| Charles Vallancey - Ireland - 1786 - 702 pages
...churches, they are for the moft part in ruin ; fuch as were prefented to be in reparation, arecovered only with thatch } but the incumbents, both parfons...to be fuch poor, ragged, ignorant creatures (for we law many of them in the camp) as we could not eftcem any of them worthy of the meaneft of thofe livings,... | |
| Sir John Davies - Ireland - 1787 - 370 pages
...fcarce fuffice to, maintain an honeft minifter. For the churches, they are for the moft part in ruins ; fuch as were prefented to be in reparation, are covered...worthy of the meaneft of thofe livings, albeit many of them are not worth above 403. per annum. This country doth lie within the diocefe of Kilmore, whofe... | |
| Sir Charles Coote - Agriculture - 1802 - 396 pages
...fcarce fu/lice to maintain an honeft miniftcr. For the churches, they are for the moil part in ruins ; fuch as were prefented to be in reparation, are covered...be fuch, poor, ragged, ignorant creatures (for we (aw many of them in the camp) as we could not efieem any of them worthy of the meancft of thofe livings,... | |
| sir Charles Coote (bart, of Donnybrooke.) - 1802 - 412 pages
...were prcfented to be in reparation, are covered only with thatch. But the incumbents, both parfprjs and vicars, did appear to be fuch poor, ragged, ignorant...many of ,them in the camp) as we could not efteem aqy of them worthy of the meaneft of thofe livings, albeit many of them are not worth above 403. per... | |
| Sir Charles Coote - Agriculture - 1802 - 396 pages
...an hpneft minifter. For the churches, they are .for the moft part in ruins ; fuch as were prcfented to be in reparation, are covered only with thatch. But the incumbents, both par. fpns and vicars, did appear to be fuch poor, ragged, ignorant creatures (for we faw many of them... | |
| Richard Mant (bp. of Down, Connor and Dromore.) - 1840 - 884 pages
...maintain an honest minister. For the churches, they are for the most part in ruins; such as were presented to be in reparation, are covered only with thatch. But the incumbents, both parsons and vicars, did appear to be such poor, ragged, ignorant creatures, (for we saw many of them... | |
| Richard Mant - Ireland - 1841 - 846 pages
...maintain an honest minister. For the churches, they are for the most part in ruins; such as were presented to be in reparation, are covered only with thatch. But the incumbents, both parsons and vicars, did appear to bo such poor, ragged, ignorant creatures, (for we saw many of them... | |
| Richard Mant - Church of Ireland - 1841 - 862 pages
...maintain an honest minister. For the churches, they are for tho most part in ruins; such as were presented to be in reparation, are covered only with thatch. But the incumbents, both parBons and vicars, did appear to be such poor, ragged, ignorant creatures, (for we saw many of them... | |
| Robert King - Ireland - 1851 - 768 pages
...reports as follows ; — " For the churches, they are for the most part in ruins ; such as were presented to be in reparation, are covered only with thatch. But the incumbents, both parsons and vicars, did appear to be such poor, ragged, ignorant creatures, (for we saw many of them... | |
| Robert King - Ireland - 1851 - 740 pages
...reports as follows;—" For the churches, they are for the most part in ruins; such as were presented to be in reparation, are covered only with thatch. But the incumbents, both parsons and vicars, did appear to be such poor, ragged, ignorant creatures, (for we saw many of them... | |
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