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ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF Down & Connor, 1836

PARISH PRIESTS, CURATES, PARISHES, POST TOWNS AND COUNTIES

One thing which people do not realise is that the religious parish was not a fixed entity, that is to say that the parishes which existed in 1836 may not have existed in later years and may not be parishes today. The parish or the size of a parish all depended on a number of factors, the first being the size of the population, the second and I guess the most important being whether the Diocese had enough Priests. The size of a parish depended on the Bishop, his management of the area that he was in charge of, so, if the number of people in one parish increased and the number of people in the next door parish decreased, then the Bishop would assign townlands from the larger parish to the smaller parish. The parishes which are not listed in the 1931 directory are marked with **

In some cases Roman Catholic parish names are abbreviated in the 1836 'Complete Catholic Registry and Almanack' so I have compared the names of Roman Catholic parishes listed in 'Thom's Directory of Ireland, 1931' and made suggestions as to the probable full Roman Catholic parish name in 1836. in some cases, where no similar R.C. parish name is found in the 1931 directory I have suggested names from the 1851 Townlands Directory of Ireland.

The first table gives the name of the Parish Priest or P.P., the name of each curate (c.C.) in his parish, and the name of the Roman Catholic Parish. The second table lists the name of the Roman Catholic Parish, the name of the closest 'post town' and the name of the county that the closest 'post town' is in so long as there is not a town of that name in more than one of the counties associated with this Archdiocese

Abbreviated name suggestions

Denvir, Cornelius Dr.-Bishop
Denvir, Cornelius Dr.-Bishop
Curoe, Patrick
Curoe, R.V.R.
Curoe, Richard
Curoe, Daniel
Crickard, John
Cosslet, Anthony
Denvir, Peter
Denvir, James
Fitzsimons, John
Green, John
Hanlon, James
Hagherty, John
Henderson, Chas.
Kileen, William
Kelly, J.
Lynch, John
Leenan, unknown
Murray, Michael
Magarry, Daniel
M'Mullen, Rich.
M'Mullen, Wm.
M'Mullen, Edw.
Maguire, John
M'Carton, Hugh
Magee, James
M'Auley, Ber.
M'Mullen, Peter
M'Kenna, John
M'Mullen, James
M'Greevy, Jas.
M'Laughlin, H.
M'Cann, Peter
O'Neill, Arthur
O'Neill, John
O'Neil, Hugh
O'Neil, Hugh
Smyth, Hugh
Walsh, Luke
Young, Samuel
Vacant
Vacant

Mallon, unknown
O'Neill, Patrick
M'Kenny, Fran.
Mullen, Edward
No Curate
Maguire, George
No Curate
No Curate
No Curate
No Curate
No Curate
No Curate
No Curate
No Curate
No Curate
No Curate
No Curate
No Curate
No Curate
No Curate
No Curate
Clinton, Thomas
Bradley, Arthur
Kerney, Thomas
M'Lea, William
No Curate
No Curate
M'Cann, unknown
M'Court, John
No Curate
No Curate
Scullin, M.
No Curate
No Curate
Magin, Patrick
Redmond, John
M'Glew, A.
Maginn, unknown
Killan, James
Starkey, Patrick
No Curate
M'Cartan, Wm.
M'Logan, Rich.

Belfast
Belfast
Ballykind.**
Crossgar.**
Kilkeel up.
Randlestn.
Skerry
Ballymacaret & Holy
Dunsford
Ballym.
Saintfield
Coleraine
Saul
Bryansford
Ballycastle
Armoy
Newtowna.
Aughoghill
Portaferry**
Island of Rathlin
Ballinderry
Bright
Loughlin I.
Ballee**
Ballygelg.
Kilclief
L. Mourne
Ballymena**
Rasharkin
Cushendall
Glenavey
Dunean**
Loughgeel
Hannast.**
Larne & Carrickfer.
Aglishnafi.**
Kilcoo
Carrickfer.
Lisburn**
Carey**
Glenarm
Down
Down

Belfast
Belfast
Ballykind.**
Crossgar.**
Kilkeel up.
Randlestn.
Skerry
Ballymacaret & Holy
Dunsford
Ballym.
Saintfield
Coleraine
Saul
Bryansford
Ballycastle
Armoy
Newtowna.
Aughoghill
Portaferry**
Island of Rathlin
Ballinderry
Bright
Loughlin I.
Ballee**
Ballygelg.
Kilclief
L. Mourne
Ballymena**
Rasharkin
Cushendall
Glenavey
Dunean**
Loughgeel
Hannast.**
Larne & Carrickfer.
Aglishnafi.**
Kilcoo
Carrickfer.
Lisburn**
Carey**
Glenarm
Down
Down

Belfast
Belfast
Clough
Killyleagh
Kilkeel m.
Randlest.
Clough
Belfast
Ardglass
Ballymoney
Saintfield
Coleraine
Downpatk.
Castlewel.
Ballycastle
Not listed
Newtowna.
Portaglen.
Portaferry
Ballycastle
Lisburn
Killough
Clough
Strangford
Kircubben
Strangford
Castlewel.
Ballymena
Portglen.
Cushendall
Antrim
Randlest.
Ballycastle
Lisburn
Castlewil.&Carrickfer.
Castlewil.
Castlewil.
Carrickfer.
Lisburn
Cushendall
Glenarm
Downpatk.
Downpatk.

Antrim
Antrim
Down
Down
Down
Antrim
Down
Antrim
Down
Antrim
Down
Derry
Down
Down
Antrim
Antrim
Down
Antrim
Down
Antrim
Antrim
Down
Down
Down
Down
Down
Down
Antrim
Antrim
Antrim
Antrim
Antrim
Antrim
Antrim
Down
Down
Down
Antrim
Antrim
Antrim
Antrim
Down
Down

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Abbreviated Name Suggestions

PLACENAME	SUGGESTION	SOURCE
Kilkeel up. Randlestn. Ballymacaret & Holy Ballym. Newtowna. Aughoghill Loughlin I. Ballygelg. L. Mourne Glenavey Loughgeel Carrickfer. Ardglass Downpatk. Castlewel. Newtowna. Portaglen.	Kilkeel Randalstown Ballymacarrett Ballymoney Newtownards Ahoghill Loughlinisland Ballygalget Mourne, Lower Glenavy Loughgiel Carrickfergus Downpatrick Castlewellan Newtownards Portglenone	1931 Directory 1931 Directory 1931 Directory 1931 Directory 1931 Directory 1931 Directory 1931 Directory 1931 Directory 1931 Directory 1931 Directory 1931 Directory 1931 Directory 1851 Townland Index 1834 Fair Towns 1834 Fair Towns 1834 Fair Towns 1834 Fair Towns

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