Cemetery: Arklow Parish *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Wexford Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: C. Hunt & Celia Ewald 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 memory 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