A SUMMARY CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS IN THE REPRESENTATIVE CHURCH BODY LIBRARY DUBLIN 1 1 NATIONAL PROTESTANT UNION Statistical returns for Church of Ireland benefices with a church population of 50 and under, compiled by the National Protestant Union in Defence of the United Church of England and Ireland, London, in 1869, together with related letters from Church of Ireland bishops and clergy, 1868-69. 1 vol. 1868-69 Click here for detailed handlist 2 UNITED PROTESTANT DEFENCE COMMITTEE Memorial of clergy of the established Church of England and Wales to Queen Victoria against the disestablishment of the Church of Ireland, organised by the United Protestant Defence Committee. 3 vols 1868 3 REEVES, William (1815-92) Bishop of Down & Dromore, 1886-92 Extracts, by William Reeves, from the State Papers, Ireland of the reigns of Edward VI, Mary and Elizabeth I rel. mainly to ecclesiastical affairs. 1 vol. 1870 4 CHURCH CONGRESS Minutes of the executive committee and subjects committee of the Church Congress meeting in Dublin. The Church Congress, which was founded in 1861, evolved as an annual gathering of clergy and laity of the United Church of England and Ireland, which met in a different town or city each year under the presidency of the bishop of the diocese. 2 vols 1868 5 WAGNER, Frederick William Ernest ( -1957) Rector of Knocknarea (Elphin), 1916-27 List, compiled by F.W.E. Wagner, of Church of Ireland clergy who held medical qualifications, 1661-1925. 6ff c.1925 6 MEMORIALS Inscriptions from plaques and headstones in St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin 1727-1813 ; Artane, Dublin 1711; Rostrevor, Co. Down 1814; St Peter's, Drogheda, Co. Louth 1806; Coolock, Dublin 1794- 1839; Tullow, Co. Carlow 1673-1837; Clondalkin, Dublin 1700-1830; Killiney, Co. Dublin 1794; Ardbraccan, Co. Meath 1755; Donoughmore,Co. Tyrone 1639. 1 vol. Mid 19th cent. 2 7 GROVES, Tenison Arthur (1863-1938) Record agent Copies, by Tenison Groves, of the 1622 and 1673 visitations of the diocese of Clogher. 26 ff 20th cent. 8 LINDSAY, Hon. Charles Dalrymple (1760-1846) Bishop of Kildare, 1804-46 Notebook of Charles Lindsay recording his episcopal visitations in the diocese of Kildare. 1 vol. 1804-08 9 MAGENNIS, William (c.1771-1825) Dean of Kilmore, 1801-25 Papers of William Magennis: B.A.(Dublin) certificate 1790; chaplaincy commission 1794; presentation to the deanery of Kilmore 1801; collations to and resignations from various parishes in the diocese of Kilmore 1801-21. 1 vol. 1790-1821 10 KING, Robert (1815-1900) Headmaster, Diocesan School of Armagh & Connor, 1858-1900 Manuscript of the Revd Robert King The Little Red Book of the Holy Catholic Church in Ireland (Dublin 1848). 46 ff 11 GRAVES, James (1816-86) Treasurer of St Canice's Cathedral, Kilkenny, 1863-74 Notes, mostly extracted from the Irish memoranda and plea rolls, by the Revd James Graves rel. mainly to the medieval diocese of Ossory. 3 vols 12 O'MORCHOE, Thomas Arthur (1865-1921) Rector of Kilternan (Dublin), 1894-1921 Notes, correspondence, maps, drawings, photographs, presscuttings and printed material assembled by T.A. O'Morchoe for a history of the parish of Kilternan, Co. Dublin. 2 boxes Click here for detailed handlist 13 HAMILTON, family Deeds and legal papers rel. mainly to the Hamilton family of Cos Tyrone and Londonderry. 16 items 1736-1879 Click here for detailed handlist 3 14 GARSTIN, John Ribton (1836-1917) President, Royal Society of Antiquaries, Ireland, 1903-05 Letters to J.R. Garstin rel. mainly to the Church of Ireland, archaeology and antiquarian matters. 85 items 1863-1877 Click here for detailed handlist 15 THOMPSON, Hugh Walter Brownlow (d.1930) Rector of St Catherine's, Dublin, 1912-30 Letters to, 1912-1925, and notes and presscuttings of H.W.B. Thompson rel. mainly to his researches into the history of St Thomas's Abbey, Dublin and St Catherine's parish, 13th-20th cent. 3 boxes 1912-25 Click here for detailed handlist 16 DUNGANSTOWN (Glendalough) Plan of Dunganstown churchyard, Co. Wicklow, together with a key to the plan and a chart of the population of the parish 1650-1908, made by Stanley Edward Lane Poole (1854-1931), Professor of Arabic, Trinity College, Dublin. 3 items 1908 17 PROTESTANT ALLIANCE Minutes of the committee of the Protestant Alliance from its formation until its dissolution. The Protestant Alliance was a body of nobles and gentry who, though supporting the principle of Orangism, thought it unwise in 1845 to reestablish a Grand Lodge for Ireland, but felt a need for a constitutional organization to protect the interests of protestantism. 20 ff 1845-48 18 OSSORY MARRIAGES LICENCES Copies of marriage licences, 1738-1804, from the grant book of the diocese of Ossory. The grant books of the diocese of Ossory, 1675-1858, were destroyed in the fire in the Public Record of Ireland in 1922. 155 ff Early 20th cent. 19 DUNDAS, William Harloe (d.1941) Rector of Magheragall (Connor), 1908-40 Notes of W.H. Dundas on Irish ecclesiastical history, including a copy of " Statistical Account of the Parish of Magheragall " by Revd Francis Patton, Vicar of Magheragall, 1778-1825. This account was prepared for W.S.Mason A Statistical Account or Parochial Survey of Ireland (Dublin 1819) but not used. The original was destroyed in the fire in the Public Record of Ireland in 1922. 46 ff Early 20th cent. 4 20 TOWNSHEND, George (1724-1807) 1st Marquis Townshend, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1767-72 Letters to Lord Townshend, mainly from clergy, rel. to ecclesiastical patronage in Ireland. There are also some letters rel. to livings in Townshend's gift in England, mostly in Norfolk and Suffolk. 215 items 1767-72 21 SEYMOUR, St John Drelincourt (1880-1950) Archdeacon of Cashel, 1929 Notes of St J.D. Seymour from the Carte manuscripts rel. to 17th century Irish ecclesiastical history. 23 ff 22 VIGORS, Philip Doyne (1825-1903) Correspondence, notes, photographs and miscellaneous papers of Colonel P.D. Vigors rel. to an unpublished book on the history of Irish church plate. 4 boxes 1890-1906 Click here for detailed handlist 23 GROVES, Tenison Arthur (1863-1938) Record agent Extracts, by Tenison Groves, from the 1766 religious census; 1634 subsidy roll; 1664-65 hearth money returns; 1660 poll tax; and 1740 lists of protestant householders. The originals of all these records were destroyed in the fire in the Public Record of Ireland in 1922. 1 vol. Early 20th cent 24 SEYMOUR, St John Drelincourt (1880-1950) Archdeacon of Cashel, 1929 Notes, extracts and transcripts by St J.D. Seymour from sources in the Public Record Office and the British Museum rel. to 16th and 17th century Irish ecclesiastical history. 46 ff 25 JONES, Henry (1605-82) Bishop of Meath, 1661-82 Notebook of Henry Jones rel. mainly to the size and value of livings in the diocese of Meath. 1 vol. 1660-70 5 26 LIMERICK & ARDFERT DIOCESES Copies, made for C.L [?Charles Graves, Bishop of Limerick, 1866-1899], of some manuscripts in the Public Record Office, Dublin rel. to the bishoprics of Limerick and Ardfert, and an inquisition from the Liber Niger [?of Limerick] rel. to Limerick church lands. Latin 2 vols Late 19th cent. 27 ANTIPHONARY One parchment leaf from an English antiphonary with the text for the first Sunday in Advent, hours for terce, sext and none (service for the dead). Latin 1 f. Late 15th cent. 28 DONOUGHMORE (Armagh) Copies of the parish records of Donoughmore, Co.Tyrone, by Capt. Y.A.Burgess, comprising records of baptisms 1746- 1825, marriages 1741-1825, vestry minutes 1778-82 and confirmations 1824 & 1828. 1 vol. 1934 29 WARD, Edward Gordon (1884-1937) Rector of Omeath (Armagh), 1936-37 Copies, by E.G. Ward, of the parish records of Clontibret, Co. Monaghan 1711-1929; Eglish, Co. Armagh 1803-1927; and Omeath, Co. Louth 1841-1936. 7 vols c.1926-1937 Click here for detailed handlist 30 SWANZY, Henry Biddall (1873-1932) Dean of Dromore, 1931-32 Pedigrees of 120 Irish families, 17th-20th cent., compiled by H.B. Swanzy. 25 vols 31 SWANZY, Henry Biddall (1873-1932) Dean of Dromore, 1931-32 Notebooks of genealogical research by H.B. Swanzy from chancery, exchequer and prerogative court records, first fruits returns and diocesan visitations, 1629-1939, together with some related correspondence, 1906-30. The original sources of most of these notes were destroyed in the fire in the Public Record Office of Ireland in 1922. 9 vols 6 32 ARMAGH Copy of the 1625 inquisition on the Culdees of Armagh. 7 ff Early 20th cent. 33 CASHEL DIOCESE Copy of the 1607 visitation of the dioceses of Cashel, Emly, Lismore and Waterford. 37 ff Early 20th cent. 34 DROMORE DIOCESE Copy of the 1703 visitation of the diocese of Dromore. 6 ff Early 20th cent. 35 MURRAY, Robert Henry (d.1947) Vicar of Pershore (Worcester), 1928-38 Notes on Irish history, 1647-1798, by R.H. Murray who wrote the chapters on "The Church of the Restoration" and "The Church of the Revolution" in W.A. Phillips (ed) History of the Church of Ireland (Oxford 1933). 1 box 36 WEBSTER, John Thomas (d.1960) Rector of Ballyboy (Meath), 1934-39 Copies, by J.T. Webster, of the parish records of Ballyboy, Co. Meath comprising records of baptisms 1709-1883, marriages 1709-1845, burials 1709-1883 and vestry minutes 1710-89, together with historical, antiquarian, topographical and genealogical notes rel. to the locality. The parish registers and vestry minutes for the years cited above were destroyed in the fire in the Public Record of Ireland in 1922. 1 vol. Early 20th cent.