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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Killybegs contained the following places:"KILLYBEGS, a parish in the barony of Clane, county Kildare, province of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles S. of Clane. Naas is its post town. The parish is 3 miles long by 1 mile broad, and contains the town of Prosperous. The surface is flat and boggy. The road from Dublin to Rathangan traverses the parish, and the Grand canal passes along its S. border. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Kildare, value with Clane, £349, in the patronage of the crown. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Caragh. There are two National schools. Killybegs House is the principal seat in this neighbourhood. A commandcry of the Knights Templars formerly existed here."
"PROSPEROUS, a small village in the parish of Killybegs, in the barony of Clane, county Kildare, province of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles W. of Clare. It is situated on the Grand Canal. Here is a police station."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
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