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ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF KILLALA, 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

O'Finan, Francis Joseph, Dr.-Bishop
Burns, John
Barrett, John
Costello, Barth. Chan.
Costello, Barth. Chan.
Conway, Mich.
Corcoran, Anth.
Doundecars, Patk.
Flannelly, Patk.
Goldea, Mich.
Harte, Martin
Hopkins, John
Hopkins, Andw.
Kelly, Michl.
Lyons, J.P. Very Rev. Dean, V,G.
Lyons, J.P. Very Rev. Dean, V,G.
Lavelle, Edw.
Moyles, James
M'Namara, danl.
M'Cawley, Wm.
M'Dermott, Mich.
M'Nulty, Neal
M'Hale, Patk.
Quinn, Peter
Quinn, Peter
Ruan, Thos.
White, Jas.

Walsh, Thomas
No Curate
Mullowney, Edw.
Duffy, Patk.
Gilboy, William
No Curate
No Curate
No Curate
Duffy, Patk.
Quighley, Wm.
Gilboy, Wm.
No Curate
No Curate
O'Mally, James
M'Namara, And.
Murray, Edw.
No Curate
No Curate
No Curate
Pudden, Anth.
No Curate
No Curate
No Curate
M'Andrews, jas.
Murray, Edw.
No Curate
No Curate

Killala
Templeboy
Co. Mayo
Ballina
Ballina
Not listed
Killala
none listed
Ballina
Bangor
Rathlackan
Killala
Castletown
Not listed
Newport-Mayo
Mayo
Dromore W.
Ballina
Not listed
Rathlackan
Bewp.-May.
none listed
none listed
Rathduff
Rathduff
Swineford
Dromore W.

Mayo
Sligo
Mayo
Mayo
Mayo
Mayo
Mayo
Sligo
Mayo
Mayo
Mayo
Mayo
Sligo
Mayo
Mayo
Mayo
Sligo
Mayo
Mayo
Mayo
Mayo
Mayo
Sligo
Mayo
Mayo
Mayo
Sligo

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Abbreviated Name Suggestions

PLACENAME	SUGGESTION
Bangor Crossmoli. Drummard Glanhest Lacken Moy Moygaunn Rathlackan Skean Templema.	?Bangor Erris Crossmolina Dromard - Sligo Glenhest Lackan ?Moygaunagh Moygawnagh ?? Screen/Skrean - Sligo ??

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