6 Castlegar News, Sept. 28,-1967

| Many Castlegars are Foun

carries’ the mi
“Oifig. na. Sirbheireachta Ord-
-onais” or “Ordinance: Survey
Office,” as’ the Anglo-Saxons
merely call it.
Following publication of ar-
: ticles early last year on the sub-
. ject of Castlegar’s name, this
newspaper wrote to the depart-
ment: of the Taoiseach (Prime
Minister) in Dublin to enquire
whether it could shed any light
on the matter.

court of the, Russian Czar at St
Petersburg.

‘amily became extinct |\

ie

earlier this century and the title
passed to. Marquis of ‘Sligo, an-
other west of . Ireland. noble
house. Paiaerst

All. the other .Castlegars :al-,

so. lie in the province ‘of |Con-
mallghe long ago -an: Irish: king-
lom.:* : ;
The second and ‘third  Cast-
legars: must ‘have: been. very,
‘small communities ‘since. there
were only 11 tenants in'the two

villages: combined. Here. again | B%

the most.valuable property. was:

leased: from a peer, . this time

“The letter was passedion’to|_

“the Suirbheireachta. “Ordonais'
and a Mr. Eamonn de hOir got
busy in their archives. —
‘Mr. de hOir wrote to tell us of
his findings. an
“There are. a number_ of
places called Castlegar. in: Ire-
land, all in the west.. Their ‘sit-|
uation is roughly indicated on
the enclosed map. (See map else-
where on this page.)' pease

“They are mainly rural ar-| th

eas, though there is a small’ vil-

lage near ‘the City. of..Galway.|:::
“This is probably the best-known ||’

of the places of the name.
“Some of the names \cer-

itainly, and all of them:probably, K

represent. the Irish © Caislean.
‘Gearr, short castle. It seems
likely that your: town. derives
its name from ‘one’ of «these
places in Ireland, but I am un-
able to say which.” ae

Mr. de hOhir also’ enclosed

tended | :the “Roman: Catholic
church; Se Lea

urch. * 3° }

.°.Connaught, though. poor, is
one of. the most ‘beautiful: sec-
‘tions'<of -Ireland..: Much: of-:the'

photo-copies of a valuation sur-|:

vey taken in the 1850's which
gives the names of. the; owners
‘and occupiers of land*in: each

‘of. the pices called: Castlegar, |-the b

‘one of

em being divided ‘into|::~

‘Castlegar East: and Castlegar}.

West. :
~The first of these (No. 1)
lying hard by the City of Gal-
‘way, appears at that:time:to:have
been owned almost entirely by
‘the Marquis of Clanricarde.
~ Of the 95 “tenements” listed

=a
“Great~ Famine”, in::which‘ mil-|'
lions ‘died. or .were forced to|’

in the village, 92~ were ‘leased };

from ‘his lordship, including the
Roman Catholic chapel
The ‘total annual
of rateable_ property.
lage (the chapel was exempted)
three 8

‘following the

erhaps:-oné of’ those! who
-Ireland as ‘a child at that
e and: who later worked on

2. | the: railways. in. Canada: was’ re-

an
the area, further research by
this. newspaper discloses. =.

L arthest from the

g this com-

seat of central government \in|'the
‘Westminster, the western’ part
of Ireland was at the mercy .of|'

its local peers. These families
ruled’ their lands as spvereign
princes and .a ‘single political
mistake made by a-lord’ could
cost his tenants dearly. . 2

Ulick de Burgh was created |
f Clanricarde in 1543, hav-}1

romised Henry ViI--he
introduce English ‘“man-

To
common Jol as at one time the
le to. dis-
from ‘set-

native. Irish. «

At the time of this valuation
survey, research in the S)
library discloses, the holder of
the title was the 14th Earl,: one-
time British ambassador. to -the.

Early: records: of the. Uni
‘Church this. district are. dif-
ficult: to ‘dbtain, however, these
show the area organized to form
the Castlegar - Kinnaird - Robson:
charge’.took place’ under the
chairmanship of Rev. J. P; West-
man,. Trinity Methodist’ Church
in‘ Nelson;: in about 1922. :

ew area: was served
by: a: student-minister and first
appointment’ was the late L.
Clinton‘‘Johnson,: who returned:
some years afterward as an or-
dained: minister. i

Mr. ‘Johnson held his. ser-
vices every Thursday evening in’
the cook-shack’ ‘at the . sawmill
owned: and. operated by Wm.
Waldie and Sons. Services were’
‘under Methodist supervision.

Records: from: that time on’

are somewhat sketchy, especi-| 195

ally during the years following
the formation: of the - United
Church in Canada in 1925.
From: 1937: to 1942, H.W.’
Trevor, a lay-missionary, . held
services in Castlegar under the:

Nelson Supply and. there is: a}:

record on hand ‘that ‘the. United ;
Church a eWomen's ati

‘Church in Nelson. hel
inthe Anglican ‘hall. The .home
yLsc As Grune-

year..of 1943. -: z
John T.'Horricks, a‘ student
minister, came’ to Castlegar in
1946 and: the ‘next. year’ Pres-;
pytery met in Castlegar.to hon-
‘or -the. completion’: of: the | first.
United. Church’ in ' thé : district.
This building “is. the ‘small hall
behind the church and it: is now:
in use’ as.a kindergarten as well
as for Sunday School classes.
Rev. Horricks, who. had _be-
come an ordained minister, con-:
tinued® to. serve Castlegar. and
Robson, and also Kinnaird, until,
, At this.time the charge was;
receiving assistance, from. the
board of home missions: in: To-'
ronto. However, in about: four
years’. time. it’ was. to. become:
self-supporting. ' i ;
).. ‘The. former student, ‘having
been. ordained, returned as the
Rey. Clinton: Johnston, remain-

ing with’ the charge. about, five|"

years, During this period a start

‘was made on the present: build-

selves as a result. With deter-
mination and ‘hard’ :work’ they
accomplished in the New World
what: circumstances ‘prevented
them..accomplishing-in: the old.’

ing andthe basemeut.was used
‘for, services as soon: as it was
ready... (ys: ie

The - first. services in the'

church jitself: were: those held on
Christmas Sunday, 1957, ° with

suddenly in 1958 and, was: suc-
ceeded by Rev. Horie:Pratt, ‘who

stayed iin the Castlegar-charge _

until June 1963.) Mr:: Pratt ‘of-
ficiated at the formal “opening
and ‘dedication of the new: build-
ing, assisted: by Rev. .Donovan
Jones. of Nelson and’ the. late
Rev. L. Cz; Johnston :of; Hope.
“Following ‘Mr..’Pratt’s'de

parture to take-up’ residence
in Clearbrook, Rev. F. H. Willey

.|arrived <from’ Golden’ to. take

over “his duties,’ remaining in

Castlegar until June, 1967. Mr:

‘Willey ‘and his ‘family. left ‘to re-

side in = Vancouver where: he’ has +)

accepted: a’ call. °° :
In: June /1964'.the: charge

‘was divided, witk Kinnaird, Blue-’

berry Creek and Genelle ‘forming
a’ separate ‘unit:and the (rd
mainder: reverting ‘tothe old
title “of ‘Castlegar,’ Robson “and
Kootenay River: Charge, "the
iginal name ‘given ‘to. the charge
at:its formation in ‘1922. ©:

have the’ services of ‘a: Jay-minis-
ter ‘for, a period of’ one. year,
following Mr. Willey’s move. Mr.
Hermanson ‘was appointed to fill
this ‘position and ‘arrived:in:Cas-
tlegar to hold his’ first services

ed Church.

on’ July 15 in the Castlegar. Unit-

"Castlegar, and* Robson: will -

Besar nd

jobs have been created.

“+ -Payrolls ‘atthe. ‘woods

exceeded twenty millior
tw Castlegar’ mills _ nearly fort

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