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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Donaghpatrick contained the following places:"DONAGHPATRICK, a parish in the baronies of Lower Navan and Upper Kells, in the county of Meath, province of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles N.W. of Navan, its post town. It is situated on the river Blackwater, and is traversed by the road from Enniskillin to Drogheda. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Meath, value £380, in the patronage of the Rev. G. Everard. The church is a neat building with ancient tower. In the Roman Catholic arrangement the parish is united to Kilberry and Oristown. There are several schools, The hamlet of Donaghpatrick was anciently a prosperous town, but has fallen into decay. The seats of the neighbourhood are Randlestown and Gilbstown, where is a Danish fort, An abbey is said to have been founded by St. Patrick, but was destroyed by the Danes in 994. A castle formerly stood here.
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
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