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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Carn contained the following places:"CARN, (or Carne), a parish in the barony of Forth, in the county of Wexford, province of Leinster, Ireland, 6 miles E. of Killinick. It is situated in a flat country on the seacoast, at the S.E. extremity of the island, extending to Carnsore Point, and was the site of a castle erected in the 12th century, of which there are some remains. Here is a coastguard station. Some of the inhabitants are employed in the fisheries. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ossory, Ferns, and Leighlin, value £275, in the gift of the bishop. The church is a very old building. In the vicinity is Castle Palliser, the seat of Sir H. Palliser, Bart.
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
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