Parish History
 

The History of the Parish was published and launched on Dec. 10th 2003 by Dr. Philip Brady. The first printing sold out very quickly. This volume has been re-printed and is on sale locally or via (john's site). Volume II is currently in preparation.

Cost: €25
Title: Edgeworthstown, Profile of Mostrim 'Ó theach go teach' 1901-2000

The book is published by Mostrim Heritage and Historical Group.

Members of the committee:
John Leavy -Chairman, Anna McGerr -Sec.
Treasurers - Anna Singh.
Members - John McGerr, Hugh Brady, Bobby Farrell, John McGerr Jr, Paddy Walsh, Msgr P Earley, Jimmy Coyle.
(A Loyal member, Kathleen Connell, died January 2004)
 
Parish Records

The first entry in the Baptismal Register is dated December 1837. The Marriage and Death records begin at the same time.

The register of deaths: There are a number of years where regrettably no entries were noted.

Confirmation records date from 1921.

The records up to 1893 are on disk and in printed form and can be researched at the presbytery.

A Parish Inventory Book has useful information concerning church property, schools and parish lands as well as some recent notable events.
 
 
Parish Cemeteries

Many Catholics were buried in the cemetery at Saint John's Church of Ireland, because of pressure on space. A new cemetery was acquired at Aughafin on the granard road. This cemetery was consecrated by Bishop Woodlock, Bishop of Ardagh in 1894.

The cemetery was originally in the name of the Granard Board of Euordians, the chairman was John Kenny, Lisanure.
A cemetery Committee was formed by the late Canon Martin with Patrick Quinn Senior and Dr. Yorke.

The Cemetery is now administered by Longford County Council and lands have been acquired for an extension.

A very ancient cemetery was discovered in recent years a Lisanure.
 
The Fr. Greene Charity

This consists of investments of the late Fr. John Greene, a native of Lisanure (in the parish) who bequeathed all his property in 1997 to the late Canon Martin upon trust so that the parish priest would pay the dividends to the Greene sisters for the rest of their lives, On their deaths, the funds to belong to the parish of Mostrim to be applied to charitable and parish needs.

These funds and investments are now managed by Davy's Stockbrokers with the interest being applied to pastoral needs.
 
Penal Cross & Chalice

There is a valuable Penal Cross dated 1793 and a chalice dated 1738 (presented by Lawrence Beirne) in the Presbytery.
 

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