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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

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

"KILFREE, a parish in the barony of Coolavin, county Sligo, province of Connaught, Ireland, 6 miles S. of Ballymote. Ballinasloe is its post town. It is 4 miles in length and breadth, and contains the village of Gorteen. The surface includes a considerable proportion of moor and upland, with some good arable soil. Part of Lough Gara is in the S.E., and the river Owenmore touches it on the northern border. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Achonry, value with Killaraght, £404, in the patronage of the bishop. The church, built in 1826, is a plain building with square tower. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Kilshalvee. There are one public and two private schools. The village is the seat of a police station. There are remains of a friary at Knockmore, founded by O'Gara in the 14th century, likewise the remains of the O'Gara's castle. Limestone is abundant."

"GORTEEN, a village in the parish of Kilfree, barony of Coolavin, county Sligo, province of Connaught, Ireland, 6 miles S. of Ballymote."

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