmer, Ballicanew t Cloa ths , Provis ions l P r o f i to f cows, Crop. L32.1.3 .Harr i son, Chris topher , t anner , Tomgar, Hides , Bacon, Pl a t e ,Cloa ths , Horse, Provis ions , LI42.10.10.Hawkins, Richard, t anner , Ballycanew, Hides, Cloa ths , Furn i tu re anda Car, LIOl.IO.9.Holl insworth , John, Bal l icanew, Horse and c a r , Cloaths , Furn i tu re ,Watch, Debts l o s t , L85.3.9 .Holl insworth , Nicholas , farmer, Ball icanew, P r o f i t of cows, Corn,Cloa ths , Po ta toes , Garden Expenses , L142.1S.6.James, Edward, farmer, Knockdalk, House, c a t t l e , Furn i tu re , and

s tock, L256.11.9.James, Henry, farmer, Knockdalk, House, Furn i tu re , and Cloa ths ,LS4.3.7 .James, Thomas, Yeoman, Knockdalk, F u ~ i t u r e , Cloa ths , House,c a t t l e , and Farming u ten s i l s , L202.9 .1 .Johnston , Eleanor , widOW, Coola t r indle , Crop, P r o f i t o f cows, Corn,C at t l e , L75. l3 .4 .Johnston , John, farmer, Curratubbin , s tock , Furn i tu re , c loa ths andP r o f i t of cows, L150.1 . - .Johnston , Ralph, mi l l s r , Camolin, Wheat, Flour , Cloa ths , Hats andoatmeal , L129.17.3.Johnston , Samuel, farmer, cur ra tubb in , Sheep, prov i s ion , P r o f i t o fcows, Cloaths, Oatmeal, L121.5 .3 .Jones , James, s i lve rsmi th , Ball icanew, Si lver , Gold, Furn i tu re ,Horse, Cloaths , Barley, L201.1S.7.Jones , John , Yeoman, Nevi l ' s Court , ~ l a t e , C at t l e , c l o a t h s ,Furn i tu re and Books, L343.11. - .Kenny, Dorothy, sp i n s t e r , Curra tubbin , CIjaths, spoons, Bank notes ,Sheets , L22.9.9 .Kinsley , Matthew, pensioner , Clonganney, House burned, crop ,Oatmeal, Pota toes , L18.- .5 .Lancas ter , Ann, widOW, Clonganney, House, Horse, Furn i tu re ,Cloa ths , L8l .8 . - .Middleton, Thomas, farmer, Coola t rend le , Cat t l e , Furn i tu re , Notesdest royed , L663.7.7 .Mil le r , Thomas, shoemaker , Ball icanew, Furn i tu re , C l u a t l . ~ , Leather,L39.3.10. .Newlon, Francis , farmer, Ballecanew, Cat t l e , CVorn, P r o f i t of cows,L19.12 .6 .Oaks, Theophi lus , glover , curraghtubbin , Furn i tu re , Cloa ths , Sk ins ,L14.4.S.Oaks, Will iams, farmer, CUrratubbin, Corn, Furn i tu re , Cash,L69.4 .6 .Quinsey, Edward, Garrydannel , Crop, Pota toes , Cloa ths , L24. l8 .2 .

Quinsey, Thomas, wigmaker, Raheenacour J , ~ l o a t h s , Corn, Prov i s ions ,LI l . 18 .S .Richards , Richard, Bal lyduff , Furn i tu re , ~ l o a t h s , Notes, L314.19.7.


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x i iRousome, Samuel, l aboure r , Curratubbin , Cloa ths , Furn i tu re , Cash,L2.13.9 .Saunders, Anne, sp ins t e r , Ball icanew, Cloaths , Fu rn i t u r e , Prov i s i ons , LI9.14.a .Shaw, Avis, widow, Clonganny, House, Furn i tu re , Crop, La . lS . l .Shaw, Eleanor , widow, Clonqanny, House, Furn i tu re , Corn, L37. I7 .2 .Shaw, John, farmer , Clonganny, Houses, Cat t l e , Furn i tu re , Cloaths ,LI7:3.6.S.Spencer , John, yeoman, Clonganny, House, Furn i tu re , Shop goods,L224.1 .10.s t acy , Elizabeth , widow, Clonganny, Furn i tu re , Cloa ths , Books,

Tools , LI25 .5 .4 .s t e rn , Thomas, chandle r , Bal lyfoley, Furn i tu re , Cloa ths , Cash,LIS.13 .6 .Ste rn , Will iam, farmer , Bal lyfoley, Furn i tu re , Cloaths , Timber,L28.I7 .9 .s t rong , Mary, servant , Ballicanow, Cloaths, L3.11 . - .swain, Richard , tanner , Bel lcarr igg , Hides, Skins , C at t l e , Crop,L46.12 .8 .Tackaberry, Benjamin, farmer , Tomagaddy, House, Cloaths , Timber,L97.11 .4 .Tackaberry, Fossey, farmer, Tomiqady, House, Furn i tu re , Cloaths ,L254.16.9 .Tackaberry, John, farmer , Tomaqaddy, Houses, Furn i tu re , Cloaths ,L200.7 .4 .Tackaberry , Robert , dea le r , Garrydanie l , Shop Goods, Cloaths , Pigs ,L15. I7 .6 .Tackaberry , Samuel, farmer , Tomagady, Houses, Crop, Horse, L98.7 .9 .Tackaberry , wil l iam, mil l e r , Ballicanew, Furn i tu re , Cloaths , Pigs ,L73.1 .8 .Tackaberry , William, farmer , Tomagady, Houses, Crop, Horse, L131.3.Thompson, Nathanie l , yeoman, Col la t r ind le , Cloa ths , L23.1 .3 .Wr.\rr .. rI , catherJne , widow, Ballicanew, Cash, Furn i tu re , P la te ,LIOO.17.S.Warren, William, shopkeeper, Ball icanew, Corn, Prov i s ions , Shopgoods, Cloaths , L I 6 9 . ~ 5 . 1 1 . Whaley, Henry, farmer, "Ball inabarna, H c u ~ e , Fu rn i t u r e , Cl oathsProvis ions , L20.10 . - .Wheelock, samuel , Boley, Cloaths , Cat t l e , Crop, Corn, Turf ,La! . 15.10.Whyte, John, yeoman, Ball icanew, Pota toes , Cloa ths , Furni ture ,L19.12 . l .Will iams, John, farmer, Curra tubbin , Cat t l e , Furn i tu re , Cloaths ,Watch, Implements of Husbandry, L82.8 .8 .Woods, Edward, shoemaker, Ballycanew, Barley, Pota toes Fowl}Window broke, L2.14.1l .


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x i i iWoods I William, shoemaker, Ballycanew, C}.oaths, Provision, a Pig,

Prof i t of cow, L1S.19.4.12. Walker 's Hibernian Magazine, 1790.13. Wexford Herald, 11 Mar. 1813.


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Parish church of Ballycannow, January 1, 1760At a vestry held in the said Church for the Parish ofBallycannow and the s e v e r ~ l l par ishes united thereunto, it i sunanimously agreed unto and Enacted by the Curate, ChurchWardens and Parishioners, tha t the seat s and Ground of thesaid Church shal l be, and are hereby disposed off in mannerfollowing.1 . That the Seat or Pue on the north side next the Alta r nowand formerly in the Possession of Roger Lyndon Esg sha l l

belong to Him and h is Successors in the said Parish .2. That the Seat on the North Side next to Major Lyndon sha l lbelong to Mr. Thomas Colley and h is Family and t he i r Succes-sors in the Parish.3 . That the sea t next to Mr. Thomas colley sha l l belong toRobert Doyne Esg. and h is Family.4 . That the sea t next to Robert Doyne Esg shal l belong toHoward Ryan Esg and h is Successors.5. That the Seat next to Howard Ryan Esq. shal l belong to Mr.James White and h is Successors and to Mr. John Rog ( torn) .6 . That the Seat next to Mr. James White shal l [belong to ) Mr.William Jones and h is Successors.7 . That the Seat next to Mr. w i l l i a ~ Jones [shal l belong] tothe Rt. Hon. Richard Earl of Angles9Y and h is (Successors.)8 . That the Seat next to the Rt. Hon. Richard Earl [o fAnglesey] shal l belong to Mr. Richard sterne and Mr. will(iamJones] and t he i r Successors.9 . That the seat next to Mr. Richard sterne and Mr. wil l .Janes shal l belong to Mr. Benjamin Fossey and Joseph Dockrelland t he i r Successors.1 0 . That the Seat next to Mr. Benjamin Fassey and JasephDockrell sha l l belong to Mr. John Porter , Mr. Samuel Waddy,and Peter Caleburn and the i r Successors.11.. That the Seat next to Mr. John Porter , Samuel Waddy, andre Le.L" Coleburn shal l belong to T h o m ~ s Briar: ...i1 d Henry l'Jhaleyand the i r Successors.12. That the seat next to Thomas Bryan and Henry Wha1ey sha l lbelong to John Cranwell and James Bulger and t he i r Successors.13. That the Seat next to John Cranwell and James Bulger shal lbelong to Benjamin Warren and Peter Walker and the i r Succes-sors .14. (blank]1 . That the sea t on the South s ide the Al ta r shal l belongto the Rev'nd Mr. James Harvey and h is Successors and to Mr.Thomas Smith and his Successors.2 . That the seat next to the Rev'nd Mr. James Harvey shal lbelong to Mr. William Colley, Mrs. Gregg, and t he i r Succes-sors .


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23. That the sea t next to Mr. William Colley's shal l belong toMr. Thomas Parker and his Successors.4. That the seat next to Mr. Thomas Parker sha l l belong to Mr.William Bolton and his Successors.5. That the seat next to Mr. William Bolton 's sha l l belong toMr. Richard Jones and Mr. Henry Higginbottom and the i rSuccessors.6. That the seat next to Mr. Richard Jones and Mr. Higginbot-tom shal l belong to Mr. Edward J o n ~ s of Ballycanow and Mr.John Millar and the i r Successors.7. That the sea t beloW the Pulpi t on the south side sha l lbelong to Leonard Bennett, George Johnston, and Samuel Rowsomeand the i r Successors.S. That the seat next to Leonard Bennett, George Johnston, andSamuel Rowsome shal l belong to George Taylor, William Taylor,and John Bolton a n d ~ h e i r Successors.9. That the sea t next to George Taylor , William Taylor, JohnTaylor, and John Bolton shal l belong to Roger Woodroof, JohnHollinsworth and Richard Robinson a ~ d the i r Successors.10. That the sea t next to Roger Woodrooffe, John Hollinsworthand Richard Robinson shal l belong to James Reamond, SamuelHollinsworth, Benjamin Tackaberry, Fossey Tackaberry and the i rSUccessors,11. That the sea t next to James Redmond, Samuel Hol1insworth,Benjamin Tackaberry and Fossey Tackaberry sha l l belong toRobert Tackaberry, John Richards, John James, and SamuelBennett and the i r Successors.

As witness our hands the day a n ~ year above writ ten.Humphrey Hart ley, curateThomas Smith - ChurchHoward Ryan - WardensWilliam JonesWilliam BoltonWi11iam ColleyThomas ParkerJames WhyteWilliam Jchn:tonRichard SternaRichard RobinsonRobert TackaberryJohn Hollinsworth


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At a ves t ry meeting duly summoned and held in th e Par i shChurch of Ballycannow for the several uni ted Par i shes , it wasthen and t he re enac ted and agreed on by and with the Consentof th e CUrate , Church Wardens and Par ish ioners t h a t th ePersons he r e a f t e r named do serve as Church Wardens fo r theEnsueing year , Namely, Thomas Bryan of the Par i sh o f Bal lycan -nowe, and George Taylor of the Par i sh o f Kil lenagh , g ivenunder our Hands t h i s 7th Day of Apr i l 1760 s ix ty .

May 26, 1760

Humphrey Har t ley , cura teThomas Smith - ChurchRobt. Bourk - WardensWHIm. BoltonEdW'. JonesBenj . FfosseyJohn Por terRichard Robinson

At a Vestry du ly summoned and held for the Severa l un i t edPar ishes in the Par i sh Church of Bal1ycannow, it was t hen andthe re ordered and agreed on by and with the Consent of t heCurate and th e Major Par t o f the Prc tes tan t Par i sh ioner s thenand t he re assembled , t h a t the sum Eleven Pounds s t e r l : beassessed and r a i sed for the M a i n t e n a ~ c e of Cuthber t Blake , nowPar ish Clerke on th e Several lands o f the s ev e r a l r espec t ivePar i sh ioner s in th e union of B a 1 l y c ~ n n o w , according to a l a t ea c t o f Par l iament made in t h a t b e ~ i a l f and t h a t th e abovementioned sum s h a l l be equa l ly and f a i r l y Applo t ted upon th erespec t ive Par i sh ioner s in the union of Ballycannow wi th int h i r t y days from the date hereof by two of the P r inc ipa lInhabi tan t s in the union, o r by any o ther proper Person , andt h a t the a ' i . J o v ~ :=:llm i s to Collected by the Church W;:::::-::'!.ense lec ted fo r the presen t year with a l l Convenient Expedi t ion .Given under our Hands t h i s 26th Day of May 1760 s ix ty , andwhen the above sum i s so co l lec ted it s h a l l be pa id by th esa id Church Wardens to the Par ish C. Cuthber t Blake , nowPar ish Clerke. GiVen under our Hands t h i s 26th Day o f May1760 s i x t y . Humphrey Har t ley , CurateWilliam JonesRoger Co11eyRoger Wood.:oofeJohn TaylorWi11m Jones Jun.Rich. HortcmGeorge Tay::'or


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[Summarized in a l a t e r por t ion of th e book]March 23, 1761: A ves t ry was held in the Par ish Churchof Ballycannow fo r the Par ishes of Ballycanow and K i l t r i s k ,order ing th e sum of Five Pounds to be r a i sed for the main-tenance of th e Par ish Clerke , on th e sa id Par i shes . Alsoappoin t ing John Richards and Mr. James White Church Wardensfo r t h e r pr e s e n t year , and Mr. John James and Mr. John Royceoverseers fo r th e par ish of Ki l t r i sk .Geo. AlIen, Minis te r

[Summarized] \oc tober 7, 1761: A ves try held in the par i sh church ofBallycanow, appointing Mr. John M il l e r and Mr. John Hol-l inswor th overseers fo r the high roads in the par i sh ofBallycanow and Mr. John Royce and Mr. John James fo r thePar ish of Ki l t r i sk . Humphrey Hart ley , CurateAt a ves t ry duly [held in the Par ish Church of] Ballycan-now for the Par ishes of Ballycannow and Ki l t r i sk , the Curate lChurch Wardens, and Par ish ioners thEm and the re assessed t h a t

it i s ordered and agreed on t h a t t h a t th e Sum of Five Poundsbe assessed and ra i sed for the Maintenance of the pr e s e n tPar ish Clerke on the sa id Parishe ' l ' pursuant to an a c t ofPar l iament , and t h a t the above sum should be equal ly applo t tedupon the respec t ive Par ish ioners wi th in t h i r t y days of theDate hereof by two of the Pr inc ipa l Inhab i tan t s , and t h a t th eabove Sum be co l lec ted by the Church Wardens e lec ted fo r th ep resen t year with a l l convenient expedi t ion , and given to thePar ish Clerke . It i s also ordered and agreed on a t sa idves try as we th ink it j u s t and equ1tab le t h a t those Personsi n t he Par i sh of Killenagh and the Par i sh of Monomolin o rElsephere ( s i c ] holding Pews ';;;r ' : ; ~ a t s in -:.ne Church ofBallycannow sha l l pay th ree S h i l l i ngs and ten pence for eachof t h e i r Pews o r Sea ts to r the Maintenance of t he Par i shClerke .And a t the said ves try it i s a l so ordered and agreed ont h a t Benjamin Warren and Charles Naughter do serve as ChurchWardens fo r th e ensuing year , dated t h i s 12th Day of Apr i l ,1762. At the sa id ves t ry it i s also ordered and agreed on t h a tthe sum of two Pounds twelve sh i l l i rgs be assessed and ra i sedfo r defray ing the Expenses of Thoma3 Bryan and George Taylorwhen they were Church Wardens, and t h a t t h i s sum should beeqya l ly applo t ted upon the respeci : ive par i sh ioner s o f th ePar ish of Ballycannow and the Pari;;h of K i l l t r i sk and t h a tth i s sum be co l l ec t ed by the Church Wardens elected fo r t h i s


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presen t year with a l lsa id Thomas Bryan andApr i l 1762 s ix ty- two.William JonesRich . SterneJohn Cranwil lJohn Mil le r

5convenient Exoedi t ion and given to th eGeorge Taylor: Dated t h i s 12th Day of

Humphrey Har t l ey , CurateJames White - ChurchJohn Richard - WardensLeonard BennettRichard Robinson

At a ves t ry duly Summoned and held in the Par i sh Churchof Ballycanow it was then and t he re Enacted and agreed uponby and with th e Consent of the Curate and Church=wards and th eMajor p a r t o f th e Pro tes tan t Par ish ioners the re assembled t h a tthe Perons h erea f t e r named do serve =or Overseers fo r th e highroads in the Par i sh of Ballycanow a ~ d in the Par i sh of Ki l l t r i s k , Namely Mr. Thomas Smyth and John Cranwel l fo r thePar ish of Ballycannow who are to take Care t h a t they r ep a i rth e road l ead ing towards Ballymore from the Watch=house andt h a t the Par i sh ioner s sha l l r epa i r tw o Perch and a h a l f tothe hundred and so in propor t ion an j - th a t Mr. John Boyle andMr. John James do serve as Overseers fo r the high roads in thePar i sh of Ki l l t r i sk wh o are to take care t h a t th e Par ishionersin sd Par ish do Expend such Labour on th e high road as th es t a t u t e requ i res in such Case. Given under our hands t h i s 4 thDay of Apr i l 1763.

Apr i l 8 1 1765

Humphrey Har t ley , CurateBenjamin WarrenRichd s te rneJames WhyteJohn Cranwil lThos BryanRichard RODinson

At a ves t ry duly summoned an d held in the Par i sh Churchof Ballycannow, it was then and the re enacted and agreed onand with th e Consent of the Curate ~ n d Par i sh ioner s then andthe re assembled t h a t th e Sum of Six Pounds St e r l . be assessedand ra i sed fo r the Maintenance of the p resen t Par i sh Clerkeon the Par i sh of Ballycannow, and the Par ish of K i l l t r i s k ,pursuant to an Act o f Parl iament and t h a t the above Sum shouldbe equa l ly app lo t t ed upon t he r espec t ive Par i sh ioner s wi th int h i r t y Days from the Date hereof by tw o of the P r inc ipa lI nha b i t a n t s , and t h a t th e above Sum be co l lec ted by the ChurchWardens e lec ted fo r th i s presen t year with a l l convenientexpedi t ion , and given to the Parish c le rke . It i s a l so


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6ordered and agreed on t h a t Matthew navis of the Par i sh o fBal lycannowand Owen Kinsel lagh of the Parish of Ki l l t r i sk doserve as Church Wardens fo r the Ensueing year , Dated t h i s 8thDay of Apr i l 1765 Sixty f ive .

March 31s t , 1766 l

Humphrey Hart ley , CurateRichd s terneEdwd JonesThos BryanRichard RobinsonJohn MillerJohn Holl insworthM a t h e ~ . " Davies

At a ves t ry duly summoned and held in the Par ish Churchof Ballyoannow, it was then and the re enacted and agreed onby and with th e consent of the Curate Churchwardens andPar ishioners t he re Assembled t h a t the Sum of Six Pounds Ste r l .be assessed and ra ised fo r the Maintenance of the p resen tParish Clerke on the Parish of Ballycannow and the Par ish ofK i l l t r i s k , ' pursuant to an Act of Parl iament , and t h a t th eabove Sum sh a l l be equally applo t ted on the respect ivePar i sh ioner s with in t h i r ty Days from the Date hereof , by twoof th e Pr inc ipa l Inhabi tants , and t h a t the above Sum becol lec ted by th e Church Wardens elected fo r t h i s presen t yearwith a l l convenient Expedit ion, and given to the Par ishClerke. It i s also enacted and ag.reed on t h a t Mr. RogerColley of th e Par ish of Ballycannow and [blank] Johnson ofCol la t r ind le in the Par ish of K i l l t r i sk do serve as ChurchWardens fo r the ensueing year , Dated t h i s 31s t Day of March1766 s i x t y s i x .

[Summarized)Apri l 20, 1767:

Humphrey Hart ley, cura teMathew Davi.esWilliam Jo:\esRichd s terneJames Whyte

A ves t ry was held in the par ish Church of Ballycanow,ordering the sum of Six Pounds to be ra ised on the Par ishesof Ballycanow and Kil t r i sk for the Parish Clerke and appoin t -ing John Bulger and William Byrn Church Wardens for theensueing year . Humphrey H ~ r t 1 e y , Curate(others ne t recorded in the t r an -sc r ip t ]


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(Summarized]Apr i l 4, 1768:

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A ves t ry was held in the Par ish Church of Ballycanoworder ing the Sum of s ix Ppunds to be r a i sed on the Par isheso f Ballycanow and X i l l t r i sk fo r the Par ish c le rke and appoin t -ing William Swaine and Morgan Redmond Church Wardens fo r theensuing year .

[summarized]March 27, 1769:

Humphrey Hart ley , Curate[others not recorded i n the t r an -sc r ip t )

A ves t ry was held in th e Par i sh Church o f Ballycanow 1order ing th e Sum of s ix Pounds to be ra ised on the Par i shesof Ballycanow and K i l l t r i sk fo r th e Par ish Clerke and appoin t -ing Will iam Nowlan and John Shaw Church Wardens fo r theensuing year .

[Summarized]Apr i l 16, 1770:

Humphrey Hart ley . Curate[others no t recorded in th e t r an -sc r ip t )

A ve s t r y was held in the Par ish ChUrch of Ballycanow,order ing th e Sum of Six Pounds to be ra ised for the Par ishesof Ballycanow and K i l l t r i sk for the Par ish Clerke and appoin t -ing Henry Whaley and Pete r Walker Church Wardens fo r theensuing year .

(Summarized]Nay 16, 1770:

Humphrey Hart ley . Curate[o the r s no t recorded in the t r a n -sc r ip t ]

A ves t ry was held in the Par ish Church of Ballycanow,order ing th e sum of Two Pounds four sh i l l i n g s to be ra i sed onthe Par ishes of Ballycanow and Kil t r i sk fo r the repa i r s of th eChurch, and also a sum p r o p o r t i o n a ~ l e to the above sum, ber a i sed on the Possessors of the sea t s of those who wish tol i v e e i t h e r in the Par i sh of Monomolin o r Killenagh.Humphrey Hart1ey, Curate[o thers net reoorded in th e t ran-sc r ip t )


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At a ves t ry held in the Par i sh Church of Ballycannow the23rd Day of May 1770, the Curate and Pro tes tan t Par i sh ioner sthe re Assembled give t h e i r Consent t h a t se a t Number four sh a l lbelong to Mr. Pa t r i ck Cranwell and h is Successors , providedHe obta in th e consent of John Ryan Esq.

[summarized)Apri l I , 1771:j

Humphrey Hart ley , CurateHenry WhaleyEdw JonesJohn Mil le r

A ves t ry was held in the Par ish Church o f Ballycanow,order ing th e Sum o f Six Pounds to be r a i sed on the Par i shesof Ballycanow and Ki l t r i sk fo r the Par ish Clerke, and appoin t -ing Edward Connors and Paul Kurawin Church Wardens for theensuing year .I Humphrey Hart ley , Curate[o thers not recorded in the t r a n -scr ip t )

At a ves t ry held in the Par ish Cburch of Ballycannow th e18th Day of Apr i l 1771 th e Curate and Par ish ioners [ there]Assembled give t h e i r Consent t h a t th e Sea t [ to rn) belongingto Mr. William Bolton sha l l now [belong] to Mr. Edward Jonesand h is Successors provided [he obJta ins the consent of th esaid William Bol ton . Humphrey Har t ley , CurateLeonard Bennet tPete r WalkerJoh, Quinsey

At a ves t ry held in the Par ish Church of Ballycannow the18th Day of Apr i l 1771 the Curate and Par ish ioners thereAssembled give t h e i r Consent t h a t the Seat No. f ive belongingto Mr. Richard Jones Deceased an d Mr. Henery Higginbothamsha l l now belong to Pe te r Walker, John Shaw, and WilliamLancaster .Edw. JonesJoh. Quinsey

Humphrey Hart ley , CurateLeonard Bennet t


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[Summarized]Apri l 20, 1772:

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A ve s t r y was held in the Par ish Church of Ballycanow,ordering the sum of s ix Pounds to r a i sed on t he pa r i shesof Bal1ycanow and Ki l t r i sk for th e per i sh Clerke, and appoin t -ing Thomas Mil la r and Patr ick Kurawin Church Wardens fo r theensuing year . And also gran t ing the sea t No. 8 belonging toGeorge Taylor , William Taylor and John Bolton, to JohnHoll insworth and Mathew Davis (see Folio 2).

(summarized]Apr i l 12, 1773:

Humphrey Hart ley , CUrate[o thers no t named]

A ves t ry was held in the Par ish Church of Ballycanow,ordering the sum of s ix Pounds to be ra ised on t he pa r i shesof Ballycanow and Ki l t r ! sk for the Par i sh Clerke and appoint-ing William Harding Sen. an d William Lancaster Church Wardensfo r the p resen t year .

(Summarized]Apr i l 4, 1774:

Humphrey H"Olrtley, Curate[o thers no t named)

A ves t ry was held in the pa r i sh Church of Ballycanow,order ing the sum of s ix pounds to be ra ised on the par i shesof Ballycanow and K il t r i sk for the Par ish Clerke . Andappoint ing Thomas Bennet t and Joseph Mil la r Church Wardens fo rthe ensuing year , and also t h a t Wil1iam Harding and WilliamLancas ter do br ing t h e i r accounts within Twentyone days fromthe date hereof .

[Summarized]August 4, 1774:

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[Summarized)Apri l 17, 1775:A ves t ry was held i n the par i sh Church of Ballycanoworder ing th e sum o f Six pounds to be ra i sed on the par i sheso f Ballycanow and xi"l t r i s ~ fo r th e par i sh c le rke and appoint -ing Pat r i ck Cranwell and John Grinley Church Wardens fo r th eensuing yea r .

[SUl'Ill11arizedJApri l 8 , 1 7 7 6 :

Humphrey Hart ley , cura te[others not named]

A ves t ry was held in th e par i sh church o f Ballycanow,order ing th e sum o f s ix pounds to be r a i sed on the Par i sheso f Ballycanow and Kil t r i sk fo r th e Par ish Clerke and appoin t -ing Richard Hawkins and Mr. John Richards Church Wardens fo rth e ensuing year .

March 3 1 , 1777

Humphrey H ~ r t l e y , Curate[o thers not named)

At a ves t ry duly summoned and "neld in th e Par ish Churcho f Ballycannow whereof Notice was given before , It wasEnacted and agreed on by and with th e consen t of the Curate ,Church wardens and Pro tes tan t Par i sh ioner s the re Assembledt h a t th e Sum of Six Pounds Ste r l . be Assessed and r a i sed fo rth e Maintenance of Charles Oremsby [pa r i sh c le rke i s de le t ed)~ l e r k e on th e Parish o f Ballvcannow and tL e Par ish of Ki l l -t r i s k , pursuant to the Act o f Par l iament made on t h a t Behal f ,and t h a t th e above Sum sha l l be equal ly Applot ted on th erespect ive par i shioners with in t h i r t y Days from th e Datehereof , and t h a t the above Sum Col lec ted by the Church WardensElected fo r t h i s present year wi th a l l convenient expedi t ion,and given to Charles Oremsby, Cle:::-ke, and t h a t Mr. ThomasJones and Mr. John Holl insworth be appointed Applot ters forthe abovce Sum. It i s also Enacted and agreed on t h a t WilliamHarden j r . o f the Parish of Ballycannow and Charles Foley o fthe Par i sh of Ki l l t r i s k do s (e rve ] 3 5 Church Wardens fo r th eEnsueing year Dated th i s 31s t Day of March 1777 seventyseven.John Holl insworth Humphrey Hart ley, CurateJames Beaty John RichardsE. Cornwall Richd Hockins C ~ u r c h Wardens


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11Apr i l 17, 1777At a ves t ry duly summoned and held in the Par i sh Churchof Ballycannow, whereof Notice was given the Sunday before ,It was Enacted and agreed on by and with the Consent of theCurate , Church Wardens and Pro tes tan t Par i sh ioner s the reAssembled t h a t the Sum of ten Pounds s ix teen sh i l l i n g s ande igh t pence S t e r l : be Assessed and ra i sed on th e Par i sh o fEallycannow and th e Par ish of K i l l t r i sk fo r the Repairs of th eChurch o f Ballycannow and the Repai rs of Church yard wall o fBallycannow, and t h a t the above sum sh a l l be equal ly Applottedon th e r e s pe c t i ve Par ishi -oners witl1in t h i r t y days from th eDate here of , and t h a t Mr. Thomas Jones , and Mr. John Holl inswor th do a pp lo t t th e same, Dated t h i s 17th Day of Apr i l1777, seventy seven. Humphrey Hart ley , CurateRichd Hockins ) ChurchHenry Whaley) WardensJames BeatyP a t t Cranw91lWillm WarrenThos Robinson

[At a ves t ry] duly summoned and held in the Par i sdhChurch of Ballycannow, whereof Not ice was given th e Sundaybefo re , It was Enacted an d agreed on by and with th e Consentof the Cura te , Church Wardens and Pro tes tan t Par ishionersthe re Assembled t h a t the Sum of s ix Pounds s t e r l : be Assessedand ra i sed fo r th e Maintenance of Charles [Orems]by, Clerkeon the Inhabi tan t s of the Par ish of Ballycannow and the Par i shof K i l l t r i s k , pursuan t to the [ ac t : made of Par l iament madeon t h a t Beha l f , and t h a t the [ i l l eg ib l e ] Sum sh a l l be equa l lyApplot ted on t he r espec t ive P a r i s h ~ o n e r s with in t h i r t y Daysfrom th e Date hereof , [and] t h a t the above Sum be co l l ec tedby the Church Wardens e lec ted fo r t ~ h e presen t year with a l lconvenient [e>q:;.,i:ij-::'ion, and s-iven to the sa id Char les OrT..S0::,,-,and t h a t Mr. Thomas Jones and M".:.". John Holl insworth beapointed Applo t ters fo r the above Sum. I t i s a l so enacted andagreed on t h a t Mr. James Beaty of t ~ e Par ish of Ballycannow,and Mr. William Johnson of the Par i sh o f K i l l t r i sk do serveas Church Wardens fo r th i s presen t year . Dated t h i s 20th Dayof Apr i l 1778. Humphrey Har t ley , CurateWilliam Hardin ) Church Wardensh isCha + Foley }markJohn H o l l i ~ s w o r t h Thos Robin.sonThomas Har :linMathew Davles


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12May 14 , 1778At a ves t ry duly summoned and held in the Pa r i sh Churcho f Ballycannow, whereof Notice was given th e sunday before ,It was Enacted and agreed on by and with th e Consent of th eCurat.e, Church Wardens and Pro tes tan t Pa r i sh ione rs t hereAssembled t h a t a Sum no t exceeding th ree Pounds and th reeShi l l i ngs S t e r l : be Assessed and ra i s ed on th e Par ish o fBallycannow and the p a r i s ~ of K i l l t r i s k for the Repai r [of)th e Church o f Ballycannowand t h a t th e above Sum ( sha l l ] beequal ly Applot ted on the Respective Par i sh ioner s w i th in Thir tyDays from th e Date hereof , and t h a t Mr. Thomas Jones and Mr.John Holl inswor th do Applot t th e same, and a l so it i s f u r t h e renacted and agreed on t h a t those Persons who have Pews in th esa id Church and not l i v ing in th e Par ish of Ballycannow o r int he Pa r i sh of Ki l l t r i sk , s h a l l pay a cess of tw o Sh i l l i n g s andtwo pence fo r each o f t h e i r Pews and t h a t th e above Sum s h a l lbe co l l ec t ed by th e Church Wardens appointed fo r t h i s presen t[year] with a l l convenient expedi t ion. Dated t h i s 14th Dayof May 1778.

Apri l 5 , 1779

Humphrey Hart ley , Curateh isChas + FooleymarkE. CornwallJohn Holl insworthJames BeatyAt a ves t ry duly summoned and held in the Par ish Churcho f Ballycannow, whereof Notice was g i v ~ n th e Sunday [previous]

It was Enacted and agreed on by and with th e Consent of theCurate, Church Wardens and Pro tes tan t Pa r i sh ione rs t hereAssembled t h a t th e Sum of s ix Pounds Ste r l : (be] assessed andra i s ed fo r the Maintenance of Charles Oremsby presen t Clerkeon th e Inhab i tan t s of th e Par i sh o f Ballycannow and the Par i sho f K i l l t r i s k , pursuant to th e Act of Par l iament made on t h a tBehalf and t h a t the above Sum sh a l l be equal ly Applotted onth e Respect ive Par ishioners within [ th i r ty ] Days from th e Datehereof , and t h a t the above Sum be [ co l l ec] t ed by th e Churchwardens with a l l convenient ExpediticTi. a .. 1 given to the s a idCharles Oremsby, and t h a t Mr. Thomas Jones and Mr. JohnHoll insworth be appointed Applot ters for the above Sum. Iti s [a l so] Enacted and agreed on t ~ a t Henry Bennet t of th ePar ish of Ballycannow and t h a t John Shaw o f the Par ish o fKi l l t r i sk do se rve as Church Wardens fo r the p resen t year .Dated t h i s 5 th Day o f Apri l 1779.Humphrey H ~ r t l e y , CurateJames Beaty ) ChurchWm Johnson } WardensJohn Holl insworthPa t t CranwillSaml. WheelockLeonard Bennet t


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13March 27th , 1780At a ves t ry duly summoned and he ld in t he Par i sh o fBallycannow, whereof Not ice was qiven the [Sunday) befo re , Itwas Enacted and aqreed on by and with the c u r a t e , ChurchWardens, and Pro tes tan t Par ish ioners the re Assembled t h a t th eSum o f S ix Pounds Ste r l : be Assessed and r a i sed fo r th eMaintenance o f Charles oremsby, presen t c le rke , on th eI nha b i t a n t s o f th e Par ishes of Ballycannow and t he Par i sh o fKi l l t r i s k , Pursuant [ to a'n) Act o f Par l iament made on t h a tBehal , and t h a t th e Sum s h a l l be Equal ly Applo t ted on theRespec t ive [Par ish] ioners wi th in t h i r t y days from the Datehereo f , and t h a t th e above Sum be co l lec ted by th e ChurchWardens Elec ted fo r the p resen t year with a l l convenien texped i t ion and given to the sa id Char les Ormsby. Mr. ThomasJones and Mr. John Hol1insworth be Applo t te r s fo r th e abovesum. It i s a l so Enacted and aqreed on t h a t Wi11iam Warren o ft he Par i sh o f Ballycannow, and t h a t George Walker of th ePar i sh o f [Ki l l t r i sk ] do serve as Church Wardens fo r t h i spresen t y e a r . Dated t h i s 27th Day o f March 1780.

(In a new hand]Apr i l 16, 1781

Humphrey Har t ley , cu ra teHenry Bennet t } ChurchJohn Shaw } WardensJames BeatyWilliam WarrenGeorge WalkerE. Cornwall

At a v e s t r y duly summoned and [he ld in the par i sh churchof] Ballycannow whereof previous [ to rn) Enactred and agreedon by and with the con[sen t o f th e Cura te , Church War] dens andPr o t e s t a n t Par ish ioners [ then and the re assembled] [ to rn) Sumof six Pounds be Assessed ( to rn] [ f o ~ th e mainten]ance of ChasOrmsby pa r i s h c le rke o f [ to rn) Inhabi tan ts o f t he Par i sh ofBallycannow [and the Par ish o f] Ki l l t r i sk Pursuant to an A cto f Par l iam[ent] [ to rn) t h a t Behalfe and t h a t th e above Sums h a l l be (equal ly app lo t t ed ) on the Respect ive Par ishes wi th int h i r t y days [ to rn] he r eo f and t h a t th e above sum be co l lec tedby th e [Church Wardens) Elec tea fo r t h i s pr e sen t year wi th a l lConvenient E[xpedi t ion and) given to the sd . Chas Ormsby andt h a t Mr. John Hol l ins (wor th] and Mr. P a t t . Cranwi l l beappoin ted App10tters for the above. It i s enac ted and agreedon t h a t [handwri t ing changes) Mr. Saml. Wheelock and Edw.James do se rve [as] Churchwardens t h i s presen t year , da tedt h i s 16th day of Apr i l 1791. fo r H ~ m p h r e y Har t ley , CurateSimon L i t t l eGeo. N a l k e r ) ChurchWilliam Warren} WardensJohn ~ o l l i n s w o r t h W i l l i ~ m Lancas te rThoe. ShawThos .:Tones


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14(There a re no surv iv ing ves t ry minutes fo r 1782-1784)

My in f i rm s t a t e of hea l th re :1der ing me incapable o fminding t he pa r i s h ch . o f Ballycannow as Par i sh Cle rk , it i sthe re fore my r eques t t h a t th e Revd Deane Bond may accept t h i smy vOluntary r es igna t ion o f th e samej as Witness my hand t h i s20th day o f March 1785, to the Revd Deane Bond.Chas Onnsbywi tnes sAndrew L i t t l e } Cura teWill iam Warren } Church WardenApr i l IS , 1785The ve s t r y summoned to a t t end [ i l l eg ib l e ] fo r theconf i rmat ion o f th e applotment o f the Par i sh cess [ i s ] to beadjourned u n t i l Monday th e f i f t een th [ofJ May nex t . Thea pp lo t t e r s no t having a t tended or s e n t in t h e i r r e tu r n .Simon L i t t l eP a t t Cranwi l lThos Jones

At a ve s t r y l e ga l l y c a l l e d and held in th e Par ish Churchof Ballycanow, pursuant to adjudgment on Monday the 16th o fMay, 1785 to asce r ta in the applotment of the sum c o l [ l e c t e d ]on a t l a s t Eas te r Vest ry . Now we th e Minis te r , ChurchWardens, and P r o t e s t a n t Par ish ioners then and the re assembleddo confi rm th e applotment of one S h i l l i ng , one peny and th r eeh a l f p . sco r e of ac res , as app lo t t ed by Mr. Ly [ i l l e g i b l e ) ,Mr. Harr ison and Mr. Smyth appoin ted a t l a s t ves t ry to app lo tthe same.C hr i s t . Harr ison Andrew L i t t l e , CurateJames Beaty

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John Boll insworthJohn Colley SmithWillm s t e r n sJames BeatyPat r i ck Cranwi l l

15Andrew L i t t l e , Cura te

Nicho:las Hol l inswor th } ChurchWilliam James } WardensFranc is Nowland

At a v es t r y lega l ly , ca l l ed in t he Pa r i sh Church o fBallycanow on th e 15th day of May 1786 in o r d e r to asce r t a i nth e app lo tment o f th e sum l a i d on a t l a s t Eas te r Vestry , wethe Min i s te r , Church Wardens, and P a ~ i s h i o n e r s then and t hereassembled, do confi rm th e a p p l o t m e ~ t o f f ive s h i l l i n g s ande i g h t pence h a l f peny p. hundred, as s e t t l ed by Mr. Harr ison ,Mr. Cranwel l and Mr. smyth, were appointed to app lo t t he same.Andrew Li t t l e } CurateWilliam JamesNicholas H ~ l l i n s w o r t h } ChurchFranc is Nowland } WardensPa t t . Cranwi l lJames Beaty

[The minutes from 1787 to 1798 a re lo s t ]

Ballycanew Par i sh conta ins 1500 Acres.K i l l t r i s k Do. 1100 Acres.Rate o f th e above Par ishes from 1/2 to 6d p er AcreSum Ballycanew K i l l t r i s k To ta l1/2 p er Acre 3 2 6 2 5 10 5 8 41 d Do. 6 5 0 4 11 B 10 16 S- d Do . 12 10 0 9 J 4 ,. " l3 4.....3 d Do. 18 15 0 13 15 0 32 10 04 d Do. 25 0 0 18 6 8 43 6 85 d Do. 31 5 0 22 18 4 54 3 46 d Do. 37 10 0 27 10 0 65 0 0

We th e Cura te and Church wardens o f th e uni t ed Pa r i sh e s o fBallycanew and K i l l t r i s k Do hereby Cer t i fy t h a t th e v e s t ryBook and Regi s t ry o f sa id Par ishes ,..rere t aken o r dest royed inth e l a t e Re b e l l io n o f 1798.BallycanewMarch 26, 1799 Arthur Col ley } cura teJas . ,Jones } and Church Wardensof t he Par ishes ofBallycanew and K i l l t r i s k .


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At a ves t ry l ega l ly ca l l ed and he ld in the par ish churcho f Ballycanew fo r the uni ted Par ishes o f Ballycanew andKi l l t r i sk on Eas te r Tuesday th e 26th of March 1799.. It was Unanimously resolved t h a t Mr. James Morrice ofBracana and Mr. Thomas W ~ r r e n o f B al l a r t be and a re herebyappointed Church Wardens fo r the ensuing year .That th e Sum o f LIO.16.S s t e r l . be levied and r a i sed onth e Par i shes of Ballycanew and Ki l l t r i sk for the fo l lowingpurposes , v i z . Clerk ' s SalarySexton ' s Do.ElementsRepai rs o f th e Church

L6.0.02 .5 .60.10.102 .0 .4L10.16.S

And t h a t Mr. James Beattyto app lo t th e same. and Mr. Pa t t Cranwil l be appointedJohn JonesPa t t c ranwi l lC h r i s t . Harr isonJames FloydAdam Holl insworthWilliam JamesJno. BoltonWilliam Harding

Arthur Col ley , Cura teThomas WoodsThomas Johnson~ i c h s . Holl insworthJ'ames Swaine

At A v es t r y l eg a l l y ca l l ed and held in the par ish Churcho f Ballycanew fo r th e uni ted par i shes of Ballycanew andKi l l t r i sk on th e 23d day o f Apri l 1799 in order to asce r t a i nth e applotment o f th e sum la id on l a s t Eas te r Vest ry .Now We th e Curate, Church Wardens, and Pro tes t an tPar i sh ione rs then presen t do confirm th e Applotment of Eigh tShi l l ings and four pence to be l evied and r a i sed on each andevery hundred Acres in s a id Par ishes as applot ted by Mr. Beatyand Mr. Cranwil l appointed a t l a s t Easter Vestry to app lo t th esame and fo r th e p ~ r p u ~ e s conta ined in sa id ves t ry .John JonesChr i s t . Harr isonThomas JohnsonWill iam JamesJames FloydNichs. Holl insworthThos Godkin

Arthur Colley, CurateJames Morris } ChurchThomas Warren } Wardens

At A Vest ry Legal ly ca l l ed and held in the Par i sh Churchof Ballycanew fo r the united par i shes of Ballycanew andK i l l t r i s k on Eas te r Tuesday th e 15th o f April IBOO.It was unanimously resolved t ha t Mr. Chris t r . Harr ison


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17of Tomgar and Mr. Thoms Johnson of Coola t r indle be and a rehereby appointed Church Wardens fo r the ensuing yea r . Thatthe sum o f s ix t een Pounds f ive sh i l l ings thus be l ev ied andra i sed on th e par i shes of B a l l y c a n ~ w and K i l l t r i sk fo r th efol lowing purposes . v iz .C lerk ' s sa la rysex ton ' s Do.Elements lArrears due Arthr ColleyRepai r s

L6.0.02.5 .60.10 .101 . 4 . 46.4 .4!"16.5.0

And t h a t Mr. James Beaty and Mr. Pa t t Cranwell be appointedto applot th e same.John JonesChris t . Harr isonWilliam JamesJames FloydNichs. Holl insworthThos. Godkin

Arthur co l l ey , Curate

At A Vestry l ega l ly cal led and held i n the Par i sh Churchof Ballycanew fo r th e united Parishes of Ballycanew andKil l t r i sk on the 29th day of Apri l 1800 in orde r to as ce r t a inthe applotment of the sum la id on l a s t Eas ter Vest ry .Now We the Curate , Church Wardens and Pro tes tan t Par i sh -ioners then presen t do confirm th e Applotment o f TWelve

Shi l l ings and s ix pence to be levied and r a i sed on each andevery hundred Acres in sa id par ishes as apploted by Mr. Beatyand Mr. Cranwell appointed a t l a s t Easter Vestry to app lo t th esame and fo r the purposes contained in sa id ves t ry .Thos Godkin Arthur co l l ey , CurateWilliam James Chr i s t . Harr ison ) ChurchPa t t Cranwil l Thomas Johnson } WardensJames swaineWilliam HardingJohn JonesWm HO.L.LinsworthJames Floyd

6 th Apr i l 1801. Set t l ed a l l the accounts of these Par ishesand lodged in th e hands of Revde Arthr . col ley L1.S.2 .

At a ves t ry l ega l ly cal led and held in the Par ish Churchof Ballycanow fo r the United Parishes of Ballycanow andKil t r i sk , on Eas te r Monday the 6th of Apri l 1801. I t wasunanimously Resolved t h a t Mr. Mathew Fitzsimmons of Bel l car -r igg , and Mr. Joseph Warren of Bal lya r t be and are herebyappointed Church Wardens for the ensuing year .


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18Resolved t h a t th e sum of s ix t een Pounds f ive s h i l l i n g ss t e r l i ng be l ev ied and ra ised on th e Par i shes of Ballycanowand Ki l t r i sk fo r th e fol lowing purposes , v iz .Clerk ' s Salery 6 . 0 . 0sex ton ' s Do. 2.5 .6Elements - . 1 0 .1 0Repai rs & 7 .8 .8

L16.5 .0

Resolved t h a t Mr. Pat cranwi l l and Mr. James Beat ty beappointed to app lo t the same.Resol ved t h a t th e app l ica t ion be made to the severa lpersons not r es id ing in the United Par ishes of Ballycanow andKi l t r i sk and occupying sea t s i n th e Church o f Ballycanow, t h a tthey w i l l e i the r Voluntary ascess themselves fo r 100 acres a tth e same r a t e t h a t sa id Parishes wil]_ be annually ascessed a t ,fo r the r ep a i r s of said Church, or surrender said sea t s .John Jones Arthur Colley, Curate &Chr i s t . Har:: ison o f BallycanewP a t t Cranwil l Wm HollinsworthWilliam James Samuel Holl insworthJames,Swaine Will iam TackaberryJames FloydWilliam HardingNichs. Holl insworth

At a Vestry l ega l ly ca l l ed and held in the par i sh churcho f Ballycanew for the uni ted par ishes of Ballycanew andKi l l t r i sk on th e 29th day o f Apri l 1801 in order to ascer ta inth e applotment of the sum la id on a t the l a s t Eas ter v es t r y .Now we th e Curate , Church Wardens and Pro tes t an t Par i sh ioners then presen t do confirm the Applotment o f Twelve

~ h l l l i n g s and s ix pence to Jouied and rai sed on each andevery hundred acres i n sa id par i shes as applot ted by Mr. Beatyand Mr. Cranwel l appointed a t l a s t Eas ter vest ry to app lo t th esame and fo r th e purposes contained in l a s t Eas ter ves t ry .John JonesJames FloydThos GodkinWilliam JamesJas . Jones

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19Ballycanew Church, Apri l 19, 1802

At a Vestry held th i s day the fol lowing need was givenin by Mathew Fitzsimons and Jas . Warren. The Parishes ofBallyconewe and Ki l t r i sk . Do.WardensA c lo th fo r th e Comm. TableContraLlB.6.2

1 . 2 .919 . 8 . 11By cash lodged with th e Revd Mr. Col1ey}on th e s ix th Apr i l 1801 Ll.B.2 } 17.13.2By th e applotd cess of l a s t y r S.D}

1 .15 .9Resolvd a t t h i s Vestry t ha t Edwd Quinsey of Ballycanew,Farmer, and William Foley of Clongany be and the are herebyappointed Church Wardens fo r the Ensuing year .Resolved t h a t the Late Church Wardens, Mr. Matt F i t z s i -mons and Jas . Warren have have payed t h e i r acc t to thesa t i s f ac t ion o f t h i s Vestry and t ha t the[y) have expanded onthe r ep a i r s o f the Church [ in) the sum of one pound, f i f teensh i l l ings and nine pence more than the am t of the applotedcess of t h e i r year which sum th e Church Wardens now ap-pointed , v iz . Edward Quinsey and Wm Foley are hereby author-i sed and d i rec ted to pay t here in . Resolved t h a t s ix poundsbe l ev ied fo r the c lark sa l l a ry , tw o guineas for theSexton ' s Sal l a ry , fo r Elements twelve sh i l l ings - For Repairof th e Church Eleven pounds and one penny and one poundf i f teen sh i l l i ng and nine pence fo r the Payment of the ar rearsdue to M. Fitzsimons and Jas . Narran. Making in the wholeTwenty one pds, t h i r t e en sh i l l ings and four pence - Resolvedt ha t Mr. Beat ty and Mr. Cranwell do applot the same.Chr i s t . Harrison Wensly Bond, Minis te rJohn Jones Matt. Fitsimons, Late Church WardensWilliam HardingEdward JamesJames BeatyThoe GodkinGeo. TackaberryThomas QuinseyThos Mil le r

VicarsParish ClerkSexton . . .Elements . .Repairs & Inc idents

Will i , )m FoleyArthu:r col ley

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20Ballycanow Church, May 11th , 1802At A ves t ry duly not i fyed and he ld he re t h i s day it wasResolved t h a t th e sum o f twenty one pounds t h i r t een s h i l l i n g sand four pence voted by th e l a t e a c t of ves t ry o f 19 Apr i l1802 has been j u s t l y and f a i r l y applot ted by Pa t t . c ranwi l land Jas . Beat ty , a p p l o t t e r s for the uni ted pa r i shes o fBallycanow and Ki l t r i sk by a cess o f two pence be t he ac re asby t h e i r r e tu rn given in to t h i s ves t ry and we hereby approveo f and confirm th e same andWhereas Complaint has been made a t seve ra l v e s t r i e s int h i s Church t h a t many o f th e Inhab i tan t s o f th e uni tedpa r i shes o f Ballycanow and Ki l t r i sk paying par i sh cess a re no taccomodated with pews in t h i s Church while othe r persons andf ami l i e s no t l iv ing in e i t h e r par i sh nor paying any par i shcess occupy pews which they a l ledge they have a r i g h t to , andWhereas it appeared to be th e Unanimous sense o f th epa r i sh ione rs in ves t ry assembled or. 19 Apr i l 1802 t h a t t h i sques t ion be taken up by th e ensuing Vestry t o be held fo r th eapp lo t t ing o f th e cess then voted and agreed to and publ icno t ice the reof was posted on the door o f t h i s Church yard

Now in o r d e r to proceed in t h i s business wi th proper anddue cau t ion it i s hereby resolved t h a t a case be prepared byth e mi n i s t e r and Church Wardens w i t ~ 1 such ass i s t ance as theysh a l l th ink necessa ry to ca l l in and l a id before DoctorDuigman, v i ca r General o f the Diocese o f Ferns fo r h is opin ionand d i r ec t i o n s in the f i n a l adjustment o f t h i s ques t ion . Andt h a t t h i s Vestry do adjourn toArthur Col ley Wensly Bond - Mini s t e r) Church Wardens

1803Apr i l 11. Se t t l ed a l l accounts of th e uni t ed Par i shes o fBallycanow and Ki l t r i s k and lodged in th e hands o f th e RevdArthur co l ley ( inc luding bad s i lve r ) - Eiqht pounds four teens h i l l i n g s and four pence. 8 . 1 4 . 4Due by Mr. Foley l a t e C.W.) 1.12.8to be pa id Mr. Colley }Due by Edwd Quinsey l a t e C.W.) - ,5 .9to be paid Mr. Colley }Paid Bryan Murphy's B i l l }for g laz ing } 7.10

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22At a v es t r y l eg a l l y ca l l ed and held in t he Pa r i sh Churcho f Bal lycannow fo r t he United Par ishes o f Ballycannow andKi l t r i s k on E a s t e r Monday th e 2nd day o f Ap r i l 1804 -It i s unanimously Resolved t h a t Mr. Rober t Harden o fCranacrour and Henery Lancas te r of Clonganny Be and a re herebyappointed Church Wardens for the year Ensuing -Resolved t h a t the Sum o f Ten Pounds Six teen Sh i l l i n g s and8d S t e r l Be l ev ied and Raised on th e Pa r i sh e s o f Ballycannowand Ki l t r i s k For th e Following purposes , v i z . -Clerks Sa l l a r y L 6 .0 .0sex tons Do 3 .0 .0Elements 12.0Re p a i r s , &0 1 .4 .8

L 10.16 .8Resolved t h a t Mr. James Beaty and Mr. Pat Cranwi l l beappoin ted to app lo t t he same. Arthr Col ley , CurateJames Floyd } ChurchThos Godkin Edward Tackaberry} WardensMatt Fi tzs imonsRichd SwainWilliqm TackaberryEdward JamesWill iam HardingNicholas Holl insworthP e t e r Tay lo rSaml. Hol l inswor th

At a v e s t ry l e g a l l y ca l l ed and held in th e Par i sh Churchof Bal lycannew fo r th e uni ted Par i shes o f Ballycannew andKi l t r i s k on th e 1 s t day o f May 1804 four .Resolved t h a t th e Sum o f FiVe Pounds e i g h t s h i l l i n g s andfour pence Cin addi t ion) to th e Ten pound s ix t een s h i l l i n g sand e i g h t pence a l re a d y l e v ie d on the 2nd day o f Ap r i l l a s t . )Be now Raised and Levied on th e sa id un i t ed Par i shes o fBallycannew and K i l t r i sk , making in th e whole th e sum o fs ix t een pounds f i ve sh i l l i n g s , For th e fo l lowing purposes :

In add i t i on to th e Clerks Sa l l a ryfo r Loss on Si l v e rFor Mary P a t c h e l l in c o n s id e ra t io no f h e r s in g in g in Church herEas te r n e x t .For Repai r s &c.

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23Resolved t ha t we the Curate , Church Wardens and Pro tes t a n t par i sh ione rs now presen t do confirm th e Applotment oftwelve s h i l l i n g s and s ix pence to be Levied and ra i sed on eachand every one hundred acres in sa id Par ishes as aploted by Mr.Beat ty and Mr. Cranwell appointed a t l a s t Eas te r ves t ry toapp10t th e Same and for the purposes contained in sa id v e s t r y .Arthur Colley, cura teRalph JohnsonJames FloydThos WoodsPa t t cranwi l lPeter TaylorSaml Whee10ck

Geo: WalkerAt a ves t ry l ega l ly ca l led and Held i n the Par ish Churchof Ballycanow for the United Parishes of Ballycanow andKi1t r i sk on Eas te r Monday the 15 Apri l 1805.It was unanimously Resolved t h a t Mr. James Warren ofBallycanow and Mr. George Walker of Ba1lyoughnea be and arehereby appointed ChUrch Wardens fo r the year ensuing .Resolved t h a t th e Sum of Ten Pounds, s ix teen s h i l l i n g sand e igh t pence s t e r l i ng be levied and ra i sed on th e Par ishesof Ballycanow and Ki l t r i sk fo r the fol lowing Purposes, v i z .Clerks Sa l l e ry 6 .0 .0sex tons Do 3 . 0 . 0Mrs. Patche l 1 .2 .9Elements - . 13 .11L 10.16 .SResolved t h a t Mr. Nicholas Holl insworth and Mr. Pat :Cranwil l be appointed to Applot the same.

1805

Edward James Arthur Colley, CurateHenry Lancas ter Church Wardenh isRoht + Harden'markJohn Jones

Apri l 15. Se t t l ed a l l the accounts of the un i ted Par ishes ofBallycanow and Ki l t r i sk and lodged with hands of Revd ArthurCol ley , four pounds J t h i r t een sh i l l i n g s s t e r l i n g .

At a vest ry lega l ly ca l led and held in the Par ish Churchof Ballycanow fo r the un i ted Parishes o f Ballycanow andKi l l t r i sk on the 14th day of May 1805 in order to asce r t a inthe applotment of the sum l a id on a t l a s t Easter ves t ry .Now we the Curate , Church Wardens, and Pro tes tan tPar ishioners then presen t do confirm the Applotment of Eight


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24Sh i l l i n g s and four pence to be l ev i ed and r a i s e d on each andevery hundred Acres in s a id Pa r i sh e s a s app lo t t ed by Mr.Cranwi l l and Mr. N. Hol l inswor th appoin ted a t l a s t Eas te rv e s t ry to a p p l o t th e same and fo r th e purposes conta ined insa id v es t r y . Arthur Col ley, CurateJas . Warren } ChurchJas . Jones } WardensJohn Conno::-Will iam WarrenJames Floyd

Ballycanow Church l 9 Ju ly 1805A v es t r y be ing h e ld in sa id Church pursuan t to Notice fo rth e purpose o f t aking in to cons idera t ion th e s t a t e o f th eChurch and making p ro v i s io n fo r such immediate r e p a i r s t h e r e o fas from unforeseen occas ions a re become necessa ry .Resolved a t sa id Vestry t h a t the re appears to be ana r r ea r of S ix Pounds, f ive sh i l l i n g s and e leven pence in th ehands o f t h e church wardens which they a re hereby d i r e c t e dfo r thwi th apply to th e more immedia te ly necessa ry r ep a i r sof t he church .Resolved t h a t th e church star..ds in need o f a Genera lr e p a i r l and t h a t it i s inexpedien t e t t h i s dear season o f th eyear to prov ide fo r such r ep a i r , the ves t ry being o f opin iont h a t th e cons ide ra t ion t h e r e o f be more f i t l y postponed to afu tu re day.C h r i s t . Harr isonAr thur co l l eyJohn Jones

Wensly Bond l Mini s t e rJames Warren } ChurchGeo: Walker } WardensThos. GodkinRalph JohnsonNichs Hol l inswor thWill iam Harding

Pa r i sh with th e Church Wardens Cr.r ece ived on account o f th e cess l a id on a t Ea s te r Vest ry1803 t h ru &c.

By Bad Si l v e r exchanged fo r Good HoneyBy Cash in Church Wardens hands beingso much o f th e Cess l a id on a t Ea s te rVest ry , 1B04

1 . 12 .11} In Mr.Col l ey ' shands as aboveacknowledged.4 . 2 . 45 .15 .3By an a r r e a r fo r the cess l a id on a t Ea s te r Vestry}1804 and y e t unaccounted fo r by Henry Lancas te r l }Church Warden fo r sa id year . } - .10 .7L 6 . 5 . 1 19 t ' , J u l y 1805


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At a Vestry lega l ly ca l led and held in the Par i sh Churchof Ballycanow fo r the United Par ishes of Ballycanow andKi l t r i sk on Eas te r Monday the 7 Apri l 1806.It was unanimously Resolved t ha t Mr. Thomas Godkin o fBallycanow and Mr. John Shaw of Clongarry be and a re herebyappointed Church Wardens fo r th e year ensuing.Resol ved t h a t the sum of Twenty one pounds th i r t eensh i l l i ngs and four pence be levied and ra i sed on the Par ishesof Ballycanow and Kil t r i sk for the fol lowing purposes , Viz.Cle rk ' s Sal lery 6.0 .0Sexton ' s 00. 3.0 .0Mrs. Patchel l 1.2 .9Elements 12.0Repairs , &c. 10.18.7L 21.13.4Resolved t h a t Mr. Nicholas Holl insworth and Mr. Pa t r i ckCranwil l be appointed to Applot the same.Edwd James Arthur Colley, CUrateSamuel Holl insworth Jas . Warren } ChurchCh r i s t . Harrison Geo. Walker } WardensJohn Richardsp a t t Cranwi l lWilliam HardingNicholas Holl insworthSaml. WheelockJohn Fin leyAt a Vestry l ega l ly ca l l ed and held in the par i sh Churcho f Ballycanow fo r the United Par ishes of Ballycanow andKi l t r i sk on th e 13 May 1806 in order to ascer ta in the applo t -rnent of the sum l a id on a t l a s t Easter ves t ry .Now We the Curate Church Wardens and Pr o t e s t a n t Pa r i sh -ioners then presen t do confirm the applotment o f s ix teenShi l l ings and e igh t pence to be l ev ied and ra i sed on each andevery hundred Acres in sa id Par ishes , as applo ted by Mr.Nicholas H("Illjnl';worth an::'!. and Mr. Pat r ick Cranwell appointeda t l a s t Eas te r vest ry to applo t the same and for the purposesconta ined i n sa id ves try . Arthur co l l ey , CurateChurch

Jarnes FloydWilliam WarrenRalph JohnsonJas . Jones

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Church of Ballycanow, August 19 th 1806At a Vestry duly no t i f i e d and held here t h i s day fo r thepurpose o f t ak ing in to considerat ion the the expediency o rinexpediency of performing a vo te fo r a l t e r in g th e presen tform o f th e Church, i n o rder to have such a l t e r a t i o n s , ifquoted, l a i d before th e B ~ s h o p o f the Diocese fo r h is Lord-sh i p ' s approba t ion . And o f such a l t e r a t i ons sh a l l be deemedby t h i s Vestry inexpedien t in such case fo r th e purpose o fcons ider ing what r epa i r s a r e judged to be now [ i l l eg ib l e ] o fth e Church in i t s presen t ~ o r m , and i f the assessment a lreadymade t h i s year for repa i r s sh a l l be judged i n su f f i c i en t insuch l a t t e r case t h a t a ( i l l eg ib l e ] t h i s sum be acessed i n a idof t h a t a l ready l a id on a t our l a s t ves t ry as a proper ands u f f i c i e n t provis ion for such necessary Repair s .Resolved by t h i s ves t ry t h a t it i s not expedien t to makeany a l t e r a t i o n in the form of th e bui ld ing o f t h i s Church.Resolved by th e major i ty of the P r o t e s t a n t Par i sh ioner sassembled t h a t the sum o f ten pounds s ix teen sh i l l i n g s ande igh t pence i s ascessed on th e Parishes of Ballycanow andKi l t r i sk i n a id of the sum l a id on by Act of Vestry of the 7of l a s t Apr i l and l ev ied by the Church Wardens and appl ied tothe Repair ing o f t h i s Church.Resolved t h a t Mr. Chr is t . Harrison and Mr. John Jones beapp lo te r s under t h i s Act , and applo t the sa id Sum of t enpounds s ix t e e n sh i l l i n g s and e i gh t pence on the sa id Par i shof Ballycanow and Ki l t r i sk equa l : by the Acre.

Chr i s t r . HarrisonArthur COlleyJohn JonesJames WarrenRichard s te rne

W e ~ s l y Bond, Minis t e r' rhos Godkin } ChurchJohn Shaw } Wardens

We applo t the above sum of ten pounds, s ix teen sh i l l i n g sand e igh t pence l a id on a t a Vest ry held in Ballycanow on the19 August l a s t , a t the ra t e of one penny per acre on each andevery acre in the Par ishes of Ballycanow and Ki l t r i sk .Chr is t r . Harrison30 Aug. 1806 John Jones


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At a ves t ry l ega l ly ca l l ed and he ld in th e Par ish Churchof Ballycanow fo r th e United Par ishes of Ballycanow andKil t r i s k on the 2 September 1806 in order to examine theapplotment o f th e sum l a id on a t a Vestry held on the 19 dayof August l a s t .Now We th e Curate , Church Wardens and Pro tes tan t Par i sh-ioners then presen t , having examined do confirm th e applotmentof one penny per acre for each and every Acre in sa id Par ishesof Ballycanow and Ki l t r i sk , as apploted by Mr. Ch r i s t r .Harr ison and Mr. John Jones appointed a t l a s t Vestry to applo tthe same.Ch r i s t r . Harrison Arthur Colley, CurateJohn JonesRalph JohnsonJohn Fin leyAt a ves t ry l ega l ly ca l l ed and held in the Par i sh Churchof Ballycanow fo r the un i ted Par ishes of Ballycanow andKi l t r i sk on Eas te r Tuesday th e 31 March 1807.It was unanimously Resolved t h a t Mr. Ralph Johnson ofBa11ycanow and Mr. Nathanie l Thompson of Coolat r ind le be andare hereby appointed Church Wardens for the ensuing year .Resolved t h a t the sum of t en pounds, s ix teen sh i l l i ngsand e igh t pence s t e r l i ng be l ev ied and ra ised on th e par i shesof Ballycanow and Ki l t r i sk fo r the fol lowing purposes , v i z .Clerks Sal le ry 6 . 0 . 0Sextons Do 3 . 0 . 0Mrs Patchel 1 .2 .9Elements -13.11L 10.16.BResolved t h a t Mr. Nicholas Holl insworth and Mr. Pa t t .cranwi l l be appointed to applo t the same.Nichas HollinsworthJohn Fin leyEdward .lamesRichd shawGeo. Walker

Arthur Colley, CurateThos Godkin } ChurchJr.o. Shaw } WardensJohn JonesPa t t Cranwil l~ l i l l i a m Harding

We App10t the sum of Ten poundS, s ix teen sh i l l i ngs ande igh t pence l a id on a t a vest ry held in Ballycanow Church onEas te r Tuesday the 31s t March 1807 a t the r a t e of one pennyper Acre on each and every Acre in the par i shes o f Ballycanowand K i l l t r i s k .


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