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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Kilruane contained the following places:"KILRUANE, a parish in the baronies of Lower and Upper Ormond, county Tipperary, province of Munster, Ireland, 3 miles N.E. of Nenagh. It is 3 miles long by 2 broad, and includes several small detached portions. The soil is mostly good. The road from Birr to Limerick traverses the parish. The living is a rectory and vicarage in the diocese of Killaloe, value £167, in the patronage of the bishop. The church was built by the late Board of First Fruits in 1822. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to those of Ardcrony and Modern. There is a day school. Clermont and Southhill are among the chief residences."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
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