ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION (IRELAND).
THE REPORT Of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for Ireland, for the Year
ending the 1st day of August 1854.
TO HIS EXCELLENCY EDWARD GRANVILLE ELIOT,
EARL OF ST.
GERMANS, LORD LIEUTENANT-GENERAL AND GENERAL GOVERNOR OF IRELAND,
&c.
Sec.
&c.
WE, the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for Ireland, whose hands and corporate
seal are hereunto annexed, beg leave, in pursuance of the provisions of the Act 3 & 4 Will.
4, c.
37, to submit to your Excellency the Report of the proceedings of the Commissioners for the year ending the 1st of August instant, and to subjoin an account of their receipts and disbursements, distinguishing the specific sources from which all moneys have been derived, and the specific purposes to which they have been applied; also an account of receipts and dis¬ bursements in relation to Primate Boulter's and Primate Robinson's Funds.
The proceedings of the Commissioners, in respect to the erection and repairs of Churches, have been on a more extensive scale this year than for some years past, the number of new Buildings for which grants have been made being 25, the greatest number undertaken in any of the previous years referred to having been but 10, and the sum granted for repairs being 5,014 /.
above the grant of last year.
For the new Buildings a sum of 9,659 /.
1 s.
2 d.
has been set apart, which is exclusive of a sum of 5,421 /.
17 s.
7 d.,
granted for Buildings partially provided for in previous years.
The number of Churches in which repairs have been ordered has been 930, for which a sum of 31,2611.
4 s.
4 d.
has been allo¬ cated, including the repairs of Churchyard fences, and the external painting of about one-fourth of the Churches in Ireland.
The money granted for new Buildings was in the expectation, in some cases, of liberal assistance being afforded by private contributions, and in other cases, grants were made for the completion of Buildings which had been commenced from private sources, at a time when it was not in the power of the Commissioners, owing to the state of their funds, to undertake the works.
The aid thus afforded in these cases has hitherto amounted to 6,9161.,
and it is expected that a further sum of 3,650 I.
will be contributed on this account.
It is, however, to be ob¬ served, that the amount granted by the Commissioners this year will not be sufficient to complete the Buildings in all cases, and that a further sum of 7,592/.
will be hereafter required from them for that purpose.
After a due consideration of the merits of the several cases before the Commis¬ sioners, the following are the Parishes to which the grants for new Buildings have been made, either for the rebuilding of the ancient Parish Church, or the erection of a Church within a newly constituted Parish: Magherafelt, in the Diocese of Armagh; Ballynure, Carnemoney, and Rasharkin, in the Diocese of Connor ; Castlerahan and Billiss, in the Diocese of Kilmore; Kilcronaghan, in the Diocese of Derry; Aghavea, in the Diocese of Clogher ; Cloonco, in the Diocese of Ardagh; Knappagh, Astleagh, and Sellerna, in the Diocese of Tuam ; Kilbryan and Killyon, in the Diocese of Elphin ; Clonoulty, in the Diocese of Cashel; Bilboa, in the Diocese of Leighliu ; Kilmore, Nenagh, and Kilcoleman, in the Diocese of Killaloe; Rathbourney, in the Diocese of Kilfenora; Brosna and Aglish, in the Diocese of Ardfert; Kanturk, Magourney, and Ballynoe, in the Diocese of Cloyne.
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