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Donagheady Vestrymen 1870
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Donagheady Vestrymen 1870
Extracted from History of Donagheady Parish – E.T. Dundas (c1980)
Donagheady Vestrymen 1870
Extracted from History of Donagheady Parish – E.T. Dundas (c1980)
Meetings were held at Donemana in May and June 1870 “for the purpose of receiving claims to be registered in the list of Vestrymen by male members of the Irish Church of the full age of 21 and who shall have signed a declaration that they are a member of the Church of Ireland”. They alone had the right to vote for Synodsmen to attend at Diocesan Synod:
1. JAMES DUNN of Donemana: Grocer and Publican
2. THOMAS THOMPSON of Binelli: Farmer
3. ANDREW DUNN of Glenagoorland: Farmer
4. DAVID ROBINSON of Donemana: Saddler
5. JAMES DUNN of Glenagoorland: Farmer
6. WILLIAM DUNN of Glenagourland: Farmer
7. GEORGE CALLAGHAN of Carnagribben: Farmer
8. JAMES CALLAGHAN of Carnagribben: Farmer
9. THOMAS ELLIS of Benowen: Farmer
10. WILLIAM McNAMEE of Creghan: Clerk and School-master
11. ROBERT EGAN of Benowen: Farmer’s Son
12. JOHN BROLLY of Benowen: Sexton and Shoemaker
13. JOHN HYLANDS of Creghan: Farmer
14. JAMES DUNN of Auchtermoy: Farmer
15. JOHN DUNN of Donemana: Publican’s Son
16. ANDREW McKIMMIN: Grocer and Publican
17. JOSEPH RAWLINS of Tullyard: Curate of this Parish
18. ANDREW DUNN of Glenagourland: Farmer
19. JAMES BAIRD of Creghan: Farmer
20. JAMES GALBRAITHE, of Stoneyfalls: Farmer’s Son
21. WILLIAM GALBRAITHE of Terkernaghan: Farmer’s Son
22. JAMES HONE of Church Hill: Labourer
23. JAMES COLHOUN of Donemana: Tailor
24. WILLIAM BLACK of Benowen: Farmer
25. HYLAND McCONNELL of Glenagourland: Farmer’s Son
26. JAMES HASLETT of Rusky: Farmer’s Son
27. CHARLES ROSS of Ballachalare: Labourer
28. ROBERT ELLIS of Benowen: Farmer
29. ROBERT THOMPSON of Glenagourland: Farmer
30. SAMUEL DUNN of Donemana: Grocer and Baker’s Son
31. JAMES TROAN (THRONE) of Terkernaghan: Farmer
32. JOHN WILLIAMS of Silverbrook: Farmer
33. ROBERT POLLOCK of Castlewarren: Farmer’s Son
34. JOSEPH HUGHEY of Acheyfad: Farmer
35. JOHN GALBRAITHE of Terkernaghan: Farmer’s Son
36. ROBERT McKAY of Castlewarren: Farmer’s Son
37. JOHN ELLIS of Castlewarren: Farmer’s Son
38. JAMES POLLOCK of Cavanacreagh: Farmer
39. JAMES HYLANDS of Creghan: Farmer’s Son
40. GORGE CAMPBELL of Fawney: Labourer
41. ROBERT GALBRAITHE of Terkernaghan: Farmer’s Son
42. JOHN McCONNELL of Glenaghourland: Farmer
43. ANDREW NIXON of Castlewarren: Farmer
44. JOHN ELLIS of Tyboe: Farmer’s Son
45. THOMAS ALFORD of Glenagourland: Farmer
46. ALEXANDER RODDY of Glenagourland: Farmer
47. JOHN SWAN of Donemana: Grocer and Publican
48. JAMES WHITESIDE of Lisnarragh: Horse Dealer
49. JOHN FORBES of Lisnaragh: Farmer
50. JAMES HOPKINS of Loughash: Farmer’s Son
51. THOMAS McGARRIGLE of Barron: Farmer
52. JAMES MEROIN (MARTIN?), of Tullyard: Shoemaker
53. JOHN MONTEITHE of Donemana: Labourer
54. DAVID ELLIS of Benowen: Farmer
55. THOMAS POLLOCK of Glenagourland: Shoemaker
56. JAMES JAMIESON of Glenagourland: Farmer
57. JOHN NIXON of Castlewarren: Farmer
58. GEORGE POLLOCK (BIG GEORGE) of Castlewarren: Farmer
59. THOMAS DUNN of Glenaghourland: Farmer
60. JAMES MONTEITHE of Drain: Farmer
61. JOHN MEHAFFY of Ballynenor: Farmer
62. WILLIAM WHITESIDE of Tyboe: Shoemaker
63. JOHN McCANE of Castlewarren: Farmer
64. ANDREW WALKER of Drain, Donemana: Farmer and Mason
65. BARRE BERESFORD HYNDMAN of Donemana: Watchmaker
66. WILLIAM ROBINSON of Donemana: Gardener
67. JOHN McDONALD of Drain
68. ANDREW FERGUSON of Creghan: Farmer’s Son
69. JAMES BROWN of Fawney: Blacksmith
70. DAVID McMICHAEL of Gortileck: Farmer
71. WILLIAM TROAN (THRONE) of Terkernaghan: Farmer
72. JAMES POLLOCK of Castlewarren: Farmer’s Son
73. THOMAS POLLOCK of Castlewarren: Farmer’s Son
74. SAMUEL RUTH of Tyboe: Farmer
75. JAMES ELLIS of Drain: Farmer
76. WILLIAM KELLY of Rusky: Shoemaker
77. JOHN KELLY of Donemanagh
78. ROBERT DUNN of Drain: Labourer
79. JOHN COLHOUN of Donemana: Tailor
80. JOHN HARRAN of Stonyfalls: Farmer
81. GEORGE POLLOCK of Castlewarren: Farmer
82. EDWARD DUNN of Tyrconnelly: Farmer
83. HENRY DANTON owner of a farm in Leitrim: Farmer
84. JAMES, DUKE OF ABERCORN of Baron’s Court: Owner of Property
(signed) JOSEPH RAWLINS, Curate
The meeting for the election of Synodsmen took place on June 6, 1870 and the following were elected:
MR HENRY DANTON of Raspberry Hill and Leitrim
MR ANDREW DUNN of Glenagoorland
MR THOMAS THOMPSON of Benelli
CHARLES SEATON, ESQ., J.P., of Black Park
Election of a Select Vestry and Three Parochial Nominators was held January 13, 1871 and the following were elected:
SELECT VESTRY:
MR ANDREW DUNN of Glenagoorland
CHARLES SEATON, J.P., of Black Park
MR JOHN DUNN of Donemana
MR JAMES TROAN (THRONE) of Terkernaghan
MR ANDREW McKIMMON of Donemana
MR JAMES DUNN of Aughtermoy
PAROCHIAL NOMINATORS:
MR JAMES DUNNE, SENIOR of Donemana
CHARLES SEATON
HENRY DANTON