MYSHALL

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

"MYSHALL, a parish and post-office village in the baronies of Forth and East Idrone, county Carlow, province of Leinster, Ireland, 13 miles S.E. of Carlow, and 57 from Dublin. It is 4½ miles long, and its greatest breadth is 3 miles. The surface is mountainous and boggy, and is traversed by the road from Leighlin Bridge to Newtonbarry. The living is a rectory and vicarage in the diocese of Leighlin, value £308, in the patronage of the bishop. The church was erected in 1811 by a gift from the late Board of First Fruits. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Fenagh. There are two National and other day schools, also a dispensary within the Carlow Poor-law Union. Here is a police station, where petty sessions are field. Myshall Lodge is the principal residence. Fairs are held on the 10th May and 14th September."

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