FORMER INCUMBENTS OF
ST TIDA'S CHURCH (CHURCH ISLAND AND BELLAGHY)
* denotes died in post |
YEAR(S)
OF SERVICE
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OTHER PARALLEL HISTORICAL EVENTS |
Thaddeus
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c408AD
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432 - St Ninian (Ringan), the Scottish
Christian Bishop died in Whithorn
449 - Angles, Saxons and Jutes begin the conquest of
Britain
461 - St Patrick, the British Christian Bishop died at
Downpatrick 17th March
563 - St Columba founds a monastery on Iona
839 - Viking raiders arrived in Lough Neagh
853 - Vikings & Danes submit to Olaf the White of Norway in
Ireland
1066 - Normans conquer England
1155 - Pope Adrian IV does a deal with King Henry II to take over
Ireland with the proviso that his church in Rome can have
a levy of at least one penny per Irish house per year
1162 - Thomas a Beckett was consecrated as Bishop of
Canterbury
1277 - Death of Ghengis Khan
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Patrick Ochegan
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1458 (Disputed) |
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Henry McBee
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1458 (Disputed) |
1476 - William Caxton sets up a printing press at
Westminster
1461 - Battle of Towton - Edward IV defeats Queen Margaret to make
good his claim to the English throne. Thought to be the bloodiest battle ever fought in
England.
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Maurice MacDompnayll
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1486- |
1492 - Christopher Columbus 'discovers'
America
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Odo (Hugo) Yealty (Originally Vicar of Drumbo)
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1500- |
1509 - Henry VIII became King of
England
1520 - Martin Luther was excommunicated for his 'expose' of papal
abuse and consequently the Reformation began in earnest
1563 - The 39 Articles of Faith were published
1611 - 'Authorised' Version of the Bible published
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Thomas Thom
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1622-24
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Robert Dawson (Became a Bishop)
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1624-1627
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1624 - Martin Luther's German translation of the
Bible is publicly burned by order of the pope
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William Moore
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1627-
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1627 - Spanish Government goes
bankrupt
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Thomas Vesey
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1629-1634
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1631 - Algerian pirates sack Baltimore, County
Cork in Ireland.
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John Freeman
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1634-
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Charles Anthony
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1642-
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1642 - English Civil War begins
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Increase Mather(Commonwealth Minister) (President of Harvard University
1684-1701) |
1658-1659
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1658 - Oliver Cromwell dies
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William Browne
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1661-1686
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1665 - Great Plague in London followed by the
Great Fire of London - 1666
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Seth Whittle(killed in Londonderry during the seige in 1689)
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1687-1689
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1687 - King James II of England issues the
Declaration of Indulgence, suspending laws against roman catholics and
non-conformists.
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Robert Gage (Prebendary of Aghadowey 1691-1725)
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1689-1691
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1689 - William III and Mary II become joint
monarchs of England & Scotland
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Robert Gourney (Prebendary of Cumber 1692-1734)
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1691-
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1691 - Spanish inquisition condemns and forcibly
baptizes 219 jews at Palma in Majorca. When 37 try to escape the island, they are burned
alive at the stake
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John Moore
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1692-1694
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1692 - Massacre of Glencoe
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Symon Rowe
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1694-
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1694 - A Royal Charter is granted to the Bank of
England.
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John Spotswood *
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1723-1745
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1742 - George Frederick Handel composed the
'Messiah'
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John Richardson
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1745-
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Josiah Marshall
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1761-
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George Knox
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1761-1767
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1765 - The Isle of Man is brought under British
control.
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Walter
Lindsay (Former Arch-deacon)
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1767-75
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1768 - Captain James Cook's first voyage
(1768-1771).
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Ralph Mansfield
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1775-
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William Babbington *
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1775-1777
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Charles Stewart
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1777-1778
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Newburgh Burroughs -Was also domestic chaplain to Duke of Dorset, British
ambassador at Paris |
1787-1795
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1787 - Bishop Hervey begins new 'Palace' at
Ballyscullion and plans a 'folly' spire for the ruins at Church Island! The Coalisland Canal
was officially opened.....
1789 - George Washington becomes 1st President of USA
1794 - Present St Tida's Church spire erected with the help of
Bishop Hervey's £500 grant!
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Thomas Spotswood
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1795-1833
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1805 - Battle of Trafalgar
1815 - Napolean defeated at Waterloo - Died 1821
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George Hamilton Ashe
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1826-1849
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1829 - Stephenson's "Rocket" wins locomotive
trials held at Rainhill
1833 - Slavery abolished in the British Empire
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Edward French *(Formerly Curate of Banagher and
Dungiven)
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1849-1863
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1849 - Californian Gold Rush
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Henry Ferguson Stevenson
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1863-1872
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1869 - Suez Canal opens
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William David Johnston
*(Curate of this parish from
1863)
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1872-1891
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1885 - Benz develops the first petrol
car
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William Henry Giles
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1891-1894
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Sam Fenton
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1894-1909
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1899 - Boer War begins in S. Africa
1901 - First wireless message sent across the Atlantic
1908 - 1st Model "T" of a 15 million production run was made by Henry
Ford
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William Kelly
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1909-1926
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1916 - Battle of the Somme fails to break the
German line in northern France
1925 - Harry Ferguson patents the main part of the world-famous tractor 3-point-hitch system, now
used by all farm tractors
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Joshua Samuel Willis *
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1927-1930
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1929 - New York Stock Market
crashes
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John Boyle
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1930-1949
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1933 - Hitler appointed Chancellor of
Germany
1939 - World War II begins
1945 - D-Day landings in Normandy 6th June
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George W A Knowles
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1949-1963
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1949 - Britain formally recognises the
independence of the Republic of Ireland
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Samuel Simpson |
1964-1981
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1965 - The Prime Ministers of Northern Ireland and the
Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. UK joins the European Common Market in
1970. |
Frederick J Reilly
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1981-2005
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1998 - 'Good Friday Agreement' signed by political
parties in Northern Ireland
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Vacant |
2005-2009
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2008 - The 'Credit Crunch' begins with problems in USA
mortgage system |
Robin Lavery |
2009-2015
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Vacant |
2015-2019
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Brian
Hassan |
2019-Present
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