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564 HISTOBY OE LIMERICK, . . S. d.
Church cf Newcastle, a rectory, Dedicated to St. David, l st March. G
Church of Moineaghighea, or Moneyghea. d rectory. Dedicated to
B.V.M., 15th August. ... ... 0
0
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Church ,of Keilioda, or Keilmide. A prebend. Dedicated to St. Ida,
br Mida, abbess, ~aniary 15. ... ... 3 0
Church of Rathrunan. A rectory. Dedicated. ... 4 0
Church of Aglssimona. Dedicated. ... ...
Church of Keilaghailicharn, alias Keilagh a Liochan. Dedicated to
B.V.M. ad Nives, 5th day of August, near Drumcollogher. ... 3 0
Chapel of R,;rthcaithell. Dedicated. ... ... 17 6
Chapel of Mount-Temple [de Temp10 Montis]. Belongs to Rathrunan.
Chapel of Temple Gleantan. Dedicated. ... ...
Monastery of Fed, near the river Feal, of the order of St. Bernard.
At Newcastle there is a monastery of Knights Templars. ...
Chapel of Iniscatha, or Scattery Island, at the mouth of the river Shannon,
which belongs to the decanate of Rathkeale ; it likewise formerly belonged to
the diocese of Limerick in the time cif the R. D. D. Cornelius O'Dea, bishop of
Limerick, as appears from his words and writings, which run thus :
" I, Cornelius O'Dea, by the grace of God and the Apostolic See, have enfeofed
the Lord Gilbert O'CaitheU (formerly of the lands belonging to Limerick,
from that island of Iniscathy, which pands] I have recovered by inquisition
taken by me, which were not before me, for many years, in the possession of the
Church), under this form, viz.: That the said Gilbert and his heirs should
[debeat? pay to my assigns and his successors canonically entering, every year
in the name of revenue, [as rent] twelve pence, viz., one half at Easter, and one
half at the feast of St. Michael ; and on whatever night I or my successors shall
first put into said island, they should refresh us with meat and drink and a11
other necessary things ; and as long thereafter as I or my successors shall tarry
therein, they shall supply fire, light, and straw, at their own cost and expense,
and carry us victuals by water, at our expense, and in boats, and by labourers
of their own, from Limerick and the out villages (vdh forales) of the said
diocese, to wit, only to all our manors of Lesamkyle, Dromdile, Mongret, and
Limerick".
What is said here of Iniscathy I have read from an ancient roll extracted
from the Black Book of the bishops of Limexick in the time of John Quin, the first
Protestant bishop of Limerick-[N.B.'Thiq must be n mistake, for John Quin,
or Cop, was a Catholic, and was deposed by Edward VI. for being such, and
Casey, a Protestant, put in his place].-The day after St. Nichael the Archangel,
A.D. 1542. Therefore I know not by what right it is said that Iniscatha
now belongs to the di6cese of Limerick.
Thus the Rev. Mr. Gaspar White.
"N.B.-About the year l?42, the Rev. D. D. Robert Lacy, bishop of Limericks
recovered this island of Iniscatha from the diocese of Killaloe, and a second
time joined it to the diocese of Limerick. Witness my hand, James White,
notary apostolic.
"In the year 1801, the bishop of Limerick went to Iniscathy, in which he found
. two .-- families . living. whom he dated under the care and jurisdiction of the Rev.
Michael ~ullivan,"iariuh prieA of Ballylongford, in the aocese of Kerry.
" J[OHN Y"[ouNG].
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I, ~as~arkhite, precentor of the Cathedral Chqh of the B. V. Mary of
Limerick, learn from this, and from other rolls:-l. That there are six dignitaries
in the cathedral church of Limerick, viz., episcopate, decanate, precentorate,
chancellorate, treasurership, and archdiaconate. 2. I learn the bene-
fims of each dignity. I learn that there are six diaconates in the diocese of
Limerick. 4. I learn that there are eleven prebends or canonries. 6. I learn
how many prebends are in each decanate.
The benefices of each dignity, viz. :
I. To the bishop's table belong :-l. Mongrett. 2. Tura Deil, or Blind Man's
Tower. 3. Keilionochan. 4. Ardmuolan, near Killmallock. 5. Cottan, or
Kilny, near Killmallock. 6. The middle part of Cluoncourtha, but now the
whole, although formerly one part belonged to the bishop of Cloyne.
11. l. To the deanery belonged the whole parish of St. Mary's, Limerick. 2. The
rectory of Mongrett. 3. The entire chapel of Keililin, outside St. John'a Gate,
near the walls. 4. The rectory of the chapel of Rathiuird, near Limerick, be-
cause it is part of St. Nicholas's parish. 5. The parish of Cathiomary. 6.
The rectory of Bruiry. 7. The rectory of Baillishiowaird. 8. The rectory of
Keappach, alias Tristane.
111. To the precentor belong :-l. The recto y of Keilfiny. 2. The parish of
Neantonan. 3. The rectory of Dromdily, or Tomdily, or Dromdelithy. 4. The
rectory of Scannaghuoilin, or Seangolden. 5. The rectory of Leaughill. 6.
The whole of Keilmile, alias Keilmuirelle. 7. The whole chapel' of Crag Desert
Morogan, or Memgan, or Muiririgan, alias Morgans. 8. The whole of the chapel
of Crinbhailly, or Cliny. 9. The rectorate of the parish of Cnocknaghauil.
10. The rectory of Cluomagh, in the ecclesiastical tenure only. 11. The ckapel
of Bathnasaon, according to an ancient roll of the year 1542. 12. The church
of Keilairissa, or Keilfargus,
IV. To the chancellor belong:-l. The rectory of Elaithkeill entirely. 2.
The rectory of Keilscainnill. 3. The rectory of Cluomagh, in the lay tenure
only. 4. The rectory of Cluoinsierre.
V. To the treasurer belong :-l. The parish of St. Patrick entirely. 2. The
tithes of all the mills of Limerick. 3. The chapel of Keilcuain, near Parteen,
which is a dependency of the said parish of St. Patrick. 4. The rectory of
Caithirthiovathdla, or Cahirivahala 5. The recto y of ImXghrinin, near Kill-
mallock.
VI. To the archdeacon belong :-l. The rectorate of the parish of St. Michael
(outside the walls of Liierick). 2. The rectory of Kddimo. 3. C10uincren,
or Clnoinchremha 4. Ardagh entire.
VII. To the college of Vicars Choral of Limerick belong :--l. The pica-
riate of the parish of St. Nicholas of Limerick. 2. The vicariate of Bathiuird.
8. The vicariate of the Chriochourtha. 4. The vicariate of Corcomoithid. 5.
The rectory of Kilmallock. 6. The rectory of KeiIm-. 7. The rectory
of Cluoinelthy. 8. CIuoincagh. 9. Chapel of Kilghobhn. 10. Chapel Mineta.
l l. Chapel of Magrainy, or Keilcagny.
VIII. To the college of gilmallock belong :-l. The vicariate of the college
of Kilmallock. 2. The vicariate of Athnese. 3. Ballinghaddy. 4. Chapel of
Saycaithile. 5. Chapel of Keilionan. 6. Chapel of Dune-gaddy and Dune-joris.
7. ChapeI Mart& 8. Kilbeedy Major. 9. Chapel of St. Martin.
IX. To the Corporation of the Mayor and Aldermen of Limerick belongs the
Church of St. Ianrence beyond St. John's Gate.
X. To the prebend of St. Munchin's belong :-l. The half part of the fruits of
the prebend-the other part to the vicar. 2. The rectory of Keilnochon, or
KeiIineunghe. 3. The rectory of the chapel of Drehid-Tarsne. 4. The chapel of
Keilchiomogan.
XI. To the prebendary of Donoughmore belong:-l. The rectory of the