Donagheady Parish Church (St. James' Church of Ireland), Earlsgift, Donemana, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland: Confirmations 1883
Extracts from the Vestry Minutes
Thanks to Faye Logue, Townsville, North Queensland, Australia for access to her personal records
Transcribed, Compiled and Submitted by
Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia
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Vestry minutes, 1697-1723 and 1754 - 1919; Confirmation lists, 1872,1875, 1877, 1880, 1883 and 1886 have been filmed by the staff of PRONI, Belfast where they may be consulted. Ref: MIC1/35; CR1/26
LIST OF CONFIRMATIONS JULY1, 1883
The Right Reverend William Alexander, D.D., Lord Bishop of Derry and Raphoe held a Confirmation in St. James’ Church, Donagheady on Sunday 22nd July 1883 where ….young persons from the District Parish of Dunnalong and sixty-seven from the Parish of Donagheady were presented to the Bishop by Rev. Frederick J. Clark, A.M., Rector of Donagheady and received that Holy Apostolic rite at his Lordship’s hands.
***ORIGINAL SPELLING HAS BEEN RETAINED***
| No. | NAMES OF CANDIDATES | AGE | TOWNLAND ADDRESS |
| 1 | Fanny Jane DUNN | 14 | Glennagourland |
| 2 | Mary CUNNINGHAM | 15 | Creghan |
| 3 | Rebecca WOODS | 14 | Creghan |
| 4 | Ellen MCGONNIGLE | 15 | Dunnamanagh |
| 5 | Annie Jane MONTEITH | 13 | Tullyard |
| 6 | Cassie JAMIESON | 13 | Glennagourland |
| 7 | Catharine Jane MCCAY | 15 | Gloudstown |
| 8 | Matilda LOWERY | 14 | Tullyard |
| 9 | Annie Mary NIXON | 15 | Fawney |
| 10 | Mary BROWNE | 16 | Fawney |
| 11 | Mary BLACK | 15 | Lisnarra |
| 12 | Mary Jane CUNNINGHAM | 15 | Castlewarren |
| 13 | Mary Jane BUCHANAN | 14 | Lackagh |
| 14 | Robert LOWERY | 16 | Tullyard |
| 15 | George ELLIS | 13 | Drean |
| 16 | Robert Hamilton DUNN | 16 | Tyboe |
| 17 | Edmund MCKANE | 15 | Tyboe |
| 18 | John HAMILTON | 15 | Binnelly |
| 19 | James JOHNSTONE | 15 | Lisnarra |
| 20 | Andrew William DUNN | 14 | Glennagourland |
| 21 | William MONTEITH | 15 | Tullyard |
| 22 | Rebecca LUNNY | 19 | Lisnarra |
| 23 | Christina COOK | 15 | Dunnamanagh |
| 24 | Mary SIMPSON | 32 | Dunnamanagh |
| 25 | Annie WIRLING | 14 | Dunnamanagh |
| 26 | Ellen WALKER | 14 | Liscleen |
| 27 | Joseph OLPHERT | 17 | Benowen |
| 28 | Ellen DUNN | 15 | Tirconolly |
| 29 | Cassie Hyndman DUNN | 16 | Glennagourland |
| 30 | James Samuel DUNN | 16 | Glennagourland |
| 31 | Robert MAGEE | 17 | Loughashe |
| 32 | Alexander WALLACE | 13 | Tullyard |
| 33 | Martha LOWERY | 14 | Moneycannon |
| 34 | Isabella CALLAGHAN | 13 | Carnagribben |
| 35 | Mary HAMILTON | 18 | Benbunief |
| 36 | Eliza Jane KELLY | 17 | Gloudstown |
| 37 | Jane SCOTT | 16 | Barron |
| 38 | Mary Anne FLETCHER | 13 | Tullyard |
| 39 | John WALKER | 15 | Liscleen |
| 40 | Mary OLPHERT | 15 | Benowen |
| 41 | Lizzie HARRAN | 16 | Killynaught |
| 42 | James WIRLING | 15 | Dunnamanagh |
| 43 | Anne MARTIN | 20 | Dunnamanagh |
| 44 | Jane Grey LUNNY | 21 | Lisnarra |
| 45 | Margaret SCOTT | 16 | Barron |
| 46 | Margaret Jane MCGOWAN | 16 | Castlewarren |
| 47 | Sarah Jane WHITESIDE | 18 | Mountcastle |
| 48 | Catherine MCGAVERN | 15 | Mountcastle |
| 49 | John BROWNE | 18 | Fawney |
| 50 | Alexander DUNN | 15 | Liscleen |
| 51 | John MARTIN | 14 | Tullyard |
| 52 | James Mitchell CALDWELL | 15 | Greystone |
| 53 | William DUNN | 18 | Liscleen |
| 54 | Margaret MCMAHON | 16 | Black Park |
| 55 | Eliza MCLAUGHLIN | 17 | Balix |
| 56 | Andrew FULTON | 22 | Liscleen |
| 57 | Rachael MILLAR | 16 | Dunnamanagh |
| 58 | James MAGEE | 15 | Loughashe |
| 59 | Rachael DOHERTY | 14 | Liscleen |
| 60 | Henry WALL | 18 | Benowen |
| 61 | John KEYS | 23 | Castlewarren |
| 62 | Margaret DAVIS | 16 | Tirconolly |
| 63 | Kate BROWNE | 14 | Fawney |
| 64 | William CALLAGHAN | 15 | Carnagribben |
| 65 | Isabella Mary MCNAMEE | 14 | Creghan |
| 66 | David MCKANE | 13 | Tyboe |
| 67 | Alexander JAMIESON | 15 | Glennagourland |