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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Ballyadams contained the following places:"BALLYADAMS, a parish in the baronies of Ballyadams and Stradbally, in Queen's County, province of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles to the S.W. of Athy. It lies on the west bank of the river Barrow, in a fertile district with a small tract of bog. Coal is obtained here, and there are quarries of limestone and flagstone. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ossory, Ferns, and Leighlin, of the value of £408, in the gift of bliss Southwell and others. The old church is dilapidated, and contains a monument to Sir Robert Bowen and his lady, formerly of the Castle. The ruins of the castle are on a hill near the church."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
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