School: Knockbride (2)
- Location:
- Knockbride, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T.J. Barron
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1015, Page 447
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(and ending on Page 158)At Corraneary the 20th of October 1768, the Session being met and constitute by prayer by John Craig [?] were present Willm Galbreath James Wallace James Crookshanks rulling elders with Elias Rutherford Assessor & Session Clerk the session taking it into their serious consideration that among may evils abounding in the Days wherein we live that there is nothing evil abounding and likely to grow with the winter Congns of Corraneary & Coolihill of young persons going off in a Clandestine manner and then after staying some time together and then come back and claim marriage with their own minister or get liceance & ___ with the Church of England the session in order contribute this Endeavour to prevent the growing Evil & scandelous practise came to A resolution to enact as they hereby do enact that all such persons as are guilty of the above scandelous practice not having yet Appeared before the Congns that they shall appear when called upon the Minister & Session publickly(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Thomas J. Barron
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Informant
- Reverend David Russell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Corraneary, Co. Cavan
