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In 1868, the parish of Kilnasoolagh contained the following places:"KILNASOOLAGH, a parish in the barony of Lower Bunratty, county Clare, province of Munster, Ireland, near Newmarket-on-Fergus, its post town. The surface lies along the estuary of the river Fergus, and is crossed by the road from Limerick to Ennis. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Killaloe, value with two others, £158, in the patronage of the bishop. The church was erected by means of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits in 1815. There are three day schools. The principal residences are, Dromoland Castle, the seat of Sir L. O'Brien, Bart., and Carrigoran, that of Sir W. Fitzgerald, Bart. In the vicinity are remains of two ancient castles."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018