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In 1868, the parish of Kilglass contained the following places:"KILGLASS, a parish in the baronies of Ardagh, Moydow, and Shrule, county Longford, province of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles S.W. of Edgeworthstown. Lenamore is its post town. The surface is hilly, and comprises a considerable proportion of bog. The soil is varied in quality, with limestone subsoil. The Kenagh rivulet drains the greater part of the interior. The parish is traversed by the road from Dublin to Lanesborough. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ardagh, value with two others, £377, in the patronage of the bishop. The church was built in 1815, by means of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits, and a sum raised by local assessment. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Rathrea. There are four day schools. This parish is the alleged site of a nunnery presided over by St. Echea."
"CARRICKBOY, a hamlet in the parish of Kilglass, barony of Shrule, in the county of Longford, province of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles to the S. of Ardagh. A police station is established here. The principal seat is Richmont."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018