August 1913

Seagoe Parish Magazine.

AUGUST, 1913.

The Anniversary Service.

ON the evening of Sunday, July 6th, an

Anniversary Service was held in Seagoe

Parish Church. The body of the Church

was reserved for the members of the Orange Lodges

who were present in large numbers. All the Lodges

of, the District were represented. The hymns were

heartily sung, hymn-sheets being provided for all

present. The Sermon was preached by the Rector

from the text—" Go Forward " (Exod. xiv, 15'. He

referred to the gravity of the crisis which seemed to

be approaching, and counselled those present to meet

it in the spirit of courage and faith The collection

at the Service was this year given to the support of

the Enniskillen Orphan Fund, which has acted with

great generosity towards many widows and orphans

in the Parish. The sum contributed amounted to

£4 15s ld At the close of the service a verse of the

National Anthem was sung.

The Annual Report,

The Report is now in the hands of the Parishioners

and should be carefully read. If anyone has not got

a copy of it the Sustentation Fund collector in your

district will give you one. The main object of a

Parish Report is to provide the Parishioners with a

Statement of the Amounts contributed to the various

Funds during the year. The Sustentation Fund is

the most important Fund in many respects, because

it is a useful index to the interest taken by the

Parishioners in the welfare of the Church. During

the year ending December 31st, 1912, the subscriptions

to this object denote a slight falling off as

compared with last year.

In some townlands there

has been an increase over the amount contributed

last year, while in others there has been a decrease.

We have not as yet reached the total of £200 which

should not be an impossible sum in a Parish so large

and populous as Seagoe.

The contributions to Foreign Missions are well

maintained in spite of the fact that we lost our

enthusiastic mission worker, the Rev. W. R.

Crichton. The three Societies supported by the

Parish are the Society for the Propagation of the

Gospel (our oldest Missionary Society), the Church

Missionary Society, and the South American

Missionary Society. This last Society deserves our

special interest because it numbers amongst

its honorary missionaries the Misses Dawson, who did so

much good work in the Parish when Dean Dawson

Was Rector. A larger sum was sent in to this Society

than ever before. The Day Schools are a very

important part of the machinery of the Parish, and

we are glad to see that they are being well supported.

The Sale of Work held last year has made it possible

to begin the enlargement of Seagoe Day School.

As we write preliminary work has been begun in

connection with the building of the new class room.

The room will have openings into the Boys and

Girls schoolrooms and in size it will be almost as

large as either of these rooms. The need for this

additional room is urgent. The Government Inspector

has been for long urging us to erect a partition

in the existing Schoolrooms, but. this would prove

but an inefficient substitute for a new class room.

The members of the Select Vestry and in particular

Mr. James Twinem, Rector's Churchwarden, have

interested themselves in this important work, and we

are confident that their efforts will be crowned with

gratifying success.

The Sunday School Fund is in a healthy condition,

but we need an increase in our Annual Subscribers.

Readers of the Report will notice that although we

did away with the Easter Penny Cards this year our

receipts from the Teacher's and Class Cards provided

us with a larger sum than the former system. A

In former years smaller sum was spent on Prizes.

the number of prizes awarded was too great, and a,

reduction in their number will render them more

valuable as a reward for merit. Everything possible

is being done to encourage the children of the Parish

to become regular in their attendance at the Parish

Church as well as at Sunday School, and with this

object in view it is proposed this year to limit the

prizes to those who attend with regularity the

Services in Church.

The work of the Bible Classes may be judged from

the Reports furnished by the Treasurer; The large

sum expended on Medals, which are extremely

difficult to win, is a proof of the steady progress of

the Classes A few subscriptions towards the Bible

Class Prize Fund would prove useful in meeting the

expenses of the Medals and Books given in each class

for good attendance.

Attention should be directed to the " Form of

Bequest " printed in the Report. Almost every week

someone or other in the Parish must be planning

how they would wish to have their property arranged,

if in this uncertain life they should be called away.

The claim of the Church to some portion is a pressing

one which every loyal member should bear in mind.

A list of objects which may well claim the interest of

every parishioner is printed in the Report. Of course

at the present moment the Glebe Purchase Scheme

It has

out-weighs in importance all other objects.

been put before the Parish by the Vestry as a most

desirable and important measure, and the decision of

the Vestry has been approved by the Parishioners.

In conclusion, we recommend our readers to look

carefully through the Report and to make themselves

familiar with the various agencies at work in

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the Parish for the spread of Christ's Kingdom on

earth. The greatness of the work demands that

every member of the Church should be prepared to

give liberally of his substance to so Divine a cause.

Let us pray that God will give to each of us the

spirit of self-sacrifice, so that having first offered

OURSELVES we will then be ready to offer our

possessions to Him who hast given us all things.

" Our wills are ours, we know not why ;

Our wills are ours to make them Thine."

Protestant Orphan Cards,

We print the names of those who kindly collected

for the Orphan Society on the Cards issued during

the week preceding the Sunday (July 6th) on which

the Annual Collection for the Orphans is made in

Seagoe Parish ;—Mrs. Metcalfe 1/3 ; Miss A. B.

Coulter 3/- ; Miss S. Cartmill 3/3 ; Mrs. MacMullan

2/6 ; Miss E. Thornton 2/9 ; Miss M. McCrory 3/3 ;

Wm. J. Webb 2/- ; Moses McKerr 8 3; Wm. Jn.

Caddell, jun., 8/- ; John Gracey4/3 ; Hugh Stoops 1/- ;

Miss M. Rainey 6/- ; Miss N. Lewie 3/6 ; David

Johnston 3/7 ; Miss Minnie Crawford 3/9 ; Miss B.

Magee 1/6 ; Miss Lily Ellis 8/- ; Miss M. McCormick

2/3 ; W. Sherman 6/ ; Miss J. England 1/-; Miss C.

Cordy 1/- ; Miss M. Watson 1/8 ; No Name 2/- ; Jas.

Forde 2/1 ; Miss Emma Cordner 1/-; Mr C. J.

Collins 4/- ; Thomas McCrory 11/6 ; Wm. Best 3/10 ;

Thomas J. Gordon 1/6 ; Miss Agnes Wilson 3/3 ,

Christina Livingston —/8 ; John Lavery 2/6. Total—

Total 10s ld.

Edenderry Sustentation Fund.

A meeting of the Collectors of the Sustentation

Fund in Edenderry was held in the Parochial Hall

on Thursday, July 10th, at 8 0'clock. The Rector

was in the chair. Mr. W. R. Atkinson, Hon. Treas.,

was also present. It has been felt for some time that

the collection of the Sustentation Fund in the town

end of the Parish should be more carefully organised

and the meeting was held for the purpose of considering

means for improving the present system of collection.

Several suggestions were made by those

present. It was felt that the method of collecting

once each year was not the most effective. In Belfast

there is a monthly collection in each parish and by

this means a large sum is collected each year made

up of small monthly contributions from each sub-

scriber. The system of small monthly payments is

so frequently adopted for all kinds of objects in

working-class districts that it seems to be the easiest

and most natural system to follow in collecting for

the support of the Church. In the neighbouring

Parish of Knocknamuckley a quarterly system of

collections for Sustentation has, we believe, been tried

for some time past and with much success During

the past year there have been many changes of

residence among our Parishioners in Edenderry. In

some streets quite half of the residents are new comers.

In such cases a great deal of extra labour is thrown

on the collectors, but with a carefully organised

system of quarterly or monthly collections the new

names could be entered on each collector's list, and

the old subscribers transferred to the Collector into

whose District they had moved. It was decided in

the near future to begin a new system of collection

and to publish monthly or quarterly in the Parish

Magazine the names of those who subscribe.

Church and Sunday School

Attendance Cards.

EDENDERRY SUNDAY SCHOOL.

1ST

Sarah Walker 65 ; Agnes Johnston 65 ; Maggie

Rainey 65 ; Sarah Coulter 62 ; Bella Magee 60.

2ND

Sarah Martin 58 ; Emma Best 56 ; Willie Best 55

Jean Dawson 55.

3RD

Wm. H. Best 54 ; Annie Cox 53 ; Sam Magee 55 ;

Robert Crawford 52 ; Mary Crawford 52; May Best

51 ; Minnie Allen 51 ; Mollie Cox 50 ;

Malcomson 52.

4TH RANK —45—50.

Jemima Matchett 47; Willie Cox 46 ;

Hynds 46.

SEAGOE SUNDAY SCHOOL.

1ST

60-65

May Best 65; Mary J. Atkinson 65 ; Isabella

Best 65.

2ND None.

3RD

Annie McLoughlin 54; Rachel Turkington 54 ;

Lily McKerr 54; W. R. Holland 50; Christina

Cordy 50.

4TH

Caroline Magee 48 ; Herbert Magee 48 ; Rebeccæ

Turkington 46.

Offertories.

“ Of Thine own have we given Thee."

Sunday— Mornings £5 19 5

Evenings 6 0 6

Week days 0 6 2

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Total £12 6 1

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ITEMS.

Seagoe and Hacknahay Schools will re-open on

Tuesday, August 5th, at 9-30 a.m. A punctual

of the pupils is requested.

Seagoe is represented at the International Exhibition

in Ghent, Belgium, which is being held this

year. Miss G, Atkinson, Of Eden Villa, has sent an

Art exhibit.

Portadown is, we believe, also represented by an

exhibit of Linen made in Messrs. Greaves' Factory.

The Rev. W. Galway has been spending his holidays

in Seagoe Parish, of which he is a native. We

heartily congratulate him on his recent appointment

to the charge of the important parish of Port

Glasgow, Scotland.

Messrs. Purdy and Millard of Belfast, are engaged

in preparing and carving the oak panelling for the

chancel of Seagoe Church.

The accounts for this year's Sunday School Excursion

have been made out by the efficient Hon.

Treas. Mr C. J. Collins, and we are glad to say there

is no deficit ; the receipts balance the expenditure.

Hymns for August.

Sing ye to the Lord."

Aug. 3rd. —M.—3, Through all the dangers of the

night 48, God reveals his presence ; 110, Light

of them that sit in darkness ; 358, Lamb of God

whose dying love. E.—46, Jesus, where'er Thy

people meet ; 134, No, not despairingly ; 247, O,

worship the King ; 273, Guide us, O thou great

Jehovah ; 332, Let me be with Thee.

Aug. Lord, hear the voice of my com-

complaint; 285, Nearer, my God, to Thee ;

541, Oh ! my Saviour, hear me; 577, To the

Eternal King. E.—344, For all Thy Saints, O

Lord ; 556, Take up thy cross ; 606, Lord of the

living harvest ; 221, Gracious Spirit, love divine ;

26, God the Father.

Aug. 17.—M. 31, This day, by Thy creating word ;

272, From Egypt lately come ; 213, When all

Thy mercies, () my God ; 249, Praise my soul.

E.—254, Come thou Fount ; 318, Jesu, my Lord ;

335, The Church's one Foundation ; 200, Thou

art the way ; 17, The day is past and over.

Aug. 24.—M. — 231, Ye boundless realms of joy ;

297, Lord, Thy word abideth ; 261, Oh ! for a

thousand; 631, I love to hear the story. E.—

38, With one consent ; 279, I'm but a stranger ;

301, Through the Love ; 330, Who is there like

Thee ; 557, There is no night in heaven.

Aug Fair waved the golden corn

381, Oh ! Jesus, source of calm repose; 37, Lord

of the worlds above ; 45, Great Shepherd of Thy

people, hear. E.—479, Again, as evening's

shadows-fall ; 625, Angel voices ever singing ;

472, Shall we gather ; 474, God of Love ; 64,

Lord, now we part.

PARISH REGISTER FOR JULY.

Baptisms.

" Except ye become as little children."

Baptized on Saturday, July 5th, 1913.

Beckett—Walter Hamilton, son of Robert James and Jessie Fitzpatrick Beckett, Tamnifiglasson.

Sponsors—Robert James Beckett—Jessie Fitzpatrick Beckett.

Loney— Herbert Paul, son of Samuel James and May Loney, Edenderry.

Sponsors—Jane Sharpe — May Loney.

McLoughlin—Harold Leslie, son of Charles and Elizabeth McLoughlin.

Sponsors—Priscilla Smart—Elizabeth McLoughlin.

Ruddell—lvy Kathleen, daughter of Thomas and Mary Ruddell, Lisniskey.

Sponsors—Martha Smart—Mary Ruddell.

Brown—Ethel Edna, daughter of John and Sarah Brown, Edenderry.

Sponsors—John Brown—Sarah Brown.

Marriages.

Love is of God."

Livingston and Mills—July 9th, 1913, William James Livingston, Killicomaine,

to Edith Mills, Portadown.

White and Johnston—July 14th, 1913, William John White, Lylo,

to Julia Johnston, Edenderry.

Burials.

“Asleep in Jesus."

Robinson—Margaret Robinson, Tamnificarbet, aged 7 weeks.

Moneypenny—Julv 23rd, David Moneypenny, Edenderry, aged 80 years.

Nature Notes.

We imagine very few of our people have seen

Owls in this neighbourhood, but three weeks ago an

Owl was seen flying along the Banks of the Bann not

far from the " Yellow Hill," near Derryvore. The

Owl is such a curious bird in its appearance and

habits that perhaps some local naturalist will

endeavour to find out its habitat in this district.

Hedgehogs are fairly numerous in this neighbourhood.

They are very timid, but become very tame

when in captivity, and are very useful in devouring

all the snails and slugs they can find. At night when

moving along through the hedgerows they make

curious croaking noise by which their presence can

be easily detected.

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That interesting little bird familiarly known as

Willie Wag-tail is to be seen in large numbers this year.

Its nest is built usually in a stone wall,

and several have this year made their nests in the

walls surrounding old Seagoe graveyard, and seem as

bright as can be notwithstanding their melancholy

surroundings. The Wagtail has a curious habit of

flying in front of a person and perching at short

intervals evidently with the object of diverting

attention from their nesting place.

Old Seagoe Notes,

Townlands in the Parish of Seagoe.

N.B.—Wherever the letter " B" occurs it refers to M.S.

Notes by Lt.-C01. Wm. Blacker.

Ballyhannon—llannigan's Town.—(Blacker).

Ballymacrandal—Town of Randal's son—Randal

a common name in the O'Neill family, in which

territory this townland is situate.—(B.)

Ballynacor—(l ) Town of the border—former kind

of boundary between the uplands and the range of

bog in the district of Moyntaghs.—(B.) (2) Baile na corra—town of the Weir.—(Joyce.)

Balteagh—Town of the habitation of, or adjoining, the Bocombra—

(1) The hut of companionship.—(B.)

(2) The hut at the meeting of streams.—Todd.

Acc to Joyce (1st series, p. 453), the affix bo means a cow.

Breagh—(l) eminence with level top. — (B.) (2) derived from Bréach, a wolf.—Joyce.

Carne—Heap of Stones.

Carrickblacker—Blacker's Ford, or Weir : from Carra, a Weir, as in Carrick-on-Shannon.

Clan rolla—" The Meadow Recess." Literally— The hollow of the swathe.—(B.)

Derryvore—Daire-more the great oak wood.— Drumgor—" The Goat-ridge."—(B.)

Drumlisnagrilly —Drum-lis-na - grillagh " The Ridge of the Fort of the Dagger, a short sword. Traditional site of battle between the Danes and Sept of the O' Neils in 941.

Drumnacanvy—" The yellow-headed Ridge," once covered with furze, yellow in its

Drumnagoon—Probably same as Drumgoon— “ The Ridge of the calves."

Edenderry—Eudan-daire, " The Hillbrow of the (J.) Oak-wood."—

Hacknahay or Aghnaghay—" The plain adjoin It is a level tract of land winding round the sides of townland of Knock (B)

Kernan—Same as Carnane and Carnaun or little Carn."

Killycomain—" The wood of the Compact or Treaty."—(B.) •Coman rcummaun] is the curved

stick used in hurling. Possibly this may be the derivation of termination of word. See Joyce, 1st ser.

P. 206.

Kilvergan—" The Woodof the little Gap, a pass (B.)

Knock—Cnoc—a hill.

Knockmena—(l) The hill of (2) Perhaps same as Knockmanagh, Middle Hill."

See Joyce, 2nd ser. p. 93,

Levaghery—Probable anglicised form of Labe. sheragh, or " Halfnlowland." Ref. to some ancient

local division. (See Joyce, 1st Ser. p. 233.)

Lisniskey—Lios-au-uisge, " The Fort of the water." (J)

Lylo—Meaning unknown.

Seagoe—Suidhe-Goba, The seat of Gobha, or Gobanus, about 639 A.D

Tamnificarbet—(l) Tamhnach - feadha -carbaity The field of the wood of the church." — Joyce. (2)

(B.) The Hill of Watching."

Tamnifiglassan—(l) Tamhnach-feadha -Glassm

—'6 The field of Glassan's Wood."—Joyce. (2) " The

Hill of the Green Brook." - (B.)

Tarsan—" A place where a river is swam across."

This townland is bounded on the West by the Bann.

Authorities for the above meanings

1. Joyce, Irish Names of Places, 1st & 2nd

2. —Lt.-C01. Wm. Blacker, MS. Notes on Seagoe

Kilvergan Cross Roads, 1845.—Kilvergan is

very interesting townland to Seagoe people for many

reasons, but chiefly because it was one of the two

Townlands which formed part of the glebe lands of

Seagoe before the Disendowment of the Church of

Ireland in 1870, the other Townland being Lower

Seagoe. It is also interesting because of the old

Corn Mills which formerly existed there and caused

it to be known as the Low Mills. One of the old

Millstones is still to be seen forming the doorstep of

one of the houses in the neighbourhood. When the

Corn Mills ceased to exist a Lime Kiln was built and

in course of time came into the possession of the

Rector of Seagoe, the Ven. Archdeacon Saurin, but

improved, we believe, a very unprofitable investment

Everyone who passes through Kilvergan admires the

fine approach from the bridge. The road is very

carefully made, and the surface and curve are perfect.

This part of the road was constructed in the year

1845. Before that year the road ran across the

Quarry. A wooden bridge is marked on the

Ordnance Survey Map at this particular place.

In the year 1845 the present road was made and the

stream from the quarry was diverted into a new

cutting and the present bridge was constructed.

Some of the older inhabitants of the district

member the old road, and the making of the new one

The funeral of Mrs. Anne Fox, of Belfast, (an aunt

of Mr John Lavery, Kilvergan), was the first funeral

to pass over the new road, that was on Feb. ' 2nd'

1845, so it is just 70 years since these changes were

made.