Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland . of Ardglass, but there is not sufficient warrant for this. Thepresent Protestant Church of Ardglass occupies the site of the oldchurch of St Mary, which is much more likely to have served theordinary requirements of the castles and those who clustered aroundthe port ; and that place was, and still is, the old burial the other hand Ardtole, which was some distance from theport, has long been deserted for such uses, even if they everexisted ; no ordinary or general burial places are traceable atArdtole. In a tell-tale rent and t
Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland . of Ardglass, but there is not sufficient warrant for this. Thepresent Protestant Church of Ardglass occupies the site of the oldchurch of St Mary, which is much more likely to have served theordinary requirements of the castles and those who clustered aroundthe port ; and that place was, and still is, the old burial the other hand Ardtole, which was some distance from theport, has long been deserted for such uses, even if they everexisted ; no ordinary or general burial places are traceable atArdtole. In a tell-tale rent and tax roll of 1518, Kildare claimed dues atArdglass on the following exports and imports, which clearly provesnot only the opulence of the port, but the industry and prosperityof the people, who were the toilers and producers then as came into the port and went from the port—fish, wine,cloth in variety, barrels of ale, hides, mantylls ingott and with-outgott (that is, fine cloaks coining in and going out), tallow, Plate XV ] [To face page 130. STONE FOUND AT RAHOLP NOTES ON CHURCHES IN LECALE 131 ale made in the town, and wool. The following classes are enume-rated :— Cottagers with cows, burgages having a horse, aman and a horse to drawe the haye in, c; a man and a horse to makeand drawe turvis, a horse to harrow in the ote seade/ everyburgage [tenement held by burgh franchise] had two rippmen (mowers), a man and a horse to drawe the corn. With such alife of industry at the port of Ardglass, which must have been feltover all Lecale, where Sean O Neill had patronised himself, wecan understand the desire of men like Lord Grey et hoc genus omneto do a little patronising in their own way, regardless of an equalright to do so. In my opinion, the church of Ardtole was a distinctfoundation for a definite extra-parochial purpose, and the ruin bearsthis out, as it was a residential foundation. Its position is distinctly DOOR.
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