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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-
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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
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