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BALLYHAISE, Church of Ireland
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A finely executed church which occupies a key position in Ballyhaise, located between the planned village and the country house demesne of Ballyhaise House. The south transept functioned as a 'parlour pew' for the Humphreys who succeeded the Newburgh family at Ballyhaise House, indicating the patronage of that family. This arrangement and the style of the church may deliberately echo the earlier Killeshandra Church (1688 and earlier) which has similar round-headed windows and a similar arrangement of private pew over a burial vault. The vestry opposite the south transept indicates the original location of the pulpit and reading desk in the nave, prior to addition of the chancel. The internal furnishings may largely date to an 1888 refurbishment with the chancel arch inserted sometime later. The church retains a variety of furnishings and fittings which add artistic interest.
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The first parish register book has not been filmed but a copy has been retained in local custody. Coverage is as listed below.
| Baptisms | 5 Sep 1819 | - | 23 Mar 1828 |
| Marriages | 13 Jan 1820 | - | 20 Sep 1826 |
| Burials | 22 Jan 1820 | - | 11 Dec 1827 |
| Banns | 15 May 1825 | - | 16 Mar 1828 |
| Also copies from an old registry 1785-1819 as explained below | |||
"On examining the Old Registry of the Parish of Castleterra handed to me by the Humble and Revd George Gore, Dean of Kiellalla and Keela and Vicar of this parish. I do not find that any Registry of Baptisms was kept before the year 1786 and very imperfectly many years after. All the marriages that are registered are entered in this book (see end of Baptisms). The Baptisms from the year 1813 are also entered in it. Finding the last few pages of the Registry kept by the Revd M Moffat, Curate to Dean Gore, to be very much torn, and worn, I got the Revd M Moffatt to enter them in this Book. This is the cause of this Registry commencing before I became Rector in May 1821."
Francis Fox
June 18th 1821.
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