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303 STATISTICAL ACCOUNT OF THE DIOCESE OF CLOYNE, COMPILED IN THE YEAlt l7i4, BY THE REV. JA'.\[ES HINGSTON. The following account of the state of the Diocese of C!oyne was compiled by the Rev. James Hingston, father of the late Rev. James Hingston, LL.D. for many years Vicar-General oftha.t diocese, of whose judicial decisions it has been said that not one of them was ever reversed on appeal. The voluminous manuscripts left by the father show him to have been a man of most patient application. In particular, he compiled an abridge• ment of the statutes in three large quarto volumes for his own use, as a justice of the peace of the county of Cork, the most curious feature of which is the penmanship. It is throughout written in roman characters of great neatness, to resemble ordinary typography.· His usual writing was in imitation of italic print. We cannot recollect the number or subjects of all his compilations, which have been lately distributed in his own family. There was, however, a list of the Students matriculated in Trinity College, Dublin, with all the particulars :relating to them, as entered in the college books; but in this there is a large interruption from about 1690 to 1720. He left also a prose translation of the Odyssey of Homer. In his collection (but by another hand) was a volume con• taining a history of the great family of Fitzgerald, in all its branches. The chief outlines however of this subject, so far as relating to the principal branches, are already published in the general history of Ireland and Lodge's Peerage. This MS. is chiefly valuable fo:r the accounts which it contains of those eminent though illegitimate branches called the White Knights, Knights of Kerry, Knights of Glyn, Seneschals of Irnokilly, &c. Of the White Knights, surnamed FitzGibbon, this work contains a very ample history. From the entry of his own matriculation it appears that Mr. Hingston entered college as a pensioner on the 10th of November, 1729, aged sixteen; that he was born at Aglish, in the county of Cork, was the son of ,vmiam Hingston, gentleman, and received his school education at Cork under the Rev. Edmond Molloy, who appears to have been the principal schoolmaster there at that period. His birthplace, Aglish, was an estate acquired hy his grandfather in 1703. Smith, writing in 1749, says, " Aglish is on the south side of the river (Lee), where there is a good house and plantations of Mr. Hingston," vol. i. p. 207 ; and at p. 310, he mentions the Rev. Mr. Hingston as residing at Kilpadder. He was instituted in 17 51 to the vicarage of Clonmeen, in the diocese of Cloyne, and in 1772 to the prebend of Donoghmore, and died in 1776. He was uncle of the learned and eminent Doctor Hales, formerly Fellow 304 STATE OF THE DIOCESE OF CLOY-SE _ of Trinity College, author of the Chronology, &c. A genealogical account of the family of Hingston will be found in Burke's History of the Commoners. A STATE OF THE DIOCESE OF CLOYNE 1:-l' 1774, THE EPISCOPATE. Besides the manors of Cloyne and Donoghrnore, and sundry other possessions which belong to this See, the collegiate church of St. Mary of Youghal, value 1501. per ann. is united in perpetuity thereto, the Bishop being warden thereof. The church is in repair. It is taxed in the King's books 100 marks. To serve it his Lordship keeps two curates. The Rev. Jeremiah Pratt, A.M. The Vicarage of Garanifecky, or Garanifeby, otherwise Rath, with the particle of Trabulgan, belongs to the Bishop's mensal, 'The church is in ruins. It is taxed in the King's books ll. sterl, The Rectory is irnpropriate, and formerly belonged to Chore Abbey. The present impropriator is \Villiam Tonson, Esq. The Bishop holds also in commendam the union of Aghadda, value GOO l, per ann. consisting of the following parishes, viz. the Ree. and Vic. of Corkbeg, the Ree. and Vic. of Agha<lda, the Ree. and Vic. of Inch, otherwise Ninch, the Ree. and Vic. of Rostillian, and the Ree. and Vic. of Titeskin. Aghad<la church is in repair, the other churches are in ruins; glebc at Corkbeg, 21 A. I R. 37P. En.; at Aghadda, 20A. l R. 29P. En.; at Inch, I OA. 26P. En. ; and at Ti teskin, 61 A. I R, 25 P. The Rcct. of Rostillian was formerly part of the possessions of the precep• tory of Mourne, and is chHrgeable with 15s. per ann. crown rent. The Vic. of Cork beg is taxed in the King's books 2l. sterl.; the Vic. of Aghadda, l l: IOs. sterl.; the Rcct. of Inch, by the name of Inishcullen, ll. sterl.; the Vic. of Rostillian, Il. lOs. stcrl, ; the Rcct. of Ti teski n, by the name of Si tesk in, l l. 6s. Sd. ; and the Vic. 13s. 4d. Before these parishes were granted to the bishoprick, Corkbeg paid proxies lOs. Sd.; Aghadda, 7s.; Inch, Bs.; Rostillian, 12s.; Titsskin, 12s. Incumbent, the Rt. Rev. Charles Agar, LL.D., Lord Bp. of Cloync. Curate, John Lawless, A.M. DIG:\' ITI E.S. THE DEA:.-,;ERY of the Cathedral Church of St. Coleman, Cloyne, consists of the entire Rectory of Pharihy, value 180l. per IN THE YEAR I i74. 30a ann, The cathedral and the church of Plmrihy are in repair. Patron the King. Glcbc at Pliarihy, 23A. 2n. 3.lP. with a house and improvements, together with a small glcbe in Cloyne; proxy 9s.; taxed in the King\ books 3/. sterl. Incumbent, Curate, Edward Delany, A.M. THE CnA:-.'J'ORSIIIP consists of the Hect. of Bnllycarany, the Vic. of Liscowcl, otherwise Lisgoole, the Rect. of Kilcredan, the Rect. and Vic. of Ballygourney, otherwise Balliniemple, and the Rect. and Vic. of Imphrick, value 4U0l. Ch, of Kilcredan in repair, but the Vicar subject to the duty; the rest in ruins. Patron, the Bp, Globe in Cloync, 35P. En., at Ballycarany, lOA. 2P. En.; at Kilcrcdan, l l A, 21 P.; at Ballygourney are three glcbes, one of 5A. 31t. l l v. En.; the second, :lA. 21·. En.; the third, 2A. 29P, Eng. Proxy, ll. 6s. 6d. The Chantorship is taxed in the King's hooks 3l. stcr, Iuc. Francis Atterbury, LL.D. Tur: Cu ANCELLORS 111 p consists of the Rect, and Vic. of Clenore, the entire ltcct. of'Agliacross, the entire Hcct.ofNonane, otherwise Ternple-Molaggy, and one Hect. of Ballyvourney, value 200[. Churches in rulus. Patron, the Bp. G lehe at Clenore, 1,A, 31P. The Hect. of Clenorc formerly belonged to the Abbey of Bridgetown, and is subject to 13s. per aun, crown rent. The Cbanccllorship is tax'd in the King's books 6s. 8d. Proxy I ls. Incumbent, John Pl1lliser, D. O. THg TREASl:R(.;ltSHIP consists of the llect. of Ternpleni• carriggy, otherwise Currigo11cnah, to which is united for ever the union of Casuochore, which is composed of the Rcct. and Vic. of Castrochore, the Rcct. of ~.-Io~cnsagh,otherwise Moycssey, the Vic. of Ballyspellnno, und the Hect. and Vic. of Iuchinebacky, value 600/. per ann. The church of Castrochore is in repair at Middleton ; the rest arc in ruins. Patron, the Bp. Glebe at 'I'emplcnicarriggy, ~H.\, l u. 6P. En.; at Bnllinacurrugh, 5,\. 37P. En.; ut M iddleton, l 4A. l n. 31-I'. Eu.: am! at Churchtown, 3n. 34P. En. Proxy, l l. b«. 8d. The Treasurership is taxed in the Kine's books 3l. ster.; the church of Castrochore 2l.; and I:, the chapel of Inchinebucky l l. ster, Incumbent, Robert Berke- ley, D.D. Curate, \Villinm Berkeley, A.M. TnE Aue HDEACOXR Y consists of the Reel. and Vic. of Gortroe, and the Rect. and Vic. or Disert, value 150l. per ann, The church of Gortroe is in repair; that or Disert in ruius, Patron, the Bishop. Glebe at Gortroe, 6A. l1t.8P. En. Proxy, 9s. 6d. \'OJ •. !rJ. 306 STATE OF nu: DIOCESE Of CLOY?,;E The Archdeaconry is taxed in the King's book J l, 5s. sterl. Inc, :Michael Da,·ies, A.M. Curate, John Connor. PREllENDS, Do~oOIIMORE. It lies part in the barony of Barrels, and pnrt in that of Muskerry ; value 400/. per ann, Church at present in ruins, hut to he repaired, Patron, the Bishop. Glebe, 20A, En. with a house and improvements. Proxy, ll. 2s. 'faxed in the King's hooks, 2l. ster. Iucumb. James Uing~ton, A.M. B meows, in the barony of Condon nnd Clangibbon. Church in ruins, but a chapel of case in repair at ;\J itchclstown, value 300l. per ann, Patron, the Bp. Glelic, ~LI .. 30P. plant, Proxy, 12s. 'I'he Rect, taxed in the King's book, 6l,; am! the Vic. 6l. ster, Incumb. Thomas Bushe, A.B. KIL~ ACDONOGH, in the bar. of l mokilly, value l OOl. per ann. Church in ruins. Pat. the Bishop. Glebe, 9A. ht.32P. En.: also two glcbcs in Cloyne, one containing IH, 1P. En., and the other In, 171'. En. Proxy, 5s. Taxed in the King's books 4l. ster, lncumb. Clrnrles Perceval, A.1\L Ao11i:LTI E, otherwise llallyhooly, to which is annexed for ever the Vic. of Kilathy, in the bar, of Fermoy, value 80l. per ann, Church of Ballyhooly in repair ; that of K ilathy in ruins. Pat. the Bp. Proxy His. Taxed in the King's books 3/. 6s. 8d. ster. l ncumb. Crowther Dowding, A.M.