300 Years of Protestant Community in The Glen
Full title: “The Inheritance of My Fathers”: a history of the parish of Donoughmore with Donard in the Diocese of Glendalough during the period 1669 to 1969Creator / Author: The Revd. Norman P. Styles
Item Type / Page count: Booklet / 21p
When Published: c.1969
Publisher / Place of Publication: [The Author / Donoughmore, Co. Wicklow?]
About: To coincide with the tercentenery of the Church of Ireland Parish of Donoughmore with Donard, this history of the parish was written in 1969 by the then rector, Reverend Norman Styles. It neatly captures the sense of faith community and social community that existed there since 1669.
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Contents: An Exposition of Our Faith from the Writings of Jeremy Taylor, Bishop of the Church of Ireland Dioceses of Down and Connor from 1661 to 1667 — Foreword / The Most Reverend G. O. Simms, D.D. — [Historical background / Donoughmore Church] – The Church in Donard – The Union of Donoughmore and Donard – Parochial Clergy – The Church Population – Parochial Education – Parish Social Life Today – Reflections of Life in the Glen Two Centuries Ago – Donations and Bequests – The Church Plate – Appendix A: Succession List 1669 to 1969 – Appendix B: List of the names of parishoners whose families have resided in the Glen since the mid-seventeenth century – Appendix C: The Select Vestry of the Parish of Donoughmore with Donard 1969 – Appendix D: List of Donations in Donoughmore Church; Memorial Tablets in Donoughmore; List of Donations in Donard Church; Memorial Tablets in Donard – Tercentenary Celebrations 1969: The Programme.
Extra #1: includes four full-page black & white photographs
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