According to Clontead Parish history "In Ballingarry a mud and straw chapel, still in use in 1893, was unique in that it was the only chapel in the diocese where the altar was situated inside the west wall. In 1939 Father Jeremiah Crowley, PP., built an enclosure around this very interesting relic." The baptisms of the children of my ancestors John and Mary (Keating) Buckley were located in the Clontead parish records in the "parochial area" of Ballingarry. Do the remains and "enclosure" of Ballingarry chapel still exist today, and if so, what is the address?
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Tuesday 13th May 2014, 11:43PMMessage Board Replies
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I'm sure one of our Tipperary volunteers will see this and reply. In the meantime, this website may provide some background to the info you need:
http://ballingarry.net/Ballingarry_Early_History/Ballingarry_History.ht…
It refers to Ballingarry Church, located close to the village. The church was "still in repair" in 1615 but by 1811 a new church was erected by the Protestant community. It seems that nothing remains of this church as the remaining stones were sold to the Creamery Company in about 1890. Your church in 1893 must then follow.
'The catholic people of the Parish built a new Church at ?Kilbaheen? situated 250 yards east of the present church in 1731 during the Pastorship of Archdeacon Laurence Lonergan, PP Ballingarry 1731-1756, on land reserved by Mr. Fanning when he sold his property to Mr. Jacob (Visitation Book, pp.133 - 4). This served as the Parish Church until 1798. It was during Canon Wrights pastorship (PP 1790 - 1804) that the first church was built on its present site in 1798.
Edmond Prendergast was PP Ballingarry, 1820 - 52. When Dr. Laffan became Archbishop, he questioned Fr.Prendergast's appointment as PP, but Fr. Prendergast was able to produce a letter written to him by his predecessor Dr. Everard, in which he was described as PP Ballingarry. In 1826, however, he had to surrender the townlands of Upper Crohane and Lismolin to the projected new union of Drangan and Cloneen, as his predecessor had promised to surrender that portion of his parish. On 06/05/1828, he laid the foundation stone of the present spacious church of Ballingarry, and later erected a school in the chapel yard. He also built a fine residence on 27 acres at Ballingarry Lr, which he intended to leave for a diocesan seminary. The erection of Thurles College frustrated this intention. In his will he left this house and the adjoining 27 acres to his nephew an Mr.O'Donnell'.
You can contact some peole from the parish here:
http://www.ballingarry.net/contact-us-2/
Best wishes
Clare Doyle
Genealogy Support
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I was able to locate and visit the remains of Ballingarry Chapel. It was located in Ballingarry Middle, near Belgooly, across from the old Ballingarry schoolhouse. A GoogleMap view of the address: https://www.google.com/maps/place/51%C2%B044'42.7%22N+8%C2%B025'54.5%22…
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Friday 7th Aug 2015, 11:59AM
