Uniting of Parishes Act 1710

and in parish of Drumgagh, in Dromore,

X. And whereas the ancient parish-church of Drumgagh in the diocess of Dromore is very inconveniently situated in an out skirt of the said parish, very remote from the town of Rathfryland, where are the greatest number of the inhabitants of the said parish: be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, that it shall and may be lawful to and for the rector and incumbent, and parishioners of the said parish for the time being, by and with the consent and approbation of the archbishop of the province, the bishop of the said diocess for the time being, and patron, to build a new church in such convenient place within the said parish, as they shall think fit; the land and ground for such new church and church-yard being first granted and conveyed by the proprietor or proprietors of the same to the use of the said parish; which said grant or conveyance the said proprietor or proprietors are hereby enabled to make, the statute of mortmain, or any other law or statute to the contrary thereof, in any wise notwithstanding; and the said church, when built and consecrated, for ever to be and remain the only parish-church of the said parish of Drumgagh, to all intents and purposes whatsoever.