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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Clongeen contained the following places:"CLONGEEN, a parish in the barony of West Shelmaliere, in the county of Wexford, province of Leinster, Ireland, 5 miles S.W. of Taghmon. The road between Taghmon and Dunbrody passes through the parish, and the river Owenduff flows near the western frontier. The living is an impropriate curacy in the diocese of Ferns, value with Owenduff, Tintern, and Horetown, £92, in the patronage of R. Colclough, Esq. Here are a Roman Catholic chapel and two schools. Sir John Moore had a conflict here with the insurgents in 1798. The principal residences are Long Graigue, Abbeyville and Brianstown."
"FOULKSMILLS, a village in the parishes of Ballylannan and Clongeen, barony of Shelmahire, county Wexford, province of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles S.W. of Taghmon. Fairs are held on Easter Tuesday and the 2nd November."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
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