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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Monsea contained the following places:"MONSEA, a parish in the barony of Lower Ormond and Owney Arra, county Tipperary, province of Munster, Ireland, 2 miles N.W. of Nenagh, its post town. It is 5 miles long by 2½ broad. The surface lies near Lough Derg and Youghal Bay, on the river Shannon. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Killaloe, value £127, in the patronage of the bishop. The expense of building the church in 1807 was borne by the late Board of First Fruits. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Killadiernan. There is a day school. Richmond is the principal residence."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
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