KILLEAGH

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

"KILLEAGH, a parish and post-office village in the barony of Imokilly, county Cork, province of Munster, Ireland, 4 miles N.E. of Castlemartyr. It is a station on the Cork and Youghall direct line of railway. The parish is 4 miles long by 3 broad, and contains Glenbower. The soil is good. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Cloyne, value £648, in the patronage of the crown. The church was erected by means of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits in 1812. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Ardagh. There are a Sunday and four day schools. Aghadoe is the seat of Sir William de Capell Brooke, Bart. There is a police station and a dispensary within the Middleton Poor-law Union. The village of St. Abban is alleged to take its name from a monastery founded here in 650. Fairs are held on the 13th June and 12th November."

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