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From: "Padraig O Gealagain" <>
Subject: Re: COLLINS and LENDRUM Co Cork
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 19:52:21 -0400
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Eleanor, I had never before heard of a " United Church of Ireland".
You probably mean the protestant " Church of Ireland"
A Parish Clerk is one, usually, in those days who for the labour of
love, volunteered his services as a Sexton and recorder of the
happenings in the day to day activities of his church; i.e., ring the
bell for services; record the details of baptism, deaths and
marriages, etc. etc.

Since it seems that he was a Protestant, you stand a very good chance
of getting some details from the Heritage Centre.

There are NO civil records of anything, except marriages prior to
1845.

But the Protestant parish of Mallow have records extant since 1776.

Bye the way, Euro dollars will become the currency of Ireland ( except
Nth. Ireland) from January 1st. 2002.

I hope you receive good and satisfactory results.

Padraig+
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Subject: COLLINS and LENDRUM Co Cork


>
> Re: COLLINS and LENDRUM, County Cork
>
> I would greatly appreciate a guiding comment, if possible. I have
just sent
> an enquiry to the Mallow Heritage Centre with a bank draft for 63.5
Euros
> (A$134.32) Is there anything else to do?
>
> GIVEN:
>
> 1. My great grandfather was a PATRICK COLLINS, son of a Denis
Collins,
> farmer.
>
> PATRICK COLLINS was married in July, 1851 by the Rites of the United
Church
> of Ireland in the parish church of MALLOW, Co Cork, to Isabella
Lendrum,
> needleworker and daughter of a farmer James Lendrum. Witnesses
Murphy and
> McNabb.
>
> Patrick described himself as of full age, residing in Cecilstown
(which is
> near Mallow) and a 'parish clerk' by occupation.
>
> 2. Family lore has it that a COLLINS forebear was training for the
priesthood
> but had 'problems with dogma' and 'changed religion for love of a
lady' or
> even 'was a defrocked priest'.
>
> I think it may have been my Patrick, whose Australian descendants
have all
> followed scholarly or public service professions.
>
> QUESTIONS:
>
> What might a parish clerk have been?
>
> Is it possible that Diocesan or Civil records may assist in
exploring this
> matter
> further?
>
> Any record of such a person in the name of COLLINS would be of
interest.
> Their son James Patrick Collins, who had emigrated to Canada (?when
and
> ?alone or with parents or siblings) stated in NSW in 1895 that he
had been
> born in Limeriick.
>
> What organisation or individual/s would it be best to approach -
with
> recompense, of course?
>
> Dr Eleanor Dawson
> 5 Greendale Avenue
> Pymble NSW 2073
> Australia
> Tel/Fax: +61 2 9144 1358
> E-mail:
>
>
>
>
>
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