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ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF ACHONRY, 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

M'Nicholas, Patrick Dr. - Bishop
Brennan, Peter
Cosgrave, Const.
Coleman, John
Cooke, Peter
Durcan, Patrick Very Rev.
Durcan, Bernard
Henry, Paul
Healy, Thos
Henry, James
Hebphurn, Robt.
M'Hugh, Jas. Very Rev.
M'Hugh, Jas. Very Rev.
M'Hugh, Jas. Very Rev.
Mullarkey, Dan
M'Nulty, John
Mullany, Thad.
M'Hugh, John
M'Nicholas, Thos.
M'Hugh, Wm.
O'Connor, Danl.
O'Hara, James
O'Hara, Dom.
O'Flynn, John
O'Keane, Denis
O'Keane, Berd.
Tighe, Denis
Tighe, Denis

Gallagher, Jas.
Duffey, P.
No curate
Higgins, James
Lyons, Patrick
O'Flynn, Michl.
Muldowney, unknown
No curate
Corley, John
No curate
Egan, Bernard
Burke, Joseph
Gallagher, Jas.
O'Hara, Domk
Hurst, James
Coghlan, John
No curate
Clarke, Edm.
M'Hugh, Wm.
No curate
Henry, Paul
No curate
Gallagher, Jas.
No curate
Mullany, T.
Egan, Berd.
Duffy, Luke
Keegan, Patrick

Achonry
Gurteen**
Killarnaug.**
Killininduff
Bohela
Collooney**
Killedan
Killcarn**
Buminad.**
Toomore
Killimarvee
Cloonacool
Cloonacool
Cloonacool
Kilmactig.
Killosser
Burmiconl.**
Straid**
Carracastle
Killabehag.
Carrownac.
Keashe
Achonry
Curry
Attymoss
Ballymote
Kilcoleman
Kilcoleman

Achonry
Gurteen**
Killarnaug.**
Killininduff
Bohela
Collooney**
Killedan
Killcarn**
Buminad.**
Toomore
Killimarvee
Cloonacool
Cloonacool
Cloonacool
Kilmactig.
Killosser
Burmiconl.**
Straid**
Carracastle
Killabehag.
Carrownac.
Keashe
Achonry
Curry
Attymoss
Ballymote
Kilcoleman
Kilcoleman

Achonry
Boyle
Boyle
Swineford
Swineford
Colooney
Swineford
Ballymote
Ballymote
Foxford
Ballydareen
Tobernacur.
Tobernacur.
Tobernacur.
Tobernacur.
Foxford
Ballina
Foxford
Balladareen
Swineford
Not listed
Ballymote
Ballymote
Tobercurry
Ballina
Ballymote
Ballyhadreen
Ballyhadreen

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Abbreviated Name Suggestions

PLACENAME	SUGGESTION	SOURCE
Attymoss Balladareen Ballydareen Ballyhadreen Bohela Burmiconl. Carrownac. Colooney Keashe Kilcoleman Killabehag. Killarnaug. Killimarvee Killininduff Killosser Kilmactig. Tobernacur.	Attymass, Ballina Not found ?Ballaghaderreen, Co. Mayo ?Ballaghaderreen, Co. Mayo Bohola, Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo Not found Carracastle, Ballaghadereen Collooney, Co. Sligo Not found Kilcolman Kilbeagh, Charlestown, Swinford Not found Kilmovee, Ballaghadereen, Kilconduff, Swinford Killasser, Swinford Kilmactigue, Tubbercurry Tobercurry	1931 Parish listing Townland index 1851 Townland index 1851 Townland index 1851 1931 Parish listing 1851 or 1931 1931 Parish listing Townland index 1851 1851 or 1931 1931 Parish listing 1931 Parish listing 1851 or 1931 1931 Parish listing 1931 Parish listing 1931 Parish listing 1931 Parish listing Townland index 1851

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