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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Davidstown contained the following places:"DAVIDSTOWN, a parish in the baronies of Narragh and Reban East, in the county of Kildare, province of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles S.W. of Kilcullenbridge, its post town. It is situated on the road from Dublin to Athy. The highest ground is 574 feet above sea-level, on Bull Hill. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Dublin, value with Kilcullen, £375, in the patronage of the Chancellor of Christ Church. Public worship is, at certain seasons, held within the Calverstown schoolroom; two schools at this latter place are supported by Erasmus Smith's charity."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
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