Hide

RATHMORE

hide
Hide

The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

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

"RATHMORE, a parish in the barony of Rathvilly, county Carlow, province of Leinster, Ireland, 7 miles S.W. of Baltinglass, its post town. The surface, which is bounded on the S.E. by the river Slaney, consists chiefly of profitable land. The road from Tullow to Castle-Dermot traverses the interior. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Leighlin, value with Rathvilly, £865, in the patronage of the crown and bishop. It is united to Rathvilly in the Roman Catholic arrangement. There is a school endowed by the late Mr. Disraeli."

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