Cemetery:  Arklow Parish

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ARKLOW PARISH

	'The burial-grounds of the parish afford no specimens of
sepulchral Monuments more striking than that of a simple
tombstone, except in the Instance of the HOWARD family.  The
late Lord Wicklow, father of the Present earl (1816) erected
a mausoleum in the form of a pyramid, visible From the
distant parts of the country; the interior is arranged with
recesses for the dead.  Within the new church: of Arklow, a
handsome monument, Remarkable for its chaste and elegant
design, was lately dedicated by JOHN

*Since the above was written, we are informed that this book
has been well re-paired and re-bound by the Deputy Keeper of
the Public Records, Dublin, and without any expense to the
parish.  We much wish that other parishes that have their
Registers in bad condition would have them done in like
manner.

KNOX GROGAN, Esq., of Johnstown-castle, County of Wexford,
to the mmory of his brother, THOMAS KNOX, Esq., who fell in
the year 1798, at the battle of Arklow, whilst gallantly
leading on his corps of yeomanry.' [Mason.]

LIST OF INCUMBENTS, EXTRACTED FROM THE FIRST FRUITS' RECORDS.

"Vicarage of Arklow," ----- "TIBBOTT DOYLE, -----an ancient
----- ster. leg."
" THOMAS CROMPTON, institut.  Fuit 28o die Januar. 1662, ad
vicar. Ecclesiae parochial.  De Arklow, in dioc. Dublin.
"ARCHIBALLD McNEALE, cler. In artib. Collat. Fuit, 20o die
Martii 1682, Ad et in rectoria. De Arklow, et ad vicar. ibm.
 Dioc. Dublin, et com. Wicklow, not in tax.
"GULIEL CALDWELL, fuit 17 July, 1707, ad rect. Et vic. De
Arklow.
"HOLT FRUELL, 28 Nov., 1751, rect. Arklow, vic. Arklow.
"FOWLER COMINS, A.M. 5th Feb., 1756, rect. Arklow, vic.
Same, Vic. Knorelly, parishes of Templemichell, Killbride.
Killahurler, and Kill- Main.  Cures of Bolaugh, Kilmairagh,
and Newbawne, Co. Wicklow. "JOHN GAST, A.M., 27 May, 1761,
R. V. Arklow, V. Enorelly als. Noragh, cur. Templemichall,
Killbride, Killahurler, and Kilmain, L13 6s. 8d. Ir.
"EDWARD BAYLY, A.M., instituted 7 Dec., 1775, R. Arklow, V.
Arklow, V. Enorelly, n.t.
"HENRY L. BAYLY, collated 10 Sept., 1799, R. & V. Arklow, V.
Enorelly, parishes Templemichael, Kilbride, Killahurler,
Kilmaine, cures Bolangh, Kilmacragh, part Newbawne." [Mason.]


SOURCE:
Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the
Memorials of the Dead in Ireland FHL# 1279252