to thi dry, aany descendant,: of the e pioneer till live at ardigan. For avernl years before a Church wa--; '-.wilt, Cerdigen wn vi ited by Protestant ministers several time each ye-r-. late in the nineteenth century, the Pre byterian. built their fir t church at Cardigan , ttis church was ,0on followed by another one large enough for the rapidly growing con¬ gregation. 5*e miniaters in charge very often lived in tfce Manse located near the Church, Early in the present centuryt th? Presbyterian Church at Cardig-n was destroyed by fire. Church recordo, all of which were kept in the Church, were also destroyed. As a result, it 1, very difficult to obtain any details regar¬ ding tfco early history of the Preobyterian religion nt Cardigan, fhe new Church, built following the fire, -till remains today. ?fce Presbyterian Manse was occupied until recent yerre by the ministers in charge. Howwver, the vr9 ent mini^ter, Rev. Currle , resides at , but till make weekly vi. its to his congregation at Cardigrn. Education facilities at Cardigan during it early dny: of colonisation were limited mainly to private tutoring. Mr , Allen, ?t "the Head of the River", conducted ela. e~ in private tutoring for everel years, The fir it school