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In 1868, the parish of Kildress contained the following places:"KILDRESS, a parish in the barony of Upper Dungannon, county Tyrone, province of Ulster, Ireland, 3 miles N.W. of Cookstown, its post town. It is 8 miles long by 6 broad. The surface in the W. and midland districts is mountainous and moorish, the best land being found in the E. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Armagh, value £645, in the patronage of the primate. The church was built in 1818. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Danamore. There is also a Presbyterian meeting-house, and two or three day schools. Oaklands is the principal residents. Granite, limestone, building stone, and basalt prevail."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018