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236, RINCURRAN . [CORK. 1767. July 3. WILLIAM MEADE, LL.B., R. V. Rincurran and Taxax, on letters patent of May 14, vacant by resignation of Richard Godley. [D.R.] William Meade , fourth son of Dean William Meade, was born in county Cork in 1728, and entered T.C.D. on 5th June, 1745, being then seventeen years old. He graduated B.A. in 1749, and was afterwards LL.B. He was ordained Deacon on 6th October, and Priest on 8th of December, 17.54. He was licensed to the curacy of Kilmoe and Scull on 7th Oct., 1754, and on 9th of August, 1756, to that of St. Nicholas, in Cork. He got letters dimissory to Clogher Diocese, on 3rd of January, 1763, and became Rector of Derryvullan, Clogher. He was Rector of Rincurran and Taxax from 1767 to 1769. He married, in 1759. Martha, dau. of Colonel Richard Bourne, of Barren, by whom he had issue (besides two daughters, Martha and Helena, who both died unmarried), four sons, of whom the youngest, Robert, was Rector of Ballymoney, q. v., and Richard, the eldest, was R. Ballymartle, q. v. William, the second son, was M.D., and married Catherine, dau. of Hewitt Poole, of Mayfield, and died Sp. John, the third son, was born in 1767. He was Collector of Customs at Kinsale, and succeeded to the estates of Ballintubber. He married Alice, dau. of Chambre Corker, P. Cahirlag, q. v., and by her had issue four sons, John, R. Leighmoney, q. v. ; William, R. Inchinabacky, Cloyne, q. v.; Richard (of Kildare-street, Dublin, who married Catherine, dau. of W. Stephens, esq., and had issue at his death, in 1861, three sons and two daughters); died unmarried. and Edward, 17 70. Feb. 14. EDWARD DAY, LL.D., R. V. Rincurran and Taxax, on letters patent of 28th October, 1769, vacant by death of Wm. Meade. [D. R.] He wasalso Prebendary of the Holy Trinity, q. v. 1772. January 14. DAVID COPE, A.M., R. V. Rincurran and Taxax, per resignation of Edward Day. [D.R.] On letters patent of October 3, 1771. [Lib. i1Mun.] Cope does not appear elsewhere in Cork or Cloyne. 1788. Oct. 16. THOMAS ADDERLEY BROWNE, LL.B., R. V. Rincurran and Taxax, per resignation of Cope. [D.R.] On letters patent of December 30. cellor of Ross, q. v. [Lib. Nun.] Browne was also Chan- 1793. Earliest date in present vestry books. 1795 is the date on the plates at present used in Rincurran parish for collecting alms. 1798 July 6. ARTHUR JOHN PRESTON, A.R., R. V. Riucurran and Taxax, per death of T. A. Browne. of June 18. [Lib. Mun.] [1).R.] On letters patent 1807. Preston resides partly on his other benefice in Kildare. [Rep.] I CORK.] RINCURRAN. 237 Arthur John Preston was second son of Rev. Nathaniel Preston, by Alice Dillon, and was grandson of Nathaniel Preston, of Swainstown, county Meath. He was from 1793 to 1809, Second Canon of Kildare, and from 1809 to 1844, Dean of Limerick. He held also from 1798 to 1809 the R. Rincurran ; and from 1808 to 1809 the Deanery of Kildare; and from 1809 to 1833 the P. Lulliaghmore, Kildare. He married, in 1794, Araminta-Anne, dau. of William Beresford, third son of MARCUS, EARL OF TYRONE, and by her bad issue, inter alios, Arthur John, who succeeded his father in the P. Lulliaghmore,Kildare; and William-Richard, Lieut.-Col. 45th Regt. Dean Preston married secondly, Isabella Shepherd, and had issue a daughter, Elisabeth. 1809. August 15. THEOPHILUS BLARELY, A.M., R. V. Rincurran and Taxax. [F. F.] On letters patent of August 3. [Lib. Man.] Theopbilus Blakely was from 1807 to 1809, R. Lyons, and V. Kill, Kildare ; from 1809 to 1811, R. Rincurran; and from 1811 to 1824, Dean of Connor, and R. Islandmagee. From 1824 to 1839 he was Dean of Achonry ; and from 1839 to 1855, Dean of Down. He married Emily-Catherine, dau. of Edward Ball, esq., by Catherine Cuthbert, and by her had issue six children, all now dead. The Dean married secondly, Mary- William, dau. of John Stewart, esq., and by her had issue a son, Alexander Theophilus, Captain Royal Artillery, and two daughters, Mary, wife of Robert Spankie, esq., and Isabella- Chalmers. The Dean died on 1st December, 1855. 1811. Sept. 21. THOMAS GRAvEs, A.M., R. V. Rincurran and Taxax, on letters patent of May 24. [D.R.] Thomas Graves was eldest brother of the celebrated Richard Graves, Dean of Ardagh, and was the eldest son of Rev. James Graves, Vicar of Kilfinane and Darragh, Rector of Ballingarry, Duumoylan, and Castlerobert, and finally R. Croom and Adare, in Limerick diocese, who married Jane, dau.-of Rev. Thomas Ryder, P. Brigowne, Cloyne. Thomas was born in 1745 ; was educated at Kilkenny, became a Scholar of T.C.D. in 1763. and He was from 1771 to 1828, R. Ballymacelligott and Nohoval-Kerry, in Ardfert. He held therewith, from 1784 to 1802, the Deanery of Ardfert ; from 1802 to 1811, the Deanery of Connor, and Rectory of Islandmagee; the Rectory of Rincurran. and from 1811 to 1828, Rev. Thomas Graves was author of a " Sermon before the Association for Discountenancing Vice," preached on 12th June, 1800. 8vo. Dub. 1801. He was a man of great literary acquirements, and to his mode of instructing his younger brother was due, in a great measure, that brother's success in college. Several portions of Q 4*
RINCURRAN. [CORK. his correspondence are preserved in a very interesting memoir of Dean Richard Graves, prefixed to the edition of the Dean's works published by his son, the P. Brigowne, Cloyne. Thomas Graves married Anne, dau. of John Dunleavie, esq., and by her had issue, James William (Lieut.-Col. 18th Royal »r, Irish), his eldest son ; and John-Crosbie Greaves, his second son ; and two other sons, who were in the army. His second son, John-Crosbie, was a barrister, Commissioner of Bankrupts, and for many years Magistrate of the Head Office of Police in Dublin. He married a dau. of Rev. C. Perceval, R. Bruhenny, and had issue four sons, besides a dau.,married to Von Ranke, the Prussian Historian. John, the eldest, is Inspector of Poor Laws, and resides at Cheltenham ; James Perceval, the second son, is dead ; Robert Perceval, the third, is in holy orders; and the fourth son, Charles, is F.T.C.D., President of the Royal Irish Academy, and Dean of the Chapel Royal, Dublin Castle. Thomas Graves, Rector of Rincurran, lived to the age of eighty-three, and was able to officiate in his church a few days previous to his death. He died in November, 1828, and was buried, according to his wish,in the grave-yardof St. Catherine's, in the parish of Rincurran, near his wife. He left bequests to the poor of Rincurran and of Ballymacelligott parishes. 1829 . January [D.R.] 15. JOHN BAGWELL CREAOn, A.M., R. V. Rincurran. 1834. Protestant population, 291. 1837. Rincurran : a rectory and vicarage, with core, 7 miles long by 11, broad in its greatest breadth ; but in many parts not half a quarter in breadth, containing 5,186A. 3% 28P. Gross population, 3,758. No Curate employed. Tithe composition , £461 10s. 9d. ; 3A. of glebe, valued at £5 ; subject to visitation fees, £1 3s. 6d. ; diocesan schoolmaster, £2 5s. No glebe-house. Incumbent is resident, and pays the sum of £44 a-year for house rent. One church, capable of accommodating 150 persons, built many years since, but at what cost, unknown. No charge on the parish in 1832 on account of the church. Divine service is celebrated once on Sundays and on the principal festivals. The sacrament is administered monthly. The benefice is a rectory. [Parl. Rep.] J. B. Creagh (son of Arthur Gethin Creagh, of Laurentinum, by Isabella Bagwell, and grandson of Michael Creagh, esq., of Liscarroll, county Cork), was born on 26th Dec., 1772, and was ordained Deacon on 24th of August, 1800, at Cloyne. From 1802 to 1813 he was licensed Curate of Doneraile and Templeroan. He was, in 1814, V. Carrigamleary, and in 1829, R. V. Ringcurran, both of which parishes he held until his death, at Kinsale , on 13th of February, 1846. He married , in 1797, Gertrude, dau. of John Miller, esq., CORK.] RINCURRAN. 239 and by her had issue seven sons and five daughters, for whom vide Burke 's L. G.-article CREAan, of BALLYANDREW. 1846. August 8. BENJAMIN Monare, R. V. Rincurran ; certified annual value, £312 12.9. 31d. [D.R.] Benjamin Morris was son of William Morris, by Mary, dau. of Shapland Carew, of Castleboro ', and was grandson of William Morris, of Waterford, esq. [17.0.] He was ordained Deacon at Cloyne on 14th September, 1817, and for many years was Curate in the diocese of Ossory. He died, shortly after his admission to Rincurran, at Attanagh Glebe, in Ossory, leaving issue by his wife, Elisabeth (dau. and co-heiress of Maurice Nugent O'Conor, esq., of Mountpleasant, in Queen's county), three children, William, of Mountpleasant, Maurice O'Conor, and Marie-Catherine. 1846. Dec. 17. RALPH SADLEIR, R. V. Rincurran , on letters patent of 3rd of December. [D.R.] Ralph Sadleir (son of Thomas Sadleir, eldest brother of the late Provost of T.C.D., vide Burke's L. G.), entered T.C.D.. on 22nd Oct. 1832, and graduated B.A. in 1837, and D.D. in 1852. He was ordained Deacon on 25th April, 1838, by the Bishop of Elphin, and Priest on 23rd Dec. 1838, by the Archbishop of Dublin. He was licensed to St. Mark's Curacy, Dublin, on 18th Jan. 1838, and to that of St. Anne's, Dublin, on 26th Dec. 1840. From 1846 to 1848 he was R. Rincurran, and on 4th November, 1848, he became P. Castleknock, Dublin. He married Letitia-Sarah-Georgina, Sadleir, and has issue one child, Franc. dau. of the late Provost 1848. Dec. 28. ANDREW NOBLE BREDIN, A.M., R. V. Rincurran. [D.R.] He resigned on 12th of August, 1851 , exchanging for the Rectory of Taney, diocese of Dublin, which be held until 1857, when he became P. Dunlavin, Dublin. In 1858 he became R. Clonbulloge, Kildare, where he shortly afterwards died. 1851. Sept. 5. WILLIAM HENRY STANFORD, R. V. Rincurran, on letters patent of 12tlPbf August; [D.R.] certified value , £312 16s. 7d. W. H. Stanford (son of William Stanford, of Cavan, a descendant of Bishop Bedel, of Kilmore; and brother to C. S. Stanford, R. St. Thomas, Dublin), was Curate of Slane, dioc. Meath, of some parish in England, and of Taney, dioc. Dublin, before he came to Rincurran. He died on 22nd Feb. 1856, leaving three sons and two daughters. 1856. Sept. 18. ACan.LEs DAUNT, A.B., R. V. Rincurran , on letters tent of 26th of March, 1856. D.R.] Annual value, £316 18x. 3d. 1860. A. Daunt, Rector ; John Cooke, Curate. The church in order. No glebe-house. 4 acres of glebe let. Divine service thrice on all Sundays , and on chief festivals, and on every alternate Tuesday. Sacrament monthly , and at festivals ;
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