Donna at [email protected] writes: << Does PALACE or CURATE OF OLD ROFS mean anything to anyone? >> Donna, I think you've gotten the correct answer on Old Ross. It is a village in the townland of Millquarter, containing both old and new RC parish churches, and is in the civil parish of Oldross. It this same civil parish, about 2 miles north of the village, are the townlands of Palace East and Palace West. The "Templenaerow" you mention could be the townland of Templenacroha, which is more-or-less between the village of Old Ross and the Palace townlands. Incidentally, the village of Old Ross is about 5 miles due east of the much larger town of New Ross. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts

Curate describes the lowest order of priest, below that of Parish Priest or Pastor in the Catholic church and Rector in the Protestant church. Thomas Harman was the Protestnat Curate in Old Ross. He died in 1871 and is buried in the cemetery at Old Ross church. The only church in Old Ross is the Protestant/Church of Ireland one. The RC church is in the townland of Cushinstown, beside the N25 Wexford-New Ross route, and in the civil parish of Carnagh. Both civil parishes were incorporated into the R.C. parish of Cushinstown and the New Ross Union of parishes. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 11:37 AM Subject: [WEX] Re: Catherine McGrath letter of reference > Donna at [email protected] writes: > > << Does PALACE or CURATE OF OLD ROFS mean anything to anyone? >> > > Donna, > > I think you've gotten the correct answer on Old Ross. It is a village in > the > townland of Millquarter, containing both old and new RC parish churches, > and > is in the civil parish of Oldross. It this same civil parish, about 2 > miles > north of the village, are the townlands of Palace East and Palace West. > The > "Templenaerow" you mention could be the townland of Templenacroha, which > is > more-or-less between the village of Old Ross and the Palace townlands. > Incidentally, the village of Old Ross is about 5 miles due east of the > much larger town > of New Ross. > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > - > Pete Schermerhorn, in the glorious Berkshire hills of western > Massachusetts > > > ==== WEXFORD Mailing List ==== > The Wexford Surnames List can be found at > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/wexford.html > >