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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Kilbride contained the following places:"KILBRIDE, a parish in the baronies of South Ballintober and Roscommon, county Roscommon, province of Connaught, Ireland, 3 miles N. of Roscommon, its post town. The parish is about 5 miles in length and the same in breadth. The surface consists of a fair soil, with a considerable proportion of bog. It is traversed by the road from Roscommon to Tulsk. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Elphin, value with Roscommon, £203, in the patronage of the bishop. The Roman Catholic chapel belongs to the Kilgeffin district. There are a public and several private schools. The chief residences are, Durham, Drumduff, and Hollywell. There are three police stations within the parochial limits. Limestone is abundant."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
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