OUR LADY OF FATIMA (‘HAPEL —— GREEN ROAD J. Alfred McGaughey

The history of the Green Road dates back to 1839 at which date a number of Irish immigrants first settled here. During the succeeding years new settlers arrived until within a relatively short period a reason— ably large community existed.

About 1843 the first road of this district was opened up and for many years was familiarly known as the “Old Tryon Road”. This road was the main highway for many years, when the present Borden—Char- lottetown highway was built. New districts had to be serviced, and this necessitated considerable changes in the route to be taken. As a result of these certain portions of the old road, for all intents and purposes, were “detours”, and consequently traffic was greatly reduced. On this particular section, the grass grew quite abundantly and with the green leaves. etc., was soon known as the “Green Road”. This name was given to the immediate surrounding district.

The Immigrants who came to our shore in 1839, and the years fol- lowing. settled around Charlottetown. Lot 65, Kinkora and DeSable. With the first group in 1839 came Father Malachy Reynolds who was a native of County Monaghan in Ireland. He attended these missions from Char- lottetown, and by the year 1848 a Church was erected in Kelly’s Cross. in later years, new churches were erected in the other missions.

Rev. Patrick Doyle, who succeeded Father Reynolds in 1867 , offered the Sacrifice of the Mass on Christmas Day 1867, at the home of John MclVlurrer. When Father Reynolds was Pastor he offered Mass at the home of Frank Egan, Hampton, which was of benefit to the people of tl'r- Green Road. Father Doyle continued to offer Mass at the Green lload, about twice a year, at the home of Terrance Carragher.

The succeeding pastors; Fathers von Blerk, James Aeneas McDon- ald, McElmeel, D. B. Reid, Theodore Gallant, Terrance Campball con— tinued to offer Mass at the home of Mr. Carragher.

From 1910 when Father Thomas Curran was Pastor, until 1925, Mass was offered at the Green Road in the home of Charles Toole. An unfortunate fire levelled his home just a few hours before Mass was to be offered on Christmas day, and this made it necessary to move to Pius McGaughey by the Pastor Pope McMahon. From that date until 1948, Mass was offered at the home of Michael McGaughey.

Since the Green Road had always been incorporated into Kelly’s (‘ross Parish, and is at present time a mission of Kelly’s Cross, from the beginning it is evident that the Pastors, realizing the great disadvantage that distnace played in preventing the people of these parts from attend- ing the Sacraments regularly, earnestly endeavoured to make reparation for these people by celebrating Mass and administering the Sacraments, at certain seasons, at the home of someone in the District. This practice was continued down through the years.

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