4() FURTHER A. CCOU NTS RELATING TO THE Appendix ( A.)— continued. DIOCESES or TUAM AND ARDAGH— continued. An Account of all Unions of Parishes now subsisting in the Diocese of Ardagh, effected by Episcopal authority, with the number of Parishes, Vicarages or Rectories, and the estimated Extent of the Parishes so united, & c. Union of Templemichael, and Ballymacormick, both rectories, and part of Killo; all vicarages, and contiguous to each other. Union of Granard, Drumlummon, Ballvmacue, Cullumkill, Ballymaclanny, or Scrabby; all vicarages, and contiguous to each other. Union of Taghshinny & Abbeyshrule; both rectories and vicarages, and contiguous to each other. Union of Kilglass, Roth sea, Aghara, all rectories and vicarages, and contiguous to each other. Union of Abbeylara and Russa; vicarages, not contiguous. Union of Killinumery and Killery ; vicarage, are contiguous. Union of Killascobe, vicarage, Laccagh - - - d° Arradown - - - d° Laccagh and Arradown, contiguous ; Killascobe not contiguous to either. Union of Kilkerrin, rectory and vie ® Royanagh - - d° Ciornburse - - - d° are contiguous. Union of Btirriscara, rectory and vice Ballyovie - - - d° Ballyhase - - - d° Ballyhovie is not contiguous to the other two parishes. Union of Barrishool, rectory and vic° Kilmina - - - d9 Achil - - - - d° Union of Moore, rectory and vicarage Drum - - - - d* contiguous to each other. Union of Ballynakill, rectory and vie' Umma - - - - d° Ballendoor - - - d" Ennisboflin - - d° Killanin -- - - d" Arranmore - - d° Arran by - - d° Ennismain - - d° Ennisker - - d° Moynes - - d° The earliest date which can be found in the registry of this diocese of this Union, is pre- vious to the year 1692. The old visitation books re- present this a Union by Act of Parliament. Previous to the year 169a. Previous to the year 1692. In the year 1737. Previous to the year 1692. Previous to the year 1692. In the year 1719. In the year 174a. . In the year 1671. In the year 1719. In the year 1669. In the year 1667. The parishes of Umma, Ballynakill, BalJendoor, and Moynes, are contiguous. The parish of Killanin is separated from all the resr, and stands alone. The parishes of Arranmore, Arrenby, Ennismain, and Ennisker, are islands in the Bay of Gal way. The parishes of Ennisbolfin is also au island in the County of Mayo. Templemichael - Ballymacormick - Part of Killo - - Acres. - 6,000 - 3,000 - 2,000 Parish of Granard - - 9,886 Cullumkill - - •- 10,330 Drumlummon - - 7,587 Ballimacue - - - 3,216 Bally raaclanny, or Scrabby 2,100 Taghshinny - - Abbeyshrule - - - - 2,025 - - 999 Kilglass Rothsea Aghera 3,016 1,320 1,116 I cannot ascertain the extent of these parishes, but they must be small, as the income to the Incumbent is very miserable. Killinumery - - Killery - - - Killascobe Laccagh Arradown - - 5, ooo - - 2,500 2,806 2,992 7,820 Kilkerrin • Boyanagh • Ciornburse Burriscara Ballyovie • Ballyhase • Barrishool and Achil Kilmina - - - - Moore Drum 3,694 2,516 2,559 1,087 1,395 2,741 4,607 2,467 5,704 3,354 Ballynakill Umma Ballindoor Ennisboflin Killanin • Arranmore Arranby - Ennismain Ennisker - Moynes - < D . J= m O w 5 « * 3 d. O 3 a> * S n 2 « - » e <_. • u. o bo ~ c « 3 The extent of this Union is very great, comprehending more than the whole dis- trict of Conna'mara. The present Incumbent does not enjoy an income of 200/. per annum out of the whole, and the late Incumbent resigned it, and accepted u curacy of 80 I. per ami. If there could be had sup- port for four ministers, they would be few enough for this srreat district.