August 1933

Seagoe Parish magazine.

AUGUST, 1933.

CLERGY :

Rev. Chancellor Archer, B.D., The Rectory,

Seagoe.

Rev. W. F. Hayes, B.A., Edendale, Carrick-

Blacker Road, Edenderry, Portadown.

CHURCHWARDENS :

Rector's—Mr. James Twinem.

People's—Mr. Wm. White.

The Anniversary Service,

On Sunday, July 9th, at 7 p.m., an Anniversary

Service was held in the Parish Church.

Unfortunately, the weather was inclement and

rain was falling as the brethren were walking to

the Church. Notwithstanding this, there was a

large attendance of the lodges which almost

filled the nave. The service was very hearty and

t!ho old familiar hymns were joined in by the

whole congregation. The Rector and the Rev.

W. F. Hayes officiated at the service, and the

Rev. F. W. M'Cu11agh, M.A., Rector of Aghalee,

preached the sermon.

Mr. McCu11agh

warned his hearers against the dangers which

surrounded and exhorted them to be true to

their faith and to hold fast the principles which

they professed'. The earnest tones of the

preacher made a great impression on those present.

The collection was on behalf of the Lord

Enniskillen Memorial Orphan Fund. The Rev.

Mr. McCullagh has held Rectories in the North

as well as in the South. He was for some time

Rector of Cloughjordan, a parish in the County

of Tipperary.

Religious Inspection of Seagoe P.E.

School.

The annual visit of the Inspector of Religious

Education in Seagoe School took place on Tuesday,

July 4th. The Rev. J. Armstrong, Rector

of Dromara, is the Inspector for the Diocese of

Dromore. He is very popular with, teachers and

children and was at one time before ordination

a member of the teaching profession. He thoroughly

examined all the pupils and was well

satisfied with the results attained. The infants

were examined first and showed how carefully

they had been taught by Miss Reid. The Junior

School, under Miss Matchett, was next examined.

The answering was very good and the

Inspector expressed himself greatly pleased. He

said it was the best examination he ever had

held in the Junior School. The Seniors were

examined next and made a splendid examination.

The children showed great interest in their work

and answered advanced questions with much intelligence.

The following are the names of pupils who answered

over 80 per cent Boys Junior School—

Wm. Johnston, Alfred Hall, George McClatchey,

Jim Brownlee, Jim Clayton, Albert Hurlock,

Robert Guy, Ernest Caddell, Tom McCabe, Jack

Beatson, Edward Wetherall, Joe Liggett.

Girls—Eileen Jackson, Iris Downey, Chrissy

Fiddes, Edna Gray, Olive Vennard, Helen

Johnston.

Senior School—Boys—Ernest Gibson, Wm.

McKeown, Roland Scott, Fred M'Knight, Frank

Girvan. Wm. M' Loughlin. Girls—Ellie Nicholson,

Emma Morrison, Amy Duke, Peggy Brownlee,

Rachel Morrison, Caroline Guy, Myrtle

Caddell, Peggy Caddell, Jean Finney.

The above names are not in the order of merit.

Seagoe Sports Fete.

An attractive sports fete is to be held in the

Grove Field, beside Seagoe School, on Thursday,

August 31st, at 3.30 p.m. It is being arranged

by a committee of ladies. There will

be a well-furnished stall of all kinds of goods,

also a refreshment, stall. A great variety of outdoor

sports for old and young, and games of

various kinds will amuse and interest visitors.

The charge for admission will be sixpence.

Tickets are now on sale. The proceeds will be

on behalf of Seagoe School Improvement Fund.

Secure your ticket without delay. The fete will

remain open until 10 p.m.

Seagoe Mothers' Union.

The members speng a pleasant evening at the

Rectory on Tuesday, July 18th. After tea in

the Schoolhouse all adjourned to the Glebe.

Having safely crossed the railway line, they went

up the laurel path and through the gardens.

The old mulberry tree in the inner garden, now

over 100 years old, having been planted in 1826,

was an object of much interest. It is in a very

flourishing condition and is covered with abundant

fruit. The " wishing chair" was -in great

request. After a walk round the garden the Rectory

was visited, and the weird recesses of the

old basement were explored. Much fun was

caused by races and games on the lawn. After

some further refreshments, a vote of thanks to

the Rector was passed. The Rector replied, expressing

his appreciation of the good work done

in the Parish by the Mothers' Union. All joined

in singing the Doxology, and after the Benediction

the company separated, having enjoyed a

very pleasant evening.

The next meeting of the Mothers' Union will

be held (D. V.) on Tuesday, August 8th, at 7.30

p.m. It will be held in the new Church Hall at

Bocombra, on the kind invitation of the President,

Mr. James Twinem, of Lylo Villa. A 'bus

whieh passes the Hall leaves Portadown and

returns to Portadown at convenient hours.

SEAGOE PARISH MAGAZINE.

Seagoe P.E. School,

The School broke up for the summer holidays

on July 6th. The children gathered in the large

schoolroom and sang the hymn " God is always

near me." Prayer was then said by the Rector.

Hearty cheers were given for the manager and

teachers. Unfortunately, the sports which had

been arranged had to be postponed owing to the

break in the weather, but will be held when the

School re-assembles. The School re-opens after

the holidays on Monday, August 21st, at 9.15

a.m. A punctual attendance of all the pupils is

requested.

Seagoe in Nairobi.

Many among us WII still remember Captain

J. J. Dobson, who was licensed Lay Reader in

the Parish for some two years before the War.

He lived with his mother in Goban Street. He

took a keen and active interest in the Ulster

Volunteers and when the War broke out he at

once joined up and got a commission. He was

severely wounded in 1916. Seven years ago he

went with his wife and only son, Bobbie, to

Nairobi, in Kenya Colony, Africa. His son, who

is now 13 years of age, has just travelled from

the heart of Africa to school in Somerset. He

has written to the Rector the following interesting

account of his long journey :—

I had a very nice voyage out and I was not

sea-sick at all. Also all the people were kind to

me, as I was going home alone to school. I am

looking forward to the holidays very much as I

have no idea of what Ireland is like, as I was

very small when I left. And my Uncle Bertie,

will, I hope, take me to see you, which would be

great fun. My mother was very well when I

left, and by what I have heard in their letters

they are all well. It is very nice in Kenya, and

it is always warm. I will write an account of

my voyage to England, as you asked me to.

First of all we left Nairobi by train for Mombasa,

which is a 320 miles journey. We had to

sleep a night in the train, which was great fun,

watching the game running away from the train

as it passed them. About 8 0'clock in the morning

my father and I saw the sea for the first

time for 7 years. We soon got all my luggage

on board and found my cabin. Soon the boat

blew its hooter, and I began my voyage to England.

We got to a port that is quite near Mombasa,

which is called Tanga. We stayed there

the night, getting cargo on board our ship, which

was called the " Llandaff Castle." The next

stop was Dar-es-salaam, which was not very interesting

as it was so very hot. Then came

Beira, which was quite interesting as it was the

biggest port we called at since Mombasa. I went

ashore there with some friends which I knew at

Mombasa. The following day we left Beira, and

on the way out we saw a very big ship which

was going into the harbour.

The next place we called at was Lourenco

Marques. We got there early in the morning

and left it about noon, so there was not much

time to see the place. We then called at Durban,

which is the biggest port we went to. As

soon as we arrived I saw a boy who was at my

last school in Kenya. His mother had said that

she would look after me on the boat as they were

going on with us to England. She said that it

was not, nice on the boat while it was coaling, so

she took me ashore as the boat was not going for

two days, to a place which was about 13 miles

away from Durban. We had a very jolly time

there as we bathed and fished and played golf

on a course just next to where we were staying.

The next place we called at was East London.

We only stayed there a few hours, so we

did not have time to see much. We then called

at Port Elizabeth, which was a very old town.

and it was quite a big place. The chief thing

that I enjoyed was the snake's park, which ha

so many things in it to see.

The next day we got to Capetown, which was

very nice, except that it was winter and it

very cold and wet. Just before we got in to the

docks we had to stay out because the pilot who

brings the boats in would not let us in as it was

too rough. We tossed and rolled for about five

hours and at last we saw the pilot's boat coming

Early the next day we all were playing games

when all of a sudden someone shouted,

whale!" We all ran to the side of the ship and

saw a huge whale. Everyone was talking about

it for a long time as it was very exciting.

The next place we called at was St. Helena

whch was quite a big island, and the town was

very small. We went to see Napoleon's tomb

To get to the tomb we had to go up Jacob's ladder,

which had 720 steps, from the town.

We got to Ascension in two days' time.

were rather unfortunate as we got there at

o'clock in the night and left about 5 0'clock in

the morning, so we did not see much.

We then had a week before we saw land. On

the way we saw a lot of flying fish and porpoises

which were very big.

We got to Teneriffe in the afternoon and left

about 7 0'clock in the evening, so we had

to see the place.

We then got to Southampton, which was our

journey's end. I then met my house master

who was waiting for me, and he took me to

school which I was going to. I hope that this

is all right and by the time you get this it will

be very near the end of the term.

I have no more to say, so good-bye.

BOBBIE DOBSON.

SEAGOE PARISH MAGAZINE.

Seagoe in Brisbane.

We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of

interesting Queensland papers from Mrs. Nesbitt,

" Naesby, " Waterworks Road, Ashgrove,

Brisbane, who has for many years been a recipient

of the Magazine. Mrs. Nesbitt is related to

parishioners of Seagoe who settled in Brisbane

many years ago.

Mr. Seago Writes a Book.

A very interesting book has just been written

by Mr. Edward Seago. It is entitled " Circus

Company, '.' and is published by Messrs. Putnam,

leading London publishers, at the price of 10/6.

It is illustrated by the author himself. The introduction

is written by the present Poet

Laureate. Mr. Seago was originally an artist,

but being specially interested in animals he

obtained a circus. He wanted to live in the circus

in order to paint it, Mr. Seago is quite a distinguished

painter and recently held an exhibition

of his pictures in London. A critic says of

him, "that he can write just as well as he can

paint. "

Our Sunday Schools.

Edenderry, Drumgor, Carne, and Levaghery

Sunday Schools were closed during the month of

July and will re-open on Sunday, Aug. 6th. We

hope all the teachers and children will be in their

places. The efficiency of our Sunday Schools depends

very much on the regular and punctual

attendance of both teachers and children.

The Warrenpoint Excursion.

The Sunday School excursion accounts have

now been completed. The following is the result -

Expenses £65 9s 6d; receipts, £56 6s 9d;

Balance £9 2s 9d.

It will thus be seen that

notwithstanding our efforts to make receipts

balance expenses a serious deficit remains. We

would be glad if those who value our Sunday

School work would send in a contribution to help

to cover this deficiency. The adverse balance

is due to the fact that there was a smaller number

of adult tickets sold. We depend on the

profit received from the sale of adults' tickets to

cover the loss necessarily incurred in the giving

of tickets to the children at a greatly reduced

rate. In every other respect the excursion was

a splendid success.

C.L.B. Camp Notes.

This year our C. L. B. had so many local events

attend to that they had hardly time to think

about going to camp. We print here an interesting

account, of the Training Corps camp at

Strangford, written by Lance-Corporal Victor

Metcalf. He is just 11 years of age :-

On Saturday, 22nd July we arrived at Strangford

at 4.15 p.m. We were shown to the tent

which had to be our home for the week. We

first emptied out kit-bag to get our sack which

had to be filled with straw to sleep on. Having

this work finished we had to fall in for tea.

Having enjoyed our tea we washed our;

dishes and laid them ready for supper. Most

of us went to the village to buy lemonade and

sweets, as we thought we had plenty of money

to spend. On Sunday afternoon we had a parade

to the local Church, headed by SC. Aiden's pipe

band. Each morning of the week except Thursday

and Friday we had a bathing parade. It

was about 2 miles from camp, which we enjoyed

very much. On Wednesday it was visitors' day

and a lot of the boys' mothers from Belfast came

down to the camp. We also had the Battalion

C.O., Col. Torrens, inspecting us, and he was

very well pleased with everything. We had also

sports on that day. Cpl. Donaldson and myself

won the three-leg race, and the prize for it 1/-

each. As it was late in the afternoon we

did not get finishing our sports. On Thursday it

started to rain very heavy, most of the tents

let in and they had to sleep in the dining hall.

Our tent was waterproof, so we had not to move.

On Friday morning we finished our sports, and

in the evening we had a concert, which we enjoyed

very much. On Saturday we began to

pack for home, after a very enjoyable time, and

each of us are looking forward to our camp week

next year.

The Parish Social.

The net receipts for the Parish Social amounted

to 3s 6d, and the expenses to £l 14s 9d, leaving

a net balance of £7 9s 6d, which goes towards

the laying-out of the new plot beside the Church.

The New Plot.

Further work at the new plot beside the

Church ground will' be taken in hand at once.

Mr. McClements and Mr. Giffen have pegged

out the ground. There will be a wide central

path running the length of the plot from the

gate. The main drain will run at a depth of 6 ft.

6 ins. below this path.

Side paths and side drains will also be made.

The gates and pillars will be erected without delay.

C.L.B Camp at Morecambe.

Seagoe C. L. B. was represented at the camp at

Morecambe. Cadet Willie Leake says the camp

was most enjoyable. There were 101 lads from

Ireland who crossed on Thursday, July 6th.

The camp was in Christie Park, Morecambe. On

Friday a terrific thunderstorm broke over the

camp. The hailstones were as large as eggs.

Sports were held and every day there were bathing

parades. In the evening they had concerts

and sing-songs. The camp broke up on Saturday, July 15th.

SEAGOE PARISH MAGAZINE

List of Subscriptions to Bocombra

Church Hall.

Already acknowledged £218 8 1

Rt. Hon. Sir Wm. Moore, Lord 5 5 0

Chief Justice, Northern Ireland

Collected at gate 3 7 6

Mr. Mitchell, Seafield 1 0 0

Mr. S. 'M' Cormick, Seafield 0 10 6

Miss Agnes Guy, Seagoe 0 7 6

Mrs. H. Pearson, Twinem Terrace—

Card 0 6 0

Mrs. F. White, Killycomaine—Card 0 2 6

Mr. John Livingston, Killycomain . 0 2 6

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£229 9 7

Parish Register for July.

Baptism.

Hewitt—July 1st, 1933, William James, son of William James and Charlotte Hewitt, of Edenderry.

Sponsors—Jemima Porter, Charlotte Hewitt.

Marriage.

Bell and Neill—Ju1y 28, 1933, Joseph Bell, of Moira, to Emily Neill, of Ballymecrandle

Burials

Milligan—July 14th, Mary Milligan, of Edenderry, aged 62 years.

Guy—August 2nd, Norman Guy, of Tarsan, aged 37 years.

The Cairo Bookcase,

We will be glad if anyone can give the name

of the family referred to in our last issue whose

gift was spent on the Cairo Book-case by Dr

Harpur, of the C.M.S.

Old Seagoe Notes.

The Meaning of Townland Names in Seagoe.

Some new light has been recently thrown on the

meaning of the names of the townlands in Seagoe

Parish. A study of the names of the townland

in the district of the Moyntiaghs, now the

Parish of Ardmore, suggests that owing to the

frequency of the prefix " Derry," which mean

in Irish an Oak grove, it was apparently the

custom to call a townland after the name of the

trees which happened to grow in it. This extraordinary

respect for trees was no doubt due to

the worship of the Druids, who attached special

sanctity to trees, especially the oak and its parasite

the Mistletoe or the Golden Bough. Applying

this principle of tree names to the townlands

in Seagoe we get some interesting results.

Clanrole becomes the Meadow of the Oak rather

than the Hollow of the Swathe. Drumgor is the

Ridge of the Woodland by the Stream rather

than the Hill of the Goat. Among the townlands

formerly in the Parish Silverwood or Kilinargit

means the Wood of the Silver Birches.

SERVICES—The PARISH CHURCH

HOLY COMMUNION — 1st Sunday after Morning

Prayer ; 3rd Sunday at 8 a.m., and on the Chief

Festivals.

HOLY BAPTISM—1st Saturday of each Month at 3

p m. , and during any Service in the Parish Church,if

notice be given ; Two Sponsors at least are required,

and they must be Confirmed Members of the Church.

Churchings are held at each Baptism. Mothers are

expected to bring a thankoffering.

(See Book of Common Prayer.)

MORNING PRAYER—Sundays and Chief Festivals, 11-30 a.m.

EVENING PRAYER—Sundays, 7 p.m.

DISTRICT SERVICES

Hacknahay—Last Sunday of Month at 3-30 p.m.

Drumgor—Second Sunday of Month at 4 p.m

Edenderry—Wednesdays at 8 p.m.

CLASSES,

BIBLE CLASS FOR MEN in Edenderry on

Sundays at 10 a.m.

SUNDAY SCHOOLS 10 a.m. Edenderry Parochial

Hall and Seagoe School. 3 p.m. Seagoe, Edenderry

Parochial Hall, Levaghery, Hacknahay, Carne,

Drumgor, Bocombra.

MOTHERS' UNION—2nd Tuesday of each month

at 7-30 p.m.

CHURCH LADS' BRIGADE in the Parochial Hall

on Tuesdays and Fridays.

GIRLS' FRIENDLY SOCIETY in Seagoe School

Mondays at 8 p.m.

SEAGOE P.E. SCHOOL, 9-15 a.m. Principal—Mr

R. Scott.

MARRIAGES must be performed between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Licenses are issued by Rev Canon Hannon, Rectory, Lurgan. Due notice (48 hours) must be given to the Rector of intended weddings. FEES—BY License¯

Labourers 5/-, Tradesmen 10/—, Merchants and Farmers 15/—, Professional £1. By Banns 5/-. FUNERALS will be attended by the Clergy if proper notice be given. SICK CASES should be notified to the Clergy without delay

FEES FOR CERTIFICATES—BAPTISM 3/7, Children (Factory) 1/- and 2/- (non-residents); MARRIAGE 3/7

An extra search Fee is chargeable in certain cases.

It will be a help to the Clergy if they are notified of the

arrival of new Church families in the Parish.

A copy of the Magazine will be sent post free to any subscriber for 3/— per annum.