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Excerpt from An Historical Account of the Diocese of Down and Connor, Vol. 1: Ancient and Modern The work, of which this is the first volume, was originally undertaken for the purpose of placing before the people of Down and Connor the meagre accounts, which oral tradition, and a tew public documents, had preserved, of the heroic priests, who braved the terrors of the Penal Laws to break to our forefather the Bread of Life, and who, under God, were the instruments of preserving to us the faith of ancient Ireland. When, however, I was engaged in gleaning among the people traditions regarding their old pastors, I found among the farmers of Down and Antrim, both Catholics and Protestants, a zeal and enthusiasm to know all, that could be known, of the old churches and castles, raths and other remnants of the remote past, which they have always generously respected and preserved, notwithstanding their desire of subjecting to tillage every foot of their farms. This compilation has, therefore, assumed its present form, in order to supply to the inhabitants of this diocese, what all admit to be a glaring deficiency in our National Education, by pointing out the historical and intellectual associations, in which the country is so rich, and which may well increase our pride to belong to it; and in order to teach the people, that in almost very field objects of interest are to be found, serving still more to embellish the scene of nature, and still more to augment that generous patriotism, which attaches us to our native soil. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 edition. Excerpt: ... THE PARISH OF BALLYCLAUE. THE district, which constitutes the recently formed Parish of Ballyclare, consists of the civil parishes of Raloo, Ballynure, Ballylinney, Ballycor, Glenwhirry, Rashee, Kilbride, and Doagh. Tt also includes the civil parish of Kilwaughter, except Bally hampton, Bally keel, Drumnahoe, and Glebe, which belong to Larne; and Capanagh, MullaghHandal, and Skeagh, which belong to the Parish of Glenarm; portions of the civil parishes of Ballymartin and Templepatrick; the town of Parkgate belonging to the Grange of Nilteen; and the townlands of Ballyclaverty, Ballygowan, Browndod, Dunamuggy, Ferguson's Land, Freemanstown and Halftown belonging to the civil parish of Donegore. The Church of Kilwaughter (Cill-uachtair, "upper church") is valued in the Taxation of Pope Nicholas, under the name of " the Church of Killochre," at 5 marks. The Terrier enters: "Ecclesia de Killoghter.--It has half a plowland in Glebe, it pays, Proxies, 8s.; Refections, 8s.; Synodals, 2s.' The Visitation Book of 1622, reports: "Ecclesia de Killwoghter, decayed." The Parliamentary Commissioners, in 1657, report, regarding the parish: "It is bounded on the east, by the Parish of Inver (Larne); on the south, by the river of Inver (Larne Water); on the west, by the mearinga between the baronies of Antrim and Glenarm; and on the north, by the Parish of Killyglen. It extends a mile and & half in length, and in breadth, a mile. No glebe belonging thereto, neither is there any church." The church yard measuring 35 yards by 25, is densely crowded with graves and grave-stones. It is still used, though enclosed in Kilwaughter demesne, and close by the out-offices of the Castle. The old church stood in a corner of the graveyard; its site is indicated by a...

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