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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Dromkeen contained the following places:"DROMKEEN, a parish in the barony of Clanwilliam, in the county of Limerick, province of Munster, Ireland, 3 miles N.W. of Pallasgreen, its post town. It is a station on the Waterford and Limerick railway. The parish is situated on the road from Limerick to Tipperary. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Emly, value with Kilcoran, £480, in the patronage of the bishop. The church is an elegant cruciform structure, built by the late Board of First Fruits in 1831. Near it stands the Roman Catholic chapel. The principal residences are Dromkeen House, once the family residence of the Burghs, and Williamsfort. Near the first-named demesne are the remains of an old church, with memorials to the Burgh family. Limestone is quarried here."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018