BODENSTOWN

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

"BODENSTOWN, a parish in the barony of North Naas, in the county of Kildare, province of Leinster Ireland, near Clane. It is situated in a fertile and cultivated country on the west bank of the river Liffey, which is here crossed by a stone bridge of five arches. This bridge is a singular structure, not having any two of its arches of the same form. The village of Sallins is included in this parish The Grand canal, which passes close by this place, promotes its trade. The living is a suspended benefice in the diocese of Dublin, Glendalagh, and Kildare, united with the perpetual curacy of Sherlockstown, of the value of £65, in the patronage of the archbishop. There is no church, and the curacy is at present held by the Rector of Clane. The principal residences are Blackball, Castlesire, Little Rath, Prospect, and Sallins Lodge. Bodenstown is the birth and burial-place of Theobald Wolf Tone."

"SALLINS, a post-office village in the parishes of Naas and Bodenstown, barony of North Naas, county Kildare, province of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles N. of Naas. It is a station on the Great Southern and Western railway. It is situated on the Grand canal, and contains a police station. Sallins Lodge is the principal residence."

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