swept overboard from the foremast arm and drowned. These emigrants were placed by Father John on that part of the Parish of Fort Augustus called the "Settlement of the Five Houses“ from the fact of there being there the remains of five old houses built in the time of the French occupation of the country. Like many others attracted by Utopian visions of a land flowing with milk and honey, these "Glasgow“ lrish had great expectations of the country to which they were coming, and when they found it to be anything but a Canaan their discontent was loud and furious. They were for the most part utterly inexperienced in Agricultural matters, and to subdue the wild forest frowning around them appeared to be a task above their knowledge or their strength. For the first too years, they suffered greatly from cold and want, tthen-experience taught them, and the wilderness gave place to farms that are to—day in a high state of cultivation. As a large portion of Father John MacDonalds estate remained unoccupied, he entered into correspondence with the Rev. Patrick Moynaigh P.P. of Donagh,

County Monaghan, with a view to induce that clergyman to send him a band of

emigrants from that county.

The description given was alluring, (perhaps too much so) and the worthy pastor of Donagh prevailed or a large number of his flock to try their fortune in the new world; these people all settled in Fort Augustus. The parishoners numbering about sixty families contributed generously. according to their means towards the building of the first church which was commenced in the year ‘l§21. The first collection in aid of the church was taken up by Peter Duffy and James MacDonald and amounted to l5. It was paid to one Hennessey for

thirty acres of land, to which twenty more were added; the present pastor

is \

recently purchased four acres.:omakimgthe church property in Fort Augustus fifty four acres in all.

This pioneer church was never fully completed. Frevious to its erection mass

was celebrated in the mission once or twice a year first by Bishop McEachern, and

afterwards by the Rev. Charles MacDonell, the station was usually held at the