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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Dun Boyne contained the following places:"DUN BOYNE, a parish in the barony of Dunboyne, in the county of Meath, province of Leinster, Ireland, 10 miles W.N.W. of Dublin by the Dublin and Meath line, on which it is a station. It contains Clonee, its post town, and is situated on the road from Dublin to Navan. This place formerly ranked as a borough, but was destroyed by the insurgents in 1798. Many of the inhabitants are straw plaiters. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Meath, value with Kilbride, £275, in the patronage of the crown. The church, which is ancient, was lately repaired by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Kilbride. There are four day schools. The dispensary is within the Dunshaughlin Poor-law Union. The seats are Courthill, Rusk, and some others. The Butlers, of Dunboyne Castle, now in ruins, take the title of baron from this place. A fair is held on the 9th July."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
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