Loughrea, Rectorage and Vicarage. Church and Glebe.

Rahoon, Vic. (was formerly called St. James' parish.)

SECTION XXV.

ABBEYS-ECCLESIASTICAL DIVISIONS-RESIDENT CLERGY.

ARCHBISHOPS OF TUAM.

THE See of Tuam, containing 1,135,650 acres, was united to Enachdoen or Annaghdown in 1324, and the see of Ardagh, formerly held in commendam with Kilmore, held in commendam with it since 1742, at which time the see of Kilfenora, which was held in commendam with Tuam, was joined to Killaloe to be held in commendam with that see. This see is valued in the king's books, by an extent returned anno 28th Elizabeth, at £50. sterling. The chapter consists of Dean, Archdeacon, Provost, and eight Prebendaries; there are five Stipendiaries. The church is dedicated to St. Jarlath, the son of Loga, who is looked upon as the first founder of the cathedral of Tuam, anciently called Tuaim-daGualand; it was afterwards dedicated to his memory and called Teampul Iarlath, or Iarlath's church: the time of its foundation is placed about the beginning of the sixth century. In the year 1152 this cathedral was, by the aid and assistance of Tirdalvac O'Connor, king of Ireland, rebuilt by Edan O'Hoisin first archbishop of Tuam, at least the first who had the use of the pall; for some of his predecessors are sometimes called bishops of Connaught, and sometimes archbishops by Irish historians, although they were not invested with the pall. Some of the succeeding bishops built a new choir, and afterwards converted this church into the nave or body of the present church. The bishoprick of Mayo was united and annexed to Tuam in 1559.

Anno.

501

St. Iarlath sat in (he died in 540)

St. Briacas or Baecain (commemorated in
Arran 1st May)

Ferdomnach,

1365

translated to Cashel,

John O'Grady, Archdeacon of Cashel,
Gregory,, translated from Elphin,
Note. He was fined £100. for not ap-

1372

It is remarkable that several of this name (now called Hessian) live

in and near Tuam.

William Lally, Dean of Tuam, at the same time he held Enaghdune,

1573

Richard Boyle, translated from Cork,
John Maxwell, translated from Killala

1639

1645

and Achonry,

He died in 1646; he was most barbarously

treated by the rebels both at Kil-
lala and Tuam. The See re-
mained vacant until the resto-
ration of King Charles II.

Samuel Pullen, Dean of Clonfert,

He also held the bishoprick of Kil-
fenora in commendam.

John Parker, translated from Elphin,
translated to Dublin,

Anno.

1660

1667

John Vesey, translated from Limerick,
Edward Synge, translated from Raphoe,
Josiah Hort, translated from Kilmore and
Ardagh

1678

1716

1742

He held the See of Ardagh in commendam with this See, and it has gone

along with it in like manner ever

since.

John Ryder, translated from Down and
Connor,

Jemmet Browne, translated from Elphin,

1752

1775

Honorable Joseph Deane Burke, translated from Leighlin and Ferns,

1782

Honorable William Beresford, (Baron

Decies,)

1794

Honorable Power Trench,

1820

Note.-In Mr. Hardiman's history of Gal

he says,
"the late Archbishop
way,
Skerrett of Tuam," was descended
from the tribe of Skerrett. By
the above list it does not appear

that one of that name ever was an
Archbishop of Tuam.

It has been said that in the year 487 an abbey was founded here and dedicated to the Virgin Mary, which, in the beginning of the sixth century, was made a cathedral by St. Iarlath, and a city was afterwards built here in honor of this exemplary bishop, whose remains