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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Tullyallen contained the following places:"TULLYALLEN, a parish in the baronies of Ferrard, county Louth, and Upper Slane, county Meath, province of Leinster, Ireland. Drogheda is its post town. The surface consists of a well-cultivated soil. The parish is crossed by the road from Drogheda to Ardee, and is traversed by the river Boyne. A portion of the town of Drogheda is within its limits. The living is a curacy in the diocese of Armagh, value £148. The church was erected in 1817, partly by means of a gift from the late Board of First Fruits. There are two Roman Catholic chapels, four public schools, and a police-station. The principal residences are Townley Hall, Beaulieu, and Newton. The weaving of coarse linen is carried on. An obelisk has been erected on a rock about two miles from Drogheda, the first stone being laid in 1736 by Lionel, Duke of Dorset, to mark the spot where the battle of the Boyne took place. The Marquis of Drogheda is proprietor of this place."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
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