My late wife's Duncan's from Killybegs, Southern Donegal had a story of rowing to church in Scotland. (I do not think they were then living in Donegal) A few years ago I was shown on the Web the 1795 or 1840's Statistical Return for Portpatrick. Wigtonshire in Scotland when the Minister said that some 500 people rowed across for Sunday service. I can't recall if the report said where they came from. I could only assume from County Down. Mike Boyd Brisbane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cliff. Johnston" <moments-in-time@comcast.net> To: <nir-down@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 5:43 AM Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] DRUMORE Townshpi, Lancaster Co.,PA is based on DROMORE, COUNTY DOWN, NIR > It must have been very difficult for the Presbyterians as we have oral > family history that tells of our Johnston family being forced to become C > of > I in Ireland, but when it came to baptisms, marriages, etc. they actually > went back to Scotland to have a second and Presbyterian ceremony > performed. > When I first came across this story I was amazed and somewhat in > disbelief; > however, when the story came from a distant second and a third source it > made a believer out of me. > > Cliff. Johnston