DUNLECKNY

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

"DUNLECKNY, a parish in the barony of East Idrone, in the county of Carlow, province of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles S.E. of Leighlinbridge. It contains Bagenalstown, its post town. It lies along the western bank of the river Barrow, and on the road from Carlow to Goresbridge, The communication with Waterford is facilitated by the Barrow navigation. There are quarries of limestone and granite, and starch is manufactured. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Leighlin, value with another, £345, in the patronage of Sir A. Weldon, Bart. The parish has a small church. There is a Roman Catholic chapel included in the Roman Catholic district of Bagenalstown. There are also Wesleyan and Walkerite meeting-houses, and four National schools. The principal residences are Garry-hill House, and Dunleckny House. Here was formerly the seat of the Kavanaghs, kings of Leinster, who founded in 1300 a preceptory of Knights Templars, remains of which are still visible."

"BAGENALSTOWN, (or Bagnalstown), a town in the parish of Dunleckny, barony of East Idrone, in the county of Carlow, and province of Leinster, Ireland, 10 miles to the S. of Carlow, and 62 miles from Dublin. It is situated in a pleasant country on the banks of the river Barrow, and is a station on the Kilkenny branch of the Great Southern and Western railway. Granite is quarried here, and extensive flour mills are established. The town contains, according to the census of 1861, 366 inhabited houses, with a population of 2,047; of whom 1,837 are Roman Catholics, 199 belong to the Established Church, and 11 are Presbyterians. There is a handsome court-house in the Grecian style, a dispensary, and a fever hospital. Quarter sessions and petty sessions are held here, and there is a police station. The town takes its name from the Bagenals, who founded it in 1552.

"KILCARRIG, a village in the parish of Dunleckny, barony of East Idrone, county Carlow, province of Leinster, Ireland. It is situated on the bank of the river Barrow, not far from Leighlinbridge."

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