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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Painestown contained the following places:"PAINESTOWN, a parish in the barony of Lower Duleek, county Meath, province of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles S.W. of Slane, its post town. This parish is about 3 miles long by 1½ mile in extreme breadth, and contains the village of Yellow-furze. The surface, which extends along the bank of the river Boyne, consists of a good soil, and is intersected by the road from Navan to Drogheda. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Meath, value with another, £425, in the patronage of the crown and bishop alternately. The church, which is an ancient structure, was repaired and enlarged in 1823 by aid of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Black-Lion. There is a day school. Pollardstown and Beauparc are the principal residences. The former belongs to the Meredyth family. Stone is quarried here, and copper has been found.
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
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