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In 1868, the parish of Drumatemple contained the following places:"DRUMATEMPLE, a parish in the barony of Ballymoe, in the counties of Galway and Roscommon, province of Connaught, Ireland, 6 miles S.E. of Castlereagh. Frenchpark is its post town. It is situated on the river Suck. The surface consists of a good soil, and has a large proportion of bog. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Elphin, value with Oran, £137, in the patronage of the bishop. The church is at Ballymoe, and was built by the late Board of First Fruits in 1832, where is also the Roman Catholic chapel. Here are five day schools. Petty sessions are held occasionally. The principal are -Dundermott, Laragh, Tennypark, Leabeg, Currisdoona, and Bopeep. Limestone is quarried, and there is an iron mine in the parish. There is a Danish rath and a mineral spring at Cloonadera. A fair is held on the 1st February."
"BALLYMOE, a village in the parish of Drumatemple and barony of Ballymoe, in the county of Galway, province of Connaught, Ireland, 4 miles from Castlereagh. It is situated on the west bank of the river Suck. Fairs are held here on the 1st February, the 16th March, the 21st May, the 24th June, the 22nd August, and the 25th October."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018