Barragh

In 1868, the parish of Barragh contained the following places:

"BARRAGH, a parish in the baronies of Forth and Upper St. Mullin's, in the county of Carlow, in the province of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles to the N. of Myshall. It is situated near the west bank of the river Slaney, and contains the village of Carrickduff. Part of the surface consists of mountain and bog, and rises at Mount Leinster to the height of 2,610 feet. Granite and limestone are quarried in the parish. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ossory, Ferns, and Leighlin, of the value of £253, in the gift of the bishop. There are several seats, of which the principal are Sherwood and Kilbridge. The parish extends over an area of 13,297 acres."

"CARRICKDUFF, a hamlet in the barony of Forth, in the county of Carlow, province of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles to the S. of Clonegall. It is seated near the border of Wexford, on the river Slaney."

"KILDAVIN, a village in the parish of Barragh, barony of St. Mullins Upper, county Carlow, province of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles S.W. of Clonegall. It is situated on the Derry rivulet. Limestone pebble is obtained in large quantities."

"PUBBLEDRUM, an ancient parish in the barony of Rathvilly, county Carlow, Ireland, 2 miles E. of Tullow, and 7 N. of Carlow. It is situated near the confluence of the rivers Derreen and Slaney, at the five-arched bridge, and has remains of the old castle of the Butlers, Earls of Ormonde."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018