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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Killaderry contained the following places:"KILLADERRY, (or Philipstown), a parish in the barony of Lower Philipstown, King's County, province of Leinster, Ireland, containing its post town, Philipstown. The parish is 3 miles long and the same broad. It is situated on the Grand canal. The surface comprises a considerable proportion of bog. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Kildare, value with another, £197. The church was built in the middle of the last century by means of a loan from the late Board of First Fruits, and local subscriptions. There are two Wesleyan meeting-houses, and a Roman Catholic chapel; the latter is united to that of Kill. There are four day schools and a Sunday-school.
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
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