The settlers, who emigrated to this area during the years 1840- 1844, were for the most part from the parish of Donagh , in the barony of Treagh. Father Monaghan was the parish priest, and since he was suc¬ cessful in advantageously settling a portion of his flock in Fort Augustus , was very anxious to continue this work of settling the people in the green pastures of P.E.I. Those who came to Township Twenty-Nine were chiefly from the estate of Colonel Leslie who, although having a reputation of a good landlord, had agents and sub-agents who were hard and cruel. If Father Monaghan was anxious for his flock to emigrate to P.E.I. , this was not the feeling of his curate, Father McKenna. He used to tell the people that they were going to a "frozen country'' whei-e they would be in greater danger than if they remained home. However, they seemed to follow the advice of Father Monaghan , and many of them took passage on board two ships, one the "Connisbruck'' and the other the "Agitator" for Charlottetown . _~ It is not too difficult to envision the many and varied hardships these early settlers must have suffered not only on board ship, but also when they landed, and had to make their way to Lord Leslie 's estate near Desabl.e There was very little cleared land, and so they had to spend long weary days in cutting lumber for Lord Leslie , for he shipped lumber to Ireland, and at the same time be clearing a small piece of land on which to grow a few vegetables. But clear it, they did, and made their way inland along what is now called the South Melville Road, to settle in Kelly's Cross or as they affectionately called it Treagh. Among those early pioneers who settled in Township Twenty-nine was Patrick McMurrough , who for years acted as Father Monaghan 's clerk in Donagh . He was a good man, and when the possibility of building a church was first considered, he donated two acres of land as a site for the proposed church. Ever since the emigrants arrived, they longed for a church, but it was not until 1848 that the construction commenced. Dur¬ ing its construction a very sad accident took place in which a number of workers were injured, and Richard Best of Crapaud was killed. Not with¬ standing this tragic event the work was brought to a successful con¬ clusion. Father Reynolds, the first pastor, who had been looking after their spiritual needs, not only encouraged the people, but he agreed to stay with them as their pastor. So in 1851, Father Malachy Reynolds took up residence in Kelly's Cross, and built a rectory or parish house on a site opposite to the present rectory. The land for the parish house was bought from William Waddell and Father also purchased a few acres to be used as a glebe farm. This land remained the property of the parish until 1867 when Father Patrick Doyle , the pastor then, sold it to purchase a one hundred acre farm from Mr. Hughes of Charlottetown . Father Malachy Reynolds remained as pastor until 1859, when ill health forced him to resign. He moved to Lot 6 5, and stayed at the home of John Murray , for nearly two years.