COLUMBKILLE

In 1868, the parish of Columbkille contained the following places:

"COLUMBKILLE, a parish in the barony of Granard, in the county of Longford, province of Leinster, Ireland, 5 miles to the N.W. of Granard. Edgeworthstown is the post town. The surface is hilly and boggy, with a proportion of limestone. The parish is intersected by the road from Granard to St. Johnstone and Killeshandra, and includes a portion of Lough Gawnagh, the supposed source of the Erne. Iron mines exist here. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ardagh, value £249, in the patronage of Richard Greville, Esq. The church was built by the late Board of First Fruits in 1830. It stands upon an eminence 440 feet above the level of the sea. There are 10 Roman Catholic chapels within the parish, and as many hedge schools. On the island of Inchmore are some church ruins, the supposed remains of a monastery founded by St. Columb. Opposite these stands Ernehead, the beautiful residence of H. Dopping, Esq. Several other seats add beauty to this parish, which is one of the most picturesque spots in the county.

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018