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Down / Re: Bryansford RC chapel in the 1830's....
« on: Tuesday 29 September 20 22:10 BST (UK) »
Yes, there was certainly no love lost between Roden and Fr Hegarty!
The book you cite may give a slightly glossy overview of things.
Roden did raise a legal claim for possession of the church, but within 2 weeks, an article appeared in the Vindicator (a Catholic-oriented paper) exposing the case, whereupon Roden withdrew the legal case.
But did he ever actually accept that he had no claim on it?
If we look at Griffiths Valuation (1864 offhand) the church is treated uniquely:
- it is not shown as a separate (numbered) parcel, nor listed as 'exempt'.
- in fact it looks like it is just part of a field of land.
In 1843, Hegarty gets a letter published in the Vindicator in which he states:
- ".....Is it after having laid out a large sum of money improving a farm on Lord Roden's estate, and being ejected therefrom at the loss of £150, without one farthing of remuneration? - and all this for the sole crime of being a Catholic priest! I was afterwards involved in a lawsuit by Lord Roden, in order to deprive me and my congregation of our chapel at Bryansford...."
I have my own theory of things, but facts on this matter are like hen's teeth!
Hence my appeal.
The book you cite may give a slightly glossy overview of things.
Roden did raise a legal claim for possession of the church, but within 2 weeks, an article appeared in the Vindicator (a Catholic-oriented paper) exposing the case, whereupon Roden withdrew the legal case.
But did he ever actually accept that he had no claim on it?
If we look at Griffiths Valuation (1864 offhand) the church is treated uniquely:
- it is not shown as a separate (numbered) parcel, nor listed as 'exempt'.
- in fact it looks like it is just part of a field of land.
In 1843, Hegarty gets a letter published in the Vindicator in which he states:
- ".....Is it after having laid out a large sum of money improving a farm on Lord Roden's estate, and being ejected therefrom at the loss of £150, without one farthing of remuneration? - and all this for the sole crime of being a Catholic priest! I was afterwards involved in a lawsuit by Lord Roden, in order to deprive me and my congregation of our chapel at Bryansford...."
I have my own theory of things, but facts on this matter are like hen's teeth!
Hence my appeal.