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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Lackagh contained the following places:"LACKAGH, a parish in the barony of Offaly West, county Kildare, province of Leinster, Ireland, 5 miles W. of Kildare, its post town. It is 7½ miles long, and its greatest breadth is 2½. The surface comprises a considerable proportion of bog. The parish is crossed by the Grand Canal, and is touched on the W. by the river Barrow. The Dublin and Limerick road passes through the parish. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Kildare, value with another, £265, in the patronage of the bishop. The church was rebuilt in 1835. There are two day schools. Mount Rice was built by the Rice family. There are ruins of a castle of the Fitzgeralds."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
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