CALRY

In 1868, the parish of Calry contained the following places:

"CALRY, a parish in the barony of Carbury, in the county of Sligo, province of Connaught, Ireland, not far from Sligo. It lies in a fertile district, near Lough Gill, on the banks of the river Garvogue, and contains part of the town of Sligo, and the villages of Ballytivnan and Newtown Anderson. It formed part of the old district called by the Irish Calruidhe. Limestone is quarried in the parish The living is a vicarage united with that of St. John's, Sligo. There are several pleasant residences of the gentry."

"BALLINODE, a village in the parish of Calry and barony of Carbury, in the county of Sligo, province of Connaught, Ireland, close to Sligo."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018