July 1910

Seagoe Parish magazine.

JULY, 1910.

The Confirmation,

THE Confirmation was held in the Parish

Church by the Right Rev. J. B. Crozier

D.D., Lord Bishop of Down and Connor

and Dromore, on Sunday evening, June

26th, at 7 0'clock. The Candidates assembled in the

Parochial School, at 6-15, and were received there by

the Clergy of the Parish. They were then

conducted to the place reserved for them in the Church,

the boys occupying the pews on the Pulpit side, and

the girls those on the Lectern side. The girls were

almost, without exception, attired in white, and wore

small caps. Each Candidate had a Prayer Book and

Hymnal and also a card of admission to Confirmation.

A large crowd of worshippers was present,

for whose accommodation forms and chairs had to be

placed in the aisles. The Service began with the

Hymn 335, " The Church's one foundation ;" and

during the singing of it, the Bishop, Clergy, and

Churchwardens entered in procession by the North

Door. The Churchwardens (Mr. Chas. Collins and

Mr. Thos. Reid) walked first, followed by the Rev.

W. R. Crichton, curate, the Lord Bishop, and the

Rector, who acted as Bishop's Chaplain. The Preface

to the order of Confirmation was read by the

Rector, then the Bishop speaking from the Chancel

steps gave a short address to the Candidates who

stood before him, the Congregation remaining seated.

He based his remarks on Deut. xxvi. 17, 18. He

also, examined the Candidates in certain portions of

the Church Catechism, and then formally, to the

girls first and then to the boys, put the solemn

Confirmation Question, the Candidates audibly and

reverently answering " I do." The beautiful

Confirmation Hymn (376), " Thine for ever, God of

Love," was sung by the whole congregation kneeling,

and then followed the laying on of hands, a most

reverent and impressive ceremony. The Hymn, 594,

Stand up, stand up for Jesus," followed, and the

Bishop standing at the Chancel steps gave a second

address very simple, but very earnest and helpful,

exhorting the Candidates to pray regularly, to study

daily the sacred Scriptures, and never to neglect

Public Worship and attendance at Holy Communion.

After the Bishop's address, the closing Collects were

said, and the Confirmation Hymn, 377, “ Soldiers of

Christ arise," was heartily sung. During the singing

of the Hymn the Offertory was made, and the

alms presented by the Bishop. While all knelt, the

Bishop pronounced the Benediction, and during the

singing of Hymn 878, " Oft in danger, oft in woe,"

the Bishop and Clergy left the Church.

LIST OF CONFIRMED.

The following received the Rite of Confirmation

and have thereby been admitted to the full privileges

of membership in the Church. The names are

arranged in alphabetical order :—Robert John Best,

Samuel Best, David Boyce, Thomas Henry Boyce,

George Cartmill, Samuel Clayton, Robert John

Cordy, Thomas Henry Dickson, David Ellis, James

Henry England, Thomas England, Thomas Flannigan,

David Frazer, Frederick Freeburn, David Gates,

William Gillespie, Jacob Gilpin, George Gracey,

George Graham, Leonard Haire, Robert Hardy,

Herbert Hewitt, Moses Hewitt, Norman Sydney

Holmes, Hugh Killow, Albert Lindsay, James

Livingston, Robert Livingston, Samuel James Magee,

Richard Maxwell,' Thomas John McCormick, William

John McNally, David McNeill, Joseph Parkes, Gilbert

Price, William Quaile, Richard Robinson, Thomas

Ruddell, George Simpson, James Henry Stevenson,

Abraham Sturgeon, Thomas Richard Sturgeon,

Edward Thompson, N.Villiam John Thompson, Samuel

Rainey, James Shepherd, Thomas Smith,

Telford, James Terry, William John Wilson.

Jemima Allen, Mary Allen, Edith Anderson, Mary

Emma Anderson, Ellen Best, Helena Jane Best,

Mary Black, Maria Bleakley, Sarah Bleakley, Sophia

Bradshaw, Martha Courtney, Elizabeth Cummins,

Sarah Dawson, Minnie Dickson, Sarah Dickson, Alice

Maria Donaldson, Sarah Ellis, Mary England, Rachel

Flannigan, Margaret Jane Freeburn, Rachel Gates,

Mary Gillespie, Letitia Gilpin, Charlotte Green,

Martha Gregston, Florence Mary Hall, Hannah

Harte, Margaret Lewie, Anne Jane Lindsay, Susanna

Jane Livingston, Isabella Magee, Anne Major,

Elizabeth Marsh&ll, Elizabeth Maxwell, Margaret

Emma Maxwell, Mary Anne McCormick, Annie

McKerr, Adeline McLoughlin, Florence Jane

M'Loughlin, Sarah Anne McNulty, Margaret Jane

Milligan, Louisa Montgomery, Adelaide Mary

Murray, Ethel Preston, Margaret Roney, Sarah

Emily Rainey, Sarah Margaret Reid, Elizabeth

Reid, Theresa Ramsey, Anne Russell, Christina

Reid, Frances Thompson, Elizabeth Turner, Isabella

Vaughan, Ellen Maria Watson, Sarah Webb, Jane

Anna Webb, Anne White.

Men and Boys—50.

Total Confirmed—108.

Offertories for June

We give Thee but Thine own."

Morning. Evening

June 5th. 2^nd Sunday after Trinity £1 13 5 0 10 6

12th. 3^rd Sunday after Trinity 2 17 0 0 18 0

19th. 4^th Sunday after Trinity 1 1 8 0 11 6

26th. 5^th Sunday after Trinity 1 3 10 1 16 9

Weekdays 0 9 7

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Total £6 15 11 £4 6 4

SEAGOE PARISH MAGAZINE.

Sunday School Excursion.

The Excursion this year to Warrenpoint was very

successful. That all-important factor, the weather,

was in our favour. It was glorious, cloudless June

day, A short service was held in the Parish Church

before starting at 8 0'clock. The Procession to the

station looked very nice. The girls in their light

summer dresses and the boys in their neat caps,

snow-white collars, and trim suits made a splendid

turn-out, and the faithful Teachers along the line of

procession kept a, careful eye over their youthful

charge. The Ballyhannon Band headed the troops

as they marched to the station, and their martial

music kept all in step. Half-way to the station the

men in Bright's Foundry gave us a hearty greeting

as they lined up to watch us pass Edenderry turned

out even to the smallest baby-in-arms. The train

journey to Warrenpoint was made in good time, and

jones's Field was reached about 11 0'clock. St.

Mark's Excursion was in the field before us, and it

seemed as if all Portadown had moved to Warrenpoint.

Tea was soon ready, and the large round

buns began rapidly to disappear down hungry Seagoe

throats. Unfortunately, the supply of cups ran

short, and there was a delay in getting the

refreshment for St. Mark's party, but Seagoe drank its tea

and eat its buns quickly, and so made way for the

others. Warrenpoint is an ideal place for an Execursion.

The mountains, the sea, the gardens, the

baths, the trams, and the motors provide endless

variety for young and old. The day passed quickly

and at 5 0'clock all were gathering to the field for a

further draught of refreshing tea and another

assault on the inexhaustible bun-baskets. The old

hands were again hard at work, and everyone agreed that

George Calvert and John Montgomery had put just

the right amount of tea and sugar and milk into the

boilers. They know exactly what suits the taste of the

Seagoe people. After tea another hour was spent in

lingering round the toy shops, and at 7-30 the

specials " began to leave for Portadown. The

played the excursionists up to the Church,

and amidst hearty cheers for King George the Fifth,

Seagoe Excursion for 1910 come to an end.

Unpleasant rumours were afloat that the Excursionists

had been stoned, but they were unfounded and the

whole proceedings passed off without an hitch and

everyone returned home delighted with their day at

the shore.

July brings: many temptations to strong drink.

We hope our young fellows will resist all invitations

or temptations to take it. Let the Watchword for

July be “No Surrender to the Drink Foe."

A Special Prize has been awarded to Thomas

Dickson, of Drumgor, for his Church Attendance

Card for the quarter ending March 31st.

Baptisms.

I will make an everlasting covenant with them."

June 4th.—Herbert Harrison, son of John and Anne Coulter.

Frances Jane, daughter Of Joseph Leathem and Kathleen Watson.

Norman Cecil, son of David and Sarah Jane Guy.

Thomas James, son of joseph and Jane Eliza Fletcher.

Alice, daughter of John and Margaretta Dickson.

Marriage,

' God, our Home."

June 29th—Joseph Keelips, Portadown, to Florence Isabella Kirby, Edenderry

Burials.

Death is swallowed up in Victory.

June 14th—John Anderson, Drumgor, aged 70.

23rd—John Whaley, Edenderry, aged 41.

The Day Schools.

At the recent Examination in Religious Knowledge

held by the Rev. J. He Mervyn, MLA., Diocesan

Inspector, the following results were obtained

Seagoe School—Course IV., First Certificate—

Margaret Irwin (Full marks). Second Certificates-

Charles Killow, Mabel Reid, Margaret Magee.

Passed—Theresa Ramsey, Margaret Costello.

Course I. Certificates—Sarah Martin, Thomas

Hewitt. Passed—Henry Ellis, Olive Blakely, W.

Coulter. Scripture only—Commended, Sarah Irwin.

In the Junior Division 81 passed out of 110 examined.

Hacknahay School—Course 11, Second Grade

Certificate—Elizabeth England (Full marks), Adelaide

McMurray, Ellen England, Mary Flavell. Third

Grade Certificates—Albert McMurray Sarah Thompson,

Rachel McKnight

Scripture only—Commended, Hannah McMurray„

Helen Calvert. Passed—Netta Spence.

John Stoops, Sam Magee, and. Johns Patton have

been awarded Silver Medals in Seagoe School for not,

having missed day at School during the past twelve

months.

Holidays.—Seagoe School broke' up for the

holidays on Friday, June 24th, and; will resume work

on Monday, August 8th. Hacknahay School broke

up on Thursday, June 30th, and resumes work on

Tuesday, August 2nd, We hope the children will

have very pleasant holidays: Both schools have

worked hard and done well during the past

At the break up the children gave hearty Cheers for

their Teachers and' wished them a Happy holiday;

SEAGOE PARISH MAGAZINE.

Items.

The congregation in Seagoe Church at the Confirmation

on Sunday evening numbered 680 persons

Major Blacker and Mrs. Blacker have returned to

Carrickblacker after a holiday in England.

The Bishop. during his visit was the guest of Major

and Mrs Blacker.

We congratulate the Rev John Taylor on his

election to the position of President of the Belfast

Junior Clerical Society.

The Garden Féte at Moyallon on Tuesday, June

28th, was very pleasant and successful function. It

realised about £120. Unfortunately the weather was

not favourable, but the proceeds will help materially

to reduce the debt on the Cripples' Institute in

Belfast

The Rector has concluded his delivery of the

Donnellan Lectures in Dublin University. The last

lecture Of the course was delivered on Sunday,

June 19th.

Some excellent snap-shots of Seagoe excursion were

taken by Mr. Jeffers, Of High Street, Portadown. We

believe they have had large sale as postcards. We

Congratulate Mr. Jeffers on his enterprise.

Mr. Bertram Holland, who recently left Seagoe

for Toronto, Canada, has written a long and interesting

letter to the Rector. He has got a very good

engineering position, and attends the services at St.

James' Cathedral every Sunday. He desires to be

remembered to the members of Edenderry Men's

Class,

The Lord Bishop has given a donation Of £5 to

Hacknahay Day School.

Measles has been very prevalent in the Parish for

the past fortnight, but it is fortunately of a light

type. Parents should be very careful as the after

effects of; measles are often serious: Quiet; warmth,

and subdued light, form the best treatment.

The Associates and Helpers of Seagoe C.F.S. and

the Superintendents of the Parish Sunday Schools

had a pleasant evening at the Rectory last month.

Holy Communion.

Those who have been confirmed will attend the

celebration of Holy Communion on Sunday, July

3rd, either at 8 0'clock in the morning as many have

arranged to do or at the Celebration which follows

Morning Prayer. We earnestly invite the Parents

and Godparents of these young people to join with

them in partaking of Holy Communion. Some of

those who were confirmed three years ago have not

yet fulfilled the purpose of their Confirmation by

becoming Communicants, and we also invite them to

Come forward and to show that God's grace has not

been bestowed upon them in vain.

Each candidate who was confirmed last Sunday

received a little pamphlet on the subject of

Confirmation and Holy Communion.

Anniversary Service

On Sunday, July 10th, Sermons will be preached

both morning and evening on behalf of the Orphan

Society. In the Morning the Collection will be in

aid of the Co. Armagh Protestant Orphan Society

and in the Evening at 7 0'clock the Collection will be

in aid of the Enniskillen Orphan Fund and the

Armagh Protestant Orphan Society.

The Evening Service will take the form of

Special Anniversary Service, and we hope to have

with us representatives from the Orange Lodges in

the Portadown and Lurgan Districts. Special seats

will be reserved for the Brethren.

Nature Notes for July.

There is such a profusion of growth in July that

it becomes hard to know what to look at first. The

great Wayside Plantain grows everywhere along

our roadsides. Its coarse leaves and long spike of

flowers are easily distinguished. Thistles are

numerous and very varied. Strange to say, they

belong to the same family as the Marigold and Daisy,

each blossom really consisting of many blossoms,

They are called compound or composite flowers.

The Knapweed or Hardhead is very common in

Seagoe district. It has a thistle-like flower very

compact. Its stem is as tough as wire, and its dull

purple bloom is set in a hard black cup. Plenty of

Ox-eye or Moon Daisies are now in bloom, especially

along the railway banks. The Meadow Sweet,: with

its foamy flowers and strong almond-like perfume,

grows freely in the hedgerows.

The Fruit Season now begins. Fruit is a useful

diet, but is not very digestible unless when cooked.

Strawberries are rich in alkaline salts, and neutralise

the acid in the blood, but they are unwholesome when

taken in large quantities. In Bird life the chief interest

this month consists in observing the habits of the

newly fledged offspring, their feeding, attempts at

flight,.changes in plumage, etc.

SEAGOE PARISH MAGAZINE.

Old Seagoe Notes,

Ordnance Survey of Seagoe 1835 —The notes

made by the Ordnance Survey Officials in 1835 when

they were making the first complete survey of

Ireland are very interesting. They have never been

printed, and can only be seen in the Royal Irish

Academy Library in Dublin. The following are

some extracts relating to Seagoe and the neighbourhood

:—The name of the Royal Engineer who was

engaged in the survey of Seagoe and Portadown

was J. C. M'llroy, and his officer was Lieutenant

Bennett, R.E. Mr. M'llroy says—During the

Summer months the meadows along the Bann are

covered with numbers of Black Cattle. The Quays

near the Bridge have a perceptible air of business

about them, especially that on the Edenderry side

of the Bridge. There are twelve houses in Edenderry.

The width of the Bann at the Bridge is

360 feet. [The river was narrow above the Bridge

beet, but widened out almost to the size of a small lake

just below it.] The first Bank established in Portadown

was a branch of the Ulster Bank. It was

opened in 1836 in Edenderry where Lutton's factory

now stands. The townland of Edenderry according

to Mr M'llroy was in 1836 owned by a Miss

Hogshaw, of Lisburn. The Presbyterian Meeting

House was built in 1822 ; the Minister was the Rev.

W. Dowling. Previous to its erection the Presbyterians

worshipped in Vinecash, outside Portadown.

Hacknahay School was built in 1827. On Sept.

22nd, 1837, Mr. M'llroy visited it, and found Mr.

George Edbrooke, a member of the Established

Church, teacher. Religious instruction, he notes,

was given to the children each day, and on

Wednesdays and Fridays by the Rev. Simon Foote.

There were present at the School on the above date

75 children——35 boys and 25 girls under 10 years of

age, and 10 boys and 5 girls over 10 and under 15.

Anne Burrell was Mistress of Carrick Female School,

beyond the present Levaghery School. The School

was attended by 59 girls, and the Teacher was paid

by Mrs. Blacker, of Carrickblacker.

Reid Booth was the Master of Balteagh School,

but Lord Mandeville's " moral " agent would not

permit Mr. M'llroy to enter the School.

A Curious Inscription—The following lines were

inscribed on the old Bell in Lurgan Church tower

(1836)

• " I to the Church the living call,

And to the grave do summon all."

John Ruddell, fecit 1794.

The inscription on Seagoe Church Bell before the

present one was, Parish of Seagoe, A.D. 1781."

An Old Map of Seagoe in 1760—A very interesting

Map of the Co. Armagh was made for the

Primate by a Frenchman, Jean Rocque, in 1760.

It is on a large scale, and gives many interesting

details about Seagoe. Portadown scarcely existed

then, and there were no houses in Edenderry.

Bridge Street did not exist. The road over the

bridge ran up to Quarry's Turns, and on to Killycomaine

and Lurgan. The old Horse Block is

marked in Seagoe Graveyard. Only portion of the

present Rectory had been built. An old lane, the

pavement of which can still be traced near the upper

gate of Eden Villa, ran down towards the Bann,

The map explains the origin of the " Devil's Elbow “

turns on the Carne Road. Originally there was a

square piece of ground like a pound green in the

middle of the road, and the road went round both

sides of it. the road at one side was closed

it left the present curious angle at the other side.

Church lane ran in a straight line to where the

Seagoe Railway Crossing now is, and on to Derryvore.

There was a curious oblong piece of ground

in the middle of the road at Killycomaine Cross

Roads, the roads running at each side of it. Traces

of it may still be seen. There was a well in the

Rectory grounds, usually called “The Lady's Well,"

Which was possibly one of the ancient sacred wells.

It has long since been filled up. Altogether the

map is very interesting, and it may be possible to

reproduce it in some future issue of this Magazine.

Portadown in 1835—Before the Linen Industry

was started in Portadown the town became important

as a centre for the export of grain by the Newry

Canal to England.

Imports in 1836—1ron, 250 tons; Coal', 600

Timber, 500; Slates, 200 ; Flour, 50 ; Oatmeal, 100.

Exports Wheat, 2,250 tons ; Oats, 2,500 ; Barley,

250. In the same year 90 tons of Pork was sent tow

Belfast by cart. St. Mark's Church was built in

1826 to seat 500, and cost £l,600. Arthur Williams

& Co., Dublin, built the present stone bridge in

1835. The contract price was £8,000, but the

actual cost was C9,000. Thomas Gey was Schoolmaster

of Portadown Infant School in 1835. The

chief newspaper read then by the people was The

Ulster Times." Mr. M'llroy, in his notes, says that

the people of Portadown find great amusement in

reading newspapers."

CHURCHWARDENS OF SEAGOE (Continued) :—

1711— John Sinclar, of Aghneeyhey.

John Woolsey, of Edendery.

1712— Patrick Best, of Tanefeglassony.

John Stephenson, of Derriadda.

1713— William Bullock, of Tanefeglassony.

Thomas Pressick, of Breagh.

1714— John Fisher, ye younger, of Kinnegoe

John Davison, of Bocomra.

1715— Richey, of Bocomra.

Christopher Wilson, of Derri-lnver.

Note—The most interesting point in the above list

is the way in which the Townlands are spelt.

Aghne-eyhey is apparently the original form of

Hacknahay.

MEANING OF TOWNLAND NAMES (Continued)

Derryvore—Daire-mor, the great Oak-wood.

Drumgor—The Ridge of the Goat.

Drumlisnagrilly—The Ridge of the Fort of the

Dagger or Short Sword. This townland is the

traditional site of the Battle between the Danes and

Sept Of the O'Neill's in 941.