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220 MURRAGH. [CORK. Barnabas Honeychurch was ordained Deacon and Priest on 18th Dec. 1633, by Richard, Bishop of Cork. From 1633 to 1667 he was R. V. Kilsillagh, in Ross, and from 1666 to his death in 1682 was Vicar of Desertserges. He also held from 1637 to 1682 the R. Garrivoe and Killowen, and from 1661 to 1682 was R. V. Murragh. He appears also in 1639 as Curate of Kilbrittain and Ringrone. In his will (dated 30th May, 1682, and proved on 1st of March following) he mentions his son; Roger. He desired to be buried in blurragh parish. 1682. August 22. DANIEL LORD, A.I., R. V. Murragh and V. Desertserges. [F.F.] He appears 1682 to 1704. [V.B. D.R.] 1699. Church in repair. Sermon once a fortnight. [V.B.. 1699. D.D.] 1699. Murragh ]yes higher up the river Bandon ; a church near the river, at the south-west corner of the parish ; about 80 persons at church on Sunday. The walls and roof of the church in pretty good repair; a pulpit and communion table ; no seats but one; not flag'd; the church-yard inclos'd ; about 30 acres of glebe near the church ; good land. Over against Murragh, on the south side of the river Bandon, ]yes the parish of Desert ; the church is about half an English mile from the church of Murragh ; the church walls and roof in pretty good repair; a pulpit and several seats ; a communion table. A good church-yard, but not inclosed ; about 60 acres of glebe joining to the church-yard ; half the glebe is claimed by the Vicars Choral ; Mr. Lord pays them 30s. per an. for it; about 80 persons at church on Sundays. 'Tis supposed the Earl of Corke has, in his possession, several acres belonging to the glebe. Mr. Synge, the Curate, lives at a pretty good house, within a quarter of a mile of the Church of Desert. Garrivoe, a rectory in Desert parish, being half the tythes of 14 plowlands, is a sinecure, in the gift, it is said of the Lord of Kinsale. Killowen is a rectory, sinecure, in Murragh parish." " Tuesday, May 28, 17 00. I view'd Murragh and Desert, and returned to Ballimony. Murragb parish lyes on the north side of the river Bandon ; the church is in good repair, it stands near the river; the church-yard is fenc't. Divine service here once a fortnight, and once a fortnight at Desert, performed by Mr. Synge, Curate to Mr. Lord. John Lamb is Parish Clerk to both parishes. There are two churchwardens in this parish. The Clerk teaches school. 17 plowlands in this parish. The sacrament administered four times a year in this church ; catechizing in part of the summer. Daniel Hurley, a quiet man, Popish Priest, serves this and three or four contiguous parishes ; be has been here since before the late troubles. There are more Protestants than Papists in this parish. There are about 100 Protestant families here; about twenty of these families CORK.] MURRAGH. 221 are Dissenters ; they go to Bandon. There was a registry bought lately; a Bible and two Common Prayer-books, Linnen, a silver chalice and paten, and pewter flagon and plate. About 40 acres of glebe round the church ; very good land, set for about £5 or £6 per annum . The rectory is worth to Mr. Lord about £70 per annum. They pay tythes of potatoes in this parish, and in all this country. Few poor here belonging to this parish. The Earl of Corke has almost all this .parish ; Captain Bernard, Thomas Ware, live in this parish. Desertsurgis parish lyes on the south side of the river Bandon; it reaches to within two miles of Bandon. The church is in good repair. Divine service once a fortnight by Mr. Synge, Curate to Mr. Lord. The sacrament four times in ye year. Mr. Synge has £30 per an. for serving this cure, and the cure of Murrogh, besides the English Bookmoney. Two churchwardens in this parish. The Protestants are equal to the Papists in number; there are about 150 families of Protestants in this parish. The Clerk teaches school for this parish and Murragh. No Popish schoolmasters in this parish ; 30 plowlands in this parish. There is a registry lately bought ; a Bible and Common Prayer-books lately bought. A rate made for linnen, &c., for the communion. About 60 acres of glebe, good land, round the church, worth about £10 per an. Half the tythes of this parish belong to Mr. Lord, the Vicar, the other half belongs to the Vicars Choral of Corke, and to Mr. Hewit, as Rector of one part of this parish ; the Vicars Choral have also half the glebe. Dennis Mahony is Popish Priest of this parish. Mr. Henry Boyle, brother to the Earl of Corke, Mr. Gookin, Counsellor Bernard, Sir Richard Cox, Purser Atkins, Mr. Richard Beamisb, Mr. Wade, Mr. John Beamish, Alderman Love, of Corke, have most of the lands in this parish. Major Herbert Love, Mr. Charles Gookin, Mr. Richard Beamish, live in this parish. " Tuesday, the 28th May, 1700. I went to see the churches of Murraghand Desert. Murragh Church is on the north of the Bandon river, near the river; it is in repair, only the east end and some part of the south side hangs over ; 'tis built, as the other churches generally are, with stone and clay, slated ; there is a pulpit, desk, and one pew. A good church-yard, fene't ; 'tis undermined by the river ; part of it is worn away. This parish is worth about £70 or £80 per an. to the Incumbent. The glebe lies round the church, containing about 30 acres. There was formerly a vicarage-house within the church-yard. There are Common Prayer-books, but they borrowed the Bible from Desert. Two churchwardens. The lands of this parish belong almost intirely to the Earl of Cork. Captain Bernard lives in this parish; some Dissenters live in this parish. Mr. Lord, the Incumbent, allows £30 per annum, and the obven-
222 MUBRAGIL. [CORK. tions of the Protestants to Mr. Synge, for serving the cares of this parish and Desert. Divine service here once a fortnight, and Mr. Synge preaches at Desert once a fortnight. Desert Church in good repair, well furnish't with seats, a very good roof. A table-cloth, pewter flagon and silver cup that serves both Murragh and Desert. There is a Bible, but Common Prayer-books are wanting. The church-yard fenc't; about 100 acres of glebe round the church, part of it is boggy ; heretofore the glebe was set for £8 per annum. Two churchwardens. This parish is worth about £60 per an. to the Incumbent. The Incumbent has half the tythes of this parish ; the other half is enjoyed partly by the Vicars Choral of Corke, and partly by Mr. Hewit, who had his rectory by the presentation of the Lord of Kinsale. [Downes' Tour.] Divine service here once a fortnight." 1692 to 1796. Murragh was held with Kilbrogan, q. v. 1796. May 7. AMBROSE HICKEY, A.B., R. V. Murragb. [F.F.] 1808. Order of Council for changing [Lib. Mon.] site of Murragh Church. In January, 1808, a commission finds that Hickey had expended (after memorial, &c.) £1,905 13s. 5}d. in building a glebe- house and offices, and that the yearly value of Murragh was, for three years last past, over £900 per an. And in 1809, January 12, the Bishop certifies for £1,055, expended by Hicke , over and above £850 advanced to him by First Fruits. [D.R.J 1811. April 18. Murragh new church was consecrated by name of St. Patrick. It was built on about three roods Eng. Stat. meas ., of the lands of Farrenthomas, Ware, esq. granted by Thomas 1812. June 15. Hickey makes another application to build offices, &c. (the value of Murragh having increased), which is granted by the Bishop, who, in 1813, Oct. 15, issues a commission to value, which reports on June 2, 1814, that Hickey spent £69 2s. 7d. " in erecting a range of offices fit to contain cars, carts, straw, and sheep," and that the yearly value of Murragh is £1,150. The Bishop certifies for these amounts on 12th Oct. 1814. [D.R.] Ambrose Hickey was a Scholar of T.C.D. in 1770, and afterwards took the degree of D.D. He was ordained Deacon on 16th May, 1773, at Kildare, and Priest on 5th April, 1774, at Cork. From 1775 to 1780 he was Carate of Innishannon. From 1780 to 1784 he was P. Donoghmore, in Ross. From 1784 to 1796 he was R. Ballymoney, and from 1796 to his death in 1826 he was R. Murragh. He married Jane, dan. of Falkiner Herrick, esq., of Ship- CORK . MIIRRAGH. 223 pool, by Sarah, dau. of Thomas Bousfield, esq., of Cork, and had issue two sons, William, Rector of Mulrankin , Ferns, but better known as " Martin Doyle," and Ambrose, Incumbent of Ballinaboy, q. v. He left, also, three daughters, Eliza, wife of Rev. Anthony Edwards, Jane, and Anne. 1826. July 7. ROBERT KINOSBOROUG H ST. LAWRENCE , A.M., R. V. Murragb, certified under £600 per an. [D.R.] In 1824 he was made Treasurer of Ross, q. v. 1830. The Protestant population is 374. 1837. Murragh : a rectory and vicarage, with cure ; 3 miles long by " broad, containing 8,000A. 2E. 2r. ; gross population, 3,270; one Curate employed at an annual stipend of £75 Brit. ; tithe composition, £851 ; 37A. OR. 16r. of glebe, valued at 18s. per acre, £33 7s. 9-1d., subject to diocesan schoolmaster, £1 6s. 8d. Murragh glebe-house built in 1808, under the new Acts, at the cost of £1,850 15s. 4Qd. Brit., whereof £784 12s. 34d. was granted in way of loan, and £92 6s. lid. in that of gift, by the late Board of First Fruits, and the residue, of £978 16s. lid. was supplied out of the private funds of the builder, as well as a further sum of £63 16s. 21d. under certificate of improvements ; the present Incumbent is next in succession to the builder, and having paid his predecessor £1,037 13s.14d., he will be entitled to receive £657 13s. 10*d. from his successor on account of the building and improvement charges; of the loan aforesaid there remained £84 17s. lid. chargeable on the benefice in 1832, repayable by annual instalments of £5 is. 3d. Incumbent is usually resident. One church, capable of accommodating 300 persons, built in 1810, at the cost of £507 13s. 101d. Brit., granted in way of loan by the late Board of First Fruits, of which loan there remained £107 16s. ld. chargeable on the benefice in 1832, repayable by annual instalments of £5 14s. 6d. ; divine service is celebrated once on Sundays, and on the principal festivals ; the sacrament is administered monthly, and on Christmas Day ; the benefice is a rectory. [Parl. Rep.] 1860. R. St. Lawrence, Rector; Thomas Bennett, Curate. The church and glebe-house in order; part of the glebe is let, and some is in the Curate's occupation. The Rector is non-resident. Divine service twice in summer on Sundays, and once in winter, and on the usual holidays; evening service in winter at the glebe-house. Sacrament monthly, and at festivals ; average of communicants , 25. 52 children are on the rolls of a Church Education school. The Protestant population is 223. The present rentcharge is given as £514, and the £33; total value, £547, with residence. land is worth 11
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