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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Kilmokea contained the following places:"KILMOKEA, (or Kilmakea), a parish in the barony of Shelburne, county Wexford, province of Leinster, Ireland, 6 miles S. of New Ross, its post town. It is 3 miles long by 2 broad, and lies at the confluence of the rivers Barrow and Suir, including a tract known as Great Island. The road from New Ross to Ballihack traverses the interior. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ferns, value with Whitechurch, £517, in the patronage of the bishop. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Whitechurch. There are two or three day schools. Kilmanick is the principal residence. Ballykearoague Castle formerly belonged to the Suttons.
"CAMPILE, a village in the barony of Shelburne, in the county of Wexford, province of Munster, Ireland, 3 miles to the N. of Arthurstown."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
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