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In 1868, the parish of Jonesborough contained the following places:"JONESBOROUGH, a parish and village in the barony of Upper Orior, county Armagh, province of Ulster, Ireland, 2 miles from Flurrybridge, its post town. It is a station on the Drogheda, Dundalk, and Portadown railway. The parish is 2 miles long by 1½ mile broad. The surface is mountainous and broken, and the soil of inferior quality. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Armagh, value £122, in the patronage of the primate. The church was built in 1772, and repaired in 1812 by the late Board of First Fruits. Jonesborough House is the principal residence. The village is situated on the road from Newry to Dundalk. It contains a dispensary within the Newry Poor-law Union, and a good inn. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Ballymascanlan. There are two or three pay day schools. The village was destroyed by fire in 1798. The ruins of Moyrath Castle are near the village, built in the 17th century; likewise a stone with an inscription."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018