RATHREAGH

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

"RATHREAGH, a parish in the barony of Ardagh, county Longford, Ireland, 4 miles S.W. of Edgeworthstown. It is situated in a wild district on the banks of the river Inny. The surface is chiefly bog and mountain pasture; the soil near the river is a rich loam, upon a substratum of limestone. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ardagh, united with Kilglass. The church has long been in ruins. The chief seat is Fox Hall, a modern mansion built on the site of Rathreagh Castle.

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