St Marks, Aghadrumsee

St. Mark's churchyard contains the unmarked grave of Charles Irwin V.C..

The deed to grant the ground for the church and cemetery is dated 1st May, 1817. The petition to consecrate the church is dated 19th August 1824 and the actual ceremony took place the next day. The stone above the door reads "To the Glory of God 1820".

The Ecclesiastical Commissioners Report of 1836 states the church was erected in 1819 as a chapel of ease for Clones so it may be that the building was actually in use in 1820 or perhaps that was when the building got under way. The church was extended between 1834 and 1865 probably to include the present chancel. Up to 1872 there was no resident rector, the parish being administered as part of Clones parish. In that year, the select vestry, meeting in the school-house, were authorised to advertise for a Rector.

List of Rectors

Rev. A. Rea 1873-1875 Rev. R. Moffatt 1875-1880 Rev. G. Sullivan 1881-1914 Rev. W. Stack 1914-1916 Rev. L. Eccles 1916-1918 Rev. E. Ward 1918 Canon A.H. McCombe Rev. W.W.Nash Canon Edd Kille

The Rectory

The Rectory was sold to the Johnston family who now reside there.

Present Day

The parish was grouped with Clogh and Drumsnatt with Canon Edd Kille as rector.

Some Questions

When was the former Rectory built? Who built it?

Where were people buried before the graveyard was available?

When was the schoolhouse built?

How was the money raised for these products?

Where did the materials come from?

Was the now demolished mill at Killyfole there before the church and school-house?