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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Moylagh contained the following places:"MOYLAGH, a parish in the barony of Fore, county Meath, province of Leinster, Ireland, 3 miles S.W. of Oldcastle, its post town. It is 4 miles long by 2½ broad. The soil is light and fertile. The river Inny intersects it. The road from Oldcastle to Castlepollard traverses the interior, which is diversified by several lakes. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Meath, value with Loughcrew £347, in the patronage of the crown. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Oldcastle. There is a hedge-school. Baltrasna House is the principal residence.
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
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