Endowed Union. The Protestant male school was built by Phil. Pendleton, Esq.; is endowed with two acres of land, by the late Robert Waller, Esq. of Allenstown, and the master receives £15 per annum, from the association for discountenancing vice. The Roman Catholic schools are held in the chapels. The rising generation appear more civilized in their manners, from the increase of the number of schools, particularly such of the females as attend the school of Syddan. It is to be lamented, that the causes above assigned, viz.-the poverty of the parents, and consequent employment of the children for near eight months in the year, prevent them from receiving essential benefit from these institutions. VIII. State of Religious Establishment, Tythes, &c. This union consists of five small parishes, two of which, Stahalmack and Cruisetown, are united by act of counsel, and in the gift of the Crown; the other three, Syddan, Killary, and Mitchelstown, are Advowson. likewise so united, and to them the Bishop of Meath has a right to present every incumbent. The whole is of course episcopally united this turn, and has been so for many years Church. Glebe. back. There is one very neat church in the union of Chapels. Syddan, and five Romish chapels, The whole union contains in detached parts, 59 acres of glebe. The parish of Syddan, on which a good glebe house has been built by the present incumbent, contains 20 acres of glebe. The rectorial tythes consist of those of corn, flax, wool, lambs, and hay; the vicar receives the tythes of the three last articles. The Tythes. tythe is always compounded for with the farmer and never drawn in this union. IX. Modes of Agriculture, Crops, &c. The highest acreable rent, Irish plantation measure of land, that has been taken within the last three years, is four pounds; the lowest £2 5s. 6d. The value of farming stock rates very generally ac cording to the Smithfield prices; the prices of provisions always according to the Drogheda markets. X. Trade, Manufactures, Commerce, &c. There is no trade or manufacture carried on in this union, excepting the spinning of course yarn, which has lately much increased. There are weavers of course linen cloth, who send their manufacture to the Drogheda market. XI. Natural Curiosities, Remarkable Occurrences, &c. Nothing of this description is to be found in this union. List of Incumbents, as extracted from the First IncumFruits' Records- 1615. Vicaria de Syddan, ecclia. repatur. cancella ruinatur: rectoria impropriat. Roger. Downton de Dublin. ar. fir. regius Myr. fleminge de Syddan; patronus dict. Vicariæ: valet p. ann. 71. Myr. Robtus Burton pdict. vicar. Gulielm. Metcalfe pdict. Myr. Gulielmus Metcalf pdict. Cur. bents, Incum bents. Johes Stone cler institut. fuit. 23° die Maii 1685, ad rectoria, de Stoakestown £6 17s. 3d. als. Mitchelstowne and Syddan dio. & com. Mid. John Bowden v. Killary, Syddan, R. Stokestown, other. Mitchaelstown, R. Stahalmock, and same R. Cruisetowne, 11th May, 1769, Meath. Marmaduke Cramer institut. 27 March 1776. R. Cruisetowne, R. Stahalmuck, R. Syddan, V. same, V. Killaderry als. Killary, R, Stokestowne als. Mitchelstown. Brabazon Disney, institut. 17 Dec. 1788. R. Cruisetown, Stahalmuck, Vs. Killary, Syddan, R. Stokestown als. Mitchelstown. XII. Suggestions for Improvement, and Means for meliorating the Condition of the Poor. None. |